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Wow, open this!: Paper Engineering in Books and Artists' Books
Kevin Zak
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Description for Wow, open this!: Paper Engineering in Books and Artists' Books
Paperback. Num Pages: 16 pages. BIC Classification: WCS. Dimension: 127 x 217 x 4. Weight in Grams: 64.
Throughout its history, movable elements in books, commonly called pop-ups, have been used to educate, entertain, and inspire both children and adults. "Wow, open this!" looks at the art and science of moveable elements incorporated into books. Books that delight children with that 'wow' moment, as a scene comes to life in their hands, were first used in scholarly works to help illustrate a vast array of topics such as geometry, architecture, medical and natural science, cryptography, astronomy, calendars, time telling, navigation, and cosmography. Primarily used as entertainment today, movable elements and variations of the pop-up book are also used ... Read more
Throughout its history, movable elements in books, commonly called pop-ups, have been used to educate, entertain, and inspire both children and adults. "Wow, open this!" looks at the art and science of moveable elements incorporated into books. Books that delight children with that 'wow' moment, as a scene comes to life in their hands, were first used in scholarly works to help illustrate a vast array of topics such as geometry, architecture, medical and natural science, cryptography, astronomy, calendars, time telling, navigation, and cosmography. Primarily used as entertainment today, movable elements and variations of the pop-up book are also used ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
64g
Number of Pages
16
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9781551953342
SKU
V9781551953342
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1
About Kevin Zak
With a passion for design in all forms, Kevin Zak runs an independent design practice, teaches exhibition design workshops, and is a sessional instructor at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
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