Gallery: The Art of the Picture Book Barcode 2022
Imagine if the great artists in history had to contend with the barcode. The Mona Lisa with a barcode slapped on the corner? No, I’d like to think that da Vinci would have done what some creative and pragmatic picture book makers do today: incorporate the code into the overall design and/or art of the piece.
With that in mind, I present to you The Art of the Picture Book Barcode 2022
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And, as always, shout-out to author/illustrator Matthew Cordell, who gave me the idea for this post back in 2015.
Previously . . .
Gallery: The Art of the Picture Book Barcode 2021
Gallery: The Art of the Picture Book Barcode 2019
Gallery: The Art of the Picture Book Barcode 2016
Gallery: The Art of the Picture Book Barcode
Do you have one from 2022 that I missed? Email me a pic at scopenotes (at) gmail (dot) com.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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