Bruce Foster
Bruce Foster | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Houston, Texas |
| Education | University of Tennessee[1] |
| Occupation | Paper engineer, graphic designer |
| Spouse(s) | Lori Stanley |
| Children | Nicole, Lydia[2] |
| Website | paperpops.com |
Bruce Foster is an American paper engineer and graphic designer who specializes in pop-up books. Called a "paper magic master",[3] he has created more than 40 pop-up books for both children and adults, in addition to the pop-up designs that appeared in the 2007 film Enchanted.[4][5]
Contents
1 Biography
2 Selected bibliography
3 Exhibitions
4 References
5 External links
Biography
Foster studied fine and studio arts the University of Tennessee. He spent years in designing trade show graphics and, later, as an ad agency creative director.[6]
Foster was inspired to learn how to create 3D books after seeing his first pop-up book, Kees Moerbeek's Hot Pursuit: A Forward and Backward Pop-up Book and taught himself by reverse engineering published books. "I destroyed a lot of them trying to figure out how they were done," he said.[7]
He began a career designing pop-up books as a freelancer for Baltimore book children’s book packager Ottenheimer Publishers.[4]
Selected bibliography
The following is a sample of the pop-up books paper engineered by Bruce Foster:[8]
Foster, Bruce; Willard, Nancy; Leister, Bryan; Jackson, Bea (1995), Gutenberg's gift, Wild Honey, an Ottenheimer Publishers Company, OCLC 32014043.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
Foster, Bruce; Kee, Lucy; Williamson, Andrew (2010), Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book, Insight Editions, OCLC 555627884
Foster, Bruce; Weltevrede, Pieter; Wise, Tad; Beer, Robert (2007), Hindu Altars: A Pop-Up Gallery of Traditional Art & Wisdom, New World Library, OCLC 241301654
Foster, Bruce; Berry, Cheree (2006), Hoorah-- for the Bra: A Perky Peek at the History of the Brassiere, Tabori & Chang, OCLC 63660577
Foster, Bruce; Rodgers, Richard; Hammerstein, Oscar; Crouse, Russel; Andreasen, Dan; Trapp, Maria Augusta (2009), The Sound of Music: A Classic Collectible Pop-Up, Little Simon, OCLC 180756395
Foster, Bruce; Eisner, Will (2008), The Spirit of Will Eisner : a pop-up graphic novel, Insight Editions, OCLC 732882001
Foster, Bruce; Havrilesky, Heather; Coulas, Mick (2006), The Pop-Up Book of Celebrity Meltdowns, Melcher Media, OCLC 76805039
Foster, Bruce (paper engineer) (2008), Visionaire. 55, Surprise, Visionaire Publishing, OCLC 216939681
Foster, Bruce (2009), Wow!: The Pop-Up Book of Sports, Time Inc. Home Entertainment, OCLC 320191002
Exhibitions
| Year | Title | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Pop-ups: Art of the Paper Engineer[9] | The Sharon Arts Center in Peterborough, NH | Also included work from David A. Carter, Robert Sabuda |
| 2004 | Pop-Up Books: The Art of Paper Engineering,[10][11] | The Museum of Print History, Houston, TX | Also included work by Irene Rosenberg |
| 2010 | Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn[12] | Smithsonian Institution Libraries, National Museum of American History | Also included Matthew Reinhart, David Hawcock, Chuck Fischer |
References
^ Hoffarth, Tom. ""Wow" con't: A Bruce Foster Q-and-A | Farther Off the Wall". www.insidesocal.com. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
^ "About | Paperpops". paperpops.com. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
^ Uria, Isabel (May 2010). "Bruce Foster: Why He is a Paper Magic Master". Movable Stationery: the Movable Book Society newsletter. v. 18 (2): 1–2.
^ ab Bluemel, Nancy; Taylor, Rhonda Lynette Harris. Pop-up books: a guide for teachers and librarians. Libraries Unlimited. pp. 37–39. ISBN 9781591583981. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
^ Trebbi, Jean-Charles; Corkett, Thomas. The art of pop-up: the magical world of three-dimensional books. pp. 96–97. ISBN 9788492810659. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
^ "Talking Design with 3D Paper Engineer Bruce Foster – Structural Graphics Blog". www.structuralgraphics.com. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
^ "New Pop-Up Books Appeal Not Just to Kids, But Adults Too". Harrisonburg Daily News Record. 4 January 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2016. (Subscription required (help)).
^ Montanaro, Ann R. Pop-up and movable books: a bibliography. Scarecrow Press. pp. 549–551. ISBN 0810837285. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
^ "Pop-up Exhibits". Movable stationery: the Movable Book Society newsletter. v. 11 (1): 8. 1 January 1993. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
^ "Exhibits". Movable stationery: the Movable Book Society newsletter. v. 12 (3): 9. August 2004. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
^ Rubin, Ellen G. K. (November 2004). "With a Song in Our Heart: Movable Book Society 5th Conference". Movable stationery. v. 12 (4): 8. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
^ "Smithsonian Institution Libraries Unveils "Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn" | Newsdesk". newsdesk.si.edu. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
External links
- Official Bruce Foster Website
- Best of Pop-ups author profile, Bruce Foster
Smithsonian Libraries interview with book artist Chuck Fischer and paper engineer Bruce Foster on how the pop-up book Angels was created.
