Books, Design and Culture
The latest episode of the PBS documentary short series Off Book takes a look at the painstaking art of stop-motion animation:
I’ve always loved stop-motion so it’s nice to know that it’s undergoing something of a resurgence in the digital age.
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The latest episode of PBS Off Book on webcomics features interviews with Nick Gurewitch (The Perry Bible Fellowship), the fabulous Lucy Knisley (Stop Paying Attention pictured above), and others:
Comments closedIllustrators Steven Guarnaccia, Yuko Shimisu, Sean Murphy and Molly Crabapple talk about their work on the latest episode of PBS Off Book:
Comments closedThe latest episode of the PBS Arts series Off Book is all about graphic design. Contributors include Debbie Millman, Emily Oberman, Drew Freeman, and Ecco book designer Steve Attardo:
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Digital formats are really convenient, but they are easily forgotten as well. If you ask anyone what was their first vinyl they bought they’ll probably remember that, but I don’t think a lot of people will remember what was their first mp3 download.
When you play a vinyl record it demands your attention and this is a way to connect to the music. You have to take it out, you have to put it on the turntable, you have to put the needle on… These are all actions that demand attention from you and then you have to keep your attention and wait until the side is done and then you have to flip the record…
Photographer Eilon Paz, Dust and Grooves
A new short documentary from PBS Off Book on the attraction of physical formats in the digital age:
Eilon Paz successfully raised funding for a Dust and Grooves book with Kickstarter early this year.
See more of Eilon’s photos here.
Comments closedThe latest episode of PBS Arts series Off Book is about logo design. Interviewed in the episode are Steven Heller, Sagi Haviv, Kelli Anderson, and Gerard Huert:
(Much as I love this series, somebody needs to explain to me why the caption typography has to be so horrid. Or maybe it’s just me?).
3 CommentsThe new episode of PBS Arts documentary series Off Book takes a look at the art of the title sequence. The designers of the titles for Blue Valentine, Mad Men, The Pacific, Se7en, and Zombieland discuss their work, and there’s a lovely bit at the end when they all talk about the influence of the mighty Saul Bass:
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