To start off with, what is a flip book? A flip book is a series of individual pictures that are put together page by page in order of chronological movement in order to create the illusion of motion. Flip books can be done on any medium or size, as long as it can be stacked on top of one another.
Flip books rely on the effect known as the Phi phenomeon, which is what creates the illusion of a continuous loop of movement. For this to work however there are certain guidelines. The first being that a correct amount of speed should be used so that the illusion may work and be understood visually. To do this the corner of the page is usually targeted as it does not hide any parts of the animation, and is often held by the thumb.
The Flip book is known to have first been invented in 1860 by a man named Pierre Hubert Desvignes and had it originally called folioscopes, however his name with the invention did not get recognized as he did not patent the product. Which is why later in 1868 it was John Barnes Linett who got the credit and recognition for the product as he had it patented in 1868. His name for it was known as Kineograph which meant moving picture. What made this invention a successful development was how it was the first type of animation to generate a liner order of images, whereas the known and used order was a circular order. As seen in the Phenakistoscope.
After that many developments were made of the flip book, including the Mutoscope (1894) made by Herman Casler which overlapped the pages on a rotating cylinder rather then in a book. This development was a huge success, especially in the twentieth century being used as an early motion picture device.
A Mutoscope
Another development was made three years later known as the Filoscope which was made by Henry William Short. The difference with his product was that now the flip book can be held by a metal holder to smoothen the transition between each page whilst being flipped.
A Filoscope
The modern day use for flipbooks is often used as an form of entertainment for children, for instance being used as cereal prizes. They are also a popular choice for advertising and marketing.
After that many developments were made of the flip book, including the Mutoscope (1894) made by Herman Casler which overlapped the pages on a rotating cylinder rather then in a book. This development was a huge success, especially in the twentieth century being used as an early motion picture device.
A Mutoscope
Another development was made three years later known as the Filoscope which was made by Henry William Short. The difference with his product was that now the flip book can be held by a metal holder to smoothen the transition between each page whilst being flipped.
A Filoscope
The modern day use for flipbooks is often used as an form of entertainment for children, for instance being used as cereal prizes. They are also a popular choice for advertising and marketing.
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