Extreme Origami – High Tech Paper Folding
I used to have to some of the Robert Harbin books on Origami and was quite a paper folder aged 12. I’ve got a black belt in Origami- made it myself! (Boom boom!).
But these days, those waterbombs and flapping birds would not cut the mustard. Instead of the typical 20 or so steps needed to produce the figures, very complex patterns, up to 100 steps are needed and the results speak for themselves. The origianl rules apply- one sheet of paper, no tears or cuts. The dragon picture above illutrates this. Clicking the picture takes you to an article on Discover.com
These days, as with much else, software is used to design the shapes. Treemaker is an open source application written by Robert Lang and this is what makes these amazing shapes possible. It takes design complexity way what past man alone can produce.
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Posted: October 14th, 2010 under art, craft, free, software.
Tags: design, origami, software
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