Love, The App

* BOLOGNA RAGAZZI DIGITAL AWARD WINNER 2014!
Explore the true essence of love throughout a magical environment of paper-cut animations, mysterious slots and a subtle original soundtrack. An overwhelming interactive storybook that will touch your heart.

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// REVIEWS

“Love, the app is simply the most exceptional app I have seen in 2014 and would be in my “all time” top 10 for the BEST offerings for children AND adults in the digital app market since its inception five years ago.”
– CARISA KLUVER. DIGITAL STORYTIME (*****)

“Love, The App does a magnificent job not just recreating these tantalizing peeks and soul-satisfying papers but truly enhancing them.!
– SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

“Sophisticated animation and understated music complement a poignant if truncated tale first published in 1964.”
– KIRKUS

“It was easy to love this app – tremendous digital imagination and inventiveness applied to a book which celebrates the textures and trickery of paper, and the power of vulnerable simplicity and visual poetry”.
– BOLOGNA CHILDREN´S BOOK FAIR JURORS

“…The outcome is amazing: a story in which illustration, literature and animation are mixed to create an app that is both subtle and original”.
– NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE.

“Love, the app is so much more than the heart warming story that it tells. It is clear the developers put a lot of time and effort into making the illustrations, interactive pieces, and music unique and perfect.”
– BESTAPPSFORKIDS.COM

“This is a beautiful app and will always remind me of the simpler things in life. It’s a story of a little girl who teaches us that no matter what circumstances we face, love is unconditional and we should love each person as they are.
– THE IMUMS

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// FEATURES
– Real page-turning experience and interactive options that invite you to explore and discover the story.
– Peepholes, slots and fretworks reproducing the layered reading of the printed book.
– Original soundtrack and sound design synchronizing with each user’s reading rhythm.
– Gorgeous and charming illustrations combined with stop-motion animations.
– Vibrant colors pages with a subtle sign-of-the-past texture that makes you travel through time to the handmade creation of the book.
– Interactive music generator for creating your own sounds inside the story.
– Incredibly touching and heart-filling story that embraces the true essence of love and invites us to share our love with every human being.
– Suitable for both kids and adults.

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// A STORY ABOUT LOVE
Love, the app brings back the illustrated masterpiece and timeless classic LOVE, first published in 1964 by italian artist Gian Berto Vanni. Reviewed by the New York Times as “an off-beat work”, LOVE enticed thousands of readers all over the world.

Because of its universal theme, LOVE is now as powerful as ever. A story that recaptures our ability as humans to love, regardless of our differences.

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// BEHIND THE APP
Developed in collaboration between NIÑO – a boutique storytelling studio based on Argentina – and Gian Berto Vanni himself, Love, the app was originally imagined and carefully put together in order to maintain the sensibility and uniqueness of the original printed book. Enriched adding music, animations and interactive tools, Love, the app deepens the reader experience and attracts new generations.

Fifty years after its first edition, Love, the app brings back the illustrated masterpiece and timeless classic LOVE, by italian artist Gian Berto Vanni, reviewed by the New York Times as “an off-beat work” and by Le Figaro Litteraire as “a colored graphic poem”. A delightful animated story that enticed readers of all ages.

Because of its universal theme, LOVE is now as powerful as ever. A story that recaptures our ability as humans to love, regardless of our differences.