Don Kenn's Illustrated Post-It Notes

Illustration by Don KennWe don't often break the local rule, but Don Kenn (a television writer and director who lives in Denmark) is pretty exceptional. To start, he doodles on Post-It notes in his spare time, which he then scans and posts on his blog. His work -- often grouped...

By Claire Lawton

October 28, 2010

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We don't often break the local rule, but Don Kenn (a television writer and director who lives in Denmark) is pretty exceptional. To start, he doodles on Post-It notes in his spare time, which he then scans and posts on his blog.

His work -- often grouped with the drawings of Maurice Sendak and Edward Gorey -- features tiny, intricate scenes with children, monsters, ghosts and goblins. He even doodles in the occasional jackalope.

The Post-Its aren't for sale (though we're ever-hopeful he'll join etsy) -- they're just part of what he calls "a little window into a different world, made on office supplies."

More images after the jump ...

See more on Kenn's blog, the Don Kenn Gallery.

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