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3D Origami by Jun Mitani

3D Origami by Jun Mitani

Jun Mitani is a professor of computer science at the University of Tsukuba who has an incredible knack for paper folding. With the help of algorithms and computer software that he’s developed, he is able to create these 3D origami pieces. Check out the many different folds and shapes he has come up with below.

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Deutsche Fernsehlotterie “Paper World” by Sehsucht

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“Follow the paper plane into Sehsucht‘s latest origami-style world of helping hands and improved communities. Sehsucht produced the 30 sec. TVC “Paper” full CG for Deutsche Fernsehlotterie, a charitable lottery, and their agency Zum Goldenen Hirschen, all three companies from Hamburg/Germany. Director Hans-Christoph Schultheiss and his team walked the tightrope between reduction and complexity, aiming to create the characters as human as possible but with a realistically foldable look that carries the complex textures of paper.”

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Colorful 3D Paper Sculptures by Nuria Mora

Colorful 3D Paper Sculptures by Nuria Mora

“The Spanish street artist Nuria Mora has created colorful origami pieces and placed them on display in public ad spaces in Tirso de Molina square, downtown Madrid. Inserting her 3D paper sculptures into billboards in the bustling city center, they can be enjoyed by shoppers and passers-by, as they are viewable from both sides and lit up at night.” — PSFK

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The Paper Fox by Jeremy Kool

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The Paper Fox is the working title of a children’s book for android and ipad tablets that Jeremy Kool is currently working on. Jeremy successfully crowdfunded his project through Pozible. The story is created by himself and written by his sister Amanda who is a published fiction author. All of the artwork in the book is done by Jeremy and it’s absolutely beautiful. Characters and the landscapes are created 100% digitally but made to look like paper craft and real origami. We love the style and can’t wait to see the book come to live. Continue reading

Microplus Infomercial

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Amsterdam based motion graphic artists Michiel Krop and Marvin Koppejan created this beautiful short infomercial to showcase the renewed features and focus of dutch ICT company Microplus. The paper styled 3d animations help to add an organic feel to the infomercial and deliver the right message in a simple way.
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Cool Hunting Rough Cut: LoSiento

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Cool Hunting recently had the chance to visit the Barcelona based studio LoSiento and created this wonderful interview with the founder Borja Martínez. LoSiento specializes in 3D typography, packaging and product design. We are big fans of their work and wrote about their fantastic Paper lettering project for EMPO. The video gives you a nice look behind the scenes and into the thinking of the studio. Continue reading

Animation for Google eBooks by Buck

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Buck created this nice animation for the launch of Google’s new eBook service. The animation contains an interesting mix of stop motion and 3d animation explaining the transition of books from the analog to the digital world. Continue reading

Paper style 3D illustrations by Yum Yum, London

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Yum Yum is a London, England based animation, illustration, and design studio. They make awesome toys, really fun animations and these amazingly looking 3d illustrations that look like real paper crafts. This little dude above was born out of the process of a tutorial about 3d illustration for the magazine 3d world.
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JP Morgan Chase & Co. – The Way Forward

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This beautifully animated commercial titled Change was created by Psyop and Mcgarry Bowen Advertising advertising agency for JPMorgan Chase & Co.. The people at Psyop have done a wonderful job in bringing the idea to life and creating this wonderful 3d paper animation. Continue reading

BESTIA PLUMA: Release Your Animal Side


Spikes, claws, scales, horns and feathers make up the series Bestia Pluma, derived from the latin words meaning animal features. This project was created by Nicole Gavrilles for her 3D Problem Solving class where she was asked to design a three-dimensional city/place/space/object that communicates a concept and design of a modular system of interchangeable parts. Continue reading