Michael hall author red phoenix

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          Interview with Michael Hall, Author of “Red: A Crayon’s Story”

          What inspired you to write Red: A Crayon's Story? 

          During the 1970s, I was a big fan of an artist named Mickey Myers, who used crayons as the subject of her silk-screened prints.

          Crayons as the subject of art, rather than a tool for making art, made a lot of sense to me. They represent attributes that I try to bring to my own work: playfulness, simplicity, beauty, and joy. So, when I began making picture books, I knew that I had to do something with crayons.

          Red Phoenix is a shocking new chapter of a tragic disaster that might very well stun the world by becoming a reality.

        1. Red Phoenix is a shocking new chapter of a tragic disaster that might very well stun the world by becoming a reality.
        2. Michael Hall, SEMI, Metropolitan State University of Denver, About, Accomplished, performance-driven public relations and marketing communications strategist.
        3. Resilience is the solution for depression, procrastination, for thinking and acting like a victim, for settling for less than you can be, for selling human.
        4. Red: a crayon's story, Red: a crayon's story, Hall, Michael, author, illustrator.
        5. “Red: A Crayon's Story” by Michael Hall.

          6. Eventually, I wondered what would happen if a crayon was mislabeled. That was the beginning of Red.

          How has your work in graphic design influenced your work? 

          My approach to making picture books owes a lot to what I learned as a designer of trademarks for companies and organizations.

          For me, economy, timelessness, ambiguity, and humor are important considerations in both trademarks and picture books. In both cases, I look for words and images th