13.May.2010 | Rachel Balik
Where Yesterday Meets Tomorrow
What’s the connection between experimental animation and a Victorian photograph book? Although they may seem at opposite ends of the spectrum, they share one important quality: they’re both examples of the union of art and technology possible with Vook.
With Jeff Scher’s Best of Times, we compiled 14 short films featured on Scher’s New York Times Opinionator blog, “The Animated Life” and added the artist’s reflective essays to create a little mobile museum. These
gorgeous, unconventional films set to music turn any moment into aesthetic, innovative experience.
Moving back a few hundred years, we’ve created the Shepp’s Photographs of the World Vook. In 1892, brothers James and Daniel Shepp traveled the world and took black and white photographs of everything they saw. They compiled their work into the most popular coffee table book of their time. Now, we’ve turned it into an app for your browser or iPhone.
For the next week, we’re celebrating our ventures into the art worlds of yesterday and tomorrow. When you buy Best of Times, you’ll get Shepp’s Photographs for free. Just email proof of purchase to Rachel@vook.com.
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