Matthew Reinhart engineers paper to bend, fold, and transform into fantastic creatures, structures and locales. By adjusting the angles of folds and the depth of layers, Reinhart animates his subjects to tell dramatic stories that literally pop off the page.
via SciFri
Just watched “How to Make a Book With Steidl” on Netflix. If you’re into printing, book making and perfection – then you should probably watch it as well.
Design by Lucio Bolognesi
Antao Progetti is an important architectural agency in the Republic of San Marino. We redesigned Antao’s logo and gave it a contemporary & modern flavor by a balance between the letters’ empties & filled spaces. The 3-rounds part comes from the letters A, A and O.
Research about materials went first: grey paperbox, lycra and other technical ones are taken from everyday worklife of an architect.
Tracy A. Franklin is a freelance specialist embroiderer, trained at the Royal School of Needlework. Design by Hype Type Studio.
The front of the book is blind embossed with a graphic texture, leaving the exposed spine to carry the gold foiled title. Inner pages are printed full colour with a spot gold throughout.
I noticed the word ‘POP’ seems to be at the forefront of my lexicon when describing visual beauty and / or exciting stimuli. To help get me through my POP phase I compiled a video post of pop-up books, pop-up rooms, pop up theater even an electronic paper pop-up Venus Fly Trap that POP’s and bites back.
First off…
The Ice Book
The Ice Book is the story of a princess who lures a boy into the forest in order to warm her heart of ice. The performance blends animation, puppetry, and film to bring a pop-up book vividly to life in front of the audience’s eyes. The Icebook is available for touring. For information on touring dates or bookings in 2011 check the website: theicebook.co
