Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in 1950s Animation
by Amid Amidi
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Between the classic films of Walt Disney in the 1940s and the televised cartoon revolution of the 1960s was a critical period in the history of animation. Amid Amidi, of the influentialAnimation Blast magazine and CartoonBrew blog, charts the evolution of the modern style in animation, which largely discarded the "lifelike" aesthetic for a more graphic and often abstract approach. Abundantly found in commercials, industrial and educational films, fair and expo infotainment, and more, this show more quickly popular cartoon modernism shared much with the painting and graphic design movements of the era. Showcasing hundreds of rare and forgotten sketches, model boards, cels, and film stills,Cartoon Modern is a thoroughly researched, eye-popping, and delightful account of a vital decade of animation design. show lessTags
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It took me a long time to finish the short book because I did a search on the films mentioned, found many if not most, and ended up watching the.
Beautiful art, entertaining content— many of the designers and directors talked about were artistic geniuses who created works worth watching 70 years later.
Beautiful art, entertaining content— many of the designers and directors talked about were artistic geniuses who created works worth watching 70 years later.
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- Canonical title
- Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in 1950s Animation
- Original publication date
- 2006-08-17
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- Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 791.4334097309045 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Public performances Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures Types of presentation {class specific films in 791.437} Animated films
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- NC1766 .U5 .A47 — Fine Arts Drawing. Design. Illustration Drawing. Design. Illustration Pictorial humor, caricature, etc.
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