Paper Break.
Time for a Friday break from pixels. Let’s talk books.
The family headed out to their favorite place the other night…B&N. I usually hang out in the kids section where the Thomas the Train set is while the missus does her thing.
Which is just fine, as any graphic designer knows that the ‘cool’ books are all in the kids section.
A few new ones that caught my eye the other day:
Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy
My 6 year old is now getting into the whole Star Wars thing (the ORIGINAL trilogy, mind you…not that crappy thing that came out a few years ago). As such, this book caught both of our eyes. This is perhaps the most complex pop-up book I’ve ever seen. Each page consists of an elaborate, highly engineered pop-up, along with 5 mini-pop-ups of equal complexity. A bonus is the lightsabers…they actually light up! A fun book for a Star Wars fan and a must-have for anyone fascinated by the ‘paper arts’.
Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children about Their Art
This is a great book for any graphic designer/artist to have on their shelf. It’s an anthology of 23 children’s book illustrators (such as Eric Carle and Maurice Sendak) with each artist describing why and how they became an artist along with sample of their work throughout their career (including from when they were kids). The book is aimed at the readers of these books…both kids and the parents alike.
Not for the kids, but this was just outside the kids section and looked like a fun game. It’s ‘Magic The Gathering’ for all of us that just can’t quite relate to the trolls and ogres and feel a bit more at home at the Coffee Shop.
