Divi & Frey

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Tony Flowers is an award‑winning illustrator, author, and educator known for his detailed, humorous artwork and storytelling across picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels. Drawing inspiration from real life, travel, and everyday moments, Tony creates warm, adventurous worlds for young readers. He also teaches widely, supporting students and teachers in building creative confidence and visual‑literacy skills.

Category: visual literacy

  • The Book Curator Interview

    The Book Curator Interview

    The attached article (below) is an interesting interview about one of my new books with Nick Falk, ‘How to stop an alien invasion using Shakespeare”. This is the first in a series that Nick and I are working on. The next book in this series, “How to beat Genghis Khan in an arm wrestle” will…

  • Golden Ratios in illustration

    When planning an illustration there are many composition theories that can be applied. One of my favourite is ‘the Golden Ratio’. Some times referred to a ‘Di Vinci’s Golden Section’ or ‘Golden Spiral’. That is Leonardo Di Vinci not the Mutant Ninja Turtle. “The Golden Proportion is considered as the most pleasing to human visual…

  • Research into Visual Literacy

    I have recently began a PhD in design at the University of Canberra, looking at the role of visual literacy in emerging reader chapter books. The purpose of my study will be to investigate visual literacy from the perspective of the creators of illustrated works. From my initial readings on the topic of visual literacy,…