This site can now be found, as you have all no doubt discovered, at http://foundationsofmagic.blogspot.com
This change is to better reflect the founding idea of the site: that this place should become a forum and a place for aspiring designers to meet, talk and learn from one another.
The new address is a tribute to the wonderful article written by Sheila Hagen on Mouseplanet (find it here). Sheila wrote the piece upon John's passing in February 2004.
John Hench was a master Imagineer. He furthered the art of the show more than any of those who came before him- in fact, he invented the term "art of the show"!
While Mary Blair brought style, Blaine Gibson brought detail, Marc Davis brought humor and character, Sam McKim brought those wonderful maps and Bob Gurr brought motion to Walt's creative form, John seemed to bring a mix of all these things, and something perhaps more important: the art of story.
Hench is the designer behind Space Mountain (most famously), but also the original Moonliner TWA Rocket at Disneyland's Tomorrowland, The Enchanted Tiki Room and Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom.
In his wonderful book, Designing Disney, Hench tells a story about working for another studio animating a section of Jason & The Argonauts wherein the studio producer explained that the audience "would never know the difference."
Perhaps we can thank him the most for the antithesis of the this terrible attitude.
"Liking the guests is the key to everything we do."- John Hench.
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