Kate Morrell Unbinding the Book is a collaboration between the independent publishing platform Blurb and the visual arts studio Jotta. The challenge: push the boundaries of how books can be experienced, by evoking the storytelling properties of print and the way in which images evoke a narrative, whilst bringing to life the materiality, form and physicality that make books so alluring and different from their digital counterparts. [vimeo width="640" height="300"]http://vimeo.com/106487007[/vimeo] Nine artists and designers were commissioned to get to work creating a "book". Here is a sampling of some of the great stuff that has materialized so far: -Exploring the temporality and tactility...
A Tectonic Pop-Up Book
The supercontinent Pangaea that connected South America and Africa broke apart 200 million years ago. What a better way to convey the moving and shaking of the earth within a physical object than within the confines of a movable book. In ‘The Pangaea Pop-up’ Lesson at TED-Ed, animator Biljana Labovic explains how she and her team of animators created a pop-up book to visualize Pangaea -- and how you can make your own. [youtube]http://youtu.be/RZR_b753ZJ0[/youtube] Previously on Book Patrol: America's National Parks: Pop-Up Style Waldo Hunt and Pop-Up Books: A Brief Overview Pop-Up Books Meet Photoshop Maurice Sendak's First...
Project Hieroglyph: Helping turn Science Fiction toward Utopia
Project Hieroglyph is "a global collective of writers and researchers" whose aim is to turn the dystopian tide of recent science fiction toward creative inspiration. Born in 2011 from a Neal Stephenson article entitled “Innovation Starvation,” in which he called for "a return to inspiration in contemporary science fiction" the project now includes some of best writers, thinkers, and minds on the planet and its first publication, Hieroglyph, is about to hit the shelves. The name of Project Hieroglyph comes from the notion that certain iconic inventions in science fiction stories serve as modern “hieroglyphs” – Arthur Clarke’s communications satellite, Robert...
IKEA takes a bit out of Apple with their new ad campaign ‘bookbook’
Once in a while, something comes along that changes the way we live, a device so simple and intuitive, using it feels almost familiar. Introducing the 2015 Ikea catalog. It’s not a digital book or an e-book. It’s a book book We have come to that time of year when the annual IKEA Catalog is set to arrive and take up most of our mailbox. This year something is different. Using the Apple iPad ads as a launching pad IKEA has gone all out with a "bookbook" campaign which reminds us of the everlasting value of print. [youtube]http://youtu.be/MOXQo7nURs0[/youtube] Loaded with gems espousing the benefits of print like: "the...
Goku vs. Superman takes the flipbook to new heights
[youtube]http://youtu.be/7g9ykrhFVq8[/youtube] Watch Superman and Goku battle it out in this stout flipbook by Napper RK. Soundtrack included. via digg