I’m the opposite. There are times I feel there is too much text. Shut up and gimme more art, you know? XD
Man, that book looks prettier every time I see it. <3
Lol. Could you be any more subtle?
The artwork does look great, and its good to know some of the concept art made it to the final cut. Most of the time it doesn’t 
Oh, BTW, did they do any sort of page for the member of the story department who died in the book? The one WALL-E got dedicated to?
I was curious about that too…was that someone on the production crew?
If you’re talking about Justin Wright, no he didnt get a dedication page, I think this was because the book might have almost been finished before he passed away. He might have a page in the Up book.
Wow! I think i’ve heard of these books but never actually bought them! I will definitely start getting these! thanks 4 the update!!!
Here’s an interesting interview with the author of The Art of WALL-E, Tim Hauser from Animated Views (part of Animated News), it’s fantastic and in-depth: animated-views.com/2008/author-t … e2%80%a2e/
Note: He talks about a new book for 2009 that he’s writing called The Pixar Treasures (basically an Art of Pixar book) and he mentions he’s writing The Art of Up.
Does it have more text or pictures?
It definitely has more pictures (it’s a coffee table art book) but compared to the other The Art of books, it’s got lots to read. For example there are 3 pages (with pictures and lots of text) to introduce a section, then the rest is concept art with the occasional quote. It’s really worth it if you like what goes on behing the scenes at Pixar.
To sum it up, it’s got more to read (and discover) than usual, but it’s true to the art book format.
I think that out of all the “Art of” books, this one has the best balance between text and pictures. I personally like the pictures more since I’m a concept art addict but I enjoyed the small quotes on each page as well as the longer blurbs about each concept. As I recall, there is more text than there was in the Incredibles one, but less than the amount in the Finding Nemo one.
Lots of storyboards and digital work! I thought it was lacking on the character development/design side. 
Compared to the other PIXAR books, we get more insight on what the WALL-E team wanted tot eh with the movie, with an equal balance of artwork, as Jamie Lew said. I got my book last month, and I absolutely love it…I especially love the Peter Sohn storyboards…I also LOVE the Axion ship designs and the backgrounds…so very Star-Wars like…
And the 1st Gel designs…oh MAN! Those made a laugh a bit…
If anyone want me to, I could scan some images, and I MAY be able to post artwork or make icons in the Graphics/Icons section of the forum.
-Kim
I got the book! Yay! It’s simply wonderful! So much stuff about the story development. A very vital read for me. Such pretty art!
Looking at the gel designs, I remember back when word was that there were going to be ‘human blobs.’ I was watching ‘Lifted’ after hearing that early report, and wondered if this was the direction they were going for. I was trying to take the 'Driving Instructor’s ’ form and figure how it would work with devolved humans.
I always seem to think PIXAR has hints of their next film in their short films, due to some techniques and testing.