MECHANICAL BESTIARY

A pop-up book of mechanical insects.
Open it, and seven paper creatures rise from the gutter.

COMING SOON TO THE APP STOREFOR IPHONE

For iPhone. Looks great on iPhone Duo: its hinge opens and closes the book.

HOW TO READ IT

Turn your iPhone on its side, or open your iPhone Duo, and the pages lie open. Hold it upright and the book closes partway.

A wing cover lifts, a leaf flap opens, a lantern glows. Bring a finger slowly toward the cicada and it notices you.

Tilt the phone and the light slides across the gold, enamel and lacquer. It moves as the pages turn, too.

Seven creatures: a cicada, a stag beetle, a leaf insect, a moth, a dragonfly, a praying mantis and a firefly
Pages fold shut to turn, like a real pop-up book
Light that moves with the hinge across gold, enamel and black lacquer
How it works: watch the paper joints move through the printed parts
A printable practice card of the mechanisms the book is built from
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