Spellbound: Making Pictures with the ABC
Age 4+
Picture Books
A comprehensive presentation of typographic Letter Art, this unique book covers three chapters: Architect (buildings) Alphabeasts ( Animals) and Letterheads (people).
This multi-awarded book is bright, funky and colourful. Great for children and designers of all ages.
There are shapes all around us... shapes that look like the letters of the A-B-C. Can you find the letters hidden in these pictures of faces, places, animals and things? Learn how to create your own Letter Art. A fun and challenging design book for readers, writers and graphic designers of all ages.Find the letters hidden in the pictures. Fun and educational, Letter Art helps with letter recognition, spelling, reading, writing and observational skills.The first book of its kind, Spellbound reveals a brand new approach to typographic poetry, where serendipity combines with skill to create a unique letter-image. 120 pages of unique typographic illustration called‘Letter Art Fontigrams’.
Presented in 3 sections: (Architext (places); Alphabeasts (animals); Letterheads (famous faces).
Creators
Maree Coote is a writer, designer, illustrator and photographer. She is the author of two gold award winning histories, 'The Melbourne Book' and 'The Art of Being Melbourne', and is author/illustrator of a dozen children's books, including the Bologna Ragazzi Special Mention 2017 Award-winning 'Spellbound’, and the Nami Concours Illustration Distinction Prize. Her graphic work for children is focused on the typographic illustrations (Letter Art) she has developed in her recent books.
