Bruce Foster Explained

Bruce Foster
Education:University of Tennessee[1]
Occupation:Paper engineer, graphic designer
Spouse:Lori Stanley
Children:Nicole, Lydia[2]

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]

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]

Exhibitions

YearTitleLocationNotes
2003Pop-ups: Art of the Paper Engineer[9] The Sharon Arts Center in Peterborough, NH Also included work from David A. Carter, Robert Sabuda
2004Pop-Up Books: The Art of Paper Engineering,[10] [11] The Museum of Print History, Houston, TXAlso included work by Irene Rosenberg
2010 Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn[12] Smithsonian Institution Libraries, National Museum of American HistoryAlso included Matthew Reinhart, David Hawcock, Chuck Fischer

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hoffarth. Tom. "Wow" con't: A Bruce Foster Q-and-A Farther Off the Wall. www.insidesocal.com. 18 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929122514/http://www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffarth/2009/11/06/wow-cont-a-bruc/. 29 September 2018. dead.
  2. Web site: About Paperpops. paperpops.com. 16 December 2016.
  3. Uria. Isabel. Bruce Foster: Why He is a Paper Magic Master. Movable Stationery: The Movable Book Society Newsletter. May 2010. 18. 2. 1–2.
  4. Book: Bluemel. Nancy. Taylor. Rhonda Lynette Harris. Pop-up books: a guide for teachers and librarians. 2012. Libraries Unlimited. 9781591583981. 37–39. 758844521. 18 December 2016. English.
  5. Book: Trebbi. Jean-Charles. Corkett. Thomas. The art of pop-up: the magical world of three-dimensional books. 2012. 9788492810659. 96–97. 828847935. 18 December 2016. English.
  6. Web site: Talking Design with 3D Paper Engineer Bruce Foster – Structural Graphics Blog. www.structuralgraphics.com. 18 December 2016.
  7. News: New Pop-Up Books Appeal Not Just to Kids, But Adults Too. 18 December 2016. Harrisonburg Daily News Record. 4 January 2007. subscription .
  8. Book: Montanaro. Ann R. Pop-up and movable books: a bibliography.. Scarecrow Press. 0810837285. 549–551. 62681468. 16 December 2016. English.
  9. Pop-up Exhibits. Movable Stationery: The Movable Book Society Newsletter. 1 January 1993. 11. 1. 8. 16 December 2016.
  10. Exhibits. Movable Stationery: The Movable Book Society Newsletter. August 2004. 12. 3. 9. 16 December 2016.
  11. Rubin. Ellen G. K.. With a Song in Our Heart: Movable Book Society 5th Conference. Movable Stationery. November 2004. 12. 4. 8. 16 December 2016.
  12. Web site: Smithsonian Institution Libraries Unveils "Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn" Newsdesk. newsdesk.si.edu. 16 December 2016.

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