I had The Beatles’ White Album playing in the background and 'Blackbird' started playing. It struck me that it would be fun to illustrate a blackbird singing in the dead of night, so I designed a simple illustration and posted it on Facebook. It started out as a bit of weekly fun, but quickly grew in popularity so eventually I decided to create a book.

Hello, my name is Ian Traynor. I’m the proud creator of Eyetoons. I’m also the prouder dad of two small boys, prouder(er) husband of one beautiful wife and have been graphic designering for 15 years - the last three of which I’ve been mooching free tea (and sometimes biscuits too) from unwary design agencies, under the guise of a freelancer.