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Marc Newson: Pop On/Pop Off

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If you are looking for a quick visual reminder of the handful of Marc Newson designs in this book (plus a t-shirt and buttons -- wow!), then perhaps this is for you. The title should have given it away, but it didn't ... it's an 18-page pop-up book.

I was hoping for a few pages about each project, the thought processes behind the design and materials choices, more cool pictures of the plane and the plane-like chaise, but none of those are in here. There's a one-paragraph word-bite about each project, and then a picture (or pictures (1 project)) that moves, or pops up in 3-D. Very limited, and rather disappointing. Yes, they look cool -- I just wanted more.

It also comes with '1 SHEET OF BLOTTER-ART'. If it were actual blotter, then I'm sure the book would be that much more interesting.

So, to reiterate: if you love his work, and more is better, then this may be for you. If you want to learn, however, your money is better spent elsewhere.

I didn't know what to expect from this book. I wanted to get some details on Marc Newson's work and this book was a help. It made me appreciate his work and personality even more through interesting graphics, notes, and extras that came with the book. Some people are born designers and Marc Newson proves he is one of them through this book. Some of the pictures could have been bigger but the way they were shot went along with the style injected into the publishing.

contrived and novelty- for true fans only. cute but no info, more like a kids book. who cares about the "extra" stuff when it feels a bit fluffy anyway.