Augmented City 3D from Keiichi Matsuda on Vimeo.
It's worth looking at his website keiichimatsuda.com Any other thoughts about developments that might occurr. I was in Waterstones the other day then I went to the library and realised things were definitely changing. What is the future of the book. I popped into the Mac store which was heaving with a wide range people surfing the net, getting tips on how to make films, websites and generally exchanging information with people instore or online, and I wondered if a book shop could be more like that. There were a few e readers in Waterstones but some of them were secured to the wall. A book is very special but is it the only way to deliver the story and could traditional books be more special? There's a funny reaction to technological development, the reactionary energy that fuels nostalgia or tradition. I noticed Penguin are offering collectors books from their website.
http://www.puffin.co.uk/static/puffinminisites/puffindesignerclassics/index_secretgarden.html and they're doing well. Have a look at the others at the bottom of the page. It's noticeable they are by good illustrators and artists etc. What d'you think? Leave me a message.
I had a look at Keiichi Matsuda's website and i eally enjoyed his other work, he puts a nice twist on motion graphics and how to visualise things differently. I also liked what he said at the bottom of his about page
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I think that this is very true and is possibly close to what is going on within the Mac store and possibly what will happen in the Waterstones. It's fantastic that computers allow people to exchange ideas and find knowledge online, but like before when we were limited without internet we are also limited with it, or perhaps i should say technology; as soon as technology stops, whether it breaks or we can't get signal, most people are lost. E-books are a great idea for travelling as you only need one thing to take (well, and the charger), but you can't take them to a secluded or less developed place in the world and read if they run out of batteries or need recharging. We already have a quie a range of ways stories are delivered, plays, dance, music, CD's, the radio - a new way to deliver a story would possibly have to be quite diverse, maybe to collect everyone in one place at a time, (sort of flash dance-thing) and each hold up a letter while someone views it from above. It would be a challenge, but maybe interesting. I'm not really sure, I think I'd have to think about it more.
Interesting videos, not really sure i like the style but production quality is definitely very good as is the concept. Thought i'd throw a link up that you might like, not really sure if its relevant but it might be useful or just a source of inspiration. enjoy -
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The treasure island cover is probably my favourite, although the technical skill that went into making the secret garden piece is crazy. I'm kind of torn over the James & the giant peach re-imagining... because I feel like it takes a bit of the whimsy and imagination out of quentin Blake's original; but on the other hand I can imagine how hard it would be to recreate such an iconic cover, and maybe it would open the book up to a wider market?
ReplyDeletei liked the way the book covers opened up to create something wonderfull, just as im sure it was intended that you find this secret garden within opening the book
ReplyDeleteThe 'James and the giant peach' was my favourite from the selection. The cover image looks good in its own right and i like the simple style - though im not sure if it fits with genre and 'feel' of the book.
ReplyDeleteNice quote from Anthony Gormley on that page too;
"Books should be good to hold and good to look at as well as good to read"
just watched Lewis' link, DK and frogger made me laugh :)
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