On April 21st Pamela Consolazio, a design director from Candlewick Press, hosted two sections of Junior Illustration at their office in Davis Square. Candlewick is a high quality, independent publisher of more than 3,000 remarkable children’s books such as Guess How Much I Love You and I Want My Hat Back.
The students got to see how a picture book is created, from thumbnails and storyboards through production and printing, as well as an inside look at how the design team finds, chooses, and collaborates with their illustrators. We saw amazing original artwork and sketches in development from several of the illustrators they are working with currently. Huge thanks to the three designers who spoke with us for being so  generous with their time, their process, and their suggestions for how to work this field.