Us designers never really clock off work and always have one eye out for a nice bit of graphics and occasionally we are rewarded with a dazzling example. Whilst bimbling along the seafront at the weekend, I spied a really exciting piece of print in the fantastic Castor & Pollux gallery under the arches on the promenade.
They had a book (albeit in the kids section – usually the first port of call for my literary needs!) using a patented technology called Scanimation that makes animals and other living creatures move on a page. When an acetate overlay with black stripes printed on it moves over a seemingly broken up image underneath, it gives the visual illusion that the object is moving. “Gallop!” created by Rufus Butler Seder, is a book where horses really do gallop, eagles soar, and butterflies fly! Genius…
To really see this technique in action see another book by the creator in this video.
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Gallop! is a brilliant book. And now we have Kick! which uses the same technique. (prefer the animals myself though)
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April