Comments on: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea pop-up book -- the paper kraken wakes http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 15:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314370 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314370 wonder if there is a living to be made doing one-of-kind, custom pop-up books? wonder if there is a living to be made doing one-of-kind, custom pop-up books?

]]> By: dave78981 http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314121 dave78981 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314121 that's awesome! also, what is the song playing? that’s awesome! also, what is the song playing?

]]> By: eeepppeee http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314125 eeepppeee Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314125 This book is amazing and I love seeing behind the scenes! Pop-Up Engineering is really an amazing art. I think the song is The Big Haunt by Pegasus XL. This book is amazing and I love seeing behind the scenes! Pop-Up Engineering is really an amazing art. I think the song is The Big Haunt by Pegasus XL.

]]> By: Cloudform http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314126 Cloudform Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314126 Perhaps I just drank too much curmudge today, but it grates so much to hear the term "engineer" used so freely nowadays--it feels as cheesy and inappropriate as calling someone a "car doctor". I understand that this maker's process is similar to what an engineer might do--design a useful shape, fabricate it out of a material, serve a purpose--but the comparison stops when you realize that there won't be any failing bridges if the kraken's arm isn't just so. I don't see pop-up books needing an engineer's creed of ethical standards, for example. How about-- paperfold constructor?, or folding paper designer?, or why not just-- pop-up book maker? Perhaps I just drank too much curmudge today, but it grates so much to hear the term “engineer” used so freely nowadays–it feels as cheesy and inappropriate as calling someone a “car doctor”.

I understand that this maker’s process is similar to what an engineer might do–design a useful shape, fabricate it out of a material, serve a purpose–but the comparison stops when you realize that there won’t be any failing bridges if the kraken’s arm isn’t just so. I don’t see pop-up books needing an engineer’s creed of ethical standards, for example.

How about–

paperfold constructor?, or
folding paper designer?, or why not just–
pop-up book maker?

]]> By: Rick. http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314150 Rick. Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314150 If your daughter's anything like my nieces, you will soon find everything in that pop-up book headless. Pop-ups are wasted on babies and toddlers despite their initial awe. If your daughter’s anything like my nieces, you will soon find everything in that pop-up book headless. Pop-ups are wasted on babies and toddlers despite their initial awe.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314177 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314177 That Kraken is pretty cool but...Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart are making pop-ups that blow that one out of the water. Reinhart's "StarWars" which concludes with the masking of Darth Vader where you can see the helmet coming down over his nasty face and their collaborative "Encyclopedia Prehistorica" series with dinosaurs and sharks that attempt to devour you are both incredible demonstrations of this art/science. These guys use science and math to plan and build incredible structures. That qualifies as engineering to me. That Kraken is pretty cool but…Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart are making pop-ups that blow that one out of the water. Reinhart’s “StarWars” which concludes with the masking of Darth Vader where you can see the helmet coming down over his nasty face and their collaborative “Encyclopedia Prehistorica” series with dinosaurs and sharks that attempt to devour you are both incredible demonstrations of this art/science. These guys use science and math to plan and build incredible structures. That qualifies as engineering to me.

]]> By: Sean Grimm http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314190 Sean Grimm Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314190 @14 Well if you really want to get nitpicky then the use of engineer should only be used for people that are <i>skilled in the design, construction and use of engines</i> or someone that <i>operates a locomotive.</i> It is simply a modern colloquialism to use engineer to describe anyone that does something skillfully and artfully. Plus it sounds neat. @14

Well if you really want to get nitpicky then the use of engineer should only be used for people that are skilled in the design, construction and use of engines or someone that operates a locomotive. It is simply a modern colloquialism to use engineer to describe anyone that does something skillfully and artfully. Plus it sounds neat.

