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Word of the Day: Procrastination

procrastination from latin : procrastinare. composed by "pro"(ahead) and crastinus, adjective of "cras"(tomorrow).
Putting off or delaying an action to a later time.



Enjoy!
-- Gio

Word of the Day: Courtly Love

The prefixed word "court" comes from the latin "courtis" and refers to the place where the nobles show their loyalty to their Lords.
The term "courtly love" was born in the medieval age in the french literature and indicates the relationship the knight serves his courtly lady with the same obedience which he owes to his liege Lord. She is in complete control of the love relationship, while he owes her obedience and submission (a literary convention that did not correspond to actual practice!) The knight's love for the lady inspires him to do great deeds, in order to be worthy of her love or to win her favor. The act of loving is in itself ennobling and refining, the means to the fullest expression of what was potentially fine and elevated in human nature.


--Gio

Artist Watch: Roy Lichtenstein

A few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to see the Morgan Library's Roy Lichtenstein exhibit, which focuses on the artist's first drawings that led him to the comic book style paintings and prints he is known for today.  Named 'Roy Lichtenstein: The Black-and-White Drawings,' this carefully curated exhibit showcases drawings in his famous cartoon/graphic style.  It's open now until January 2nd, 2011 - so if you're in the NYC area and are a fan of Lichtenstein, this show is a must-see!

http://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/exhibition.asp?id=34

World of the Day: Throw-Up

A throw-up or throwie sits, in the graffiti world, between a tag and a piece in terms of complexity and time investment. It usually consists of a one-color outline and one layer of fill-color. A throw-up is designed for quick execution, to avoid attracting attention to the writer. Throw-ups are often utilized by writers who wish to achieve a large number of tags while competing with rival artists. Most artists have both a tag and a throw-up that are essentially fixed compared to pieces.

"It's one of the most difficult thing to learn, you gotta practice for years, just doing it all time. There's no secret in order to make them…few lines have to be balanced, be prorated and convince you." --Chob
--Gio

Song of the day: Marina and the Diamonds "Mowgli's Road (Black Teeth remix)"

A song about making decisions... which road to take? The path that is expected of us or another, one less traveled and unknown. Marina's brilliant lyrics and powerful vocals are propelled into orbit courtesy of this throbbing electro remix by the Black Teeth. Brilliant.

- MR

Video of the Day, part 2: Skateboardanimation

Skateboardanimation from Tilman Singer on Vimeo.

Video of the Day: Sigur Rós "Glósóli"

Sigur Rós - Glósóli from Sigur Rós on Vimeo.

What's Popped Up: Harry Potter Pop-Up

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Recently I was able to see paper engineer Bruce Foster and his newest project, Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book, which was published this month by Insight Editions. Working closely with original concept artist, Andrew Williamson, Bruce was able to animate many memorable moments and locations from the past movies. Dimensional scenes from Diagon Alley, and Hogwarts Castle are among my favorites. Other pop-up pages include Magical Creatures, Magical Games and the Dark Arts. This is a great book for fans of JK Rowling and her young wizard and it's gotten me primed to go see the new film.

~Kyle

This Week 12/6-10/10 At the Pop-Up Studio NYC...

Hello all!

Whether you've noticed or not, I've decided to begin uploading new content to the blog on a daily basis, with new features like vintage pop-up book reviews, new movable book reviews, do-it-yourself pops, daily vocabulary, songs, cool artists and other weekly updates about the projects in the studio. Fun stuff! We want to keep our readers interested and hopefully you'll like what we've got coming up. Everybody in the studio has been contributing and if you have any cool ideas, by all means, let us know!

And as for the projects happening in the studio, let's just say I've begun engineering on the sequel to STAR WARS: THE ULTIMATE POP-UP - which should prove to be just as EPIC (if not more so) than its predecessor. No sneak peeks yet... and it doesn't release until Fall 2012, but there will be more to come in future months - I promise.

Signing off!

- MR

Vintage Movable Review: Super Pickle

"Is it a Flying Potato? A 747 Tomato? No – it's SUPER PICKLE!"

This beloved pop-up book was published by Hallmark in 1972. Written by Dean Walley with illustrations by Mike Strouth and paper engineering by Dick Dudley, The Adventures of Super Pickle bring us into a world populated by vegetables where we meet a mild-mannered pickle named Dillbert. When trouble looms, he transforms into Super Pickle and rushes off to save the day. Will he defeat the evil cabbage? Will he find true love with Lilly? You will have to find a copy of this rare book and read the rest to find out.

~Kyle