Customer Reviews
Brilliant! - By: Mrs. P. Wright, 16 Dec 2008 
My son is only 5 weeks old & is totally transfixed with every letterin this book.The bold shapes & minimalist colors hold his attention from start to finish.I'm definately going to buy more of Bataille's books.
Just your type - By: Robin Benson, 25 Oct 2008 One for the designers I fancy. A delightful pop-up A to Zin a minimalist format that creative folk will love. Almost every letter has a three-dimensional aspect, the exceptions are O,P,Q & R which use a transparent page to turn the letters from one to another. V creates a W using a whole page of mirror foil. Everything else pops up or slides left to right with the letter S having two circles that revolve as the spread is opened.
The look & feel of the book is that it is aimed at grownups. The type is loosely based on Futura presentedin black, red & white on black & white spreads. The paper construction is not particularly complex but the overall effect is very creative: like using a common dot for an i & j or a C being flipped over into a D.
I don't see ABC3Din the same context as a kids pop-up book & it'sin the completely opposite direction from the stunning creations by Robert Sabuda (and if you are new to pop-ups check Sabuda's extraordinary 'Winters Tale' ISBN 978 0689853630) but as an adult pop-up keepsake it has a lot going for it. Incidentally I'm surprised that there is nothing about Marion Bataille anywherein the book.
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