Friday Links List and Illustrators' Treehouse News - 28 August 2020


From School Library Journal:
     Laying a Foundation for Reading Joy | Donalyn Miller (Donalyn is a colleague at Hollins University)
     Netflix To Air New Book-Centered Live-Action Preschool Series 'Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices'

From SLJ's Fuse #8:
     Surprise! It’s Activist!: Children’s Entertainment Increasingly Takes a Stand

From The New Publishing Standard: Spotify’s move into audiobooks is a seismic shift in the publishing landscape, but the ripples will take time to be felt

From PW: What Chronicle Books Is Learning from Covid-19

The Cybils Awards is looking for volunteers to judge this year's contest

From Brightly:
     9 Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books for Tweens to Dive Into This Summer
     10 Female-Led Novels That Tween Boys (and Girls) Love



ILLUSTRATORS' TREEHOUSE NEWS
Do you know about YARD ART DAY? Labor Day in Rock Hill, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina; although, I think this may be a nation-wide movement!

From The Verge: How a designer used AI and Photoshop to bring ancient Roman emperors back to life "Transforming statues into photorealistic faces with AI"

From Print & Pattern: VIRTUAL SHOW - selvedge : the fabric of your life

From SLJ's Fuse #8: Celebrities Don’t Draw: Kvetching About Credit

All Designers Should Look at This: Decentering Whiteness in Design History Resources

Contest: Posters of Discontent (Deadline September 12th)

From Muddy Colors:
     Big Play with Jesper Ejsing - on Magic the Gathering
     The Little Hill by Corey Godbey

From Print and Pattern: MAKE IT IN DESIGN

From Children'sIllustrators.com -
     monthly newsletter with interviews and features - this is a portfolio site especially for illustrators targeting the children's market
     Joanne Chan Founder, Illustoria magazine

From KidLitArtists: Interview with Kayla Harren - 2020 SCBWI Summer Spectacular Showcase Honor Winner

From An Hour A Day (by Claudia Mills): Tip for Writers (and Other Humans): You See More If You Look (Good advice for artists too!)

From CommArts: Alexis Eke, Illustrator Feature "This Toronto-based illustrator creates Renaissance-influenced portraiture inspired by her relationship with God and the need to represent Black women in art."

From Draftsmen (Proko): VIDEO: Taking Risks to Get Your Dream Job (ft. Marvel Artist Anthony Francisco) - Draftsmen S2E19

From Philly Voice: New edition of Lewis Carroll's 'Jabberwocky' features Charles Santore illustrations


From KidLit Artists: Interview with Marissa Valdez - 2020 SCBWI Summer Spectacular Showcase Honor Winner



OFF TOPIC BUT INTERESTING
From Tech Times: Neuralink Brain Chip Update: Elon Musk Says Neurons Will Fire Up in Real-Time on August 28

From The Herald (local news to Rock Hill): Jobs and revenue: Tourism talk in York County starts with Carowinds. But that’s not all If you're looking for a job in Rock Hill - read this!

From McSweeney's: FROG AND TOAD TENTATIVELY GO OUTSIDE AFTER MONTHS IN SELF-QUARANTINE: Monday Morning

From the NYTimes: Tracking Coronavirus Cases at U.S. Colleges and Universities

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