123 Little Bugs

Over the summer I art-directed my first project for duopress: Puck's 123 Little Bugs, a Cool Counting Book™ for itty-bitty readers. Prolific artist Rey David Rojas made the adorable illustrations, and my long-time friend Grant McMahan designed the book. Grant added patterns to Rey David's art, two of which—including these swirls on the cover—were created by me, just for fun. This art director job has its perks to be sure, not least of which is working with such talented people.

All duopress books are interactive. On the final pages of 123 Little Bugs you'll find helpful conversation starters to give you ideas about how to help your baby interact with the art on each page.

For example:

"Did you know that caterpillars have twelve eyes? How many eyes do you have? Can you close one eye? How about both? Now, open your eyes! There's much more to see in this book!"

Adorable. Where were these books when my son was small?

Get a jump on spring with 123 Little Bugs, available on-line and at your local independent bookstore.

VOTE: Bar Code Designs!

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One of my first assignments as Art Director at duopress: make the bar codes on the back of the books more interesting. Will you help us decide?

Duopress publishes several series of books, so we may settle on one basic design for each series. A required element, the bar code takes up a lot of room on the back of a book... especially if the book is small! So, the size of the design matters. 

I like #4—the smaller truck—because it could work on a larger book, and we could use the back end of the truck (#2) all by itself on a smaller book.

Choose your favorite design using the poll below. We'll post the results on facebook. Make sure you become a fan of duopress, so you don't miss it!

Vote for your favorite bar code design!
	1. Skyscraper
	2. Rounded Rectangle
	3. Delivery Truck
	4. Truck
	5. Slightly Larger Truck
pollcode.com free polls

A.D. for Duopress

Okay, folks. You'd better sit down—this is a biggie. Have I got your attention? Are you settled? Good. (Clears throat, smooths skirt.)

It is with a great deal of pleasure that I make the following announcement:

I am the brand new ART DIRECTOR at DUOPRESS! (Big smile, bigger blush.)

Yes, it's true. After illustrating twelve books for duporess, my friend Mauricio Velázquez de León (who owns the joint) made me an offer I couldn't refuse. I will continue illustrating books for duo, and henceforth will also oversee the design of all duopress titles, which means working with a team of highly talented and super cool people. So. Much. Fun.

Isn't that great news? It made my day. Hope it brightened yours as well.

best always,

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