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The Character Compendium

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Pictoplasma Publishing, Berlin

April 2012
Peter Thaler, Lars Denicke

384
18,4 x 22,3 cm / 7.24 x 8.78 in
full colour,
special hardcover

978-3-942245-05-0

The long sought after original is back:

After the best-selling Character Encyclopaedia from 2006, Pictoplasma finally presents a brand new compilation with the latest works by the international protagonists and new talents in the field of character creation.
From illustration and graphic design to fine and urban arts, toys and costumes, this is the unique sourcebook for anyone creative and seeking inspiration.

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Not A Toy

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Pictoplasma Publishing, Berlin

July 2011
ATOPOS cvc / Vassilis Zidianakis
352
23 x 33,6 cm / 9 x 13 in
full colour
hardcover

978-3-942245-02-9

Pictoplasma presents Not A Toy – the first book on the growing influence of Character design in fashion and art. Over the last decade, they have playfully sampled and remixed their way through visual codes and media, confronting the viewer head-on, regardless of cultural background. Now, this aesthetic strategy has a strong influence on contemporary fashion design. International artists create playful dresses, avant-garde costumes and hairstyles, re inventing the human body and sending their radical, new Characters onto the catwalk and beyond.

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HER IDEA

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Victionary, Hong Kong
and Pictoplasma Publishing, Berlin
December 2010
Rilla Alexander
64
20 x 23.7cm / 7.9 x 9.3 Inches
full colour
Fabric covered hard cover
Screen printed dust jacket
die-cut “googly eyes”

978-9881732804

Do you love thinking up new ideas?
Do you jump from one to the next?
Would you rather start tomorrow?

Rilla Alexander, who brought us Rinzen’s felt-covered toy remix book Neighbourhood in 2007, presents a new project exploring the creative process – and that age old problem of procrastination.
Join our protagonist Sozi as she experiences the elation, struggle and triumph of making ideas happen.

Ultimately, Her Idea is a tale about getting to THE END.

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PicTarot

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Pictoplasma Publishing, Berlin

November 2010
Peter Thaler, Lars Denicke
78 cards + 36 pages booklet

7 x 12 cm / 2,8 x 4,7 Inches
full deck of cards
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978-3-942245-01-2

Also available
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PicTarot is our spin on all things mystical. Iconic creatures from the stars of contemporary character design reveal their secret powers and tell your fortune. Following the logic of Aleister Crowley’s Tarot, the 22 cards of the Major Arcana are the visual guide for an intimate conversation, reveal your destiny, help make a decision or answer any question concerning your relationship. You can also put the Major Arcana aside and use the regular, lovingly re-designed 56 playing cards for your favorite game of poker. Bur be warned – the cards’ magical powers cannot be tamed!

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LITTLE AARON, ME AND MY FRIENDS

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on 11. October 2010

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Pictoplasma Publishing, Berlin

October 2010
Aaron Stewart
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4.7 x 5.5 inches
spit & spill resistant
boardbook

978-3-942245-00-5

Designer and animation director Aaron Stewart grew up in Wichita, Kansas in the 1970s. During a recent visit back home he re-discovered the old, hidden picture albums of his childhood.
Their quirky Kodacolor aura and homey settings inspired him to populate his past anew, with the friendly critters he had always wanted to be surrounded by. The past is reanimated in backward projections of childhood fantasies and imaginary friends.

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PEN TO PAPER

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Pictoplasma Publishing, Berlin

April 2010
Lars Denicke, Peter Thaler
240
18,4 x 22,3 cm / 7.24 x 8.78 in
full colour
hardcover

978-3-981-04586-4

Pen to Paper presents a fine selection of the most adventurous images from a global scene of artists, working mainly with a pen or analogue techniques such as water color, ink or collage. This recent revival has injected immeasurable visual wealth into the world of illustration, fine art and especially character design. Artists reject the computer and channel their creativity through spontaneous freehand drawing to create untamed, edgy and exceptional beings. With works by Allison Schulnik, Shoboshobo, Allyson Mellberg Taylor, John Casey, Luke Ramsey, Eric Shaw, Joey Haley, Kerozen and many more…

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CHARACTERS IN MOTION - Vol.3 / Book + DVD

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Pictoplasma Publishing, Berlin

April 2010
Peter Thaler, Lars Denicke
64
Stereo, All zones, 4/3 DVD 9,
180 minutes, NTSC
14 x 19 cm / 5,5 x 7,4 inches
full colour, hardcover

978-3-981-04589-5

Follow us on a 3 hour psychedelic journey through the character populated worlds of over 40 forwardlooking, stylistically outstanding studios, animators and designers. The successful series is back, exploring freshly hatched characters that live in our brave new mixed-up post digital world.

With work by Fluorescent Hill, David OReilly, W+K Tokyo Lab, Saiman Chow, McBess, SoandSau, Marc Craste, Nagi Noda, Satoru Ohno, Yves Geylen, Takafumi Tsuchiya, Asterokid, Anima Boutique, Gangpol & Mit and many more…

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GANGPOL & MIT – FAITS DIVERS - Book and DVD

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Pictoplasma Publishing, Berlin

January 2010
Peter Thaler, Lars Denicke
32
Stereo, All zones, 4/3 DVD,
18 tracks, PAL
14 x 19 cm / 5,5 x 7,4 inches
full colour, hardcover

978-3-98104-588-8

Now Gangpol & Mit’s unparalleled symbiosis of sonic and visuals can be enjoyed on your very own home entertainment system! Melodies crush and rebuild in various styles, mixing sources dug out deep from a huge digital sandbox. Behind the technicolor frenzy and DIY entertainment, an absurd and uncanny dimension unfolds: hit-and-run canine casualties, technological voodoo apocalypse and terrorist confetti exploding everywhere.
The geometrical bestiary is being hunted around the globe and a feast of techno-cannibalism is celebrated on the “Island of da Motherboard Slaughter.”

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PREPARE FOR PICTOPIA

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Pictoplasma Publishing, Berlin
Haus der Kulturen der Welt
April 2009
Peter Thaler, Lars Denicke
Bernd Scherer
328
18,4 x 22,3 cm / 7.24 x 8.78 in
full colour,
hardcover

978-3-98104-587-1

The 328 page and colorful catalogue, published on the occasion of the Pictopia exhibition at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in spring 2009, assembles texts and works by international artists, designers and theorists, all investigating the aesthetic principle of reduction and abstraction in the design of anthropomorphic characters. Including work by AJ Fosik, Ben Frost, Borris Hoppek, Dylan Martorell, Edwina Ashton, Faiyaz Jafri, Fons Schiedon, FriendsWithYou, Gary Baseman, Hideaki Kawashima, James Marshall, Jeremy Dower, Mark Ryden, Motomichi Nakamura, Nagi Noda, Olaf Breuning, Sam Gibbons, Shoboshobo, Tim Biskup and many more…

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The Essence of Rabbit

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Pictoplasma Publishing, Berlin

April 2006
Alexander Fuchs
WIYUMi visual communication

84,1 x 118,9 cm
33’11’’ x 46’81’’

Too much bunnies? There’s no such thing! And just to prove it Pictoplasma asked internationally established and upcoming character designers, illustrators and artists around the globe to send in their versions of rabbits, bunnies, hares and everything in between. The result is a full-scale bunny overdose, with far more than 1.500 individual rabbits from 500+ international contributers. By condensing the endless variations of the motif into one ultimate system the true nature of the beast emerges: the eternal essence of rabbit.

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