Reddit reviews Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations

Advanced origami as in you want to learn how to fold more complex models than the average swan/crane/toys? In that case I recommend any of Robert Lang's books, his insect models are incredibly complex. Or you can try Modular Origami by Tomoko Fuse which is tedious but extremely satisfying when complete.

If you want to learn about the theory behind folding new models and how origami techniques are applied today, then check out this TED Talk by Robert Lang.

I have designed some of my own! To give a sampling, in increasing order of complexity (with diagrams!),

• here's a truncated tetrahedron,
  
• here's a double equilateral unit which can make things like an octahedron, icosahedron, "spiky ball," and many other deltahedra,
  
• here's a rhombic dodecahedron, and
  
• here's a compound of the cube and octahedron.
  
  My favorite origami book is John Montroll's Animal Origami for the Enthusiast, which starts out with simple, charming models and builds up to complex masterpieces like this lobster. It's one you can go back to for years. (I still have my childhood copy, inscribed "Merry Christmas 1988, Love Mom and Dad.")
  
  Another lovely volume, though not an ideal first book, is one called Origami for the Connoisseur. One of its highlights is an exquisitely beautiful seashell model. Here's someone folding it on YouTube.
  
  If you're curious about modular origami, Tomoko Fuse is a master of the field. This book ("Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations") is a hefty omnibus with plenty of lovely designs. Fuse tends toward a bit more surface elaboration and fussy preciseness than I go for these days, but her work is absolutely worth recreating with your own fingertips.
  
  Most of all, I'd encourage you to just try things out and have fun. There's action origami that does stuff (fancier versions of jumping frogs and fortunetellers), there's a big "tessellation" scene, where people fold intricate, two-dimensional patterns, there are flowers and franchises and figures. Any decent bookstore will have a papercraft section with an origami book or two. Libraries should have plenty of volumes available.
  
  Enjoy!

Next up: 72 Pencils :)

Those are neat! Is #4 pure origami? If so, what pattern did you use? I have a Tomoko Fuse's book on modular origami, and have yet to go through them all :)

Unit Origami by Tomoko Fuse

http://www.amazon.com/Unit-Origami-Multidimensional-Tomoko-Fuse/dp/0870408526/

The best book for unit work. I got one over 20 years ago when I was 12. Lost it some time during those 20 years and bought another one a few years ago just to have it.

It can also be found in the book Unit Origami by Tomoko Fuse, a book I highly recommend for anyone looking into Modular Origami.

The postman just delivered this while looking at this post. It looks very exciting. Must focus on work, must focus on work

here are some ideas of models i designed & built



Inspired by the following Books
Unit-Origami-Multidimensional-Tomoko-Fuse

Unit Origami

Kuniko Kasahara's-Origami Omnibus:

Also i use Wolfram http://mathworld.wolfram.com/JohnsonSolid.html
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/PlatonicSolid.html
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ArchimedeanSolid.html

most of the models on the above referenced pages can be built/assembled with either Sonobe units, Open Frame II units , Square/Triangle Flat unit modules or Hexagonal flat unit modules..

Flat Unit module design
Sonobe module designs
more Flat Unit models
Cupola Drilled Truncated Icosidodecahedron

Open Frame Unit models

In addition to the books & Wolfram pages I use Antiprism - polyhedra modeling software to design, plan/colorize & 3-D render my models

Antiprism - polyhedra modeling software

https://www.flickr.com/photos/origami_tatsujin/albums/72157623963720856

• Model: Simple Sonobé 12-unit Assembly Plus Alpha
  
• Designer: Tomoko Fusé
  
• Source: Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations
  
• The base cube was a bit unwieldy at first, but as I added the accents it tightened up. I'd say it's moderately secure, it shouldn't fall apart on its own, but certainly would not stand up to a lot of rough handling. All in all, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

It really depends on what kind of origami appeals to you but I do mainly modular origami and my number one go to book is Tomoko Fuse's Multidimensional Transformations Unit Origami. This book was published in 1990 and is a little bit pricey (around 30-50 dollars these days). It was my first major origami book and I couldn't be more amazed at how many different designs it offers. The models really range from basic to extremely advanced and most of them like in the medium-hard range. If you're looking for something complex and not as 2-D as many origami books can offer you- I highly suggest this book. Oh yeah, It's also not short. It's around 230 pages of work.

Here's a link to what it looks like: http://www.amazon.com/Unit-Origami-Multidimensional-Tomoko-Fuse/dp/0870408526

Hope this helps!