Re: [Origami] The name of the Kawasaki Rose?

2015-07-29 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I had asked here if the institutionalization of the popular name Kawasaki Rose was a unique case. David Mitchell mentioned some other examples, declaring that this phenomena is rather random, and approving the addition of the creator's last name when mentioning a model. In his site, Gilad Aharoni

[Origami] Diagrams for citing?

2015-07-29 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
As you know I'm writing this article. In it I'm citing different models and their diagrams. There are nine I don't have access to since I don't have the corresponding books. Still, I've been able to find most of the citing information for those nine books through the web. I organized all the

Re: [Origami] The name of the Kawasaki Rose?

2015-07-27 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I had asked here in the list if Toshikazu Kawasaki had named one of his roses Kawasaki Rose or where did the name come from. Michael Sanders wrote that he believed that Kawasaki rose is just a name used by the public to tell apart the model from other roses and to refer to the base used to fold

[Origami] Mini Neo #23 (Dec 2014 - Jan 2015)

2015-07-27 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Mini Neo #23 CONTENTS -Editorial -Nativity Scene by Sergio L. Guarachi V. -Little Christmas Tree by Andrés Lozano -Polar Bear by Graciela Vicente Rafales -CP: Pine 2 by Joel González Barrera -Interview with Óscar Zapata: Opening the doors of digital origami resources -The Power of Play -Drawing

[Origami] Help contact Chad Killeen

2015-07-23 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HI, Does anyone know how to contact Jack Killeen? I wish to ask his authorization to include one of his pictures in the article I'm writing. This are two of his profiles: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bluepaper/ http://blue-paper.deviantart.com/ I don't have an account in any of them so I

[Origami] Contact Michael LaFosse?

2015-07-12 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi guys, I wish to contact Michael LaFosse. I want to ask him a couple of questions for my article on model names. I found an email address for Origamido Studio in the studio's website but the email address seems to be more for project petitions and such. Can someone please help me contact him?

[Origami] Origami sighting

2015-07-02 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HEY GUYS, This are pictures of a shop window in Bogota, Colombia. Its from a store for certain household goods: towels, pillows, photo frames, etc.

[Origami] Model names of trademarked elements?

2015-06-28 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi guys, I had mentioned before I'm writing an article on model names. A subject I'm potentially including is models of trademarked characters and other elements and how they usually have made up names in their diagrams to avoid complications. I would like to include a couple of examples and

Re: [Origami] 3 unit triangular bipyramid

2015-06-25 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Thanks to all of your replies to my question we've stablished that both Natale Fietta and Molly Kahn created the model, although Molly Kahn created it first, since it was published in The Origamian in winter of 1967. Molly Kahn gave it the name Hexahedron and Natale Modular Bipyramid. Finally,

[Origami] 3 unit triangular bipyramid

2015-06-22 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I'm looking for what I consider the easiest modular model ever. You need three squares 1. You fold each one by its diagonal half, making and isosceles right triangle. 2. You take each 45° tip, place each one on top of the 90° tip and fold, making a square. 3. You crease the square by the

Re: [Origami] The name waterbomb?

2015-06-16 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Thank you for all the lovely responses. I've really enjoyed this conversation : ) Those anyone no if the waterbomb is a traditional Japanese model like the crane for example? If that's the case, I wonder if in ancient Japan they also used it as water bombs or maybe as the firefly lantern many of

[Origami] Fwd: The name waterbomb?

2015-06-11 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi, I'm currently writing an article about names in origami. That got me thinking about the traditional model the waterbomb (is it one or two words?). I learned about that model when I was really young, although I didn't learn how to fold it for many many years. Anyway, When I learned about it I

[Origami] Isosceles right triangle model

2015-06-08 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi, Can you please tell me who created this model and what's its name?: https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/10325274_1119380458077931_2279331049175836542_n.jpg?oh=223c9581dce26b371dc93ed392ace869oe=55E8340D__gda__=1441632186_5e5d32b0cf47de947da9ac662cae6136 It's made

Re: [Origami] 3D printed bone folder?

