gracefully NOTED

Philadelphia, PA

stories told in three dimensions...

Meghan HarcarComment

How beautiful are these paper books by Japanese graphic designer Yusuke Oono?  Each 40-page book creates a visual narrative that illustrates a specific moment from a story.  The books can be unfolded to be viewed in the round, giving the viewer a 360 degree view of the characters and scenery, or can be viewed flat, creating a diorama of sorts, that changes depending on the page you are on. The cut out forms and the negative space that these books create are gorgeous.  I love how the dual colors of paper gives each piece depth and added interest. The amount of foresight to design a scene in the round, with each page of the book having to both work on its own, and fit in with the scene as a whole is really inspiring. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

book-4.jpg
book-2.jpg
book-1.jpg
Home1.JPG
book-3.jpg
book-7.jpg
Cheese2.JPG
Cheese1.JPG
book-7.jpg
book-8.jpg
Cheese4.JPG
Jungle2.JPG
Jungle6.JPG
Jungle3.JPG
Jungle5.JPG
Jungle1.JPG
Jungle4.JPG
book-9.jpg

via this is colossal. Images from here and here