Folding techniques for designers from sheet to form

Many designers use folding techniques in their work to make three-dimensional forms from two-dimensional sheets of fabric, cardboard, plastic, metal, and many other materials. This unique book explains the key techniques of folding, such as pleated surfaces, curved folding, and crumpling. It has app...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jackson, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Laurence King 2011
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 00. Symbols
  • 01. Basic Concepts. Dividing the paper
  • Symmetrical repeats
  • Stretch and skew
  • Polygons
  • 02. Basic Pleats. Accordion pleats
  • Knife pleats
  • Box pleats
  • Incremental pleats
  • 03. Other Pleats. Spiral pleats
  • Gathered pleats
  • Twisted pleats
  • 04. V-Pleats. Basic V-pleats
  • Making by hand
  • Variations
  • Multiple Vs
  • Grid Vs
  • 05. Spans & Parabolas. X-form spans
  • V-fold spans
  • Parabolas
  • 06. Boxes & Bowls. Boxes
  • Bowl forms
  • 07. No Crease, One Crease. No crease
  • One crease
  • 08. Crumpling. The basic technique
  • Linear crumpling
  • Rotational crumpling
  • Advanced concepts