The Origami Forum

if you're going to show your origami in a public exhibition, what information do you usually give? here in germany i've recently seen a few exhibtions without any explanation or even a credit to the author. it makes me angry whenever i have to ask for details like the name of the model of its author and maybe its folder ...

I'd definitely expect to see the name of the Author at the very least.

I think it would be good if you said:
Designed by_____
Folded by______ Out of a _____cm square of_____

You can fill in the blanks yourself

When I displayed my work at Folding Australia 2012 I did it like this:

Name of Model
Folded By:______
Designed By:______

Or for my own designs:

Name of Model
Designed and Folded By:______

in our convention displays there are (in most cases) small cards to list name, author and folder of the model. but there's a kind of specialised audience at origami conventions. in an ordinary origami exhibition you'll find a lot of laymen, too - and they need to know about the origin of a model. if the model of xy is well done it is at first a fine credit to its author but it could be a advantage for him/her, too - imagine a visitor is enthusiastic enough to buy a book by xy ...