a magazine for children aged 6-12

each issue contains games, stories and activities

distinct colour scheme used in cover art throughout issues

cheerful/silly faces

characters with animal-like features,

geometric shapes

fantasy-like scenes

best known as a children's illustrator

has a very distinct visual style, sketchy/imperfect, resembling children's drawings, perhaps relatable to a child

won the Hans Christian Anderson award in 2002, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books

"I do a free-wheeling sort of drawing that looks as if it has been done on the spur of the moment, although in reality it's not quite like that. I start with lots of roughs" - (Blake, 2008, Illustrating a Book, 5 & 6)

based on the play building material for children

games feature characters, objects and vehicles in the style of the building blocks, relatable to children who have played with Lego

many of the games feature iconic superheroes, sci-fi/fantasy outfits/objects

unrealistic, not life-like, anthropomorphic lego people, personification of plastic figures

a comic strip featuring in newspapers with television, film and book adaptations

illustrated byCharles M. Schulz

most popular comic strip in history

focuses on a group of young children

simple, sketch-like visual style similar to a child's drawing style, relatable to a young audience

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an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate

produces animation, live-action films, television, theme parks, theater, radio, music, publishing, and online media

its primary audience is children but many of its productions feature adult comedy and imagery

iconic visual style has evolved and changed but is consistently recognisable in 2D and 3D

characters/moveable objects in 2D productions are cartoon style while landscapes are more detailed and lifelike/handpainted