Articles for keyword: design techniques

Once Upon a Time in Versailles: Part 1

by Krystyna Burczyk and Wojtek Burczyk

Musings on art, kitsch, mathematics and the creative process. And lots of diagrams.

Once Upon a Time in Versailles: Part 2

by Krystyna Burczyk and Wojtek Burczyk

The second part of an article about Krystyna Burczyk’s creative process with more diagrams to download.

The Complete Blintz Part 5: Creating via Blintzing

by Hans Dybkjær

An essay on the design possibilities of multiple blintzes.

The Complete Blintz Part 4: The Dragon and the Might of the Blintz

by Hans Dybkjær

A “Hobbit”-worthy dragon to fold and a discourse on various blintzed bases and their usefulness.

Origami Designer's Secrets: José Meeusen

by Ilan Garibi

Just like her motto, "Modulars are symbolic for ‘connections’ (in all senses)," José connects to many people through origami with her beautiful modulars. Practicing origami for more then 40 years, she begins her story at a Fröbel school and brings it to the present with Facebook.

Origami Designer's Secrets: Michał Kosmulski

by Ilan Garibi

It is strange to find a younger, probably better, version of yourself. Michał is highly prolific in a rare genre of origami — tessellation. As always, this is a story about creation, revealed in nine questions that unveil the workings of this origami designer.

Origami Designer's Secrets: Ben Goldberger

by Ilan Garibi

I present to you one of the top origami artists in Israel. Ben has been designing for the last seven years, and the ease of his approach will make you say "I can do it as well!". As always, nine questions, nine images, and a Daffodil diagram!

Diagrams: Counting Wings

by Beth Johnson

The title is "Counting Wings", but the diagrams are for a dog by Beth Johnson to usher out the Year of the Dog. Read the lovely text to understand the meaning of the title and to gain some insight into Beth's design approach.

Origami Designer's Secrets: Mi Wu

by Daniel Scher

Mi Wu designs masterly bicolor models and is leading an effort to make the artistic creations of origami designers from China known to the world.

Diagrams: Adding a Gap in the Center of a Sonobe Unit

by Jonathan Edwards

A technique that I discovered sometime during 2015-2017, which I will call the "cupboard fold spacer." It creates a small gap in a unit, for example one in the center-line of a Sonobe unit.

Story of a Foxhound

by David Brill

Dave shares with us the history of how his foxhound design came about in 1975. The article also includes a video tutorial and diagrams for a running and sitting version of the dog respectively.

Origami Designer's Secrets: Riccardo Foschi

by Ilan Garibi

While scrolling down on Facebook, an image of a feathered tsuru nestled on the palm of its creator froze my index finger, and I knew I had a new candidate for the ODS series. The best part of it – you will really get to know the guy, since his answers are long and insightful indeed!

Origami Designer's Secrets: Viviane Berty

by Daniel Scher

Viviane Berty describes the inner joy of origami design and the beauty of origami designs that gives prominence to the paper and its texture.

Origami Designer's Secrets: Rui Roda

by Ilan Garibi

Once again, the simple process of asking ten questions reveals the true identity of a designer, who in this case still is not sure if he is one. For me, the most interesting phase is just before you are brave enough to define yourself as an artist. Read more to see if you can notice this thin line.

Pre-scoring Machines Demystified

by Ekaterina Lukasheva

Kate Lukasheva offers a very interesting Q&A on pre-scoring machines.

Convention Report: Convention for Creators (CfC)

by Ilan Garibi

The genesis and execution of the Convention for Creators, held in Lyon, France, in July, 2017.

Origami Designer's Secrets: Rebecca Lynn Gieseking

by Ilan Garibi

Here is a creator who knows exactly what she loves to do. In an area that seems extremely narrow, Rebecca stretches its borders to the horizons, and creates many variations on a single theme – pots.

Diagrams: Evolution of the Tulip

by Francesco Mancini

Francesco Mancini offers us a simple tulip to fold for spring and discusses how he and Gay Merrill Gross were inspired independently to create the same model.