Daniel Kondo
Author, Illustrator & Book-Object Designer
I am a Brazilian author, illustrator, and book designer working primarily with picturebooks and book-objects.
My work explores how form, rhythm, and the physical act of reading can become narrative tools. Rather than relying on explanation or didactic content, my projects are built around reading as an experience, where page turns, pacing, absence, and material decisions carry meaning.
I work at the intersection of children’s literature, visual communication, and cultural projects, collaborating with publishers, educators, and institutions in Brazil and internationally.
Core Areas of Practice
Picturebooks
Author-driven picturebooks that treat the child as an active reader, capable of engaging with visual complexity, silence, humor, and formal experimentation.
Book-Object & Design-Driven Narratives
Projects in which the book’s structure, format, and materiality function as part of the story itself. Design decisions are not illustrative, but narrative.
Education, Talks & Exhibitions
Lectures, workshops, and exhibitions focused on visual literacy, reading experience, and the picturebook as a cultural and pedagogical object.
Selected Projects
Lobo Mau com Dor de Dente
A Big Bad Wolf with a Toothache
A picturebook in which the central action happens through the page turn itself. Minimal text, strong rhythm, and reading as a physical gesture.
→ International rights available
Refloresta
A literary and visual project developed in dialogue with environmental education and collective memory.
Eletricista
A book-object project exploring energy, infrastructure, and visual narrative through design.
ABCXYZ
An alphabet book that plays with typography, sequencing, and visual logic.
(Full project list available upon request or via individual project pages.)
International Recognition (selected)
My work has been recognized in international design and illustration contexts, including:
Communication Arts
AOI (Association of Illustrators)
AI-AP (American Illustration – American Photography)
These recognitions situate the projects within visual culture and design discourse, beyond traditional children’s publishing categories.
Talks, Teaching & Institutional Collaboration
I regularly give lectures and workshops for universities, art schools, and cultural institutions. Common formats include:
Guest lectures (45–60 minutes)
Masterclasses and workshops (90–120 minutes)
Project-based discussions with students and educators
Typical topics:
Page turn as narrative engine
How absence creates tension in picturebooks
The book as an active reading object
Visual rhythm and pacing in children’s literature
Rights & Professional Contact
For international publishing rights and professional inquiries:
International Rights Representation
Lúcia Riff · Agência Riff
📧 rights@agenciariff.com.br
🌐 www.agenciariff.com.br
This page is intended as an overview.
Specific projects, rights information, and teaching proposals are available through direct contact.
