Collector’s Weekly has a beautifully illustrated piece about vintage flip books. Covering a wide swath of time (the late 1800s to today), the article presents a concise, contextual history for flip books. It’s neat to see the role that flip books played in the development of not just animation, but also cinema in general. Take that, Academy!
Anyone who has ever scribbled a rocket ship blasting off in the margin of their math book should check this article out. Click here to read.
Related: Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Nine Old Men: The Flipbooks
