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Student Scoops Second Annual Kelpies Design & Illustration Prize

by Floris Books • 13 April 2015 • Awards, Design and Illustration, Floris Design, Kelpies • 0 Comments

On Friday evening, the Floris team trooped down to The Creative Exchange in Leith to host the award ceremony for the second annual Kelpies Design & Illustration Prize. The bright and airy exhibition space was the perfect backdrop for the twelve shortlisted designs – the various interpretations of the design brief were really brought...
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Book covers: from concept to creation

by Floris Books • 11 March 2015 • Floris Design • 0 Comments

Once upon a time, a writer wrote a novel and a publishing house decided that it was so fantastic, they wanted to share it with the rest of the world. “This story will reach so many more children if it is has a wonderful cover!” the writer said. “We agree,” said the publisher, “we’ll...
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A design insight: the history of paper folding

by Floris Books • 14 January 2015 • Crafts & Activities, Design and Illustration, Floris Design • 0 Comments

#FlorisDesign is back for 2015, and what a year of book production and design insights we have planned for you! First up this year is a unique look at the history of a very popular Floris craft: paper folding, or origami. This week, we’re shining the spotlight on Paper Folding with Children: Fun...
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The Floris Guide to Cover Finishes

by Floris Books • 12 November 2014 • Design and Illustration, Floris Design • 0 Comments

When we send a book to the printers, we can choose from lots of different cover effects to make our books look as attractive as possible. The kind of cover finishes chosen depends on the genre, look and customer of the book. Here’s a short guide to the different types we use and why...
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#FlorisDesign Illustrator Interview: Kate Leiper

by Floris Books • 29 October 2014 • Children's Books, Design and Illustration, Floris Design • 0 Comments

Illustrator of… Last week during our Twitter take-over, #FlorisDesign brought you some of our favourite images from The Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales and this week we were lucky enough to have a face-to-face chat with the artist, the wonderful Kate Leiper. Read on to find out about her inspiration, her...
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Meet the Floris Books Design and Production Team

by Floris Books • 2 July 2014 • Design and Illustration • 0 Comments

As some of you may have noticed, last Wednesday our social media pages looked a little different. The Floris Design and Production team, normally very busy making sure that our beautiful picture books and non-fiction guides make it to a bookshop near you, popped by on Twitter and Facebook to say hello. And we...
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Kelpies Design & Illustration Prize Winner Announced

by Floris Books • 15 March 2014 • Awards, Children's Books, Kelpies • 0 Comments

We are very excited to announce that Edinburgh-based illustrator Astrid Jaekel is the winner of the inaugural Kelpies Design & Illustration Prize! We made the announcement at an award ceremony last night at Edinburgh’s Gallery Seventeen, where we will also be showcasing the ten shortlisted entries this weekend. Astrid’s design for the cover of...
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