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BBC News
5 days ago
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- BBC News
Portsmouth braille artist Mr Dot creates children's book
A blind artist who combines braille with pop art has created a children's the outside, Mr Dot and His Magical White Cane Adventures looks like an average book. But, when opened, one side is suitable for sighted readers and the other side is mirrored in braille, something that is not considered standard for braille has been created by Clarke Reynolds, from Portsmouth, who said he was "all about making braille universal" and wanted to normalise blindness. Mr Reynolds has gradually been losing his sight since he was six years old and has been using braille as an artform for almost seven his career evolved, he said he created the persona Mr Dot when he started going into schools to teach children about braille."Just like a typographer uses a letter, Mr Dot uses a dot," he explained. "For me the dot has more power, it becomes a vessel to host the English language." Mr Reynolds said using braille in his artwork was a way to make it "accessible for everyone"."People used to ask how I see and I used to say 'It's like looking through a thousand dots'," he continued."When I learnt braille, my brain just clicked in, like it was meant to be. "Taking an image and simplifying it down to its basic bones. Basically, I'm a pixelated artist, just that I don't use all the pixels, I take them away." Since creating the Mr Dot character, Mr Reynolds has travelled around the UK teaching more than 20,000 children about the use of braille, which is what inspired his new book."I'm all about making braille universal," he said."If I wanted a braille book, it would come in volumes because of how braille is done - they are thick books inside these sort of filofaxes and considered specialised in bookshops."I wanted it to look like a normal book. It's about treating it as a normal publication." You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
CTV News
6 days ago
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- CTV News
Shohei Ohtani co-writes children's book starring his dog Decoy
L.A. Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani congratulates his dog Decoy after Decoy delivered the ceremonial first pitch before a game in Los Angeles on Aug. 28, 2024. (Mark J. Terrill / AP Photo) LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani is adding author to his list of accomplishments. The Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar has co-written a children's book starring his beloved dog, Decoy. Ohtani posted a photo of Decoy, a Dutch Kooikerhondje, sitting next to the book on his Instagram account on Thursday. The cover of 'Decoy Saves Opening Day' features a drawing of the pup with a ball in his mouth and Ohtani in his baseball jersey. It tells the story of how Decoy is supposed to throw the first pitch on opening day but realizes he left his lucky baseball at home and scrambles to retrieve it in time. The book will be released on Feb. 3, according to publisher HarperCollins. Ohtani co-wrote the book with Michael Blank, and Fanny Liem did the illustrations. Ohtani told The Associated Press last year that he hoped Decoy's popularity would increase the profile of the Kooikerhondje (pronounced COY-ker-HUND-che) breed. 'The number of the breed has kind of dwindled, so by him gaining a little bit of popularity hopefully that brings up the number of his breed,' Ohtani told the AP through a translator. 'I do feel like we were able to, in a small way, contribute to the popularity of the dog and I'm sure Decoy himself would be happy about that.' Ohtani had his dog throw out a first pitch and he brought Decoy to the Dodgers' victory parade after the team's World Series win over the New York Yankees last year.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Shohei Ohtani co-writes children's book starring his dog Decoy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is adding author to his list of accomplishments. The Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar has co-written a children's book starring his beloved dog, Decoy. Ohtani posted a photo of Decoy, a Dutch Kooikerhondje, sitting next to the book on his Instagram account on Thursday. The cover of 'Decoy Saves Opening Day' features a drawing of the pup with a ball in his mouth and Ohtani in his baseball jersey. It tells the story of how Decoy is supposed to throw the first pitch on opening day but realizes he left his lucky baseball at home and scrambles to retrieve it in time. The book will be released on Feb. 3, according to publisher HarperCollins. Ohtani co-wrote the book with Michael Blank, and Fanny Liem did the illustrations. Ohtani told The Associated Press last year that he hoped Decoy's popularity would increase the profile of the Kooikerhondje (pronounced COY-ker-HUND-che) breed. 'The number of the breed has kind of dwindled, so by him gaining a little bit of popularity hopefully that brings up the number of his breed,' Ohtani told the AP through a translator. 'I do feel like we were able to, in a small way, contribute to the popularity of the dog and I'm sure Decoy himself would be happy about that.' Ohtani had his dog throw out a first pitch and he brought Decoy to the Dodgers' victory parade after the team's World Series win over the New York Yankees last year. ___ AP MLB:
Washington Post
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Shohei Ohtani co-writes children's book starring his dog Decoy
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani is adding author to his list of accomplishments. The Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar has co-written a children's book starring his beloved dog, Decoy. Ohtani posted a photo of Decoy, a Dutch Kooikerhondje, sitting next to the book on his Instagram account on Thursday. The cover of 'Decoy Saves Opening Day' features a drawing of the pup with a ball in his mouth and Ohtani in his baseball jersey.
Associated Press
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Shohei Ohtani co-writes children's book starring his dog Decoy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is adding author to his list of accomplishments. The Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar has co-written a children's book starring his beloved dog, Decoy. Ohtani posted a photo of Decoy, a Dutch Kooikerhondje, sitting next to the book on his Instagram account on Thursday. The cover of 'Decoy Saves Opening Day' features a drawing of the pup with a ball in his mouth and Ohtani in his baseball jersey. It tells the story of how Decoy is supposed to throw the first pitch on opening day but realizes he left his lucky baseball at home and scrambles to retrieve it in time. The book will be released on Feb. 3, according to publisher HarperCollins. Ohtani co-wrote the book with Michael Blank, and Fanny Liem did the illustrations. Ohtani told The Associated Press last year that he hoped Decoy's popularity would increase the profile of the Kooikerhondje (pronounced COY-ker-HUND-che) breed. 'The number of the breed has kind of dwindled, so by him gaining a little bit of popularity hopefully that brings up the number of his breed,' Ohtani told the AP through a translator. 'I do feel like we were able to, in a small way, contribute to the popularity of the dog and I'm sure Decoy himself would be happy about that.' Ohtani had his dog throw out a first pitch and he brought Decoy to the Dodgers' victory parade after the team's World Series win over the New York Yankees last year. ___ AP MLB:
