Can Y Babis

Inside the image.

A square cover is filled edge to edge with a tightly packed mosaic of small photographs, most showing babies’ faces. The pictures vary in crop and lighting: some show a face close up, others include shoulders, blankets or part of an adult holding a child. The babies look in different directions and show a range of expressions, from open-mouthed smiles and laughter to still, serious or sleepy looks. A few portraits appear in black and white among the colour images. Thin, irregular seams between the rectangular photographs form a dense grid, with no surrounding border or visible empty background.

A broad turquoise-blue banner crosses the upper portion, slightly below the top edge. It overlays several portraits and carries the large white wording “Cân y babis”. The letters are bold, rounded sans serif, with the circumflex clearly visible over the first letter. Near the lower left, a second blue block overlays the photo mosaic. It contains a small white “BBC” mark in a box, a vertical divider, and the words “radio cymru” in white on two lines; the lower part of the block includes a narrow pale strip. The collage remains visible around and beneath both panels. The overall palette is varied skin tones and soft background colours, punctuated by the two saturated blue areas and the white lettering. The images are photographic, while their uniform small scale and close packing give the cover the character of a printed contact sheet.