The power of distraction of media and the digital world is so strong nowadays, that it becomes increasingly difficult to awaken children’s interest in learning activities, let alone make them stay focused. But how about we change the perspective: why not use those same distractions as a tool in our children’s education? First of all, new technologies like augmented reality and interactive books are amazing methods of satisfying both you as a parent, and your
One of the biggest confusions in the virtual space today is the distinction between Virtual reality (VR) and Augmented reality (AR). Both are getting tremendous attention from the media and both are showing great growth possibilities. But is the difference between them? Let’s find out. Virtual reality is the creation of artificial, computer-generated simulation of real life and environment, or of non-existing realities and situations. Virtual reality’s main goal is creating an artificial world that
If you’re reading this, you already have your story written and you’re ready to hire a children’s book illustrator. And yet, what budget will you need? How much does it actually cost? Book illustration is special, and your sales depend on having great illustration and text layout formatting – so there’s a lot at stake in getting this right, and we imagine you’re looking for someone who ‘ gets’ how important this is to you.
Once you’ve finished putting all your awesome ideas on paper and have yourself a story, one task still remains to be done: How to find an illustrator for your book? There are a few options you can choose from: through a specialized agency, through freelancing websites, simply Google it or working with an illustration studio. Most agencies offer a wide range of styles and an even wider range of illustrators (up to hundreds), all of
So you just finished writing the text for your picture book and now you’re anxiously waiting to move on to the next stage: the illustration process. Weather you already have a clear image of what you want your book to look like or you want to leave it to the artist and be surprised, you will have to go though the same process of illustration. But how does it work? Here are the steps to