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A Story in Which an Old Programmer Creates a Digital Puppet That Becomes a Real Boy
Characters: Old Programmer, Digital Puppet, Cricket, Hackers, Babba Boss
In my modern retelling of a famous children's classic, instead of a wooden puppet made by a woodcarver, the main character is a digital puppet created by an old programmer.
The old programmer has always dreamed for a child. In fact, it has been his lifelong dream and to make it come true, he collects the newest and the most highly developed programs and creates a digital boy.
When a digital puppet lies, its nose on the monitor disappears as its program overloads and crashes. And when the puppet draws a new nose by itself, the nose is too big. The right decision is not to lie anymore, otherwise, not only the nose will disappear, but the entire face and body.
Cricket is at first the graphic icon of the digital boy's security program, but later becomes his conscience and gives him the best advice.
Two hackers, smart and dumb, meet Pele online when he goes to school and take him out for fun. They want to make some money by hacking the awesome digital boy software and selling it.
Babba Boss, a power-hungry video game magnate, decides to kidnap a digital boy for using him in his own horrible games.
Illustration Styles
Since my fairy tale is about computer technologies, as a graphic designer, I decided to illustrate the book with vector graphics. However, as a calligrapher, I also included visuals inspired by the ancient art of handwritten books. Therefore, the style of the illustration became multifaceted.
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Along with a humorous and entertaining adventure, the story includes a summary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child for educational purposes. The storyline is related to the articles of the Convention to help children understand their rights. Graphic symbols of the articles appear in the corresponding parts of the story, and 54 abbreviated articles can be read at the end of the book.
About the Author
Levan Chaganava
Georgian calligrapher, graphic designer and web developer, font designer, writer and illustrator of children's books, musician, and composer.
Levan Chaganava began to write stories for his children, teaching them the importance of family love and friendship, social relationships and tolerance, lifelong learning and new discoveries. These are the underlying themes of his books, in which the illustrations are also done by him, mostly in vector graphics.
Since 1989, as one of the first Georgian revivalist calligraphers, he has explored the ancient handwriting traditions of his country, as well as found innovative binding techniques, created new patterns, and brought the ancient art of calligraphy to the modern world.
As a founder and chairperson of the Painter-Calligraphers Union of Georgia, Levan Chaganava welcomes young talents to the art of calligraphy, guides them through their creative paths and helps them become professionals. He carries out local and international projects, conducts workshops, and holds exhibitions.
The purpose of this book is to encourage children to learn about the world around them and better understand it.
“The universe is so large that mankind can never begin to understand it. But at the same time, so small that even one person's heart can hold it. Truly. One little person's, little child's heart.” — Levan Chaganava
What's next?
So, I made a modern version of an old, well-known story in which I presented the most widely ratified children's rights treaty in history. Then I illustrated the book using computer technology and finally even composed original music for it. From time to time, I think, what else can I do with this story? How about making it into a movie?
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