Thursday 26 June 2008

Dick Bruna

对不起,自己真的是跳跃性思维
英国儿童作家才写两,我又跳了
哎,典型三分钟热度

因为,昨晚看见自己柜子里的miffy卡通裤
所以,今天决定提一下这个荷兰男人先
(老爷爷长的慈眉善目,很卡通,尤其那个胡子,看着象苗条版的圣诞老人)

miffy已经50多岁了
是只老兔子,长相却青春依旧
半根皱纹都没有!驻颜有素!
无厘头的说,就是,miffy是只天山童姥兔!

2005年时,它50岁,我还屁颠屁颠的跟着乐

这只兔子,是给4到8岁小朋友看的
大约我智力就这水平,所以我也喜欢看
连书,Dick Bruna都专门印制小开本,说是,小朋友的书是专门的号!不应该和大人书一样大!
这老头,真cool!
(The Miffy books each contain sixteen pages of story. Each page has one illustration and four lines of verse, the last word of the second line rhymes with the last of the fourth. )

下次去荷兰,一定去Utrecht
好歹去瞻仰一下这只兔子的老巢

Dick Bruna爸爸是荷兰最大出版商
后来Dick Bruna的兄弟继承了公司,Dick Bruna自己热爱创作画画

不知道,为什么,同样简洁风格,我就是喜欢荷兰miffy,对那只日本猫hello kitty不是很感冒
不过,据说,miffy是受另一只猫启发创作的
Some claim that Miffy, or Nijntje, was inspired by Musti, created by graphic artist Ray Goossens in 1945
http://www.musti.be/
说实在,这只猫长得真有点hello kitty荷兰远亲的意味!

对了,1955年到1963年,miffy属于没长开的小朋友
那时的它looked like a toy animal, with floppy ears
1963年,miffy才看着和现在差不多

呵呵呵。。。



Miffy 是一个由迪克·布鲁内(Dick Bruna)创作的女性小白兔形象的卡通人物。她原来的荷兰名字叫做Nijntje (发音:IPA:['nɛintʃɛ]),来源于小孩子讀 “konijntje” (小兔子)這個字時的发音。
她的形象于1955年诞生,那是在某个假日迪克向他一岁的儿子讲述关于他们之前在沙丘上看到的小白兔的故事后。
第一本Miffy的书叫做《Miffy在海边》。
Miffy被赋予清爽的风格,只有一些线条和一兩種原色。事实上,它令人聯想到Hergé的ligne claire繪畫風格。
每本Miffy的书都包括16页的故事,每一页都有一幅插图和四句话,
这些书以很小的开本出版。迪克要让小读者们知道这些书是给他们的,而不是给他们家长的,他认为这很重要。
Miffy自2003年开始出现在电视上。.
很多人认为Miffy是日本人,因为她的线条风格和Hello Kitty及其的伙伴很像。然而,Miffy其實是荷蘭的作品。
1953年,Dick Bruna 推出第一本圖書《The Apple》;2001年,推出了第一百本圖書《Miffy the Ghost》。

1955 Miffy, Miffy at the Zoo (First Version of Miffy)
1963 Miffy, Miffy at the Zoo, Miffy in the Snow, Miffy at the Seaside
1970 Miffy Goes Flying, Miffy's Birthday
1975 Miffy at the Playground, Miffy in Hospital
1979 Miffy's Dream
1982 Miffy's Bicycle
1984 Miffy at School
1988 Miffy Goes to Stay, Grandpa and Grandma Bunny
1991 Miffy is Crying, Miffy's House
1992 Auntie Alice's Party
1995 Miffy in the Tent
1996 Dear Grandma Bunny
1997 Miffy at the Gallery
1999 Miffy and Melanie
2000 Miffy at the Movies
2001 Miffy the Ghost, Miffy the Fairy
2002 Miffy Dances
2003 Miffy's Letter, The New Baby
2004 Miffy's Garden
2005 Miffy in Lolly Land, A Flute for Miffy
2006 Flopear
2007 Queen Miffy

http://www.miffy.com/



Dick Bruna (b. August 23, 1927, Utrecht, the Netherlands) is an author, artist, illustrator and graphic designer.
Bruna is best known for his children's books which he authored and illustrated, now numbering over 200. His best known creation is Miffy, a small rabbit drawn with heavy graphic lines, simple shapes and primary colors. Other recurring characters include Boris the little boy bear and Barbara his girlfriend, Poppy the kind pig lady and Snuffy the dog[1]. Additionally, Bruna has also created stories for characters such as Lottie, Farmer John, and Hettie Hedgehog.
Aside from his prolific catalog of children's books, Bruna also illustrated and designed book covers, posters and promotional materials for his father's publishing company A.W. Bruna and Zoon. His most popular designs graced the covers of the Zwarte Beertjes series of books.
Among his designs those for Simenon's Maigret are quite famous. They are typified by graphic silhouettes of a pipe on various backgrounds.

