Archive for May 4th, 2007

What’s a Word’s Worth

Friday, May 4th, 2007

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Over at yesway Billy Maureas has been collecting cartoons from 1940’s Canadian grammar books Using Our Language. They are done by some Lloyd Scott, and are a clear example of a picture saying more than a thousand words. Brilliant stuff !

(via Drawn!, as ever)

De Gouden Uil by Ever Meulen

Friday, May 4th, 2007

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Each year, Humo creates a special supplement to coincide with the Gouden Uil, a Flemish literary award. For this year’s event, Ever Meulen created the illustration above. Ever also created the award itself, which has been given out for the thirteenth time this year.

I like this year’s illustration a lot because in some ways (and I don’t know whether this was the purpose or not), it expresses a feeling that I’ve been having for a long time as a parent : once your kid starts reading a book, don’t interrupt, watch from a distance and create an atmosphere that will allow him to keep reading.