2015-05-28 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Thank you for your information and advice regarding 3D printing a bone folder. I'm gonna explore further the idea of making a bone folder, that's why I need a favor from you: I've only had one in my hand and I didn't pay that much attention to it; that's why I would really appreciate it if you

[Origami] 3D printed bone folder?

2015-05-24 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I know it doesn't make much sense to think about 3D printed bone folders since you can probably find bone folders where you live with ease. Where I live bone folders don't seem to be common, so I thought about printing one in a 3D printer. I have no idea about the material used for 3D printing so

Re: [Origami] Most common practical models and their purposes?

2015-05-05 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Clare Chamberlain and Karen Reeds replied to my query about common practical model categories. Claire mentioned a traditional seed/medicine package and Karen mentioned small packets. Thank you both, I added to the list Packets and tatos. Claire, can you show me that traditional packet? I'm

[Origami] What two colors for a wallet?

2015-05-05 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Sorry for opening a second topic, but I could use your help and I need it before Tuesday. I'm gonna fold myself a new wallet. I will make my own sheet so I have the chance to combine any two colors. I want some ideas: which two colors would you choose if they were for your wallet? This is the

[Origami] Most common practical models and their purposes?

2015-04-29 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hey guys, I'm discussing in the forum about the categories within practical origami of which different models exist and origamists still create new models. You can find the thread here: http://snkhan.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12t=13010 Up to date I've compiled the following list including what

[Origami] Neorigami's new administrators

2015-04-28 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hey guys! Help me welcome the new administrators of Neorigami: Veronica Pilares and Magic Fingaz: http://neorigami.com/neo/index.php/en/users/itemlist/user/1561-vekyrenita http://neorigami.com/neo/index.php/en/users/itemlist/user/243-magicfingaz Will you help me revive the blog as well? Now that

[Origami] Origami University?

2015-04-14 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi guys, I just visited the site Origami University but it's down. Does anyone know something about that? I tried to contact it's administrator through the site's email address but since the site is down, the email address isn't working either. Do any of you know him; I only know his name is

Re: [Origami] Help by scanning a single step from different diagrams?

2015-04-14 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi guys, On April 5 I had sent a message asking for your help scanning a single step from different diagrams. All regarding the same type of fold.I actually didn't get any scanned images so I wanted to ask once again but this time I only want to bother you regarding a single book. Do you have

[Origami] Triangular bipyramid from a 1 x 2 rectangle

2015-04-07 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi guys, I just created this model: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1079257028756941set=vb.10179635552type=3theater I made it thinking of folding Colombian banknotes as tips for waiters; that's why it's so small. But since it's such a common geometrical shape (the triangular bipyramid)

[Origami] Help by scanning a single step from different diagrams

2015-04-06 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hey guys, I hope you are doing great. Can you do me a favor? I need a single step scanned from different diagrams. I'm tryng to explain a particular fold that's very common in different models -usually from practical or geometric origami- and I want to exemplify it by showing that step in

[Origami] My next photo-diagrams?

2015-02-18 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hey guys, I just uploaded my most recent photo-diagrams: How to fold my Octagonal Envelope; a very easy and practical model for giving CDs for example: http://neorigami.com/neo/index.php/en/useful-models/item/323-sobre-octagonal-/-octagonal-envelope Anyway, I wanted your help for choosing my

[Origami] Substance for hardening paper?

2015-02-16 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hey guys, I'm learning how to harden models by using epoxy resin. It seems to really harden small models, like for jewelry, but not that much when it comes to relatively big models. That's why I wanted to ask you: do you know about some other substance that makes the paper harder than when using

[Origami] Mini Neo #22 (Oct - Nov 2014)

2015-02-12 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Mini Neo #22 CONTENTS -Editorial -Huemul by Rodrigo Farías Tamayo -Interview with Richard Galindo Flores: Origami beyond the paper -Word Search -Mini News -Mini Challenge -Gallery http://neorigami.com/neo/index.php/en/mini-neo/item/71164-mini-neo-#22-oct-nov-2014

[Origami] Paper with gradient colors?

