Customer Reviews

Making Creative Mobiles

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If you haven't created mobiles before and are interested in where to start then you'll probably find this book interesting; it will help teach you the first steps in mobile creation and stimulate your thinking about mobiles.
But I do feel the book is lacking, particularly in that the information seems relevant only to beginners, but also that the book is so short, and for the price this is a big disappointment. Amazon product information shows it as 80 pages but if you subtract the front pages and table of contents it has 73 pages, and of those 13 are blank pages for sketching your own mobile ideas. $18.95 for a 60 page book in black and white with no photos (only sketches) seems a bit expensive to me.
Still, there aren't that many good books on creating mobiles so you may want to splurge on this one.

if you can force yourself to hang (ha!) in there. The poor quality of the book itself is almost offensive - I haven't seen that kind of paper since the pages of coloring books. And he can't draw worth beans. There is nothing visually appealing about this book, which is ironic considering the topic. But read on and you'll find some gems hidden within. It might be worth 5 stars - I don't know. I can't get past the awful presentation (the profit margin on this book must be terrific).

I recommend Bruce Cana Fox's book "Making Mobiles" instead. It is more expensive, but the clear color pictures and concise text make a mobile easier to do.

I read Tim Rose's book in an afternoon and built my first mobile with things laying about. I turned out the light to leave for the day, and when I looked back into the room, my mobile was dancing in the moonlight. What a good book.

Clearly, this is an artist whose life is mobiles; what an immignation. This is a great book for both ideas and techniques. Inspirational!

I really like this book, and have made a couple of mobiles using the instructions here. Sure, it is a simple little book with no color photos, but the idea is to inspire and push the reader to creativity. In this kind of art form, there is no right or wrong, just balance. There should be no little step by step photo instructions. There is good information in the text about basic balance and construction, but the idea is not to "copy". It really is necessary to read the book as this artist really knew about mobiles and wanted other artists to express their vision with whatever artistic object they could hang on a wire or string.

I like this book very much. Plenty of great ideas included and can also be used as a reference for different styles of mobiles

TR's book is entertaining as well as instructional. He is a wonderful teacher: precise, imaginative, and sincere. A must for anyone in love with mobiles.