From as far back as I can remember, I’ve always been drawn to picture books. Watching characters come to life and plotlines unfold through illustrations—the way they moved and interacted—just felt more exciting and tangible to me. I could see exactly what the author was trying to show. Maybe it was also an easy way out, avoiding the work of imagining scenes from long descriptive paragraphs in regular books. Either way, that early preference shaped how I think about communication through imagery.
In my professional work, I’m always looking for better ways to communicate visually as I move between graphic and motion design. In a way, I hope to give others the same kind of visual experience those picture books gave me long ago.