Dick Bruna's father eventually became the Netherlands' largest publisher. His company, A.W. Bruna & Zoon, had a bookstand at virtually every one of the country's abundant railway stations.
His father's intentions were for Bruna to follow in his footsteps, but Bruna had different plans. Bruna's brother eventually took over the business, but Dick Bruna always remained a close collaborator.
In 1955, while on holiday with his wife Irene and their child, he saw a rabbit hopping around their house and later made attempts to draw it, thereby creating Miffy. "Miffy" is the Americanized version, whereas "Nijntje" (pronounced nein-che) is the original Dutch name of the rabbit, stemming from "konijntje" which is the diminutive form of "konijn" (rabbit).
Over the years Bruna has illustrated over 2,000 covers and over 100 posters for the family business, A.W. Bruna & Zoon. His most recognized illustrations were for the Zwarte Beertjes (English: little black bear) series, including The Saint, James Bond, Maigret, Simeon, and Shakespeare. He also translated books into Dutch (Maigret).

Bibliography (as children's author)

To date, Dick Bruna has published 120 children's book titles, the most recent being "Queen Miffy" in 2007.
1953 The Apple
1955 Toto In Volendam, Miffy, Miffy at the Zoo, The Small King
1957 Tijs, The Car
1959 The Apple, The Bird, Kitty Nell, Tilly and Tessa
1962 The Egg, The King, Circus, The Fish
1963 Christmas, Miffy, Miffy at the Zoo, Miffy in the Snow, Miffy at the Seaside, Little Bird Tweet
1964 The School, The Sailor
1966 Cinderella, Hop-o'-my-thumb, Red Riding Hood, Snow White
1967 B is for Bear
1968 A Story to Tell, I Can Count
1969 Snuffy, Snuffy and the Fire, I can Read, I Can Read More
1970 Miffy Goes Flying, Miffy's Birthday
1972 I Can Count More, My Vest is White, Animal Book, Animals From Our Land, Animals From Other Countries
1974 Another Story to Tell, I Am a Clown
1975 Flower Book, Miffy at the Playground, Miffy in the Hospital
1976 I Can Read Much More, I Can Read Difficult Words
1977 Basje Goes to Stay at the Children's Neurology Department, Poppy Pig, Poppy Pig's Garden
1979 Birthday Book for UNICEF, Miffy's Dream
1980 Poppy Pig Goes to Market, When I Grow up, I Can Do Sums, I Can Do More Sums, Children's Hemophilia Book
1982 Blue Boat, Round, Square, Triangular, Farmer John, Miffy's Bicycle
1984 The Rescue, The Orchestra, Miffy at School
1985 My Book of Sports, Whose Hat is That, Back to Front
1986 Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, Poppy Pig's Birthday, Snuffy's Puppies
1988 Miffy Goes to Stay, Grandpa and Grandma Bunny, Stop at the Kerb! [Sic], Iris- A Book Without Words (revised edition, 2000)
1989 Boris Bear, Boris and Barbara, Boris on the Mountain
1990 The Writer, Lottie, Miffy is Crying, Miffy's House
1992 Auntie Alice's Party
1994 Boris in the Snow, Boris, Barbara and Benny, Poppy Pig is Sick
1995 Hettie the Hedgehog, Moo Says the Cow, Miffy in the Tent
1996 What We're Going to Be, The Dolly's Hair is Red, Boris Bear's Boat, Dear Grandma Bunny
1997 Do You Know Why I Am Crying?, Miffy at the Gallery
1998 Poppy Pig Goes on Holiday, Poppy Pig's Shop, Caleb and Noah's Arc
1999 Miffy and Melanie, Ping and Bing, Boris and the Umbrella
2000 Mister Knee
2001 Miffy and the Ghost, Miffy and the Fairy
2002 Miffy Dances, Boris the Pilot, Barbara's Clothes Chest
2003 Boris the Champion, Miffy's Letter, The New Baby
2004 A Song for Poppy Pig, Miffy's Garden
2005 Snuffy is Lost, Boris and Ko, Miffy in Lolly Land, Boris Does the Shopping, A Flute for Miffy
2006 Peter Bird, Flopear
2007 Queen Miffy

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