Giuseppe Castellano talks to school librarian, blogger, podcaster, author, and illustrator, Travis Jonker about the “shameless” origins of <a href="https://100scopenotes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">100 Scope Notes</a>—Travis’s popular children’s literature blog; what surprising common denominator connects most good picture books; why performing a picture book manuscript can help one write it; and more.
To learn more about Travis, visit <a href="https://travisjonker.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">travisjonker.substack.com</a>.
Blogs and, podcast episodes mentioned in this episode:
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://theyarn.slj.com/author/tjonker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Yarn</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://afuse8production.slj.com/author/elizabethbird/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Fuse8 Production</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://the-illustration-department-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/matthew-cordell" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Giuseppe’s chat with Matthew Cordell</a></li>
 <li>Giuseppe’s popular Substack post, <a href="https://illustrationdept.substack.com/p/the-thoughtful-illustrator" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Thoughtful Illustrator</a></li>
</ul>
Artists mentioned in this episode include: Phil Stead, Lee White, Matthew Cordell, Brian Floca, Aaron Becker, Molly Idle, David Wiesner, Catia Chien, Angie Kang
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Giuseppe Castellano talks to school librarian, blogger, podcaster, author, and illustrator, Travis Jonker about the “shameless” origins of &lt;a href="https://100scopenotes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;&lt;i&gt;100 Scope Notes&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;—Travis’s popular children’s literature blog; what surprising common denominator connects most good picture books; why performing a picture book manuscript can help one write it; and more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To learn more about Travis, visit &lt;a href="https://travisjonker.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;travisjonker.substack.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Blogs and, podcast episodes mentioned in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://theyarn.slj.com/author/tjonker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Yarn&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://afuse8production.slj.com/author/elizabethbird/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;&lt;i&gt;A Fuse8 Production&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://the-illustration-department-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/matthew-cordell" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Giuseppe’s chat with Matthew Cordell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Giuseppe’s popular Substack post, &lt;a href="https://illustrationdept.substack.com/p/the-thoughtful-illustrator" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Thoughtful Illustrator&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Artists mentioned in this episode include: Phil Stead, Lee White, Matthew Cordell, Brian Floca, Aaron Becker, Molly Idle, David Wiesner, Catia Chien, Angie Kang&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you find value in this podcast, consider supporting it via &lt;a href="https://illustrationdept.substack.com" target="_blank"&gt;Substack&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/illustrationdept" target="_blank"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;. / This podcast is produced by &lt;a href="http://illustrationdept.com/" target="_blank"&gt;IllustrationDept.com&lt;/a&gt;—a global leader&amp;nbsp;in online education for illustrators. / The music for this podcast was created by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/oatmello" target="_blank"&gt;Oatmello&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, you can &lt;a href="giuseppe@illustrationdept.com" target="_blank"&gt;email Giuseppe&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Travis talks about the surprising common denominator that connects most good picture books; why performing a picture book manuscript can help one write it; and more.

Travis Jonker

Giuseppe Castellano talks to two-time Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator and author, Sophie Blackall about what a “sludgy” color palette is, and why it’s okay to use one; what value art-making has during life’s most difficult moments; why all book-makers should take book-making seriously; and more.
To learn more about Sophie and her books, visit <a href="https://www.sophieblackall.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sophieblackall.com</a>. To learn more about Milkwood, visit <a href="https://www.milkwoodfarm.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">milkwoodfarm.org</a>.
Artists mentioned in this episode include: Selina Alko, Rafael López, Barbara Cooney, Virginia Lee Burton, Rebecca Green, Beatrice Alemagna, Sergio Ruzzier, Laura Carlin, Brian Floca, Dasha Tolstikova, Rowboat Watkins, Doug Salati, John Bemelmans Marciano, Beatrix Potter, Shaun Tan, Carson Ellis, Myo Yim, Victoria Semykina, Raquel Catalina, Jenny Meilihove, Kitty Crowther, Catia Chien, Isabelle Arsenault, Cece Bell, Maira Kalman, May Gibbs, Howard Pyle, Maurice Sendak, LeUyen Pham
If you find value in this podcast, consider supporting it via <a href="https://illustrationdept.substack.com" target="_blank">Substack</a> or <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/illustrationdept" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. / This podcast is produced by <a href="http://illustrationdept.com/" target="_blank">IllustrationDept.com</a>—a global leader&nbsp;in online education for illustrators. / The music for this podcast was created by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/oatmello" target="_blank">Oatmello</a>.If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, you can <a href="giuseppe@illustrationdept.com" target="_blank">email Giuseppe</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Giuseppe Castellano talks to two-time Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator and author, Sophie Blackall about what a “sludgy” color palette is, and why it’s okay to use one; what value art-making has during life’s most difficult moments; why all book-makers should take book-making seriously; and more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To learn more about Sophie and her books, visit &lt;a href="https://www.sophieblackall.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;sophieblackall.com&lt;/a&gt;. To learn more about Milkwood, visit &lt;a href="https://www.milkwoodfarm.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;milkwoodfarm.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Artists mentioned in this episode include: Selina Alko, Rafael López, Barbara Cooney, Virginia Lee Burton, Rebecca Green, Beatrice Alemagna, Sergio Ruzzier, Laura Carlin, Brian Floca, Dasha Tolstikova, Rowboat Watkins, Doug Salati, John Bemelmans Marciano, Beatrix Potter, Shaun Tan, Carson Ellis, Myo Yim, Victoria Semykina, Raquel Catalina, Jenny Meilihove, Kitty Crowther, Catia Chien, Isabelle Arsenault, Cece Bell, Maira Kalman, May Gibbs, Howard Pyle, Maurice Sendak, LeUyen Pham&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you find value in this podcast, consider supporting it via &lt;a href="https://illustrationdept.substack.com" target="_blank"&gt;Substack&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/illustrationdept" target="_blank"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;. / This podcast is produced by &lt;a href="http://illustrationdept.com/" target="_blank"&gt;IllustrationDept.com&lt;/a&gt;—a global leader&amp;nbsp;in online education for illustrators. / The music for this podcast was created by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/oatmello" target="_blank"&gt;Oatmello&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, you can &lt;a href="giuseppe@illustrationdept.com" target="_blank"&gt;email Giuseppe&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Sophie talks about what a “sludgy” color palette is, and why it’s okay to use one; what value art-making has during life’s most difficult moments; and more.