]]> By: Dave Rattigan http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-346191 Dave Rattigan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-346191 Thanks for this post. On the back of this post I bought a copy of the book for my (8-year-old) nephew's birthday last week, and he <i>adored</i> it. He spent ages looking at the page with the squid's eye peeping through the porthole. Wouldn't let the book out of his sight all evening, and when it was time for home he gave me a big hug and said it was his "favourite book ever"! Thanks for this post. On the back of this post I bought a copy of the book for my (8-year-old) nephew’s birthday last week, and he adored it. He spent ages looking at the page with the squid’s eye peeping through the porthole. Wouldn’t let the book out of his sight all evening, and when it was time for home he gave me a big hug and said it was his “favourite book ever”!

]]> By: wolfiesma http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314506 wolfiesma Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314506 This pop-up is in heavy rotation at our house: "Castle" http://tinyurl.com/5cs5sv The link shows some of the pages to get an idea. There is a ton of detail including pictures of medieveal serfs going to the loo. (Unfortunately no pictures of them pitching the woo.) Perhaps I should comission a custom book? This pop-up is in heavy rotation at our house:

“Castle”
http://tinyurl.com/5cs5sv

The link shows some of the pages to get an idea. There is a ton of detail including pictures of medieveal serfs going to the loo. (Unfortunately no pictures of them pitching the woo.)

Perhaps I should comission a custom book?

]]> By: Dave Rattigan http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314019 Dave Rattigan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314019 I know what I'm getting my nephew for Christmas... I know what I’m getting my nephew for Christmas…

]]> By: Bobdotcom http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314039 Bobdotcom Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314039 Brilliant work. Robert Sabuto is also creates some amazing pop-up books. I have a small but growing library of pop-ups, and my kids love them -- so much so that I have to carefully supervise lest they rip them to shreds playing with them. Brilliant work. Robert Sabuto is also creates some amazing pop-up books. I have a small but growing library of pop-ups, and my kids love them — so much so that I have to carefully supervise lest they rip them to shreds playing with them.

]]> By: Bobdotcom http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314040 Bobdotcom Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314040 Wow, too early, not enough coffee. That first line should have read, "Robert Sabuto also creates..." The "is" was inadvertently left in after I abandoned a different thought. Wow, too early, not enough coffee. That first line should have read, “Robert Sabuto also creates…” The “is” was inadvertently left in after I abandoned a different thought.

]]> By: five http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314298 five Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314298 i'm more interested in the soundtrack than the book. anyone know who that was? i’m more interested in the soundtrack than the book.

anyone know who that was?

]]> By: jodyga http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314046 jodyga Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314046 Great, just ordered this for my 2 week old daughter (well, maybe for me to) Great, just ordered this for my 2 week old daughter (well, maybe for me to)

]]> By: Itsumishi http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314814 Itsumishi Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314814 The title of this article confused me. Is it about 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea or the Kraken Wakes? Clearly it's about 20,000 leagues under the sea. Which I guess does include Krakens, but the Kraken Wakes is an entirely different book. That said, it's a very good book. Everyone should read it. More relevant now than when it was written. The title of this article confused me. Is it about 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea or the Kraken Wakes?

Clearly it’s about 20,000 leagues under the sea. Which I guess does include Krakens, but the Kraken Wakes is an entirely different book.

That said, it’s a very good book. Everyone should read it. More relevant now than when it was written.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314820 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314820 never understood that title. Even then, they knew full well the sea wasn't 60,000 miles deep anywhere. never understood that title. Even then, they knew full well the sea wasn’t 60,000 miles deep anywhere.

]]> By: Robbo http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314055 Robbo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314055 Yes! I love that one! My friend Alyson bought that for her son a few weeks ago and we all had fun playing with it before she pried it from our grasp to take to him. We have a great copy of Maurice Sendak's "Mummy?" which is not only a fabulous pop-up extravaganza but also wholly appropriate for this Hallowe'en season. Cheers. Yes! I love that one!

My friend Alyson bought that for her son a few weeks ago and we all had fun playing with it before she pried it from our grasp to take to him.

