Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in Fifties Animation Amid Amidi
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC

Modern animation is back and Im sure you want to be well ahead of the curve of its return. Showcasing hundreds of rare and forgotten sketches, model boards, cels, and film stills, Cartoon Modern is a thoroughly researched, eye-popping, and delightful account of a vital decade of animation design. The title is Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in 1950s Animation. Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in 1950s Animation. Published by gorillaflip.com on May 19, List Price: $ 40.00. List Price: $ 40.00 Price: $ 25.38 It's all inspiring, and it's fascinating to realize that although the overrriding fifties sense of style is hot right now, these men and women of the grey flannel past are still way ahead of almost all of us. Amid Amidi has written several award-winning books about the history and art of animated film. Well, Amid dug deep into the wellspring of “modern cartooning” and came up with a book that belongs on every animation lover's bookshelf. For more about Fifties animation design, check out my new book Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in Fifties Animation (Chronicle Books, 2006) and find plenty more artwork at the Cartoon Modern blog. He is the youngest recipient of the prestigious Theatre Library Association Award which he received for his book Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in Fifties Animation (2006, Chronicle Books). Author Amid Amidi is preparing a fancy new book called Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in Fifties Animation, and has created a blog to accompany it. According to Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in Fifties Animation By Amid Amidi, “To best appreciate 1950's animation design, one needs to first examine the state of the industry in the decades leading up to the 1950's” 1. Cartoon Modern; Style and Design in Fifties Animation Amid Amidi 195pgs HC Chronicle Books ISBN-10 0-8118-4731-4. We talked about a book he was working on titled Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in Fifties Animation.