Sophie Blackall

Giuseppe Castellano talks to drawer and writer, Luis Mendo, about what art directors love hearing from illustrators—before and during a project; why artists should find sources of joy other than art-making; why a bad drawing is a good thing; and more.
To learn more about Luis, visit <a href="https://www.luismendo.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">luismendo.com</a>.
To learn more about Mundo Mendo, visit <a href="https://www.luismendo.com/mundomendo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">luismendo.com/mundomendo</a>.
Artists mentioned in this episode include: Quentin Blake, Jean-Jacques Sempé, Jean Jullien, Katsuhiro Otomo, John Cuneo, Hokusai
 
If you find value in this podcast, consider supporting it via <a href="https://illustrationdept.substack.com" target="_blank">Substack</a> or <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/illustrationdept" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. / This podcast is produced by <a href="http://illustrationdept.com/" target="_blank">IllustrationDept.com</a>—a global leader&nbsp;in online education for illustrators. / The music for this podcast was created by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/oatmello" target="_blank">Oatmello</a>.If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, you can <a href="giuseppe@illustrationdept.com" target="_blank">email Giuseppe</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Giuseppe Castellano talks to drawer and writer, Luis Mendo, about what art directors &lt;i&gt;love&lt;/i&gt; hearing from illustrators—before and during a project; why artists should find sources of joy other than art-making; why a bad drawing is a good thing; and more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To learn more about Luis, visit &lt;a href="https://www.luismendo.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;luismendo.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To learn more about Mundo Mendo, visit &lt;a href="https://www.luismendo.com/mundomendo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;luismendo.com/mundomendo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Artists mentioned in this episode include: Quentin Blake, Jean-Jacques Sempé, Jean Jullien, Katsuhiro Otomo, John Cuneo, Hokusai&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you find value in this podcast, consider supporting it via &lt;a href="https://illustrationdept.substack.com" target="_blank"&gt;Substack&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/illustrationdept" target="_blank"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;. / This podcast is produced by &lt;a href="http://illustrationdept.com/" target="_blank"&gt;IllustrationDept.com&lt;/a&gt;—a global leader&amp;nbsp;in online education for illustrators. / The music for this podcast was created by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/oatmello" target="_blank"&gt;Oatmello&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, you can &lt;a href="giuseppe@illustrationdept.com" target="_blank"&gt;email Giuseppe&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Luis talks about what art directors love hearing from the illustrators they work with; why artists should find sources of joy other than art-making; and more.

