100 Days Of Monsters (with DVD) (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Ze Frank (Foreword)
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Product Description

Designer and illustrator Stefan G. Bucher loves drawing monsters, so he filmed himself drawing an ink-blot monster every day for 100 days and posted the videos online. The result was an overwhelming response from all corners of the globe as fans submitted stories about the trials and triumphs of each unique monster. A companion DVD contains movies of each of the monsters being drawn, as well as additional monster stories. In addition, there is a foreword from Ze Frank.

What's Inside the Book?

• 100 Daily Monsters
• 257 monster stories
• 1 dvd featuring all 100 Daily Monster video clips, 701 bonus comments and stories, one Real Time Monster, a special video message from the author, and 10 Open Source Ink Blots(tm) that let you make your own Daily Monsters

About the Author

Stefan G. Bucher is a good egg. After working as a freelance illustrator in his native Germany, he moved to California and earned his degree from Art Center College of Design in 1996. He is responsible for CD packages for everyone from indie artists to Whitney Houston and Sting. In September of 2004 the Art Directors Club (New York) selected him as one of 35 outstanding creatives age 30 and under for their biennial "Young Guns" exhibit. He speaks frequently and passionately about life, love and graphic design at schools and design associations around the country and has been a judge for a number of national design competitions.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: How (March 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600610919
• ISBN-13: 978-1600610912
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #39,893 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Monster of a Phenomenon, June 22, 2008

By	valentine03 (Texas) - See all my reviews

Once upon a time, a control enthusiast with a pen drew himself a monster--and the rest is history.

You can test-flight this book at Bucher's site, www.dailymonster.com, where all 200 of the monsters he eventually released still live--going to their jobs, having their babies, reading and writing and dancing and taking over the world--doing all the things monsters do. I encourage you to do so, and then buy this book.

Someday someone you are talking to will rail against the web, talk about all the terrible things on it, all the bad people. Then you can point to 100 Days of Monsters, and you can say, "Things like THIS--people from all over the world sharing a creative moment, interacting to make something beautiful and funny and playful--how would you make something like THIS happen, if not for the internet?" And if not for, it goes without saying, Stefan G. Bucher and his band of authors.

I came to the game too late to be part of the book--but oh, it was a lovely thing to have my child come downstairs every morning and say, "Mom! Did you monster yet?"

What a wonderful time. I thank you, Stefan. You did good. You didn't just talk the talk, you walked the walk. You followed your heart, and it shows. :)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING!!! HILARIOUS!!!, March 30, 2009

By	A. Sheldon (Lynchburg, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is phenomenal! Stefan Bucher's work is so creative and funny. I love it! I look at this book every day before I go in to work in the morning. It is so creative, and the DVD that comes with the book is really great too! I would recommend this book to anyone inspired by the creativity of others, and to anyone who just enjoys a good laugh and awesome drawings!! Also, the comments from real message boards that are included in some pages of the book are really interesting too! It's great to see that an artist can be so appreciative of the opinions of the public, and actually use them in his book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pure Excellence, December 9, 2008

By	S. Monahan - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Not only are the monsters truly great, but their presentation in this book is superb! This book isn't read, it's experienced. 100 Days of Monsters is source of enjoyment and inspiration for me. If you are remotely interested in this book, buy it!