Pop-up books
Once again, Pingmag has a delightful feature, this time covering the amazing world of pop-up books. There are some great examples there and some videos, including some detailing the astounding Alice in Wonderland pop-up book (thats one christmas present sorted). I think that what is so enchanting about pop-up books is their ability to conceal a hidden world, to compress surprises and wonder into what appears to be a mundane object. You feel an amazing sense of discovery as you turn the pages, pull out strips of card and pull back flaps to explore the hidden treasures – the sort of responses usually only triggered by a much more active experience yet packaged into a children’s book. As an aesthetic its also very appealing, and has been used to much success in games like Paper Mario.