2015-02-11 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hey fellow members, Where I live kids can buy in stationery shops paper with gradient colors for their schoolwork. Here's an example: http://blog.mrprintables.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/gradient-papers-gift-wraps.jpg Around here you can find it in blocks with letter sized papers or in

[Origami] It's not a tip, a flap nor a tab... what is it?

2015-02-04 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HI, There's a step for my drawer chest. I have to insert this triangular things between the layers of a flap. I'd say those things aren't tips, they aren't flaps either since they don't have mobility, nor tabs-for the same reason- and besides, they aren't that small. How should I call them in

[Origami] Origami sighting - streets of Bogota

2015-02-03 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I found this mural in Bogota. It was longer but I was only able to take this two photos from the bus : ) https://scontent-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t31.0-8/q84/p417x417/10955670_1038644492818195_9167940251632230164_o.jpg

[Origami] Table base?

2015-02-03 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi everyone, I read here about the table base: http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-table-base.html I didn't know it was considered a base. The same site mentions that various models are created from the base. They only show the traditional table and the Diamond star -which seems to be

Re: [Origami] Self similarity in a smaller scale models

2015-01-30 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Ilan asked if we knew a simple model that exemplified the concept mentioned in the subject. I don't know if it counts, actually I wanted to to send you guys a message asking that. Anyway, I started with a two-colored isosceles right triangle. I folded it in half and it still looked like an

[Origami] How to fold the hooves in Leonardo Pulido's Horse?

2015-01-24 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HI GUYS, I'm incapable of understanding what Leonardo meant with the hooves' step in his diagrams of the Horse. Can you please help me? It's step 58, pg 9. You'll find the diagrams here: http://neorigami.com/neo/index.php/en/articles/item/70943-caballo The diagrams are legally there, no piracy

[Origami] Authorizations and convention workshops?

2015-01-19 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi guys, I wanted to ask for your knowledge once again. I'm a little lost about when it's expected to ask for authorization to the creator of a model for teaching how to fold it in a workshop and when it isn't. I know it's very much expected when you earn money from giving the workshop, but what

[Origami] Giving someone else's trading card to a friend?

2015-01-16 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I participated in an origami trading card interchange. It was my first time so I asked around about it. I learned that you can never sell them, only trade or give them away. But which ones can you give away, only the ones you make or also the ones you get from the interchange? I ask because

Re: [Origami] Doing origami with aluminium sheet for embossing?

2015-01-14 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
In November 16th, 2014 I mentioned in the list my project about folding the Golden Retriever by Satoshi Kamiya in an aluminium sheet for embossing. I received really good tips for working with this kind of material from many of you : ) That's why I wanted to thank you once again -as well as the

[Origami] Landscape origami artist trading cards?

2014-11-30 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi, I understand that origami ATC were inspired by original ATC which in turn were inspired by common trading cards, like from sports. I have some sports trading cards and all of them are portrait-wise. Are origami ATC also expected to be portrait-wise instead of landscape? Thank you guys!

[Origami] Doing origami with aluminium sheet for embossing?

2014-11-16 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi guys, I bought a sheet of aluminium for embossing. It's thicker than aluminium foil for the kitchen. Who of you have tried origami with these sheets before? 1. What tips can you give me when working with it? 2. I was thinking about trying to fold Kamiya's Golden Retriever with a square of

Re: [Origami] World Origami Days Challenge

2014-10-27 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
On September 30th Faye E. Goldman announced in the list the global activity proposed by OrigamiUSA to conmemorate WOD during this year: promote origami through public libraries. I loved this year's activity, I hope many of you are participating or will participate in the following World Origami

[Origami] Referencing diagrams in a standard?

