Amidi, Amid
Cartoon modern
: style and design in fifties animation / Amid Amidi. – San Francisco :
Chronicle Books, cop. 2006
200 p. : il. ; 23x29 cm.
ISBN 978-0-8118-4731-5
[Secció: ANI] [Sign.: ANI/AMI/car]
Between the classic films of Walt Disney in the 1940s
and the televised cartoon revolution of the 1960s was a critical period in the
history of animation. Amid Amidi, of the influential Animation Blast magazine and CartoonBrew blog, charts the
evolution of the modern style in animation, which largely discarded the
"lifelike" aesthetic for a more graphic and often abstract approach.
Abundantly found in commercials, industrial and educational films, fair and
expo infotainment, and more, this quickly popular cartoon modernism shared much
with the painting and graphic design movements of the era. 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.
