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September 2018 monthly design challenge

Posted: September 1st, 2018, 11:40 pm
by NeverCeaseToCrease
Welcome to September, everybody!

For this month's challenge, we will take a break from complex box pleating, circle packing, and other complicated things and return to a style that is both ancient and contemporary. The theme is: minimalism.
You can express the older style of origami in a model similar to a traditional or Yoshizawa model, or the contemporary style by expressing something abstract, like an emotion. Hopefully, this month inspires you to try something new. I think sometimes less is more when it comes to origami.

Rules: a single square paper, no cuts, tape, or glue except MC. Another rule I'm going to put in place just for this month is to have paper no bigger than 35cm. A simple model shouldn't need anything bigger than that.

Baltorigamist will judge this month. Good luck to all!

Re: September 2018 monthly design challenge

Posted: September 3rd, 2018, 1:10 am
by Baltorigamist
Cmon, guys, let's see what you can come up with. I'm very intrigued by this month's topic.

Re: September 2018 monthly design challenge

Posted: September 3rd, 2018, 8:16 am
by Folderp
I agree with Balto, this is a very interesting topic (and it's better suited to my current skillset too, I haven't finished ODS2 yet, and I won't be needing those skills this month).

Re: September 2018 monthly design challenge

Posted: September 13th, 2018, 11:21 pm
by Folderp
Here it is, my entry to the design challenge.
ImagePhoenix by Folderp, on Flickr

A minimalist phoenix. It may not look simple, but it is. It's based on an 8x8 grid, with a simple structure and folded from a 15 cm square, inspired by Kamiya's phoenix and developed as a minimalist version of it. So there you have it, a minimalist version of Kamiya's phoenix. Still not sure if it's simple enough though...

Re: September 2018 monthly design challenge

Posted: September 16th, 2018, 3:12 pm
by Gerardo
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Folded from a 15 x 15 cm (5 15/16 x 5 15/16 in) square of faux leather book cloth. Someone might have folded it before; I'll ask around.

Re: September 2018 monthly design challenge

Posted: September 20th, 2018, 12:29 am
by Ponadr

Re: September 2018 monthly design challenge

Posted: September 22nd, 2018, 1:57 pm
by Gerardo
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Folded from a 6.3 x 6.3 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in) square of aluminum foil for embossing (36 caliber). I covered both sides of the foil with contact paper.

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This is an image of its back.

Someone might have folded this one before as well; I'll ask around.

Re: September 2018 monthly design challenge

Posted: September 23rd, 2018, 9:14 am
by Origamitrieste
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Origami Ghost
I hope you like it!

Re: September 2018 monthly design challenge

Posted: September 23rd, 2018, 4:50 pm
by Brimstone
Here's my entry although I'm not sure it is original since it is so simple and has that 80's look or if it even classifies as minimalistic. Star/cross made from two fish bases on a single square:

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Re: September 2018 monthly design challenge

Posted: September 23rd, 2018, 7:10 pm
by Gerardo
Origamitrieste wrote:Origami Ghost
I hope you like it!
That's a very small image. Could you please upload a bigger one so we can take a better look?
Brimstone wrote:Here's my entry although I'm not sure it is original since it is so simple and has that 80's look or if it even classifies as minimalistic. Star/cross made from two fish bases:
I'm really glad you did participate. Did you make the two fish bases from a single square? You could ask around if it had been created before like I do.

Re: September 2018 monthly design challenge

Posted: September 23rd, 2018, 9:07 pm
by Brimstone
Gerardo wrote:I'm really glad you did participate. Did you make the two fish bases from a single square? You could ask around if it had been created before like I do.
I just changed the text to clarify that the two fish bases were indeed on a single square.

I read somewhere that you mentioned a FB group where people go and ask about authors but I'm not on FB.

Re: September 2018 monthly design challenge

Posted: September 23rd, 2018, 11:00 pm
by Gerardo
Wow, how do you make two fish bases from a single square? I had not heard about that before.

The group you're referring to is Spot the Creator. It was started by Nick Robinson. Very useful group! I don't use Facebook either, but I do ask someone to please show the pictures and ask on my behalf. Besides that group, I tend to also ask in the different origami forums and mailing lists in which I participate.

Re: September 2018 monthly design challenge

Posted: September 24th, 2018, 4:11 pm
by Gerardo
Origamitrieste wrote: Origami Ghost
I hope you like it!
It could still be bigger (up to 640 pixels wide), but it certainly is easier to look at. Thank you :).

Re: September 2018 monthly design challenge

Posted: September 25th, 2018, 12:23 am
by Brimstone
Gerardo wrote:Wow, how do you make two fish bases from a single square? I had not heard about that before.
I didn't mean simultaneously.

Re: September 2018 monthly design challenge

Posted: September 25th, 2018, 12:26 pm
by Grace159
Here is my entry into the minimalist competition. The instructions for my Fold Flat Gift Bag can be found here:
https://steemit.com/origami/@gmatthe2/origami-gift-bag

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