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  • @FreesideJunkie
    @FreesideJunkie 8 років тому +1583

    This is so damn impressive. What a bloody fantastic display, Bravo Matthew Reinhart.

  • @flapjaccjacc9433
    @flapjaccjacc9433 5 років тому +660

    oh my god, I had that dinosaur book growing up, and LET ME TELL YOU it is still one of the coolest things I've seen in my life

  • @awesomepsume
    @awesomepsume 5 років тому +680

    substantially more interesting, the longer i watched.

    • @jenfer8172
      @jenfer8172 5 років тому

      You can watch more from his channel! He has tutorials for making pop-ups 😁

  • @FantasticMrJack
    @FantasticMrJack 5 років тому +371

    Ok, I am a graphic designer but I am clumsy at manual things...yet this makes me want to make a 1000 page pop up book

    • @asmallphd9648
      @asmallphd9648 5 років тому +5

      oof graphic designer, sorry for your loss

    • @ashlynx6059
      @ashlynx6059 5 років тому +11

      @@asmallphd9648 Why 'sorry for your loss'? I dont see whats wrong with beeing a graphic desinger?

    • @DanteYewToob
      @DanteYewToob 5 років тому +3

      He actually teaches you how.
      Give it a try! I am!
      ua-cam.com/channels/xbY5VDdSrdvcMBvZBqvChA.html

    • @bgrg
      @bgrg 5 років тому

      clumsy? u must be falling in love.

    • @abramjessiah
      @abramjessiah 5 років тому +1

      Papercraft is pretty fun

  • @zelly4914
    @zelly4914 5 років тому +88

    Holy. Cow. This guy has such passion and love for his work. It's art for art's sake.

    • @stuartwray6175
      @stuartwray6175 5 років тому +4

      It's "pop" culture

    • @prakharpandey2392
      @prakharpandey2392 5 років тому +1

      We are the Music Makers??

    • @stuartwray6175
      @stuartwray6175 5 років тому

      @@prakharpandey2392 wordplay: Pop-up book, Pop Art, popular culture.

    • @prakharpandey2392
      @prakharpandey2392 5 років тому +1

      @@stuartwray6175 I was asking Ma Rus.
      Art for art's sake is highly associated with the poem "We are the Music Makers" by Arthur O'Shaughnessy

    • @stuartwray6175
      @stuartwray6175 5 років тому +1

      @@prakharpandey2392 I'm familiar with Whistler and Wilde. Interesting. Veruca Salt: "Snozzberries? Who ever heard of a Snozzberrie?" Willy Wonka pulls her face towards him and gently replies' "We are the music makers, and we are the dreamer of dreams."

  • @magiccookie22
    @magiccookie22 5 років тому +55

    I remember these books! They were a great inspiration growing up. Thank you so much for that dinosaur pop-up book, Reinhart. I don't think I would have ever wanted to study paleontology without it.

  • @hanbieryu8390
    @hanbieryu8390 5 років тому +13

    OMG I have one of his books.
    It's about prehistoric sharks and my dad bought it for me and my brother about 10 years ago (when we were into sea monsters and dinosaurs). I just got it out of the bookshelf and opened it after 6 or 7 years, and this time I actually appreciated his amazing work of art!

  • @basti9516
    @basti9516 8 років тому +17

    That's probably the most creative job I've ever seen.

  • @Jabrils
    @Jabrils 8 років тому +55

    Wow. SciFri you guys are heroes for covering stuff like this! 🙆

  • @funny-video-YouTube-channel
    @funny-video-YouTube-channel 5 років тому +16

    *Beautiful art !*
    Children love it. Parents like it too. It's like magic, that makes books more fun to read.
    We can be very happy to have such interesting crafts on our planet !

  • @rvndre8601
    @rvndre8601 5 років тому +88

    I have one of his popup books!! I never realised until now.

  • @weylin6
    @weylin6 8 років тому +7

    I had a ton of fun making these back in school.
    Made one with a mountain range that had a rising sun, and another with spinning clock hands as you opened it.
    But these, these are mind-bendingly complex

  • @peteyboy100
    @peteyboy100 8 років тому +37

    These are amazing! What I love about art like this is that it feels like real life magic. It is awe inspiring! Beautiful.

    • @zainabe9503
      @zainabe9503 7 років тому

      When you combine Art and Engineering, the result is... priceless!

  • @Cloudstriff101
    @Cloudstriff101 5 років тому

    In elementary there was a school project where we had to try to create our own popups. I had forgotten about that memory until I watched this video. Thanks for bringing back to me a part of my life that I had forgotten.

