Xiong Liang

The writer and illustrator channels the spirit of traditional Chinese watercolors into picture books for children

Xiong Liang is an illustrator from China’s Zhejiang province (south of Shanghai) and is now one of the most established picture book artists of the capital. Yet he never really thought of drawing as a career; it was always more of a passion—albeit one he’s had since his childhood. “I never had a professional art training, but I remember myself as a kid, spending entire …

Thornwillow Press Correspondence Cards

Showing the same attention to quality and design to cards as they do with their hand-bound books

While the price of Thornwillow Press‘ hand-bound, limited edition letterpress printed books—meant to last more than a lifetime—can reach a couple thousand dollars, you can still get a taste of the brand’s dedication to quality and design through their paper stationery. The Newburgh, New York-based book makers have just announced their 2014 spring collection so we’re swapping out our Profuse Thank You cards for their …

Interview: Michelle Dunn Marsh of Minor Matters

The art book publisher approaches the industry with a new and intelligent angle

Evolving technologies have required the publishing industry to become a business of creative thinking. So, in her new publishing venture called Minor Matters, Michelle Dunn Marsh takes a page from Kickstarter and curates a series of book selections to be crowd-funded. Each proposed book is given six months to pre-sell 500 copies at a flat rate of $50 in order to go into production, with …