The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company by David A. Price is an awesome book, granted I am a geek and kind of obsessed with the animation industry. It obviously gives a more details on the forming of Pixar then Droidmaker: Droidmaker: George Lucas and the Digital Revolution by Michael Rubin, which is another great book, and the early years at Lucasfilm overlap a bit, but also give a different perspective. It opens your eyes a bit to who Steve jobs really is – a businessman and in many occasions considered selling the group, even half way through the production of Toy Story; animation was not his dream. The dedicated Pixar crew keep their vision alive and made Pixar what it is today. The company was originally setup as a hardware and later a software company, but the employees had a different vision. The chapters break down the major events that lead to Pixar today.
Q&A with the author about the book.
