my friend jon sent over a link to these beautiful illustrations from designer saul bass’ children’s book henri’s walk to paris (written by leonore klein). i love the bold lines and super-saturated colors. all those pinks, red and oranges remind me of a crisp fall day with changing leaves. sadly the book (originally printed in the 60s) is no longer in print but you can view a slideshow of images from the book right here. it would be fun to reproduce this in mural form in a child’s room. it’s so vivid and cheerful. thanks, jon!
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amazing. can we get them to put it back in print?? i love it.
love them!
joy
forget a kid’s room — i want to stencil these on the walls in my apartment!
This reminds me of “Harold and the Purple Crayon.” Anyone remember that one?
oh dear, what a loss that this wonderful book is no longer available!
I saw these on Grain Edit a little while ago and fell in love. And it just happened again! How lucky you would be if you stumbled across this book.
oh i love this! paris and this sort of graphics – too of my very favorite things ever.
this is so awesome, so inspiring! i’m definately storing this one away in the back of my head for when it’s useful.
I’m with Laurel! Forget the kids, I want some of these colors in my house!
oh wow are these stunning.
Absolutely gorgeous!
I have been following your blog for a while and have found so many very cool things through your blog…just wanted to say good call on the Saul Bass!
Found!
Not in the best condition but up for auction on ebay!
http://bit.ly/jrgIBU
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