Author, Illustrator.
Book-object designer.Books as structure, image and time.
Daniel Kondo creates books where image, structure and rhythm shape the narrative.
His work explores the book as a space where meaning is built through sequence, silence and form.
Recent books and editorial projects
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Daniel Kondo is a Brazilian picturebook author, illustrator and book-object designer. His work explores how image, sequence, material, typography and rhythm shape the experience of reading.
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A book-object is a book whose physical form helps tell the story. Page turns, binding, scale, paper, typography, die-cuts and spatial composition become active parts of the narrative, not simply containers for text and images.
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Yes. Selected projects are available for translation rights, co-editions, international editions and publishing partnerships. Rights inquiries from publishers, agents and cultural institutions are welcome.
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Yes. Daniel is available for talks, workshops, portfolio reviews, exhibitions and professional collaborations focused on picturebooks, visual narrative, illustration and book-object design.
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Daniel Kondo's books and projects have received awards, selections and recognition from the Jabuti Award, Bologna Children's Book Fair, The White Ravens, Communication Arts, AI-AP American Illustration, AOI World Illustration Awards and the Society of Illustrators.
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Editorial Notes is Daniel Kondo's journal on picturebooks, book-object design and visual storytelling. Its essays examine page turns, sequence, typography, materials, printing and the relationship between form and meaning.