2014-10-25 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi, How can I reference diagrams from a book in standards -like ISO standards for example- when the creator of the model is one and the diagrammer someone else? Thank you in advance guys.

Re: [Origami] Name of this traditional European model?

2014-10-25 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I asked about the name of a traditional that looked like a cross because it looked just like the lid for my Box with corner cobras. Anna, A.M. van de Beek, and Joan Sallas replied. Joan's message was particularly detailed. Thank you three for the information. This was actually a very fruitful

[Origami] Name of this traditional European model?

2014-10-22 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I was in a conference about origami history a couple of weeks ago. In a slide I saw a model that caught my attention. It looked like a cross and the lecturer claimed it was a traditional European model. I'm almost convinced it's folded just like the lid for my Box with corner cobras. I wanna know

Re: [Origami] Creator of this modular model?

2014-10-16 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I had asked who was the creator of the eight sided modular model made out of waterbomb units. David Mitchell answered that many have created independetly but it seems like Robert Neal was the first to publicly declare creating it. I wish to teach to a group how to fold that model and I want to

[Origami] Creator of this modular model?

2014-10-10 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I want to ask permission to fold this model, the thing is that one source tells me it's a traditional model, another tells me it's by Miyuki Kawamura, and one more shows me a variation and tells me that the original version was by Robert Neal. Who should I contact for authorization then? Here

Re: [Origami] What's the right term?

2014-10-06 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
As you know, Robert Lang has started this very active conversation about the terms of the (1) folding design, the (2) person that designs it, the (3) folded object, the (4) person that folds it. I really wonder if an agreement is possible and a corresponding change of the terms used in the real

Re: [Origami] Origami Digest, Vol 100, Issue 24

2014-09-19 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
*JOHN,* You had once replied my question about grammar and traditional models. Thanks for that. You mentioned I should only worry about traditional model names, capital letters, and italics in an academic paper, right? I wanted to ask you, in that case -using formal English- what is best way

Re: [Origami] Origami history and chopstick rests?

2014-09-17 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Louise and Miranda talked about porcelain rests with the form of an origami model, like the crane. Thanks, wow at least since the 60s porcelain origami rests have existed! I'm now particularly interested in the practice of folding our own origami chopstick rests using the chopsticks' wrapper.

[Origami] A question about exclusivity practices regarding diagrams in books

2014-09-17 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Sorry for starting a second discussion so soon. It's just pretty important to me. The other one -about chopstick rests- is just curiosity. So, origami books get made, right? For that, sometimes we are asked to submit diagrams to create a compilation, right? Is there usually a legal document

[Origami] Origami history and chopstick rests?

2014-09-16 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I was just curious... 1. How old are the first origami chopstick rests? Did they exist before the mass production of disposable chopsticks in wrappers? 2. Where did they FIRST come from: Japan, Vietnam, China, a totally different country like maybe USA...? 3. Is there some sort of story behind

[Origami] Grammar and traditional origami?

2014-08-28 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I think this is gonna be a really weird question. I like writing well -knowing proper grammar and spelling- and when I write about origami I take it really seriously. Know what I mean? So anyway, according to English grammar the names of art pieces are (1) written with the first letter of each of

[Origami] Mini Neo needs proofreaders to join its team

2014-08-25 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HI, I hope you have enjoyed the magazine for the time being. It has involved a major effort which we have performed with love. It's important that I tell you that the magazine is in a crucial moment in its history. To publish the following issues, in both English and Spanish, we need your help.

[Origami] Pyrenean mountain dog?

