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Paul Jackson demonstrates a selection of introductory techniques from his book:

Folding Techniques For Designers: Basic Concepts from Laurence King Publishing on Vimeo.

Basic Concepts: Dividing the Paper

Dividing the paper into exactly equal lengths or angles enables many other techniques to be performed. The position of the folds can be marked with a ruler and pencil, but it is much quicker and much more accurate to make them by hand. It is the hand-made method of dividing the paper into sixteenths that is shown here.

Folding Techniques For Designers: Basic Pleats from Laurence King Publishing on Vimeo.

Folding Techniques: Basic Pleats

Pleats are the most common, versatile and easy-to-use of all folding techniques. Here we see how to create an accordion pleat.

Folding Techniques For Designers: Other Pleats from Laurence King Publishing on Vimeo.

Other Pleats: Simple Spirals

A simple but beautiful spiral pleat can be made by dividing a strip of paper into equal linear divisions with mountain folds, then folding a valley diagonal across each rectangle.

Folding Techniques For Designers: 'V' Pleats from Laurence King Publishing on Vimeo.

V-Pleats

V-pleats are characterized by their distinctive 'V' shape, in which three mountain folds and one valley fold (or one mountain fold and three valley folds) meet at a node.

Folding Techniques For Designers: Spans and Parabolas from Laurence King Publishing on Vimeo.

Spans and Parabolas: X-Form Spans

X-form spans are made from a repeated pattern of folds which resemble an X.

Folding Techniques for Designers: Boxes and Bowls from Laurence King Publishing on Vimeo.

Boxes and Bowls: Masu Box

The Masu box is a traditional Japanese design. It is a classic folded box; strong, adaptable, functional, and elegant in construction and final form.

Folding Techniques for Designers: One Crease, No Crease from Laurence King Publishing on Vimeo.

No Crease

A No Crease is a one-dimensional point which creates a dent in the paper called a 'Break'. This generates complex curves in the paper, which can change from convex to concave and back again.

Folding Techniques for Designers: Crumpling from Laurence King Publishing on Vimeo.

Crumpling

The essence of this technique is to carefully crumple a sheet to reduce its apparent size, then to expand it along certain lines or in certain areas by selectively opening the crumpled surface.

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