  • @helianthe3457
    @helianthe3457 5 років тому +2

    That's amazing. Seeing people with this level of passion doing beautiful things that bring them joy makes me really happy.

  • @SeiRruf
    @SeiRruf 5 років тому +1

    The engineering behind all of these is absolutely amazing. More than I've ever seen in any popup book before!

  • @ghornisbae1653
    @ghornisbae1653 5 років тому +1

    Amazing how different pop ups are now compared to the ones I had growing up. They’re so intricate and complex. It’s just incredible and stunning too see.

  • @유투브자제운동
    @유투브자제운동 5 років тому +124

    Now I want to now how to mass produce this book in printing company.

    • @zacharydouglas4309
      @zacharydouglas4309 5 років тому +10

      Cheap Labor, the same as anything else. I used to work in the production department for a publisher (a regular non popup one). I wish I could have been paid to put these books together. It would have been tedious, but so much more memorable than most of what I did.

    • @SoulWhite
      @SoulWhite 5 років тому +1

      @@SLR_96 Cus if he's chinese, he could come work at our factory, just call us at +45 58680085

    • @CookieeMonstarr666
      @CookieeMonstarr666 5 років тому +1

      Time consuming but it's possible, blueprints!

    • @psychotropnilachtan8869
      @psychotropnilachtan8869 5 років тому +2

      We had those books in USSR so youd probably need army of babushkas.

    • @rickh3714
      @rickh3714 5 років тому

      Well at least it's creating something. Putting together toys in a summer job at a Tonka (etc) factory wasn't my worst ever job.
      All those corporate vultures cannibalizing other companies creating nothing but strip and sell economics. Not for me. Could be a question of selling your manual skills - not your soul. Might be an outsourceable proposition too?
      Or even the handmade limited edition route. Signed by the artist, archival papers etc?

  • @jennhoff03
    @jennhoff03 5 років тому

    I wish I could like this video twice! His work is fascinating. I collect books, and his pop-up books are some of my favorites. I totally had noticed that different parts pop up at different times when opening it, and it's absolutely beautiful. A total work of art.

  • @countrystyle7584
    @countrystyle7584 5 років тому +1

    Holy cow! too good not to comment, so far the best pop up book I've ever seen in my entire life. Props to this guy's imagination and creativity. Respect!

  • @krishnadas_3740
    @krishnadas_3740 3 роки тому

    Man, I would have remembered all the stories that were taught in pre-primary schools till date if I had such great pop-up story book.
    Sir you're doing a fabulous job.

  • @learnmandarin-english-baha2769
    @learnmandarin-english-baha2769 4 роки тому

    His passion for his work is incredible. Contagious even. People with passion are the most attractive.

  • @EGOS42
    @EGOS42 8 років тому +23

    Yes kids, you can all do this! First ask mom & dad for the largest Cintiq tablet they can afford.
    Kidding. Amazing work. And yeah kids, start with paper, tape and safety scissors.

  • @rmac1199
    @rmac1199 4 роки тому +1

    Reinhart,
    You are amazing with your art and engineering skills. I have loved Pop-Up books since I was a little child. I have never seen ones with as intricate displays as you the ones you create. I can only imagine the hate you receive from tree huggers for the amount of paper you have to go through. Of course they do not understand trees are a renewable resource.
    Keep up the great work and we will keep planting trees.

  • @Rob-rs5rn
    @Rob-rs5rn 5 років тому +7

    I wonder what the blueprint for these designs look like so that the perfected pop up can be effectively mass produced. Mind blowing.

  • @TPain79lawguy
    @TPain79lawguy 5 років тому

    It is self-evident you are living your passion and care deeply about your craft - great job and great work.

  • @ziggyjinx
    @ziggyjinx 8 років тому +44

    Brilliant.... Best pop up books I've seen and so detailed 👍

  • @mbunds
    @mbunds 5 років тому +23

    It must be very tricky to engineer pieces that don't get hung up and tear in the complex pop-ups!

  • @mhpan4179
    @mhpan4179 8 років тому +10

    Kids are gonna love your work, great job

  • @Sharpman76
    @Sharpman76 3 роки тому

    We had that dino pop-up book in my childhood house, it's really beaten up and some of the pieces are broken but it was still easily one of my favorite childhood books, such cool stuff, even as I'm older.

  • @inyobill
    @inyobill 2 роки тому

    01:55: I read that book over and over to my daughter. I am in constant awe of creative people.

  • @TheKally
    @TheKally 5 років тому +7

    omg...wow..this is so amazing and pretty...this guy literally creating wonder and magic..! hes probably been a cornerstone in most peoples childhood..popup books are wonderful..

