Goodness! What’s got into me, more than one post in a week! This was a lovely rubber stamp that I vaguely remember being stamped onto the back of the hand of visitors to the 12th exhibition. I asked nicely if I could have one stamped into my Puffin Thinkbook – and I got it!
This was one of a whole set of Jill McDonald designs that appeared on button badges that were also doled out – yes, you guessed it, I’m going to post these as well.
One of the better preserved exhibition stickers – not by Jill McDonald, and I’d love to know who did do it! This was a brilliant event that for the time was pretty epic. I still remember the twelfth show as being something pretty special.
I met Spike Milligan at this show and had my hero worship bruised by his confusion and anger that a Half-Irish boy could have an Islamic name. He is still a hero to me, and I have come to understand his views – however uncomfortable they make me feel – RIP Spike – Greatly missed.
One of the better preserved exhibition stickers – not by Jill McDonald, and I’d love to know who did do it! This was a brilliant event that for the time was pretty epic. I still remember the twelfth show as being something pretty special.
I met Spike Milligan at this show and had my hero worship bruised by his confusion and anger that a Half-Irish boy could have an Islamic name. He is still a hero to me, and I have come to understand his views – however uncomfortable they make me feel – RIP Spike – Greatly missed.
How many of you have one of these? This is the full spread artwork of the Puffin Thinkbook – designed, as always, by Jill McDonald. These blank paperback books were given away as prizes for competitions, and more importantly, on sale to members at some of the Puffin Exhibitions. That’s where I bought my copies.
I must have had a premonition that I would need a pristine copy to use nearly a quarter of a century later, because I kept one copy back from scribbles.
The spine of the book is the fountain pen which wraps around nicely. I’ve been toying with the idea of laser printing the design onto Duralabels and sticking it onto my Moleskine notebook – I think it would look pretty smart!
How many of you have one of these? This is the full spread artwork of the Puffin Thinkbook – designed, as always, by Jill McDonald. These blank paperback books were given away as prizes for competitions, and more importantly, on sale to members at some of the Puffin Exhibitions. That’s where I bought my copies.
I must have had a premonition that I would need a pristine copy to use nearly a quarter of a century later, because I kept one copy back from scribbles.
The spine of the book is the fountain pen which wraps around nicely. I’ve been toying with the idea of laser printing the design onto Duralabels and sticking it onto my Moleskine notebook – I think it would look pretty smart!
Since the summer sun has finally decided to show it’s face, I thought this cover would add to the mood.
This issue contained:
Short stories:
The Most Beautiful House – by Paul Biegel
Question Mark and the Wosbos – by Carolyn Sloane
Featuring:
Pictures from the 7th Puffin Show at the Commonwealth Institute
Building a Castle – Penelope Farmer tells how she came to write ‘A Castle of Bone’
Witches and Witchdoctors I have met – by Ben Lucien Burman
Volcanoes – by Rupert Furneux
Old Jokes by Bronnie Cunningham
Meet your Author – Ursula Le Guin – by Susan Stanley Wolk
and of course – Norman Hunter’s Magic Corner
Since the summer sun has finally decided to show it’s face, I thought this cover would add to the mood.
This issue contained:
Short stories:
The Most Beautiful House – by Paul Biegel
Question Mark and the Wosbos – by Carolyn Sloane
Featuring:
Pictures from the 7th Puffin Show at the Commonwealth Institute
Building a Castle – Penelope Farmer tells how she came to write ‘A Castle of Bone’
Witches and Witchdoctors I have met – by Ben Lucien Burman
Volcanoes – by Rupert Furneux
Old Jokes by Bronnie Cunningham
Meet your Author – Ursula Le Guin – by Susan Stanley Wolk
and of course – Norman Hunter’s Magic Corner
Not a cover this time, but a sticker that was handed out at the early 70’s events. I’m lucky these survived for me to do the restoration bit on them. Badly yellowed and faded but still with a great deal of charm. I can’t tell you what it feels like to bring this one back to life!
Not a cover this time, but a sticker that was handed out at the early 70’s events. I’m lucky these survived for me to do the restoration bit on them. Badly yellowed and faded but still with a great deal of charm. I can’t tell you what it feels like to bring this one back to life!
This is a work in progress. The copy I have in my collection is badly printed (the magenta isn’t in register) This makes the original look very pink. I have been tweaking it on my Mac to realign the magenta part of the image and then retouch the damage of the years. It’s nearly there, but I thought I’d share it with you. I wonder if every copy in the print run was printed this badly? Was yours in a better condition?
I got hold of this when the club had a clear out and made them available to members – I sent off my pocket money as fast as I could!! Some of my others were grabbed at the Exhibitions – again with most of my saved up pocket money.
Jill McDonald did a few of these ensemble covers – a mass of puffins all symbolising different personalities, moods or activities. They were a story in their own right.