Luis Mendo

Giuseppe Castellano talks to Eisner Award and Caldecott Honor-winning children’s book creator, LeUyen Pham, about what artistic inspiration is and isn’t; how illustrating in multiple styles is not a disadvantage; what an Indiana Jones quote has to do with being an illustrator; and more.
To learn more about LeUyen, visit <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">leuyenpham.com</a>.
Artists mentioned in this episode include: Chuck Close, Marla Frazee, Allen Say, Barbara McClintock, Hilary Knight, Ashley Bryan, Mary GrandPré
If you find value in this podcast, consider supporting it via <a href="https://illustrationdept.substack.com" target="_blank">Substack</a> or <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/illustrationdept" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. / This podcast is produced by <a href="http://illustrationdept.com/" target="_blank">IllustrationDept.com</a>—a global leader&nbsp;in online education for illustrators. / The music for this podcast was created by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/oatmello" target="_blank">Oatmello</a>.If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, you can <a href="giuseppe@illustrationdept.com" target="_blank">email Giuseppe</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Giuseppe Castellano talks to Eisner Award and Caldecott Honor-winning children’s book creator, LeUyen Pham, about what artistic inspiration is and isn’t; how illustrating in multiple styles is &lt;i&gt;not&lt;/i&gt; a disadvantage; what an Indiana Jones quote has to do with being an illustrator; and more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To learn more about LeUyen, visit &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;leuyenpham.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Artists mentioned in this episode include: Chuck Close, Marla Frazee, Allen Say, Barbara McClintock, Hilary Knight, Ashley Bryan, Mary GrandPré&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you find value in this podcast, consider supporting it via &lt;a href="https://illustrationdept.substack.com" target="_blank"&gt;Substack&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/illustrationdept" target="_blank"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;. / This podcast is produced by &lt;a href="http://illustrationdept.com/" target="_blank"&gt;IllustrationDept.com&lt;/a&gt;—a global leader&amp;nbsp;in online education for illustrators. / The music for this podcast was created by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/oatmello" target="_blank"&gt;Oatmello&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, you can &lt;a href="giuseppe@illustrationdept.com" target="_blank"&gt;email Giuseppe&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

LeUyen talks about what artistic inspiration is and isn’t; how illustrating in multiple styles is not a disadvantage; and more.

LeUyen Pham

Giuseppe Castellano talks to Michelle Komie, publisher for art and architecture at Princeton University Press, and DB Dowd, author and professor of design at the Sam Fox School at Washington University, about illustration’s past; what reading has to do with illustration; how they—the publisher and the writer—approached the making of DB’s book, Reading Pictures; and more.
Find Reading Pictures, at your favorite bookstore, or at <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">press.princeton.edu/books</a>.
Artists mentioned in this episode include: John Sloan, Susan Doyle, Jaleen Grove, Whitney Sherman, Steven Heller
Notes:
<a href="https://nyupress.org/9780814787083/racial-innocence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Racial Innocence: Performing American Childhood from Slavery to Civil Rights</a>
<a href="https://the-illustration-department-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/d-b-dowd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Here</a> is DB’s previous episode on The Illustration Department Podcast from March 30, 2021.
 
If you find value in this podcast, consider supporting it via <a href="https://illustrationdept.substack.com" target="_blank">Substack</a> or <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/illustrationdept" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. / This podcast is produced by <a href="http://illustrationdept.com/" target="_blank">IllustrationDept.com</a>—a global leader&nbsp;in online education for illustrators. / The music for this podcast was created by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/oatmello" target="_blank">Oatmello</a>.If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, you can <a href="giuseppe@illustrationdept.com" target="_blank">email Giuseppe</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Giuseppe Castellano talks to Michelle Komie, publisher for art and architecture at Princeton University Press, and DB Dowd, author and professor of design at the Sam Fox School at Washington University, about illustration’s past; what reading has to do with illustration; how they—the publisher and the writer—approached the making of DB’s book, &lt;i&gt;Reading Pictures&lt;/i&gt;; and more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Find &lt;i&gt;Reading Pictures&lt;/i&gt;, at your favorite bookstore, or at &lt;a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;press.princeton.edu/books&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Artists mentioned in this episode include: John Sloan, Susan Doyle, Jaleen Grove, Whitney Sherman, Steven Heller&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nyupress.org/9780814787083/racial-innocence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Racial Innocence: Performing American Childhood from Slavery to Civil Rights&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://the-illustration-department-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/d-b-dowd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt; is DB’s previous episode on &lt;i&gt;The Illustration Department Podcast &lt;/i&gt;from March 30, 2021.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you find value in this podcast, consider supporting it via &lt;a href="https://illustrationdept.substack.com" target="_blank"&gt;Substack&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/illustrationdept" target="_blank"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;. / This podcast is produced by &lt;a href="http://illustrationdept.com/" target="_blank"&gt;IllustrationDept.com&lt;/a&gt;—a global leader&amp;nbsp;in online education for illustrators. / The music for this podcast was created by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/oatmello" target="_blank"&gt;Oatmello&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, you can &lt;a href="giuseppe@illustrationdept.com" target="_blank"&gt;email Giuseppe&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Michelle and DB talk about illustration’s past; how they both approached the making of DB’s book, Reading Pictures; and more.

Michelle Komie and D.B. Dowd

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