2014-08-15 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi everyone, A dog that was close to some friends and I just died. He was a great pyrenees AKA a Pyrenean mountain dog. I really wish to fold a model of that breed for his grave. You know... grief. Can anyone show me how to fold one or where to find diagrams? Here's an excellent picture of that

[Origami] Neorigami in June

2014-08-08 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Sorry for the one month delay : ( Monday, August 11th will be the third anniversary of Neorigami. Please join me in celebrating by entering and sharing a model on the blog on that same day. It has become an anniversary tradition ... do not forget to talk about the model in your posts instead of

[Origami] Mini Neo #18 (Dec 2013 - Jan 2014)

2014-07-21 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
http://neorigami.com/neo/index.php/en/mini-neo/item/71025-mini-neo-#18-dec-2013-jan-2014 CONTENTS -Mini Neo 18th issue -Hedge hog by Sébastien Limet -sebl- -Bonus track (extra diagrams) -Interview with Guadalupe Martínez: A Mexican woman committed to the work of spreading origami in her country

[Origami] Neorigami in May

2014-06-30 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
ARTICLES: -Origami vitrall by Xusa: http://neorigami.com/neo/index.php/en/articles/item/70982-origami-vitrall MODEL SHOWCASE: http://neorigami.com/neo/index.php/en/component/k2/itemlist/date/2014/5 Animals -Peacock by hafsa -Lizard ver 2.1 by geraldo -Javan rhinoceros ver 1.1 by geraldo -Eagle

[Origami] Mini Neo #17 (Oct - Nov 2013)

2014-05-25 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
http://neorigami.com/neo/index.php/en/mini-neo/item/70989-mini-neo-#17-oct-nov-2013 CONTENTS -Mini Neo 17th issue -Wild rose by Yara Yagi -Bonus track (extra diagrams) -Interview with Javier Domínguez: Opening a space for origami in Cuba -Mini News -Minichallenge -Word search

Re: [Origami] Creating by taking a little from here and a little from there

2014-05-24 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
In my last reply to this thread I had asked if in J.C. Nolan's piecemeal approach separate parts (limbs for example) of the model are designed independently before they are folded together to create the model. I tried to explain that that wasn't what I meant with what I've called so far the

[Origami] Creating by taking a little from here and a little from there

2014-05-18 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HI, I might be doing a talk about origami in a couple of months. That made me think about the topic. I really wanna do it about a method I sometimes use when I create new models: I mix specific folding ideas from different models ending up with a new one. Know what I mean? Most of the times they

[Origami] Practigami now sold through CreateSpace and Amazon Europe

2014-05-17 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
FINALLY!... after making you wait so much, the book is finally being sold both through CreateSpace and Amazon Europe. It only costs 3.13 US $ in CreateSpace... yes a original printed origami book that costs just a bit more than 3 US $. You do have to pay for shipping, but international shipping is

Re: [Origami] Real problems we could solve with folded paper?

2014-04-23 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
In reply to my post, calkin and Peter Mielke mentioned some everyday problems they have solved through origami, like making a CD case when you have a CD and no case and binding pages together without a stapler, among others. Thank you very much! Those are awesome examples. Can you all also help

[Origami] Neorigami in March

2014-04-17 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
ARTICLES: -Creating long, perfectly tapered, colorful, durable, inexpensive paper strips (perfect for the curllicue models) by KDianne Stephens:

[Origami] Neorigami in February

2014-03-01 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
So what do you think? MODEL SHOWCASE: http://neorigami.com/neo/index.php/en/component/k2/itemlist/date/2014/2 Animals -Squab by Vitzkap -Pelican by Vitzkap Fan art -Dali's elephant by Vitzkap Useful Models -Bitcoin purse by KDianne Stephens -Framed - with love by KDianne Stephens -Shopping bag

[Origami] Mini Neo #16 (Aug - Sept 2013)

2014-02-10 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
http://neorigami.com/neo/index.php/en/mini-neo/item/70924-mini-neo-#16-aug-sept-2013 CONTENTS -Mini Neo 16th issue -Frog by Antonio Chavez Armas -Bonus track (extra diagrams) -Interview with Sergio Guarachi: A young Bolivian who shines his talent on us through origami -Mini News -Minichallenge

