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The beautiful luscious tactility of paper

 

I’ve been having a lot of conversations about paper recently. About how much pleasure there is in the feel of paper, the texture and the turning of pages. That I am not alone in this is attested to by the success of book stores like Type Books in Toronto, which specializes, not in discount books, but in beautiful editions, small press editions, art, architecture and design books. So it’s lovely to see this delight in the aesthetic qualities of paper and the book present in video & digital works. 

 

below are a few of my all time favourites...

 

The New Zealand Book Council video - watch - what can I say?

 

 

Just launched, this stop motion video is a teaser for the upcoming animated film doc on Ivor Kenk, Toronto’s notorious bike thief.

 

MIT Media Lab student Jie Qi’s Electronic Popables integrate paper & electronics in an entirely visionary way

 

 

I have spent a ridiculous amount of time playing with this website for digital designers, One Bit Wonder and I know half of my enjoyment is the gorgeous paper cut world.

 

http://www.onebitincrement.com/#/home

 

This stop motion Mykonos video by Grandchildren takes geometric shapes on a lyrical journey

 

 

This stop motion video is a reminder of how evocative & immersive playing with paper can be

 

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