Clover Press has launched on Kickstarter Flippitoons Odditome of Deadlies and Dreadlies Volume 1, a 224-page hardcover book. Co-written by Jim Fletcher and James Martin, it includes over 100 creatures that change when the book is flipped. Each illustration transforms when turned upside down or right side up, accompanied by verses that also read in both directions. The work explores the dubious science of Oddibiology.
The accident that created a science: from a dropped sketch to the Flippi-verse 🌀
Fletcher discovered these creatures by chance while drawing: a sketch transformed when it fell to the floor. Thus was born Oddibiology, a study of strange things that mixes illustration and visual perception. The book includes Flippimations of 30 to 45 seconds with original music composed by Fletcher himself. Each reversible creature requires precise design where art and text work in two orientations. The technical process involves calculating pivot points and symmetries so that both readings are coherent.
The science that studies the weird: a field with zero budget 🔬
Oddibiology promises to be the least funded scientific branch in history. There are no laboratories or grants, just a guy who saw his drawing transform when it fell. Now we have 100 creatures that are two in one, verses that read forwards and backwards, and a perfect excuse to flip the book like a maniac. If science doesn't give you answers, you can always buy the book and flip out.