Giuseppe Castellano talks to author, illustrator, and character designer, Matthew Forsythe, about the many forms a picture book can take—from morality books to “fantastic binomials”; how to make sense of color; how to like your creative work; and more.

To learn more about Matthew, visit comingupforair.net.

As was discussed in this episode, here is an article about Gianni Rodari’s concept of the “fantastic binomial”.

Artists mentioned in this episode include: Mary Blair, Randolph Caldecott, Beatrix Potter, Wanda Gág, William Steig, Paul Klee, Lauren Tamaki, Jasmine Li, Jesse Jacobs, Richard Scarry, Don Freeman, John Steptoe, Rebecca Sugar, Adam Muto, Yuasa Masaaki, Emily Warren, and Jim Davis

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