Craig Small (born July 5, 1969) is a Canadian visual artist, director and animator known for his motion graphic work and the Biblio-Mat book vending machine.
From an early age, Small was fascinated with computer graphics and animation and spent much of his youth disassembling video games.
He has directed and produced animation, visual effects and title sequences for numerous commercials, feature films, documentaries, music videos as well as identities for companies including Sony, Ubisoft, Disney and Coca-Cola.
In the case of the Biblio-Mat, the insertion of a two-dollar coin or "toonie" (now a token), prompts the machine to randomly select an antiquarian book that is delivered to the chime of an antique telephone bell.
Brilliant!” and Neil Gaiman, who said “A random used-book vending machine—I think I am in love.”[12] In 2021, musician Jack White, a Biblio-Mat fan, commissioned Small to build a “token-operated lucky dip book machine” for the opening of Third Man Records London.