Product Description

Designer and illustrator Stefan G. Bucher loves drawing monsters, so he filmed himself drawing an ink-blot monster every day for 100 days and posted the videos online. The result was an overwhelming response from all corners of the globe as fans submitted stories about the trials and triumphs of each unique monster. A companion DVD contains movies of each of the monsters being drawn, as well as additional monster stories. In addition, there is a foreword from Ze Frank.

What's Inside the Book?

• 100 Daily Monsters
• 257 monster stories
• 1 dvd featuring all 100 Daily Monster video clips, 701 bonus comments and stories, one Real Time Monster, a special video message from the author, and 10 Open Source Ink Blots(tm) that let you make your own Daily Monsters

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20416 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-05
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

About the Author
Stefan G. Bucher is a good egg. After working as a freelance illustrator in his native Germany, he moved to California and earned his degree from Art Center College of Design in 1996. He is responsible for CD packages for everyone from indie artists to Whitney Houston and Sting. In September of 2004 the Art Directors Club (New York) selected him as one of 35 outstanding creatives age 30 and under for their biennial "Young Guns" exhibit. He speaks frequently and passionately about life, love and graphic design at schools and design associations around the country and has been a judge for a number of national design competitions.

Customer Reviews

A Monster of a Phenomenon
Once upon a time, a control enthusiast with a pen drew himself a monster--and the rest is history.

You can test-flight this book at Bucher's site, www.dailymonster.com, where all 200 of the monsters he eventually released still live--going to their jobs, having their babies, reading and writing and dancing and taking over the world--doing all the things monsters do. I encourage you to do so, and then buy this book.

Someday someone you are talking to will rail against the web, talk about all the terrible things on it, all the bad people. Then you can point to 100 Days of Monsters, and you can say, "Things like THIS--people from all over the world sharing a creative moment, interacting to make something beautiful and funny and playful--how would you make something like THIS happen, if not for the internet?" And if not for, it goes without saying, Stefan G. Bucher and his band of authors.

I came to the game too late to be part of the book--but oh, it was a lovely thing to have my child come downstairs every morning and say, "Mom! Did you monster yet?"

What a wonderful time. I thank you, Stefan. You did good. You didn't just talk the talk, you walked the walk. You followed your heart, and it shows. :)

100 Days of Monsters is a fun journey!
100 Days of Monsters is a fun journey through 100 days of artist Stefan G. Bucher's life. Each day starts with a great drawing of a "Monster," and includes stories and comments from many of his avid readers. Each monster is endearing in its own way, and Stefan's unique way of creating these characters, only makes them more endearing.
I highly recommend this book. Just think of it as a really good picture book for adults!

Monsters Rule
This is a great book. Very well put together. The little unexpected tidbits of an off the wall comment here and some all but hidden messages in the the fine print there make it not your everyday, ordinary book. This one is fun in all respects. The Monsters are all distinct personalities and the stories accent their lives. I love it!!