We have a great copy of Maurice Sendak’s “Mummy?” which is not only a fabulous pop-up extravaganza but also wholly appropriate for this Hallowe’en season.

Cheers.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314823 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314823 (shhhh! it's called "edu-trolling") (shhhh! it’s called “edu-trolling”)

]]> By: sammich http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314824 sammich Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314824 20,000 leagues scans nicely 20,000 leagues scans nicely

]]> By: rogerg http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314063 rogerg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314063 funny how the Amazon link asks you if you'd like to read this on Kindle... funny how the Amazon link asks you if you’d like to read this on Kindle…

]]> By: mikep http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314065 mikep Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314065 Don't want to rain on Mr Ita's parade, but my late wife (that's the disclosure bit), Kate Petty, produced a series of pop-ups - THE GREAT GRAMMAR BOOK, THE WONDERFUL WORLD BOOK, THE MAGNIFICENT I CAN READ MUSIC BOOK and several others - that contain paper engineering that's the equal of anything I'm seeing here, and also managed the difficult feat of getting across hard-to-teach concepts (grammar and punctuation, anyone?)in an easy and clear way. See the customer reviews on Amazon.com or .co.uk for corroboration. There won't be any more, sadly, but it's an amazing body of work. Don’t want to rain on Mr Ita’s parade, but my late wife (that’s the disclosure bit), Kate Petty, produced a series of pop-ups – THE GREAT GRAMMAR BOOK, THE WONDERFUL WORLD BOOK, THE MAGNIFICENT I CAN READ MUSIC BOOK and several others – that contain paper engineering that’s the equal of anything I’m seeing here, and also managed the difficult feat of getting across hard-to-teach concepts (grammar and punctuation, anyone?)in an easy and clear way. See the customer reviews on Amazon.com or .co.uk for corroboration. There won’t be any more, sadly, but it’s an amazing body of work.

]]> By: Isaac Cates http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314069 Isaac Cates Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314069 Sam Ita's Moby-Dick adaptation is pretty amazing, too. I'd put it down as one of the best adaptations of Moby-Dick into comics form, even though he has to streamline the story sort of extremely to fit it into a pop-up book. Sam Ita’s Moby-Dick adaptation is pretty amazing, too. I’d put it down as one of the best adaptations of Moby-Dick into comics form, even though he has to streamline the story sort of extremely to fit it into a pop-up book.

]]> By: Matt Staggs http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314074 Matt Staggs Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314074 Cool! I would have had a conniption fit for that when I was a kid. Love the song, too! Cool! I would have had a conniption fit for that when I was a kid.

Love the song, too!

]]> By: hep cat http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314093 hep cat Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314093 I love that Amazon has the <blockquote>"Please tell the publisher: I’d like to read this book on Kindle "</blockquote> clickey on the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea pop-up book page. That next generation Kindle must be pretty cool I love that Amazon has the

“Please tell the publisher:
I’d like to read this book on Kindle “

clickey on the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea pop-up book page.
That next generation Kindle must be pretty cool

]]> By: Will_Tingle http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314096 Will_Tingle Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314096 at about 17 second into this clip - am I the only one who expected something to fold out of the elevator? at about 17 second into this clip – am I the only one who expected something to fold out of the elevator?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314866 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314866 FYI: "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" is screening this saturday as part of the Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival. See www.jvaff.org for showtimes. Proceeds go towards providing science and environmental programs for underprivileged kids around the world. FYI: “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” is screening this saturday as part of the Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival. See http://www.jvaff.org for showtimes. Proceeds go towards providing science and environmental programs for underprivileged kids around the world.

]]> By: Sean Grimm http://boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html#comment-314365 Sean Grimm Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-314365 @17 The last three seconds of the video displays <i>Music by Pegasus XL</i> @17

The last three seconds of the video displays Music by Pegasus XL

]]>