We took a little nostalgic trip to the funfair at Stourport-on-Severn while visiting family in the Midlands and came across this Noddy teacup ride - fantastic graphics, colours and quirky little sayings. I particularly love that "Noddy is sweeping"!!
I'm very proud of my recent charity shop find - 'The Big Book of Shapes' published by Tate and in perfect condition. Each page has different activities using beautiful illustrations and bold colours that will teach my little lady about circles, squares and triangles....when she's a little older perhaps!
A little trip east to the Museum of Childhood for the Magic Worlds exhibition. Not quite as mystical and 'enchanted forest' as I had hoped for (although I'm sure it is to a 4 year old!), but some really lovely games packaging, intricate illustrations and retro toys and puppets.
I loved this exhibition by Tacita Dean at the Turbine Hall in the Tate Modern, an 11 minute silent 35mm film projected onto a 13 metre high wall featuring a montage of black and white, colour and hand-tinted film. The colour-blocking and sliced imagery took on a very graphic and interesting collage effect, while the enormous scale allowed the viewer to immerse themselves in the landscape (I particularly love the little boy in the bottom image who looks like he can feel the wind blowing off the waves).
I love these posters by Christian Jackson as seen on Flavorwire (sent through by a good friend). On his website, Jackson describes them as "Hyper-minimalist poster designs of the classic children's stories we've grown to know and love".
