3D papercraft models
August 29, 2005 | Edward Tufte
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A delightful link from boing boing via Paper Forest:
http://www.amago.jp.lv/papercraft/papercraft2.html
Presented are pdf files for printing out (in color, please) and constructing 3D papers
models of fish.
One of my colleagues will construct a fish and we’ll have some pictures.
For other amazing paper constructions, see Paper Forest
http://paperforest.blogspot.com/
and also
http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/entertainment/papercraft/animal-global/index.html
Topics: E.T.
…or, if you have digital 3D models ready to go, you can use Pepakura to make your own paper models.
This is just the tip of the iceberg known as Card Modeling. For more info, please see
http://www.cardfaq.org/faq
Just about anything can be modeled in paper, and just about
everything is!
Matso Limtiaco
Everett WA
Here is another fantastic resource for paper animation kits.
http://www.flying-pig.co.uk/index.php
PaperRobots1999.com
I spent the summer developing paper action figures that kids could download, build, and play with. These figures could really move with full articulation. However, it turned out that the biggest challenge was not the design, but rather the instruction!
I used Tufte’s principles of integrating image and word, making comparisons adjacent in space, and using small multiples to implement my instructions as lucidly as possible. To me, the end result is just as fun as the models themselves!
Example: A paper robot with multiple instructions
Example: A paper robot with simple instructions
Sincerely,
Eric Martens
(Graduate of Tufte’s “Presenting Data and Information,” December 2005!)
BSD
Dr. Tufte,
This fellow presented at TED, and I saw a photo of the TED presentation on flickr. Enjoy the site.
http://www.langorigami.com/art/compositions/compositions.php4
My favorite practical origami is at http://repocketmod.com/, mentioned previously ,within a different topic, on your bulletin board.
B Wasserman