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Creativity
It’s all around us. The secret is knowing what to look for…
Gregor Mendel’s Pea Plants
Austrian monk and avid Gardener Gregor Mendel is credited for discovering why tall plants (in his case, pea) don’t always produce tall offspring, nor do smaller plants. (From Kids Discover Cells.) Click for a larger image…
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Tagged children's books, gene, genetics, gregor mendel cartoon, infographic, Infotoon, Mendel, michael kline, offspring, pea plant
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Coloring books were never like this.
Here’s a fun little video I made. It’s time-lapse of a project I’m working on for a production entitled Diversity Circus. It’s an illustration of a trick using a broom, where–if you keep your elbows bent–no one will be able … Continue reading
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Tagged children's books, games, games for kids, michael kline, video, whimsical illustration
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There’s SNOW business like climate business…
Unlike humans who can travel and adapt to new environments, animals do not always have that luxury. The loss of sea ice to a polar bear can be devastating. You could liken the situation to an alligator trying to survive … Continue reading
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Tagged alligator, cartoon, children's books, Colorado, geologic time frame, geology, Infotoon, snow, snowball
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Art Director’s Quiz
Highlighted RED in the story in the image below (click for a larger version) are words that describe items within the image, but instead of being literal clues, they are phonetic puns. As an example, for the word apparent, think … Continue reading
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Tagged AIGA, April Fools, art director, cartoon, children's books, Infotoon, kids activity, michael kline, puzzle, quiz, SCBWI, Sterling Publishing
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Plate Tectonics
The earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Japan were a result of plate tectonics, or large scale movement of the Earth’s crust. The major plates are African, Antarctic, Australian, Eurasian, Indian, North American, South American, and Pacific. The minor plates (of … Continue reading
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Tagged children's books, crust, earthquake, geologic, illustration, Infotoon, Japan, michael kline, plate tectonics, richter scale, ring of fire, tsunami, Virginia earthquake
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Cut & Dried
When Kids Discover magazine asked me to illustrate the process by which a wound heals, I pretty much knew how I wanted to approach it. The only thing that plagued me was how to replicate the whorled pattern of fingerprints—until … Continue reading
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Tagged children's books, dogfoose, Etsy, freelance illustration, illustration, infographic, Infotoon, kids discover, medical, michael kline
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Creativity
I’ll be presenting a one-hour class on creativity for Butler Community College’s Free Class Day, April 2nd (I believe). I pulled off the video below in one shot. Can you guess how? The creative mind: How it works, when it … Continue reading
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Tagged children's books, creativity, freelance illustration, michael kline
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The Water Cycle
Earth’s water is constantly being recycled, a phenomenon also known as the hydrological process. It can take one of three forms: liquid, gas, and solid, and all three can be involved in the cycle. This infotoon originally appeared in Kids … Continue reading
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Tagged cartoon, children's books, elements, geology, illustration, infographic, Infotoon, michael kline, rain, renewable energy, water, water cycle
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Valentine Hunt
This is a piece I illustrated for Family Fun magazine a few years ago. Feel free to download and print for your students, then ask how many hearts they can find in the room. I’m not sure what the correct … Continue reading
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Tagged cartoon, children's books, games for kids, Infotoon, kids activity, michael kline, Valentine, Valentine's Day
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