Origami and the University of British Columbia

I wanted to take a minute brag a little bit about my small contribution to the world of paper footballs.

Some of you are aware that I made a diagram on how to fold a paper football. And by some of you, I mean this single page accounts for one third of all page views on this site. It also shows up near the top of a Google search for "paper football".

^Awesome.

I've had a few requests to use the football diagrams for different projects and I wanted to share with you the most recent project which has used the diagram. 

Some students from the University of British Columbia named Amanda and Chris made a minibook for their class in which they provided a variety of tips for relaxing during a stressful exam period. Take note of the clever way in which it is folded. There are instructions here if you would like to make your own minibook. 

Each page is themed, with unique ideas for helping students focus while studying and relax while not. 

They also included my paper football diagram on the reverse of the paper so that students could fold their own and play a few games with their friends. I remember playing so much paper football as a kid that it warms my heart to think that students might still play it between smartphone sessions. 

I've included the pamphlet below if you want to check it out!

Origami Yoda

Last year I bought a book called The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger and wrote a short blog post about it. I checked the website recently and found a short blurb about a school right here in Minnesota that used the book in their curriculum! They also did a project that takes the place of a book report, allowing the students to reflect on the story.

I also think this is an appropriate time to mention that the sequel has been announced, along with some new folding instructions! It will be titled Origami Yoda II: Darth Paper Strikes Back. I'm not sure what to expect, but it should be pretty good if the first book is any indication. I haven't read any excerpts, but there is a chance to get a copy of the book before it is published. Angleberger is hosting a photo contest. To enter you must fold a Darth Paper from the instructions provided on his site and then take a photo of the guy out and about in the world or in some sort of scene, then send it to him via email. 

For more details, you can go here.

Darth Paper, designed by Tom Angleberger, folded by me. 
I'll have to find a more interesting background before entering the contest....

Paper Zerg

I found this picture hiding in a Facebook photo album. It's from years ago. A friend asked me to try and fold a type of zerg from StarCraft. He drew the picture and I folded the origami. If I remember correctly, it is a modification of a skeleton I had found online somewhere.

Also, I have modified the "Where I Fold" section. It is now called Events and it has a Google calendar. Huh. When I changed it I thought it was a good idea, trying to streamline it, make it look good. But now when I write about it, I think it makes me sound like I'm trying to be more professional than I am. 

Meh.