Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in 1950s Animation
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 22, 2008 Type: User Review |
What a source of inspiration
Fantastic book! This book is well written and is amazingly interesting. A must read for anyone interested in 50's design.
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 05, 2008 Type: User Review |
More biography than imagery
I absolutely love 50's (and early 60's) animation styles, so based on the other reviews here I eagerly awaited this book. It was a huge letdown.
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 2.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 29, 2008 Type: User Review |
BOOK OF THE YEAR!!!
If you are a cartoonist, or animator, or aspiring to be either one, this is the book to have. Hurry before it's out of print!!!
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 13, 2007 Type: User Review |
Cartoon Modern(style and design in the fifties animation
Cartoon Modern by Amid Amidi is a book who's time has come. As an artist
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 23, 2007 Type: User Review |
Great History Lesson
This book is so much more than I thought it would be. An incredible source of art, artists and companies, this book is an essential for those who respect animation in general. Incredible reference for the price!
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 17, 2007 Type: User Review |
Cool, Fun and Essential
This book covers a vital an oft-neglected period in animation history. When I first laid eyes upon it, in a bookstore, I think I audibly gasped. It is that beautiful. Do not hesitate to purchase this book, which incidentally, won the Theatre...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 08, 2007 Type: User Review |
Superlative
If you're an animation buff, you won't want to miss Amid Amidi's "Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in 1950s Animation". Lushly paged, and densely packed with generous, colorful, brightly saturated illustrations, "Cartoon Modern" is the cel...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 19, 2007 Type: User Review |
More than Disney....
We had forgotten how much treasured animation was created during this very stylistic era in film history.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 19, 2007 Type: User Review |
Cartoon Modern
Absolutly wonderful visuals, with OK text. Text suffers from almost no acknowlegement of foriegn animation that preceded and drove the U.S. animation design, but still very informationl and a good referenxce book.
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 22, 2007 Type: User Review |
Great Book
I think this book is a nice purchase. It has great visual reference for cartoon styles and is really easy to brouse through as each "animation studio" has its own chapter. Two other people from my work purchased the book as well, and seem to like...
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4.00/5 |
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