5 posts tagged “origami”
My RSS Aggregator is just full of papercraft ideas thanks to a certain magazine, so if you don't mind I'm going to dump them all in here at once. Ready?
Gardening:
- My wife likes buying those little plastic trays to help seedlings grow, but perhaps this pot made out of newspaper would be a more eco-friendly way to do it.
- Of course I tend to kill any plant I touch. Perhaps it would be better if I just made one of these papercraft models of houseplants instead.
- I like to snap pictures of exemplary student work, but if it's 3D I sometimes run into the problem of having a distracting background and/or difficult to control light sources. Next time, I might just build a papercraft macro studio! (They say it's an origami studio, but I was always told traditional origami has to start with 1 square paper. This design doesn't have t o start with a square to work well.)
- My wallet that's made out of duct tape is holding up quite well, but when it's eventually worn out I might go with this simple paper wallet instead. 3 cuts and a bunch of folds is all you need! (And it's not as sticky as a wallet made out of tape, either.)
- Do you remember back when Mario didn't have to go everywhere with a cast of about 50 of his closest friends? Bring back the days of the first Super Mario Bros. game with these two papercraft models! (World 1-1 & World 1-1 End)
Apparently there's a lot you can do with 5min.com, although for now I've only just peeked at the section on origami. Nice.
Cool things to fold are coming out of the woodwork!
- Print and fold these monsters, aliens, robots, and more!
- Want a challenge? Try this curved tetrahedron!
- Or, make the Starship Enterprise from a floppy disk! ... does anyone still use floppy disks?
I think this could lead to a cool art lesson. If I show my students the creatures, perhaps I can inspire them to make their own sci-fi creations.
[UPDATE]: Don't see a design you like? Create your own!
While it doesn't follow the strict rules of origami (the paper you use isn't square), this is a neat little pdf for those of us who like to carry business cards around "just in case."
Instead, try reusable fabric! Leave it to the Japanese government to promote the idea.
