Tag : 2017

#CBLDF Podcast Episode 19: Cartoonist Gilbert Hernandez!

The CBLDF PODCAST (Episode 19) is embedded down below so you can listen for FREE! As always, please remember to share this on your favorite social media like Facebook, Twitter, etc… In this episode, the CBLDF PODCAST speaks with cartoonist Gilbert Hernandez (Love & Rockets, Blubber) about his career, his work, and his early inspirations. We discuss reactions to his work and controversies therein, and his personal views on mature content in comics and elsewhere. Topics: Heavy Metal, Steve Ditko, Katy Perry, […]

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MAIRA KALMAN Has Been Chosen to Create the 2017 National Poetry Month Poster!

The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce that Boston Globe–Horn Book Award-winning illustrator MAIRA KALMAN designed the official celebratory poster for National Poetry Month, April 2017. Each year the organization distributes a poster free-of-charge to over 100,000 schools, libraries, and bookstores nationwide for their April celebrations. Known to draw from her own life story and all of its absurdities, Kalman was selected by renowned graphic designer Chip Kidd on behalf of the Academy of American Poets. “Maira […]

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#PANTONE Announces “Greenery” as the Color of the Year for 2017!

Pantone, the reference for professional color standards in the design world, has declared a fresh, “zesty yellow-hue” of “Greenery” the Color of the Year for 2017. Pantone 15-0343 is described as a “life-affirming” shade of green foliage, grass and green apples that evokes the first days of spring and the pursuit of personal passions and vitality. “Greenery bursts forth in 2017 to provide us with the hope we collectively yearn for amid a complex social and political landscape,” said […]

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