Brief Quentin Blake is one of Britain's best-loved and most successful illustrators and children's authors. Websites and all-things-digital were not his natural or favorite domain and so this dream commission required careful planning to respect his genius and not blur or distract from his unique and effervescent visual language.

Solution We wanted the site to have as much of Quentin Blake’s voice as possible – although interactivity was important to engage children, it is about the natural energy in his illustrations. Drawing on the distinctive typography from his books, the home page sets a style that permeates the site. Each level is lead by full screen illustration, there is a fossicking section – which enables the user to dig around ‘virtual’ archives and find unpublished gems – video elements and out-of-print books with Quentin narrating.

Recognition
First in Daily Telegraph top ten drawing sites 2008
2010 Case Study Winner, Big Book of Layouts

Website www.quentinblake.com