Matthew and Robert's latest release, Encyclopedia Mythologica: Gods & Heroes is now in stores! Check out some behind the scenes photos, and this video tour!

Check out these behind the scenes pictures for Matthew Reinhart's A Pop-up Book of Nursery Rhymes

Matthew says: "I've always wanted to create my own classic interpretation of my favorite Nursery Rhymes."

Tomie dePaola, Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart collaborated together to create Brava, Strega Nona! - a pop-up book featuring the beloved Strega Nona herself.
The wonderfully wise Strega Nona shares the six ingredients that make life magical in magnificent pop-up spreads.

Encyclopedia Mythologica: Fairies & Magical Creatures is the first installment of Matthew and Robert's newest book series "Encyclopedia Mythologica", which is about the characters of folklore and myth from around the world.
Check out this video tour of the book!

Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy: an interview with Matthew Reinhart.

Posted on 23 April 2010 | 1:10 pm

I'm a Cyborg, but that's OK

As I was trawling through the interwebs this week I came across a very cute virtual pop-up book. I’m always excited when my different interests align so it was a delightful bonus to find that the virtual pop-up book was created as a promotional for one of my favorite Korean directors, Chan-Wook Park. I’m a Cyborg, but that’s OK was released in 2006 and has yet to have make it’s way to the U.S. or Netflix, but I have my fingers crossed. You can learn more about the film at IMDB and Wikipedia.



The virtual pop-up book is quirky creation from the Korean design firm D.O.E.S. which stands for “dreams of electric sheep” and references Phillip K. Dick’s seminal work that spawned one of my favorite movies, Bladerunner. Based on the preview of their 2010 reel it seems they are no strangers to the virtual pop-up book and have created another version of the pop-up book for LG. You can also check out their fun cut paper animation for the LG Cyon Lollipop and don’t forget to see the “making film” section for a behind the scenes look at all the hard work they put in.

Getting back to the charming virtual pop-up book, the viewer can explore three chapters and interact with the characters on each of the spreads in fun ways. While they cheated on the physics of the constructions, it works well with the surreal nature of the project. The pop-up book closes with an appendix that promises three make-your-own masks based on the movie, but I was disheartened to find that the links were no longer available. Guess I will have to make my own bunny mask. Now all that is left is for me track down a copy of the movie this weekend because the pop-up promo sure sold me.

~Kyle

Posted on 23 April 2010 | 12:50 pm

A pretty book about an ugly duckling

On a recent trip to Virginia I came across this pop-up book in a used bookstore and I just had to pick it up!

Besides the pop-ups, the illustrations have a very nice line quality that I admire. The paper engineering was done by Clare and Jack Segnit and Dennis K. Meyer.

I hate to give away the ending of the book, but the pop-up on the final spread is so nice I couldn't resist showing it! It's very simple but also elegant and effective.

The photo doesn't completely do it justice - take a look at this book if you get a chance!

-Shelby