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I'm working on a large (320 page!) book and would love to see your latest (or old) creations for possible inclusion. PDF format is ideal. You'll get full credit and a free copy! Reply in private please.

Nick Robinson

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What kind of models are you looking for?
Like in complexity, originality, representional, modular,...

another question: Are we allowed to publish the diagram on our homepage/ blog too? - as a free download...

what if we designed the model and theres already that designed? Because i adjusted a fold on one model and made it look totaly different than the model i changed. will you be able to double check to make sure there arent any other models that are the same

Could they be hand-drawn diagrams? I'm thinking about doing a diagram, and like to hand-draw them. Also, is there a deadline for them?

Guys -

Nick asked for reply in private. My opinion of the models in his books is that most tend to be broadly accessible - low intermediate or easier. However, he also includes complex models, wet folding, representational, etc., especially when he can use it to illustrate some concept or help in teaching some ideas.

I think he likes models that illustrate a point and that can be finished to different poses. He has published a lot.

Having said that, I strongly recommend that you send him a personal query with a list of ideas, a scan of sample diagrams (even hand-drawn), and see what he says. I also recommend that you send the query quickly... because it is much better for him to accept your idea - but you can't meet the deadline ... rather than for you to finish a diagram and he turns you down, because he didn't plan for your work...

I find that clever and cute usually work.

I have no more info than anyone else on this matter, and these are my own opinions - worth what you paid for them... maybe consider them to be found Christmas presents (Sorry, Hanukkah is over).

- Hank Simon

hi Nick
is your book a commercial one or a free one?
is it a real book or e-book?

oyster wrote:hi Nick
is your book a commercial one or a free one?
is it a real book or e-book?

It's a commercial book and will be out in December - I hope you like it!

http://www.nickrobinson.info/origami/bo ... dsbest.htm

I like the implication that commercial=real and free=e-book - while small-minded people who can't create for themselves continue to treat origami as freeware, rip off books / diagrams and share them via torrents, I'll certainly not be (intentionally) writing any e-books soon!

How about if we give you diagrams that are available and have been seen elsewhere (e.g. on the internet)? Would you accept those?

Are you still accepting the diagrams?

I pre-ordered from Amazon a while ago - thanks for posting the contents ...it looks like it will be a fun book!

Nick wrote:I like the implication that commercial=real and free=e-book

in this case, i really think it was an instance of "english not being the first language," with no intended innuendo.