Does anyone else dream about type?

Ninja March 12th, 2009

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A year or two ago, I had this dream of a girl and a playground made out of type. More specifically the word, Hello. I’m still not sure what this dream means.

Acryllic and graphite on Rives BFK

Detail of the letter, O

It’s still a work in progress. I haven’t quite figured out the girl’s hands yet, and I know it desperately needs to be kerned. ~__^

Happy drawing,
Ninja

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  • Maxine Lu
    Hi. I just went to a SCBWI conference in Feb. There was an art director who really loved great type. He works for Simon and Schuster in NY. I had a thought, maybe you should send your images of the child playing on the type playground to him for the children's book market:

    Giuseppe Castellano
    Associate Art Director
    Simon Spotlight
    Simon & Schuster, Inc.
    1230 Avenue of the Americas
    NY, NY 10020
    Voice 212-698-2776

    giuseppe.castellano@simonandschuster.com

    "send me good artists samples, no crappy postcards. No text on the promo sheet please. Send GREAT samples."

    Maxine Lu
  • Hallo and good afternoon, Maxine,

    Oh dear, I wasn't aware that the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators had a conference in February! Thank you for thinking of me and for the information.

    GREAT samples, eh? I'm not sure if my humble dream painting is quite up to that level just yet. Maybe when I finish, I'll send over a hi-res print to S&S. If you send me an email (to ninja [at] ninjavspenguin [dot] com) with your snail mailing address, I'll be sure to send a print your way, too. ~__^

    Smiles,
    Ninja
  • i dream about colors. and smells. in my dreams i can smell. which is really amazing when i wake up i can remember the dream through visuals and scent. I love the work you are doing. would you create a font set?
  • Hi Ms. Ophelia,

    Thanks for stopping by and sharing. I usually have very strong visuals and sounds in my dreams, but rarely anything concerning taste or smell. Maybe it's because my room is stuffy and my nose is all plugged up?

    This typeface already exists (sans the little girl). Do you recognize it?

    Cheers,
    Ninja
  • this is a great idea :)
  • Thanks, Cindy! ^__^
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