  • @benyeech
    @benyeech 5 років тому

    Thank you for making my childhood such a delight! I remember when I was a kid I was obssessed with pop up books and would always look forward to a trip to the bookstore to play with them!

  • @lexpachirisu592
    @lexpachirisu592 2 роки тому

    I love ur books, i got one from the museum when I was a kid and still have it now at 26 years old. Always treasured it 😃

  • @BurningBeard22
    @BurningBeard22 8 років тому +1

    My kids have a couple of your books and they are their favorites! Awesome work.

  • @createinspain
    @createinspain 7 років тому

    True genius at work. This is what I call art, I'd love to have a self assembly version with instructions, just to understand it better!

  • @MicaRayan
    @MicaRayan 5 років тому +1

    He's so creative....it's wonderful creation !

  • @lauri_haro
    @lauri_haro 8 років тому +8

    Stunning.

  • @Anastas1786
    @Anastas1786 5 років тому

    I think I've seen some of his work, but the transforming and (intentionally) interactive pop-ups are new to me.
    _Super_ nifty!

  • @ShaneSlack
    @ShaneSlack 5 років тому

    this guy is awesome, i want to work with him. I made one for a college class project last year, not sure where the idea came from but everyone loved it. Something magic and nostalgic about it.

  • @BestPopUpbooks
    @BestPopUpbooks 8 років тому +5

    Amazing!

  • @melindagibson8606
    @melindagibson8606 7 років тому

    OMG!! this is one of the greatest artistic things i have ever seen! I cannot believe this.. you are amazing! I felt like i was walking into Disneyland and seeing main street for the first time while watching this video! I learned how to quilt last year, i think you have just sparked my THIS year learning adventure! INKredible!

  • @eblanco2172
    @eblanco2172 5 років тому +5

    WOW, Matthew Reinhart!!! That's the summum of the Pop-Up book design. My respects to you!

  • @kumarankush8615
    @kumarankush8615 8 років тому +1

    DAYUM! I am out of words here. I just want to touch your feet as a mark of respect for what you do. It's so AMAZING, Matthew!

  • @CheckEmGG
    @CheckEmGG 5 років тому

    every time he opens a book i keep screaming in amazement. The pop-up books i grew up with were nothing like these.

  • @ASEEMYADAV51
    @ASEEMYADAV51 5 років тому

    This doesn't look like the innovation 21st century deserves...but it is the one that is very much needed ...kudos !!

  • @ok-ns7ri
    @ok-ns7ri 5 років тому +4

    UA-cam finally recommend something good

  • @helsinki
    @helsinki 5 років тому +3

    This guy is creative and cool but you know what....more props to the people in the assembly line that had to cut and glue thousands of his books by hand.

    • @Gardehesten
      @Gardehesten 5 років тому +1

      helsinki i doubt the cutting is manual, as you have both knife routers and stamp cutters for that job, but yes, the folding and gluing must be very laborious!

  • @BenSpark96
    @BenSpark96 5 років тому

    That is really incredible. I noticed the Transformers on the computer before they were mentioned and seeing the pop ups that Matthew made of the characters was impressive.

  • @cellokid5104
    @cellokid5104 5 років тому

    This is so unbelievably cool, he is so fascinated and sympathetic

  • @isabelcruz3961
    @isabelcruz3961 5 років тому +24

    OMG I HAD THAT DINOSAUR BOOK GROWING UP BRO THAT WAS THE BEST

    • @Khalfan_Alqemzi
      @Khalfan_Alqemzi 5 років тому

      Same but I had the shark book ( ☆ ͜ʖ ☆)

  • @TheSwaroopB
    @TheSwaroopB 5 років тому

    Super-impressive! Engineering + Art + Skills coming together in a simple but amusing blend. Hats off to Matthew!

    • @WHYZMAN_
      @WHYZMAN_ 5 років тому +1

      simple in concept but quite advanced in technique!

    • @TheSwaroopB
      @TheSwaroopB 5 років тому

      @@WHYZMAN_ I agree!

  • @BapakBuayah
    @BapakBuayah 5 років тому

    "Can I do this, and i want to make this and i want to be creative." That was exactly what came in my mind. You clairvoyant!

  • @neilx42
    @neilx42 5 років тому

    that pyramid took me by surprise.You have taken popup ideas to a new level!!

  • @edstella
    @edstella 2 роки тому

    Imagine all those people his age and older and younger that were told by scolding guardians, parents, and teachers, "Stop playing around and learn something useful!" and letting all that curiosity, talent, and creativity die. I'm so glad he is able to do this and share his beautiful (and hard) work with the world and inspiring others of all ages to be excited. He's making people excited about the artistry of it, about the knowledge and learning in the books, and showing that you can do things with your hobbies and interests.

