Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Author Alan Snow is also an illustrator, and he's done some work with Ardman, the Wallace and Gromit company. (Source.)
One of Snow's methods for getting himself to produce work is to bribe himself with chocolate and other nice treats. It's a pretty inspired method, we think. (Source.)
In addition to working as an illustrator, Snow has also designed a children's museum in Japan, done sound engineering for reggae concerts, and worked in animation.
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