[Origami] Neorigami in January

2014-02-01 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
WOW... we had never had so many diagrams and photo-diagrams per uploaded models in one month. 50% of them show you how to fold the figure! Why don't you fold one of them and leave the creator a comment? MODEL SHOWCASE: http://neorigami.com/neo/index.php/en/component/k2/itemlist/date/2014/1

Re: [Origami] Cataloguing origami gift wrapping techniques

2014-01-27 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Anne LaVinn had replied to this thread on Thursday... sorry I couldn't reply back before. She mentioned the Japanese gift-wrapping tradition, with paper, cloth (furoshiki), and other materials. According to Anne, most traditional Japanese gift-wrapping (with paper) have the four characteristics I

[Origami] Official name of two models?

2014-01-27 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hello fellow members, Could you please tell me what's the official name of the following model from Eric Joisel: https://scontent-a-mia.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/1508575_801987876483859_1929154672_n.jpg Also, what's the official name of the Guy Fawkes mask created by Brian Chan? Thank you in

Re: [Origami] Cataloguing origami gift wrapping techniques

2014-01-23 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Sorry it's taken me forever to reply to this topic. I've been really occupied lately. On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 Claire wrote Anyone had a Nathan around that can challenge him/her? (-;. Maybe it's because of my limited knowledge in English but I couldn't understand what you meant. Could you please

Re: [Origami] Wear-able Origami?!?!

2014-01-14 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Caleb Fankhauser mentioned looking for wearable origami models for a contest in her community. Have you tried contacting Charles Doc Santee? In February 2013 the Monthly Folding Challenge in The Origami Forum was precisely about wearable origami. Most did accesories like a necklace or a hat. Doc

Re: [Origami] Practigami: Neorigami's first printed book

2014-01-14 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I wanted to give you an update of the process with the book. I've uploaded it to CreateSpace; now we have to wait for it to be revised and for me to buy and assess the first copy. It's probable that I'll simply sell the book directly from CreateSpace just to offer you the best price. I'll take

Re: [Origami] Cataloguing origami gift wrapping techniques

2014-01-13 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
In her messag Kathy Knapp explained the ribbon she makes from the German star. Thanks Kathy, that's an excellent idea! I am specifically looking for gift wrapping techniques more than ribbons. Claire in a first message mentioned that the gift wrapping technique presented in Complete Origami by

Re: [Origami] Cataloguing origami gift wrapping techniques

2014-01-10 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
In her reply Sara Adams related Dennis Walker's technique for wrapping CD cases with the one shown in Eric Kenneway's Complete Origami. Dennis replied confirming this and crediting the creator of the technique as Kunio Ekiguchi. Is Kunio Ekiguchi really the creator of this technique? I don't have

Re: [Origami] Cataloguing origami gift wrapping techniques

2014-01-05 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Dirk Eisner in his response showed us the origami technique he used to wrap a CD in its case. Dirk, that's genius! Why I hadn't I thought of that? It even has a color change! I tried it with a cologne in its box ant it worked perfectly. Actually, that's exactly how I make the cushions for my

[Origami] Neorigami in November

2014-01-03 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Sorry... better late then never! MODEL SHOWCASE: http://neorigami.com/neo/index.php/en/component/k2/itemlist/date/2013/11 Animals -Little eagle by Vitzkap -Cardinal by Vitzkap -Cardinal by prefo Fan art -Ikran / Mountain banshee from Avatar by Vitzkap Objects -Old car by V.DOLZ Useful Models

Re: [Origami] Practigami: Neorigami's first printed book

2014-01-02 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
In my last message I mentioned I wanted to explore another option, different from Bubok, for the purchase, printing, and shipping of Practigami. It would be really useful if I could exchange messages with someone that has added a book to CreateSpace. If that's your case, would you please contact

