FREE paper models » Cool sites http://paperinside.com Paper Models are Paper Inside Fri, 18 May 2012 10:43:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Internet-connected toys made from paper http://paperinside.com/2012/05/08/internet-connected-toys-made-from-paper/ http://paperinside.com/2012/05/08/internet-connected-toys-made-from-paper/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 12:26:49 +0000 Claudio http://paperinside.com/?p=835

Paper models are awesome. You can create toys, sculptures and many other things.

In “Computer days”, we can also give 3D shape to things we see on the screen, like game characters, robots and so on.

Now, imagine connecting you virtual life to your paper models… That would be great!

ReaDIYmates are easy-to-build Wi-Fi objects which are designed to bridge the gap between the online and real word by reacting to your digital presence. Examples include moving of their arms when you receive an email from a specific person, or playing an MP3 when you’re mentioned on Twitter.

You can view more pictures and read the specs at ReaDIYmate.

Via gizmag

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To celebrate this holiday, desktopgremlins.com unleashes “Rippy” as a special LIMITED EDITION download.

Grab him while you can because when November 1st rolls around, “Rippy” will VANISH into the night until next year!

As a BONUS, this paper toy has an optional foreground piece with a blank face so you can customize yours!

http://www.desktopgremlins.com/rippy.html

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3eydbear has an awesome gift to you these holidays!

A paper table calendar you can download and assemble.

This cute character changes his face as you go from one month to another.

Thanks Marteen for sharing your creations!

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There is a lot of information about paper models and where you can download it, but no/little information about the creative process of papertoys.

How to design a papertoy starting from scratch. How to start with creating papertoys.

Matthijs C. Kamstra aka [mck] wrote an interesting article regarding this subject:
How to create your own Papercraft

Now he wrote about the creative process of designing a papertoy:
Papertoy design – the basics
and it starts from the beginning: a cube and how to make a cube into a papertoy.

It seems that people need some help in the creative process.

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David Webber, the Community Manager of the Universal Record Database (URDB.org), told me about this website and some amazing records they have there.

You’ll get a greater sense if you check out the site, but they gathered a few papercraft related records. Here are a few highlights:

  • Largest Origami Cube
  • Widest Duct Tape Flower
  • Shortest Greeting Card Collection
  • Most Paper Airplanes Stuck In Hair At Once
  • Most Paper Airplanes Constructed And Flown In One Minute
  • Slowest Time For Cardboard Box Parachute To Descend 15 Feet

So what? Can you beat them???

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