Supporting Arts Education in South Africa
Our debut author and illustrator has just involved himself in a wonderful initiative called Sk8 for Gr8.
Spending 4 workshops where he tutored Ayanda Koerte (16) in design and illustration, Brad Harris was inspired to create this beautiful skateboard design in honour of the younger designer.
“Sk8 for Gr8 is a progressive mentoring initiative that pairs up talented designers with children in need of the opportunity to broaden their mind-sets. Four workshops are hosted, in which the kids explore the processes of design: researching, brainstorming, creating and executing. The result is beautiful, child-inspired designs which are helping to begin knit a community together.”
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What Does a Publisher Do? A Children's Guide to Publishing (Part Two)
In our last blog we spoke about the relevance of libraries. While we delved into why libraries are still relevant today, we didn't answer the question of "Where do libraries get their books?" So, how does a book enter the public domain (in other words, get into our hands)? Getting an idea from an author’s imagination into the hands of the reader requires careful curating and a host of people are involved, but one of the most vital roles is that of the Publisher.
Are Libraries Still Relevant? Um.... Yes! But Why?
Libraries have been with us since man first began writing. But has the digital revolution made them a thing of the past? After all, so much is available online. Have libraries become too ‘old school’ requiring far more effort than just plugging into a search engine?