  • @SheeraAlaine
    @SheeraAlaine 5 років тому

    I wanna all those books now. Like literally all of them. So pretty.

  • @DJignyte
    @DJignyte 5 років тому

    Whoa! I always wondered how these artists did these. I can't fathom how time consuming it must be. Good on him, he's done some truly magnificent work!

  • @jamesfra1311
    @jamesfra1311 8 років тому +7

    The reason why i subsrcibe! Just incredible! I mean, words can't discribe it!

  • @raptorsigh
    @raptorsigh 5 років тому

    I process used books where I work and the pop-ups have become an obsession of mine. Getting his is always a treat! My other favorites are the Dinotopia ones and the ones intended for adults only (Pin-up girls, horror, etc), they're just so unique. I'm starting to collect them.

  • @jeremiahsmith916
    @jeremiahsmith916 5 років тому

    At first I was not that impressed by the t-rex head, but then the small Transformers pop-ups just blew my mind. It’s such an overlooked branch of book art, it makes me low key mad. The people behind these fragile constructions need all the recognition.

  • @mainulmike4787
    @mainulmike4787 5 років тому

    I never knew that pop art would be this beautiful... Amazing and unbelievable..

  • @Galinn_Arts
    @Galinn_Arts 5 років тому +1

    I had two of these books the dino one and the shark one i loved them when i was small they are awesome

  • @vladhardware5642
    @vladhardware5642 5 років тому +5

    "Making popup is something a kid can do." Only think I ever did best as a kid was to wet the bed.

  • @ryanjoseph.51
    @ryanjoseph.51 5 років тому +3

    that awesome moment whe UA-cam algorithm recommends you this video! *WIN*

  • @YKW-YouKnowWhat
    @YKW-YouKnowWhat 5 років тому

    I do remember these kind of books in my childhood. It so fascinating. Great work, keep going.

  • @dvnovov7850
    @dvnovov7850 5 років тому +9

    Wowsome, i too made one v shaped flower bouquet, it came out so pretty ...! U inspired me even more to do now

  • @danieladownie6087
    @danieladownie6087 8 років тому

    Matthew Reinhart, you are an amazing and beautiful human being! Thank you so much for sharing that amazement and wonder with the world!

  • @blisteredoutlaw1993
    @blisteredoutlaw1993 5 років тому

    This could be the start of it ... I mean, the idea to shrink big things into a tiny one .. I'm looking forward for that time to come :)

  • @arcbrush
    @arcbrush 5 років тому

    I thought I would learn something new by watching this, didn't know I'd be amazed all the way through

  • @SidneyJupiter
    @SidneyJupiter 5 років тому

    I have that prehistoric creature book! And I can say it is the most impressive pop up book I’ve ever read, so many pop ups and moving parts, it amazing!

  • @metaparcel
    @metaparcel 5 років тому

    Finally an incentive for all dads to read to their kids because they secretly want to turn the page as much as their kids do.

  • @drumrit
    @drumrit 5 років тому

    What an innovative mind may do with something as simple as paper and some physics! I loved every bit of it. The best part wasn't even the amazingly complicated popups. It was the passion. I felt it hit man. It hit good.
    Keep creating!

  • @ooXChrissieXoo
    @ooXChrissieXoo 5 років тому +60

    He knows he can tell you how he did everything, and you still can't do it. I love my pop up books, but I didn't know an actual person designed it.

    • @rachelmccourt
      @rachelmccourt 5 років тому

      ooXChrissieXoo what did you think designed it? Haha

    • @parkchimmin7913
      @parkchimmin7913 5 років тому +1

      Rachel Rachel Mccourt Turtles designed it

    • @ooXChrissieXoo
      @ooXChrissieXoo 5 років тому +5

      @@rachelmccourt I thought it's one of those things that you let computer do

    • @niter43
      @niter43 5 років тому

      @@ooXChrissieXoo there's software for that, but it's definitely just not advanced enough for what he does.
      And no one is going to develop advanced thing, since there's very little demand for that (not profitable to do).

    • @rachelmccourt
      @rachelmccourt 5 років тому

      @@ooXChrissieXoo ahh fair enough. You would be surprised by the amount of art and design that goes in to somethings.

  • @Comfie
    @Comfie 5 років тому

    I love how passionate he sounds about it

  • @sunnowo
    @sunnowo 5 років тому +1

    What the fuck I own that dinosaur book! I fucking loved it as a kid!

