Tag: writing
The Open Dyslexic Font
I recently came across the Open Dyslexic Font, which was created by by Abelardo Gonzalez. The font is weighted at the bottom so the gravity allows the letters to stay put on the line. When I found it, I’d just finished making my first Little Horrors book, The Swamp Man, available as an iBook on the…
Spelling & Punctuation Tests – Why Not Art Tests Too?
As English children prepare for their new spelling and punctuation tests, It makes me wonder about the outcome of all this testing. The testing of children is one-sided and far too academic. Where are the art exams for eleven year olds? The music exams? The interpersonal skills exams, the cooking, the athletic, the talking and…
The Olympic Legacy
The Olympics are well and truly over, but their legacy continues, most noticeable by the number of lycra clad bicycle riders that now clog up the roads of Britain! My legacy is that I learned to draw feet a little better than before. While researching for my Olympia books, I looked at a lot of…
