OrigamiUSA: The Fold

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Convention: Thoughts from PCOC 2011
by Robert Orndorff
A compilation of quotes from attendees of the 2011 Pacific Coast Origami Convention in Bellevue, Washington.

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Jason Ku
The Fold Managing Editor, OrigamiUSA
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Paper Review #8: Kraft Paper
by Ilan Garibi and Gadi Vishne
In this review we'll have a closer look at Kraft paper. If you are into complex folds, this might just be the perfect paper for your test folds.

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Jason Ku
The Fold Managing Editor, OrigamiUSA
http://origamiusa.org/thefold

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Crease Pattern: One-Cut Double Happiness
by Erik Demaine, Martin Demaine, Liping Ma, Patsy Wang-Iverson
This paper presents a crease pattern for one-cut double happiness.

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Jason Ku
The Fold Managing Editor, OrigamiUSA
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Diagrams: Peacock
by Rikki Donachie
OrigamiUSA's 2011 Annual Collection included a peacock from Rikki Donachie made from a square. Here Rikki shares another peacock made from an A4 rectangle.

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Jason Ku
The Fold Managing Editor, OrigamiUSA
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Crease Pattern: Wave24
by Robert J. Lang
A pleated cone sliced by multiple planes creates this geometric model reminiscent of a breaking wave.

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Jason Ku
The Fold Managing Editor, OrigamiUSA
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Diagrams: Heart Variation
by Jason Ku
Diagrams for a heart variation based on a model by Edwin Corrie.

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Jason Ku
The Fold Managing Editor, OrigamiUSA
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Folding Waves, Part 1
Thomas Hull
This wave model is fun to fold and has a lot of math in it!

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Jason Ku
The Fold Managing Editor, OrigamiUSA
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Diagrams: 60˚ Star Module
by David Petty. Diagrammed by Nick Robinson
Diagrams for a 60˚ Modular Star by David Petty

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Jason Ku
The Fold Managing Editor, OrigamiUSA
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World Origami Days
Marcio Noguchi
A description of the history, expansion, and future of World Origami Days.

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Jason Ku
The Fold Managing Editor, OrigamiUSA
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Cutting Paper with Origami
by Ilan Garibi
Can you cut paper with origami instead of scissors? While trying to design a 24 unit Stellated Octahedron, I got stuck with all the math involved and decided to make it simple - cut the intersected units by folding.

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Google Doodle: Yoshizawa
by Robert J. Lang
Learn the story behind the Google Doodle for March 14, 2012, which honored Akira Yoshizawa, and fold your own Google logo.

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Five Intersecting Octahedra
Meenakshi Mukerji
30 pieces of paper are folded to make a modular version of the Compound of Five Octahedra model.

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Diagrams: Salmon
by Joel Stern
Diagrams for a salmon designed by Joel Stern for a consulting project.

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Paper Review #9: Onion Skin Paper
by Ilan Garibi and Gadi Vishne
Originally developed to minimize paper weight for air mail, Onion Skin paper offers many advantages for use in origami.

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Diagrams: Stand-up Sailboat Card
by Sy Chen
Diagrams for a pop-up standing version of the traditional origami sailboat by Sy Chen.

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