  • @EvilTim1911
    @EvilTim1911 8 років тому

    I like this guy and his craft. Very nice.

  • @pichanliwag9132
    @pichanliwag9132 5 років тому

    I need an hour of these popups.

  • @rk3340
    @rk3340 5 років тому +4

    Ok I know I’m not the only one who had a mini heart attack when they saw that face at 4:14

  • @SandyTag
    @SandyTag 8 років тому

    I was given the dinosaur pop-up book as a birthday gift when I was a little kid. Still love opening it just to see the cool pop-ups :)

  • @kayaeki
    @kayaeki 5 років тому

    This is the most amazing thing I've seen in a while!

  • @JanbluTheDerg
    @JanbluTheDerg 5 років тому

    0:15 Holy wow! I had a copy of that book when I was younger! I was my favourite one too!

  • @milliosmiles5160
    @milliosmiles5160 5 років тому

    A sculptor, artist, engineer, anatomist, zoologist genius!

  • @nicolasmango290
    @nicolasmango290 4 роки тому

    Absolutely amazing. Breathtaking.

  • @iiiiiiii3359
    @iiiiiiii3359 4 роки тому

    I had one of your books as a kid! I can say these books helped make my imagination what it is today, Thank you.

  • @bradowen8862
    @bradowen8862 5 років тому

    this is truly an art for me, and this one is really amazing

  • @rezakaviani7381
    @rezakaviani7381 5 років тому

    Perfect and complicated art!

  • @RajviDhuwal
    @RajviDhuwal 5 років тому

    you are inspiration man! keep bringing such amazing designs of yours!!

  • @DianaTrout
    @DianaTrout 8 років тому +4

    Love your books, Matthew. This was such a pleasure to watch! Thanks.

  • @vladhardware5642
    @vladhardware5642 5 років тому

    Just amazing. Superb. This is some mind-blowing work.

  • @activegamer9696
    @activegamer9696 5 років тому

    So beautiful. These things take me back to my childhood. Thank you. :)

  • @byrddraws7904
    @byrddraws7904 5 років тому

    OH MY GOD I HAD ONE OF THOSE DINO BOOKS AS A KID IT'S PROBABLY STILL ON MY BOOKSHELF SOMEWHERE THIS IS AWESOME

  • @brynb-r2528
    @brynb-r2528 5 років тому

    I had three of his books when I was younger, they’re actually so amazing

  • @Orion_Santana
    @Orion_Santana 5 років тому

    This is the best pop up thing I’ve ever seen

  • @mancheaseskrelpher8419
    @mancheaseskrelpher8419 8 років тому +296

    Featherless Tyrannosaurus Rex. Flagged for nudity.

    • @amayotato
      @amayotato 8 років тому

      Manchease Skrelpher Wow I thought I was the only one!

    • @PrinceJes
      @PrinceJes 5 років тому +6

      They didn't have feathers, they were Saurichians. Ornithischians were the closest to birds because of their bird hips, while the Saurs had lizard hips.

    • @mrlogan4563
      @mrlogan4563 5 років тому +3

      @@PrinceJes dinosaurs did have feathers, in fact some dinosaurs needed feathers. We even have evidence that they had feathers from (fossils). So get your facts right.

    • @PrinceJes
      @PrinceJes 5 років тому +4

      @@mrlogan4563
      Dinosaurs with fuzzy-looking collagen fibers do not qualify in any way as feathers, in fact many marine fossils have the same fuzzy appearance.

    • @Skirbrandr
      @Skirbrandr 5 років тому +1

      @@PrinceJes this is just flat out wrong. Birds actually came from the saurichian group.

  • @kobisjeruk
    @kobisjeruk 5 років тому

    Not gonna lie, I snicker a lil bit when he started calling it 'engineering' but then I got to see the transformer popups and followed by the rest of his stuff. He is truly a wizard and he can definitely call it whatever he wants.

  • @jacxjon
    @jacxjon 5 років тому

    Thanks for the recommendation UA-cam. It's gem.

  • @madethisforrestrictedvideo9907
    @madethisforrestrictedvideo9907 5 років тому

    I had that book. Scared the shit out of me the first time I opened it, didn't think pop ups could go that far up

  • @lolindirlink
    @lolindirlink 5 років тому

    How is it that none of his books are at every grocery store and supermarket all over the world!?!
    This should be something that every kid grows up with :P
    I wish i grew up with one of these books!

  • @eshicool
    @eshicool 5 років тому

    Thats some serious art work. Awesome.

  • @critterlover4278
    @critterlover4278 5 років тому

    I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see him make a enchanted fairy forest.