2011 Illustrator Patterns Shop Sign 
Design Week
JULY 19, 2021
The traditional indigo is a reference to the “refined elegance and sophistication that exemplifies Japan” while the pattern is inspired by ‘inchimatsu moyo’ patterns from the Edo period (1603-1867). The torch has been inspired by Japan’s cherry blossoms with a pattern that resembles petals.
Creative Review
DECEMBER 14, 2020
It’s also interesting that an illustrated picture book, The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Mackesy , has turned out to be one of the year’s biggest sellers. The fact that the medieval-seeming wolf/dog illustration casts a convincing shadow only adds to the mix of strangeness going on. Design: Jamie Keenan.
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