Cut and Fold Techniques for Pop-Up Designs

I'm a life-long fan of popup books. In the late 1950s, an uncle who had served in Japan brought home some amazing Japanese pop up books and as a pre-schooler, I was hooked! I've loved to read them to my kids as a parent and collect them, to this day, for reading to next generations. My wife and I both enjoy craft projects, when we have the time, and working with card stock in creating unusual, eye-catching materials is something we enjoy -- and that people who are on the receiving end seem to enjoy as well. That's the background. We have supplies around the house, already, like various kinds of card stock, a complete set of craft knives, cutting boards, etc. This book, then is a perfect, step-by-step orientation to turning card stock into three-dimensional pop ups, starting with very basic shapes and, by the end of the book, graduating into super-cool constructions. There are other books offered on Amazon claiming to offer the same introduction -- and my wife and I have a couple of the other books, as well. Some are morel colorful than this book. Some seem to be more fun to explore. But for someone who seriously wants to be producing these ingenious crafts, this is a very solid book. Step by step. Charts you can easily replicate on your own desk or work table. A logical progression of how the effects are generated. If our experience sounds like your expectation, then this is a great choice for you.

In an outstanding book for the paper folder, I loved it. Understandable diagrams. I found many applications for greeting cards. M. Jane

This excellent book undertakes to analyze the results of choosing some cutting and folding choices made for 90 degree pop-ups. I found that some of his simpler designs worked better for me than the more complicated ones I have seen elsewhere. Jackson's analyses of the choices of cut and fold options are classic. This book is intended for 90 degree pop-ups, not for 180 degree pop-ups.

Great patterns but it is too bad that they didn’t come with a CD

I have enjoyed this book. I am new to book making but so many handmade books use interesting folded pages. This book has some really great pages with good instructions as well as diagrams. There is even a supply list of papers for using. Great purchase for me as I like to make paper books and fill with watercolor or calligraphy.

No examples of how to use the concepts

well, I'll be busy for a while! I got a set of 5x8 index cards, have started at the beginning and am moving through the book. I can tell I will have a better understanding of the complexities of the structures, I do already.VERY easy to follow and make samples, and I LOVE the simple geometric popups.

The entire series of books from Paul Jackson is absolutely fabulous. The cut and fold techniques for Pup-up designs one is a great example. Pop ups won't have any secrets for you anymore. The bases are told for you to create your own designs. Graphic and products designers and architects are mostly the ones targeted for this book.

Great book on ‘pop up’ paper folding from an acknowledged master of the art.Takes you from the basics (simple) to the highly advanced (mind boggling difficult). Lots of great examples to guide and inspire you. Excellent. Paul Jackson is ‘THE GOAT’

本文は英語のため読めませんでしたが、優しいものから順に表紙のような作例と平面図が交互に載っているため、見ていて楽しかったです。

L'ho acquistato con "Folding Techniques for Designers: From Sheet to Form" dello stesso autore Paul jackson. Le edizioni sono molto belle realizzate con carta uso mano opaca, corredate di fotografie in bianco e nero che mostrano le possibilità di realizzazioni con un semplice cartoncino. Le piegature e tagli vengono indicati step by step con semplici tutorial grafici. Ottima guida per apprendere le tecniche di piegatura e approcciare un hobby molto rilassante. Se amate l'origami giapponese tradizionale, utile per riprodurre animali, figure antropomorfe e così via, questi manuali non fanno per voi in quanto mostrano come creare forme tridimensionali geometriche o astratte.

Das buch ist genau das, was ich brauche: Eine sehr gründliche einführung in die konstruktion der pop-ups. Damit kann ich meine ideen nicht nur umsetzen, sondern bekomme auch anstöße, zu neuen projekten. Sehr empfehlenswert, danke an den autor 😁

This book explains the basic principles of “Origami Architecture” in a very clear manner. All the designs and samples are made in plain white paper to underline the play of shadows and, at the same time, invite the reader to go beyond the white space and explore color and textures. I am in the process of learning from scratch new techniques and I’m sure I’ll consult this book frequently. Bought in Kindle format.