I Am Paddy, aka Paddy Donnelly, has an origami blog post to blow you away. It’s the big web 2.0 icons done in origami.
Paddy has this to say about the why:
After creating my Twitter bird logo in an origami style a week ago, I wondered what other icons would look good all origamized. Turns out a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Crafts’
Origami Penguin Folding Addiction
This little trio isn’t the end but merely the beginning. Finding something I can fold all the way through without looking at the book is a great feeling.
Yes, I’m an origami novice. It’s okay; I’m going to be great some day. Entertaining folks is still possible though. Making a miniature penguin during [...]
Robert Lang folds way-new origami TED video
Robert Lang brings together the method of science to the beauty and art of origami. You’ll witness how the principles of origami are really mathematical. See how the art of folding is making for new technologies being used in space and in the body.
This video will inspire scientist and folder alike. Enjoy.
Origami Whale – A sea full of folds
A whale of a good fold.
Diagram:
This whale model was folded based on a diagram at Origami-Club.Com.
My Experience:
Though the whale has very few folds, I had a tough time deciding how far to do each fold.
Additionally, the fourth step/fold, where a backwards fold is done, was a bit tricky to get lined up evenly.
I enjoyed doing [...]
Face – Traditional Rabbit-Ear Folding
Diagram:
This face is folded in accordance with Teach Yourself Origami by John Montroll. Pages 38/39.
My Experience:
The most difficult part of this was the rabbit-ear folds. The initial folds are the fish base.
This is folded inwards to start so it’s entirely of the non-white side color.
In any case, this isn’t super complex but is [...]
Origami Fish – Rabbit-Ear Folding
This simple traditional fish is cute, and a rewarding fold.
Diagram:
The fish was folded per diagrams in Teach Yourself Origami by John Montroll, page 37/38.
My Experience:
Starting with the fish base, you are only 7 steps away from finishing the fish. The fish base is made from two rabbit-ear folds.
The fish, though seemingly simple, involved yet [...]
Origami Duck and Outer Reverse-fold
Diagram:
The duck was folded per diagrams in Teach Yourself Origami by John Montroll, page 35.
My experience:
The duck was made with a focus on using the outside reverse-fold. The folds are layed out to end up with a solid colored model when complete.
What’s interesting about folding this is the inital folds get unfolded. Then new [...]
House Traditional – Quick Origami Fix
The House makes use of the origami fold known as the pull out. The pull out is grabbing a layer at a point and pulling it out and over.
As you can see, it’s fairly simple. Just describing it to someone though makes it hard to visualize, hence the video.
I recommend you fold yourself up a [...]
Origami Virgin Makes Crane, Tape at Ten
Yes, it’s a crane you say, and follow it up with so what. Well, it’s my first crane and I’m dang proud of it. Believe it or not, it wasn’t an hour long effort either.
The crane diagram didn’t come from Teach Yourself Origami but the origami.com site. Origami, the web site, is chock [...]
Teach Yourself Origami – My first origami book
What spurred me into finally taking up origami wasn’t just having time on my hands and a few extra bucks. It was this book, Teach Yourself Origami, sitting in the bargain bin at Borders. Something about the half price tag that really caught my eye, and oh yeah, the animals on the front.
Buying a [...]
