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Dick Bruna (1927\/2017)<\/h2>\n

Before becoming the father of the most famous rabbit on the planet with Miffy<\/strong>, Hendrik Magdalenus Bruna<\/strong>, known as\u00a0Dick Bruna<\/b><\/a>, was the son of a Dutch publisher, a rebellious hair, who did not want to \"do like Dad\". He passed away on February 16, 2017 and we wish to pay tribute to his work as a graphic designer, beyond the simple creation of the minimalist white rabbit<\/strong>. But do you doubt that we won't just talk about little rabbits, even if we like them a lot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In short, here is a new portrait of our series \"the great names of graphic design<\/a>\" !<\/p>\n

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Miffy superstar<\/h2>\n

Over 89 million books sold<\/strong>, translated into 40 languages<\/strong>, and superstar status in Japan and the USA<\/strong>. Miffy's a cute story.<\/p>\n

Since we are neither in Japan nor the USA and you have probably never heard of this rabbit, let us start by better introducing you to Miffy.
\nNijntje<\/strong> in his native country (\"little rabbit\" in Dutch, pronounced \"n\u00e8\u00efntchieu\") was born in 1955. Yes, it's a female.\u00a0A true star on the international scene, she did not change her designer, a mustache well anchored and peaceful in her favorite city, Utrecht, who continued throughout his life to drink his coffee at the corner caf\u00e9 and work in his office until his last days.<\/p>\n

\"miffy-bruna\"<\/p>\n

\"nijntjie-miffy\"\"miffy\"<\/p>\n

5 colours, 12 pages, square format:<\/strong> a rolling formula. Attracted by simplicity and minimalism, Dick Bruna was largely inspired by Matisse's work for his solid colours and his simplistic creation (even if it doesn't seem obvious at first glance, we'll talk about it below).<\/p>\n

Go for fun, a video of Nijntjie in original version, without subtitles:<\/p>\n