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August 27, 2010

Immoovable

A new unBook by Scott E Franson that will never be at a store near you. For illustrationfriday.com

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August 4, 2010

Time goes fast when your having fun

I have been working on this for the last several hours looking forward to posting to illustrationfriday.com for the word “double”. Apparently last week went faster than expected and so here is a new but late unbook. Click the image to enlarge.

Introducing

Siamese Socks: A Double Knit Twins Mystery. The knitting in this image is completely artificial. It is created with digital knits and purls in Photoshop. No sheep suffered humiliation or overexposure in the production of this image. In fact no trees have been used in the production of this artificial cover for an artificial story. So enjoy and double your artificially flavored fun.

Disclaimer

UnBooks are fake book covers based on the word from illustrationfriday.com. They will never be at a store near you.

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August 4, 2010

You are needed and make a difference!

This past weekend our family experienced a great tragedy. Our sixth grade science teacher passed away in an accident. I have heard about Mr. McCullaugh over and over again since he first began teaching at our middle school. Our oldest daughter was in his class his first year teaching. His experiments and demonstrations were legendary and we would hear about his class nearly every day.

Our next two children had the opportunity to be in his class as well. So for the last 4 years we have had Mr. McCullaugh as a part of our family. He engaged my children in learning and they loved him for it.

We received a call Sunday afternoon that he passed away and that his viewing was that evening. His family was so gracious to our three children and his wife treated them with respect as she told them that he loved his students.

I wish he were still with us and I wish our teachers knew how much impact they have on our children. He was a great man among so many that give so much to teach our children.

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August 3, 2010

From the archieves: Accessories

This image was originally produced for a print exchange in the late 90s.

National Geographic

I can remember as a kid how fascinated I was with the gold rings and the long necks of the women from a tribe in Africa. “Why would they do that?” I wondered to myself. Yet I was still amazed as I looked through National Geographic. Then one day I realized that culturally the western world has some traditions for which the same question could be asked. Why would anyone wear a tie? And pocket protectors? Come to think I haven’t seen a pocket protector in quite a while.

Late night television

If you are old enough to remember Ted Koppel from Nightline (maybe he is still on the air, I haven’t watched TV in a long time), I used his hair as inspiration for the guy in the tie

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August 2, 2010

One step closer

I received a nice rejection from a literary agent this morning. I am disappointed but I guess that it is one rejection closer to getting an agent or selling the next book. I have about five books going right now with one that I am attached to.

There are moments where the story moves forward and I am convinced that this is it. But sometimes the advancements are dead end roads that lead the story away from its core idea and it becomes necessary to back up. I was hopeful that this last version was the right balance. Back to the drawing board.

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July 22, 2010

Illustration Friday | Breakfast


Breakfast

I couldn’t help it. This is a recycled image but it fit the word so well. Thanks as always to illustrationfriday.com.

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July 20, 2010

OJ


illustrationfriday.com : Breakfast

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July 17, 2010

Stripey hatches four and soon there will be more

The chicks began hatching and so far there are four with three more starting to hatch. It looks like we will have seven new chicks in the morning. Who knows, the other two might hatch and then we would have nine. The bantam chickens eggs are a bit bigger than a ping pong ball which means that the new chicks are really small. It is amazing to watch the eggs hatch. Once they get started it takes about a half an hour to break out of the shell and then a half an hour to get dry and fluffy. It is so amazing. I can hardly wait to check on them in the morning.

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July 14, 2010

Real versus Virtual

During the past week I have notice a variety of issues that have an interesting connection. Paper books versus E-books, classroom versus online, and traditional illustration media versus digital media. The one thing that they have in common is that one is an artifact that can be seen, smelled, and touched, versus an artifact that can only be seen and relies on another divice in order for it to be displayed.

I find it interesting that in choosing an iPad cover, I am drawn to the covers that resemble books. The DODOcase and BOOK. It is kind of a mix and maybe it is a cheep trick to comfort my fingers with a bit of warm textured book cloth while reading an iBook.

The university library is considering reducing the physical books because of space and the idea has met with some stiff resistance. Right now I can see how different shades from digital to physical can fill a niche where the content can be served most efficiently and effectively.

I was happy to see cassette tapes, CDs, and DVDs, go the way of the Dodo, but books are different to me. They seem to be more than a medium to distribute information.

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July 11, 2010

Scout camp

I have been at Treasure Mountain Scout Camp for the last week. It was a great week spent with my son and the members of his troop. The boys worked hard and were kind to one another. My son earned six merit badges and worked on rank advancement. He should be a first class scout following a five mile compass hike that is scheduled for August.

It is strange to see how much he is like me when I was twelve years old. I am so proud of him, and a bit worried.

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