So when this book came along with this celebration of Black lives and being able to show and build value around all of the people that have made huge contributions, I thought it was an excellent way to try out some of the things that I was exploring around Black Lives Matter and some of the graphic approaches that I’ve been doing in some recent work, whether it’s the New York Times Magazine cover for the Nikole Hannah-Jones piece [about the history of economic injustice in the United States] or others where I was very much inspired by the culture around me—whether it’s the big murals on the streets or the scrawling of messages on placards and signs that people are carrying when they’re walking through the streets protesting. I thought that there might be a way to capture some of that energy and bring it into a book that is going to speak to a younger audience. That was the graphic reason around it. … [Read more...] about This gorgeous new children’s book celebrates Black Lives Matter
