By taking a digital version of his origami typeface, Chris Berthe created a new set of letters in 3D using paper and an x-acto knife.

Yoba Yabo, a Visual Communication Design student at Rangsit University created an awesome origami typeface. It comes in four different styles: normal, divide, stroke and shade. The application you see in the image above is an example of the style, shade.

A symbol of sacred geometry, the Flower of Life is composed of multiple evenly-spaced, overlapping circles, that are arranged so that they form a flower-like pattern with a sixfold symmetry like a hexagon. The center of each circle is on the circumference of six surrounding circles of the same diameter. Because numbers carried symbolic significance in the Old World, geometric shapes became a visual representation of these symbolic numbers and was involved in the planning and construction of many religious structures, including churches and temples. (Read an article written last year regarding Islamic Architecture.) Natural examples of the Flower of Life include: honeycombs, sunflowers and rocks. And lastly, a contemporary example of the Flower of Life can be seen in origami tessellations. Below is a piece by Andrea Russo, titled “Stars in a Sky of Hexagons” – a perfect example of what the Flower of Life is.

(c) Crease Pattern of the Alphabet: Dark lines are mountain folds; light lines are valley folds; bold lines delineate letter boundaries and are not folds.

(c: Crease Pattern) folds into (b: 3D extrusion), which is an extrusion of (a: 2D maze)

By Barrett Biggers

By Andrea Zeman

A shining star Giota Kaiopoulou from Thessaloniki, Greece did a spectacular job blending two very complicated arts together – origami and fashion. Started in 2004, Giota was a pioneer weaving these two concepts together. She created this project titled, “Origami Flowers”, which was also the perfect final project for her Fashion Degree at a local university in Greece. What a visionary Giota is because today we see origami fashion everywhere!

Upon her graduation, she applied and was accepted for the 13th Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and Mediterranean. It is sponsored by the International Assocation of the Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean(BJCEM). This organization is a network which gathers 71 members from 20 countries, locals, ministries, associations, cultural institutions, and is open to the membership of local and national bodies from Europe and the Mediterranean.

The mission of this organization is to promote the creativity of young artists, encourage international exchanges, and develop pacific relations across the Mediterranean. What a great accomplishment, Giota to be recognized with this wonderful organization!

Many thanks to Joe Keylon of BACE (Business and Creative Exchange) for sending me Simon Schubert’s jaw dropping portfolio.

What makes Mr. Schubert’s work exceptional is his ability to blend contrasting techniques (2d vs. 3d, negative vs. positive space, and valley vs. mountain folds) into objects, figures and people we can all relate to – all with a simple piece of paper.

Because paper’s very first fold quickly commits to memory, you can sense the experience, confidence, and patience Mr. Schubert has with each and every fold – and these traits inspire me deeply.