When I did this painting of Dinotopians riding through a field of flowers in 1996, I had to address two unique design constraints. On the one hand, I wanted to create a frieze-like composition for a horizontal poster, using the kids who won a national poster contest as models.
I also designed the image to work as an accordion-fold greeting card for Portal Publishing's "Streamers" line. The card was printed the same on both sides and then die cut around the silhouettes.
Previous post about the kids who modeled for the painting.
A very unique compositional challenge, indeed! You certainly rose to the occasion. I love the jubilant tone of this piece.
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful piece of design, as well as great illustration.
ReplyDeleteI'd love for you to do a post sometime concerning your commitment to making quality work, which is so evident in all your output. I assume that commitment is foundational to your artistic philosophy or work ethic.
What ^ Kev Ferrara said! Seconded!
ReplyDeleteThanks, T., Kev and Janet. That's nice of you. In my mind, I'm not thinking about a "Commitment to Quality" but more like ordering myself to follow the tried and true method to avoid the lame results that would come if I gave in to my natural laziness.
ReplyDeleteWell, accordion to all accounts, this piece was a big success. :)
ReplyDeleteJames, I would love to hear a few words about how you approached the fold-up layout challenge. What did you do first?
ReplyDeleteWow! very very nice and beautiful piece of design. Thank you very much for posting this amazing design.
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I wish the Dinotopia merchandising was still available. Loved the coffee cups, and wish the cards were still available. This accordion fold card is amazing and wonderful! Thanks for showing it.
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