Nolan is a man of old and practical tastes. He prefers the physical over the digital. He always films on physical film rather than digital. If he can build a set rather than rent a blue screen stage, he will absolutely do it, even if it seems impossible or difficult. He is a man who appreciates the real and tactile. Nothing less than a carefully handcrafted, physically interactive catalog would pay homage to the cinematic genius enough.

The catalog included several fold-outs, creating multiple layers of information, much like his films.

The design of many of these fold-outs and special effects are directly inspired by the movies themselves. The fold-out above is directly inspired by the way time is physically stretched in Interstellar.

One of my favorite films of all time, Memento, is told in black and white clips intercut with full-color clips until they blend together in the end. Again, the mechanics of the film were translated into the medium of print to better capture his art.

The closing spread of the catalog goes into a conclusion about his use of multiple layers throughout his films. To capture the spirit of these layers, the spread is broken up into layering quotes that summarize the spirit of each film.