Re: [Origami] Cataloguing origami gift wrapping techniques

2014-01-01 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I was thinking, there are three characteristics origami gift wrapping have that makes it different from a self-closing boxes. In origami gift wrapping: -the folding can easily be adapted to the particular dimensions of the gift. -the folding process must include the very gift. -when unwrapping the

Re: [Origami] Practigami: Neorigami's first printed book

2014-01-01 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Rob Hudson mentioned in his last reply that the printed book would be too expensive for him. I wanna tell everyone I'm sorry. During this week I've discovered that the print on demand company I chose offer very abusive shipping costs to other countries. I had no idea since there's an office in my

Re: [Origami] Cataloguing origami gift wrapping techniques

2013-12-29 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Dennis shared a picture of the origami gift wrapping technique he uses. Thanks for that Dennis; I can see the pleat fold! So if I understand correctly you first fold the front flap that's next to the pleat fold, then you fold the back flap over the front one and inside the pocket created by the

[Origami] Cataloguing origami gift wrapping techniques

2013-12-26 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi everyone! I have a mission and I REALLY hope you will all help me out a bit. I want to try to catalog all the different origami gift wrapping techniques that exist. This is different from a box, bag, or envelope model; in an origami gift wrapping technique the gift becomes part of the folding

[Origami] Practigami: Neorigami's first printed book

2013-12-24 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Oh happy day! You can finally buy Neorigami's printed book: Practigami In 2012, 31 origamists from all over the world created the 57 models that competed in the Inter-forum Useful Model Challenge. PRACTIGAMI is the fruit of that project. In the book you'll find 22 of the original models for you

[Origami] Gift wrapping community?

2013-12-21 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
This may be a long shot but... does anyone know of a gift wrapping forum, mail list or something like that? I was hoping to find a community of people passionate about gift wrapping as we are about origami in general. I tried googling one but I had no luck : ( I hope it's ok I post this question

Re: [Origami] Diagrams in the web with black background?

2013-12-06 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Thank you for all the great feedback both through the list and off the list. I really do hope to receive more; that's the only way I can get an estimate of what folders think. Like Anne mentioned, the diagrams with the black background would be for the web, so I personally don't intend to offer

[Origami] Diagrams in the web with black background?

2013-12-05 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I'm interested in this idea in order to make diagrams a little diferent, but I want to know what folders think about it. The diagrams are meant directly for the web; I would probably have a second print-friendly version for those of you that prefer printing the diagrams. You can check it out

[Origami] Colors in the two-colored symbol?

2013-11-29 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Hi again, I know we had discussed about this symbol in the list. I thought I had started that conversation but I couldn't find my original question... oh well. Any way, I wanted to ask you something in particular about it which I hope I didn't ask the first time... when making diagrams in color,

[Origami] Vietnam Origami Group VOG?

2013-11-23 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HI FELLOW ORIGAMISTS, I wanted to ask, is the Vietnam Origami Group VOG an association or something like that or is it something completely different like maybe just a site with a forum? Thanks!

[Origami] Origami tag during the World Origami Days

2013-11-08 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I wanted to show you guys this game that the Mini Neo editorial group had started to celebrate the World Origami Days: https://www.facebook.com/events/159961134213112/ If you have a Facebook account please leave a comment for the players ;)

Re: [Origami] Origami tag during the World Origami Days

2013-11-08 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
A couple of hours ago I sent a message inviting you to check out the game created by Mini Neo for the World Origami Games. I suggested that you left a comment if you had a Facebook account. Anne mentioned to me offline that she wasn't able to post a comment. I asked Nataly, who's in charge of the

Re: [Origami] help with creator

2013-11-01 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HI, Kathy Stevick asked about the name of the creator and of the model in this video that's in Spanish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW-b1USL3sc Kathy, from what I could tell it looks like he doesn't mention either of them in the video. The person behind the video is Javier Caboblanco, who's

[Origami] Neorigami in October

2013-11-01 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
ARTICLES: -Francesco Guarnieri’s Star Infinity – A tip for folding by KDianne Stephens: http://neorigami.com/neo/index.php/es/articulos/item/7014-francesco-guarnieri%E2%80%99s-star-infinity-%E2%80%93-a-tip-for-folding -Me in an origami exhibition by Gerardo:

[Origami] Origami Database's situation?

