640: (90/365) Stellated Rhombic Dodecahedron

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Now I for one like stellated geometry – taking regular solids and adding pointy things is very satisfying:

The pointy things on this solid are rhomboid – so not strictly regular pyramidal but 4-sided none the less. Continue reading →

639: (89/365) Baby TRex

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I am sure dinosaurs were not cute – not even baby ones as they were snappy wild beasts:

The little purple beauty is designed by Issei Yoshino and is a lovely exercise in colour management. Continue reading →

637: (87/365) Cyclonic Spiral

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Currently, North Queensland is being beaten up by Cyclone “Debbie”:

Australian cyclones are huge. As weather systems go, we do them big down under and “Debbie” was once a category 4 (which is nearly Category 5, for the folks at home) which on a scale of “is that a cloud” to “fuck, most of my town is missing” is right up there. I hope all in the storm zone are safe, having lived through some pretty harrowing cyclones in my time it is not fun. Continue reading →

634: (84/365) 3D Cube Illusion

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Trolling around on the internet, as one does, I came across instructions for a 3D cube Illusion by Nick Robinson:

I needed something that was relatively quick (times are busy, it was late) so thought I would give it a try. Continue reading →

632: (82/365) Spiral Snail

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Inspired by the work of Tomoko Fuse, I began experimenting with a square and using most of it to do a spiral. Initially I tried even divisions but found a more logarithmic progression from wide to narrow worked best:

Using alternating mountains and valleys, a lovely spiral emerged and there was enough paper to fashion a head, antennae and foot. Continue reading →

631: (81/365) Four Cubes

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Sometimes a modular is deceptively complex, this 6-part modular from David Mitchell is no exception:

Four cubes, interwoven in evil ways has done my head in for days now, I simply could not (1) imagine the shape it was going to end up; and (2) make the modules connect in ways that made sense. Continue reading →

630: (80/365) Eastern Dragon

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The dragon is a favourite subject for origami designers – most have tried their hand at one:

This is Joseph Wu’s “Eastern Dragon” – how can we tell it is an eastern dragon? It has no wings and does not need them to fly. It is only us silly westerners that decided to rationalise the dragon morphology.

I have been meaning to fold this for ages – nothing like a 365 challenge to bring out the models on hold. Continue reading →

629: (79/365) Artefact

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I quite enjoy folding modulars – the way they combine to make a larger form can be fascinating and this module is no exception:

This is Dave Mitchell’s “Artefact” module, it can be put together in 2’s and 6’s. Continue reading →

627: (77/365) Collapsible Cube

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Toys for people with ADHD are all the rage – people pay for things with switches, moving clicky bits and spinney things because, reasons:

This paper toy continues to be an enigma. Made of 4 modules, it is a twisty cube that also folds flat in a myriad of ways that break your brain. Continue reading →