On Jul 23, 2013, at 11:13 AM, Paper Dragon <[email protected]> wrote:
> Since Origami diagramming is largely standardized, enjoying foreign language > book are generally understandable by most folders. I am of the opinion that > Origami is another international language along with L'amour, Music and food. While I agree that many features of origami diagramming are standardized, there is still quite a bit of variability. I think that more discussion of the finer points of diagramming can certainly further improve the quality of diagramming worldwide. > I would like to see the circle with a horizontal line through it with either > the top or bottom shaded in to indicate which side is up. I believe that this > symbol started with either the Spanish or Italians. I would like to see it as > standard. Forgive my ignorance, but I am not quite sure what new information this symbol is supposed to convey. If I see origami diagrams that are drawn with two different colors distinguishing the two sides, is it not obvious from the color of the paper in the first step (and the color of the finished model in the last step) which side is up? Perhaps you can explain it to me. > I would also plead for Picture Indexes up front to become the standard > publishing format. This should be observed since origami books are > universally "read" around the world. This would help the international > understanding. When you say "Picture Indexes", do you mean photos specifically or images of any kind, including drawings? If you mean the latter, I'm not sure much pleading is needed; at least most origami books that I read already follow this format. > On a lighter side, I believe Origami are similar to Playboy, I only look at > the pictures. :-) Alternatively, if you want to read or write articles about origami, I highly recommend checking out OrigamiUSA's online magazine, The Fold. I read it for the articles. -Jason Ku http://jasonku.scripts.mit.edu/ Board Member, OrigamiUSA The Fold Managing Editor, OrigamiUSA http://origamiusa.org/thefold
