{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5edf4e6ea7d13a41e5976cfd/5f2932dc031de74f06cebc3d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Author and Illustrator Kristof Devos speaks about his career, design process and inspiration","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5edf4e6ea7d13a41e5976cfd/1596535507575-6cf3018780d8ce6a3d7e23302183dda9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week Olivia interviews children's book author and illustrator, Kristof Devos.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>With an interesting career, Kristof shares how he was originally planning to be a graphic designer and video editor.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>We learn all about the world of children's books from Kristof as he shares his inspiration and creation process.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>We find out that Kristof decided to be a children's book creator after a tragedy changed his perspective.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Kristof discusses how he found similarities in watch designing to book creating, as they are both forms storytelling.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>As a parent, Kristof speaks about how his children have influenced his work such as an upcoming story about parenthood.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Kristof explains his inspiration for his past watch designs, including A perfectly useless afternoon and how he designed them while on a plane journey.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>You can find Kristof's work on his <a href=\"https://www.kristofdevos.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website</a> and <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kristoftekent/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Check out his watch design, <a href=\"https://mrjoneswatches.com/products/a-perfectly-useless-afternoon?_pos=1&amp;_sid=7f5ef9d35&amp;_ss=r\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A perfectly useless afternoon</a>.</p>","author_name":"Mr Jones Watches"}