2013-10-25 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HI EVERYONE, I just wanted to ask if anyone knows what's the current situation with the database. I know that over a year ago the databse was corrupted twice and so Dennis dissabled user activity. I sent Dennis a couple of messages like a month ago, but he was probably too bussy at the time : )

[Origami] World Origami Days?

2013-10-22 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HI EVERYONE, Did I miss this year's messages about WOD? I find it a bit odd that I haven't seen any messages about it this year. I just wanted to know : ) Cheers!

[Origami] Models of chests of drawers?

2013-10-19 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HI EVERYONE, As some of you know, last year I created my Three drawer organizer: http://neorigami.com/neo/index.php/en/useful-models/item/669-organizador-de-tres-cajones-/-three-drawer-organizer So anyway, I decided to revisit my model. That's why I'm curently looking for other models of chests

[Origami] 2 X 1 or 1 X 2 rectangle

2013-09-29 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HI EVERYONE, I would like to know, when referring to the proportions of a rectangle is there a difference between saying 2 X 1 and 1 X 2? Thank you ; )

[Origami] Tall rectangular box?

2013-09-18 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
HI EVERYONE, This one of those simple and obvious models that leaves me thinking. I came up with the idea very recently (I can't beileve I had not thought about it before). I'm really proud of the box; I love the fact that none of it's sides are square despite the fact that you start from a

[Origami] Neorigami in August

2013-09-02 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
13 of the entries were posted in the blog's anniversary :D ARTICLES: -Envelope and Letter Fold Association ELFA by Gerardo: http://neorigami.com/neo/index.php/en/articles/item/6964-envelope-and-letter-fold-association-elfa -Origami teaching tips by KDianne Stephens:

[Origami] OrigamiTube.com?

2013-08-25 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Does anyone know what happened with OrigamiTube.com? I try to enter and I only find a message saying this account has been suspended. I have it among the links in Neorigami and I don't know if I should remove it or if it's a temporal problem. Thanks in advance : )

Re: [Origami] Query Regarding Traditional Crane Models

2013-08-15 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Larry asked if the flapping crane was a traditional model. To my knowledge, there's the flapping bird and the traditional crane. Both of them are traditional models. Although its folding process is almost the same, only the one with the thinner limbs is considered a crane, while the one that

Re: [Origami] Neorigami's second year!

2013-08-08 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
Only three days left for Neorigami's anniversary: Sunday August 11th! Last year 26 entries, between models and articles, were posted during the celebration of Neorigami's first anniversary. Just like last year, you can post any model of your own design, it doesn't have to be recent nor complex.

Re: [Origami] Neorigami in July

2013-08-04 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
My mistake... I meant Sunday August 11th, NOT Saturday. That day will be the blog's second anniversary : )

[Origami] Glue symbol?

2013-08-04 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
In those models were glue IS used in a particular step, what symbol is normally used to indicate where to glue? Thank you in advance.

[Origami] Neorigami in July

2013-08-02 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
The 11th of this month, saturday, Neorigami will reach two years since having opened its doors to the public. To celebrate I invite everyone to post their own models, guides (e.g., diagrams) or articles in this very date. Last year we shared 26 entries through the same activity. If you still

Re: [Origami] Turn-over arrow and a person that makes diagrams?

2013-07-22 Thread Gerardo @neorigami.com
I had asked where should the arrow face. K. Dianne Stephens (privately), Hans Dybkjær, and Anne LaVin, mentioned that the tail of the arrow would point to the prior step and the head to the next step. Anne LaVin also, suggested to look for that arrow in Robert Lang's article on diagramming. Thank

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