Category Archives: Making Pop Up Books

A Reconstructed Memory This project began to take shape as I considered the possibility of physically reconstructing my memory of an architectural space… specifically the house I grew up in. The circumstances surrounding this house are unusual in that during … Continue reading →

Final Project Proposal “Reconstructive Memory” I’ve been thinking about a project since the beginning of this class. In essence it is an anti-pop-up book, or perhaps a destructive / reconstructive pop up book. The idea is fairly simple… a sturdy … Continue reading →

A Mechanical Analysis of Jan Pienkowski’s Haunted House (Dutton 1979) This book was among my favorite picture books as a young child. I have vivid memories of turning the loaded pages of pop ups and pulling the interactive tabs. Though … Continue reading →

簡潔なバブル経済学 (A Brief Lesson in Bubble Economics) I began this book by looking at the bellows of my old Polaroid Land Camera. I thought it might be fun to try to take that accordion mechanism and incorporate it into a … Continue reading →

Experimenting with Modular Systems: “Loops” I wanted to begin thinking about collapsible modular building systems. —Not really a pop up book by definition, but I have been interested in books that can be modified by the user / reader. Using … Continue reading →

Sublinear As my first pop-up book I began by experimenting with V-folds, understanding the maximum achievable height for tower-like structures. I soon realized that 4 equally spaced towers were the outer edges of what could be a solid but collapsible … Continue reading →