Cut and Fold Techniques for Pop-Up Designs Kindle Edition

I'm a life-long fan of popup books. In the late 1950s, an uncle who had served in Japan brought home some amazing Japanese pop up books and as a pre-schooler, I was hooked! I've loved to read them to my kids as a parent and collect them, to this day, for reading to next generations.My wife and I both enjoy craft projects, when we have the time, and working with card stock in creating unusual, eye-catching materials is something we enjoy -- and that people who are on the receiving end seem to enjoy as well. That's the background. We have supplies around the house, already, like various kinds of card stock, a complete set of craft knives, cutting boards, etc.This book, then is a perfect, step-by-step orientation to turning card stock into three-dimensional pop ups, starting with very basic shapes and, by the end of the book, graduating into super-cool constructions. There are other books offered on Amazon claiming to offer the same introduction -- and my wife and I have a couple of the other books, as well. Some are morel colorful than this book. Some seem to be more fun to explore.But for someone who seriously wants to be producing these ingenious crafts, this is a very solid book. Step by step. Charts you can easily replicate on your own desk or work table. A logical progression of how the effects are generated. If our experience sounds like your expectation, then this is a great choice for you.

I expected the book to be a little more related to architecture. I guess I shouldn't give it such a harsh review because it says it is for pop up designs and I was trying to use it for architectural purposes. It has very cool interesting shapes and things you can do with it but I did not find anything I could use for making models with. I just completed my first model for architectural drafting school and wanted to implement some of these pop up designs but since I am a beginner it was hard. Maybe someone with more experience and creativity might be able to do so. I would not recommend buying this book if you are looking for architectural model inspiration, but I would recommend it if you are looking for interesting pop designs or are into making cool paper things.The shipping and quality of the book were great.

Well illustrated, many ways to design light & shadow w paper. Have enjoyed trying these.

I have enjoyed this book. I am new to book making but so many handmade books use interesting folded pages. This book has some really great pages with good instructions as well as diagrams. There is even a supply list of papers for using. Great purchase for me as I like to make paper books and fill with watercolor or calligraphy.

This excellent book undertakes to analyze the results of choosing some cutting and folding choices made for 90 degree pop-ups. I found that some of his simpler designs worked better for me than the more complicated ones I have seen elsewhere. Jackson's analyses of the choices of cut and fold options are classic. This book is intended for 90 degree pop-ups, not for 180 degree pop-ups.

The entire series of books from Paul Jackson is absolutely fabulous. The cut and fold techniques for Pup-up designs one is a great example. Pop ups won't have any secrets for you anymore. The bases are told for you to create your own designs. Graphic and products designers and architects are mostly the ones targeted for this book.

Great patterns but it is too bad that they didn’t come with a CD

I haven't tried to create anything yet, but was hoping for more variety. Mostly squares andstraight lines. If you want something similar to the cover photo, then this is the book for you.

One the plus side, the book is beautifully and simply designed. The emphasis is on clarity and instruction. However, as someone who wanted to broaden their understanding of the medium I have to say that about 75% of the coverage is so simple as to warrant it pointless to me - many of the plans are so similar that they needn't be in.I've noticed that their are several books in this series which makes me feel like this is a way of making money. If there was a full compendium of these ideas in one bigger book it would make much more sense.Nevertheless, Paul Jackson is a real leader in paper techniques so if you're really starting off from scratch then you will get some help from this book.

I have used this book to inspire my students on L3 Art and Design Hereford College of Arts

Very clever pop-ups with excellent diagrams and photos. I have already printed greeting cards on several sheets before cutting and folding them as pop-ups.

Very Practical, good instructions. Aimed at people who have their own ideas but not the skills.

Paul Jackson spans the divide between origami and creating 3D cards, books etc. This is a must for anyone looking at making pop-up books. This gives the essential basics & inspiration.