A pooch of letters
Do you like calligraphy or illustration? Do you like dogs? If so, you will just love what Japanese calligrapher Tohgutakumi has done with our alphabet!
Tag: illustration
Illustration students work on display in UoP Library
Come and see the beautiful sketches from our first year BA (Hons) Illustration students that we have on display in the library. Students were asked to explore the Library and Special Collections. They picked a topic from a ‘lucky dip’ …
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IBBY Honour List 2018
I was very excited this morning as I opened the crate containing around 60 beautifully illustrated books for young people. This is the third consignment of books we have had the pleasure to host from IBBY, International Board on Books …
Beautiful Bookplates on Display
We have a collection of books on display in the Atrium of the Library which show some of our Rare Books and in particular the beautiful bookplates inside. We have found that we have bookplates in our collection designed by …
Find comfort in the library
Are you missing home? in need of some comfort? Or, just love a bit of nostalgia? In that case pop along to the University Library and take a look at our amazing collection of children’s books. We have a beautiful …
eLexicons for Fashion and Graphic Arts
Graphic Design and Illustration students may be familiar with the eLexicons resource, but a new Fashion lexicon has just been added. eLexicons, provides reliable and contextualized learning resources for the visual arts, including Fashion, Textile Design, Typography, Graphic Design, Graphic Art, …
Life: illustrated. Beatrix Potter, born today in 1866
Today in 1866, famous naturalist and author-illustrator Beatrix Potter was born. Although she was a skilled naturalist, who presented a work on mycology (the study of fungi – toadstools and moulds) to the Royal Society, Beatrix Potter is one of the …
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Your favourite IBBY books
Last Wednesday afternoon visitors to the library were greeted with a display of 52 of the best illustrated children’s books from around the World. We asked you to select your favourite book from the IBBY Honours List display, a task which was …
Introducing… Greek Myth Comix (Classics made fun)
Do you like comics? How about serialised graphic novels for grown-ups? Laura Jenkinson’s Greek Myth Comix describes and explains the epic Greek myths and classical stories from Antiquity in a very accessible style (she makes them tremendously fun). They are a great …
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IBBY Books
Gear yourself up for an afternoon of frolics and fun when IBBY comes to town! The University Library is hosting a touring exhibition representing the best in international children’s book illustration from the IBBY Honour List. The International Board on Books …
