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MinaLima’s Japan Pop-Ups: Updates & Photos

Mar 29, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Art, MinaLima, Movie Art, News

We previously reported on MinaLima’s exhibit at Tokyo Sky Tree Town in Solamachi (15th March – 16th April), and have now received news that a pop-up has now opened in Nagoya! Their second exhibit in Japan can be found at JR Nagoya Takashimaya 10th Floor, and will be part of the British Fair 2018, running from 28th March – 1st April. Fans …read more!

History of Magic Documentary Gets US Air Date

Mar 23, 2018

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Bloomsbury, Companion Books, Davis, J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay, Lynch, News, Products, Staunton, Television Programmes, Thewlis, Videos, Williams

US Potter fans will finally have the opportunity to explore the magic behind the Wizarding World when the BBC documentary of the British Library’s Harry Potter: A History of Magic Exhibition airs on The CW next month. The hour-long program, which originally aired in the the UK soon after the opening of the exhibition last fall, …read more!

MinaLima’s Tokyo Pop-up & Illustrated Edition of ‘The Little Mermaid & Other Fairy Tales’

Mar 16, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Books, MinaLima, News

Exciting news from graphic designers MinaLima this week, with a pop-up shop now open in Tokyo, and their latest illustrated edition of a fairytale classic set to publish next week! MinaLima have been busy working on the Fantastic Beasts film series (which they discussed at A Celebration of Harry Potter, and at their London Design Festival talk), …read more!

Bloomsbury to Release ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ Illustrated Edition in Paperback!

Mar 16, 2018

Posted by: Dawn Johnson

Art, BigNews, Bloomsbury, Books, Books - Release Dates, Companion Books, Cover Art, Cover Artists, Fandom, Fans, Fantastic Beasts, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Philosophers / Sorcerers Stone, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay, News, Paperbacks, Potter News, Publishers

Today, Bloomsburg Publishing announced its intention to release the popular Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone illustrated edition in paperback! The hardback edition, wonderfully brought to life through the art of illustrator Jim Kay, was an instant success when it first hit shelves in 2015–and now fans will have access to the same magic in a …read more!

REVIEW: ‘The Ties That Bind’ Wizarding World Loot Crate

Mar 13, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Exclusives, MinaLima, News, Products, Review

The latest Loot Crate box had plenty of brilliant surprises for Harry Potter fans, bringing together a collection of items which explore ties to family in the wizarding world. The Ties That Bind box – true to its name – offered a glimpse into the world of tradition and family, through heirlooms, house pride, the Black family …read more!

Google’s Portkey to A History of Magic Exhibition

Mar 01, 2018

Posted by: Kim McChesney

Art, Education, Fun, Galleries, Interactive, J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay, News, Tech

After over four spellbindingly successful months at the British Library, Harry Potter: A History of Magic Exhibition came to a close this week. For fans who didn’t get the opportunity to see the Wizarding World brought to life through this historical perspective, now you’ll have the chance from the comfort of your own Burrow. The …read more!

Happy Birthday, Eduardo Lima!

Feb 24, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Art, Birthdays, Filmmaker Birthdays, MinaLima, Movie Art, News

One half of graphic design duo MinaLima, the lovely Eduardo Lima, celebrates his 44th birthday today! Recently celebrating his British Citizenship at The House of Mina Lima in London, the team held a competition to celebrate all things British, and many entries chose to also celebrate Eduardo himself: @minalima currently working on my lino cut to …read more!

James and Oliver Phelps Release New Episode of ‘Double Trouble’ From A Celebration of Harry Potter!

Feb 16, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Audio, Celebration of Harry Potter, Events, Fan Events, Fans, HP Cast, Ianevski, Ianevski Interviews, MinaLima, Movies, News, Phelps, Phelps Interviews, Tena, Tena Interviews, Theme Park, Warner Bros., WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando, Wright, Wright Interviews

Oliver and James Phelps (best known to us as the Weasley twins)  announced their new audio cast, Double Trouble, last November, christening their YouTube channel with an episode from Harry Potter: The Exhibition in Madrid. They recently released a brand new episode from A Celebration of Harry Potter, where we caught up with them at exclusive Q&A …read more!

Speaking to MinaLima at ‘A Celebration Of Harry Potter’

Feb 11, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Celebration of Harry Potter, Events, Fan Art, Fantastic Beasts Movie, MinaLima, Movie Art, Movies, News, Theme Park, Warner Bros., WIzarding World of Harry Potter Orlando

Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima are the masterminds behind the graphic elements of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films, and together they make up MinaLima – a thriving graphic design duo who helped pave the way for graphic design in film. Previously, we’ve head Mira and Eduardo speak about Telling Stories Through Design at …read more!

A Potter Expert’s Account of the ‘Harry Potter: A History of Magic’ British Library Exhibition

Feb 05, 2018

Posted by: Emma Pocock

Art, Bloomsbury, Events, Fans, J.K. Rowling, Jim Kay, News, Publishers, Warner Bros.

Dr Beatrice Groves – Research Fellow in Renaissance English at the University of Oxford – possesses all necessary traits of what one might call a complete and utter Potter expert. Focusing her research on early modern literature and drama (Shakespeare in particular), Groves recently published Literary Allusion In Harry Potter: a book exploring J.K. Rowling’s references to famous Western literary canon throughout …read more!



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