Lee Crutchley and our Inner Child

I was randomly given a book by on of my friends, because it reminded her of me. It is called 'Quoteskine' by Lee Crutchley and was a project 'with the simple aim of drawing for the love of drawing, using films, music, books and more as inspiration.' Lee Crutchley is a Graphic Designer and Illlusatrator, who was told by his art teacher that he would get an F. The idea behind Quoteskin is rediscovering your inner child. We become less creative as we grow up and we do not want to draw to draw anymore, when as a child we draw all the time and we are by default creative. So Quoteskin is the adult world meeting the childish nature of doodling. The book contains quotes from famous people, movies and songs.

Why so serious?

This is one of Crutchley's most famous quote doodle thingy. The concept is simple and it is a classic use of text and image. What is so clever about this particular image is that, because the quote is so famous and so is the make up of Heath Ledger's Joker, that even before you can read the text you already know what it is going to say.

The Office vs Peter Pan

This is personally one of my favourites, not because I am a huge fan of Peter Pan or the Office, I do enjoy them both but I do know the basic story of both. The idea of having Peter Pan say that he needs to grow up is funny on it is own, but since it is a direct quote from the Office it works just that bit better. Having Peter Pan, who is always a child combined with the Office, where the basic plot line is grown ups trying to get through the day by playing games or pranking each other, shows the while idea behind Quoteskin well. We do not want Peter Pan to say that he needs to grow up, because that is sad. We envy Peter Pan because he does not feel that he needs a job or a house or a family or money, he just wants to have fun. In this doodle he has decided that he is going to join us in the Office misery and we do not want him to leave those cute little lost boys, that would be sad.

Crutchley's work is charming and funny. Everyone can enjoy his work, simply because everyone can either relate to them, like the 10 things I hate about the internet poem.

Or maybe because the subject is super famous.

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