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Elements Of Pop Up: A Pop Up Book For Aspiring Paper Engineers | 
| Creators: David A. Carter, James Diaz
Publisher: Little Simon
Category: Book
List Price: $37.99
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 61324
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Pop
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 18
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 12.8 x 8.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 0689822243
Dewey Decimal Number: 096
EAN: 9780689822247
ASIN: 0689822243
Publication Date: October 1, 1999
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Condition: Good Condition: may have light corner bends, scuff marks, wear to dust cover, etc. 100% of your purchase supports Goodwill Industries of San Diego County
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Believe it or not, the first known pop-up element in a book appeared in an astrological manuscript in 1306. During the ensuing centuries, movable mechanics were used in more and more books--but only for adults. In the 1700s a British bookseller came up with the idea of illustrating well-known children's stories with movable flaps of paper. The rest, as they say, is history. Now aspiring paper mechanics (creative engineer-artists who create dimensional and movable books, otherwise known as pop-ups) can learn the how-tos and wherefores of this marvelous craft. From tip-ons to dummies to glue knock-outs, all the intricacies of pop-up production are outlined and explained. Readers are invited to take apart the sample pop-ups (as long as they promise to put them back together!) to determine exactly how each score folds and where each glue point is. Instructions are somewhat advanced, but the dimensional samples and the step-by-step photographic essay on how a pop-up is made will ease the journey. David Carter and James Diaz have each created many, many pop-up books, and are passionate about their trade. So blow the cobwebs out of the geometry corner of your brain, and get to work! (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter
Product Description
Here at last is the definitive book on how to make a pop-up. Every aspect of the creation of a pop-up, known as paper engineering, is clearly and thoroughly covered. All types of parallel folds, angle folds, wheels, and pull tabs are accurately detailed verbally and visually, flat and in dimension. Also included is a history of pop-ups and a step-by-step photographic essay on how a pop-up is made from start to finish. This guided tour is perfect for aspiring pop-up creators, paper engineers, students, and appreciators of this unique art form.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 Impressive format -- better content needed! February 15, 2008
P. Gonyea
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When you first pick up this book, you'll be impressed. Inside are numerous small working examples of many pop-up techniques and volvelles (rotating disc image mechanisms). Alongside each sample is a short formula for designing your own, i.e. "the angle folds AB and CD are equal". At the back of the book is a storyboard demonstrating the highlights of designing a pop-up for commercial production.
The book could be vastly improved by providing step-by-step directions for each technique along with pitfalls to avoid. The authors provide a link for a web site where the templates used in the book can be downloaded. They are not intuitive, and no further instructions are given. An analytical and creative person will be able to design their own pop-ups based on the ones in the book -- but it takes time & lots of trial-and errors.
When I started using this book, only 3 of my first 15 tries were successful. But by using this book in combination with 2 or 3 others, I'm now finally enjoying the gratification of designing my own pop-ups.
 AWESOME! POP UP BOOK December 2, 2007
Janet S. Bentley (Hotter than where?, AZ)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has it all. It is very complete. If you are at all interested in pop up, for fun, scrapbooking or cardmaking- this is the book to get!
Great book plus author's website has bonus dies to download July 31, 2007
Elizabeth Mcalister (Georgia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this book. It's an excellent learning tool. The almost explosive front pop-up incorporates all the elements in the book, then each one is explained and demonstrated separately. I particularly liked the noise making pop-up, which had a saw-toothed mechanism. In visiting the author's web site I found he had dies (pdf models to cut out) for the elements in the book under "surprise". I think, considering the hand made nature of the book, and production costs, its price is not unreasonable. Another good book for learning paper engineering in which you construct the models is Paper Engineering for Pop-Up Books and Cards
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! January 4, 2007
Daniel Dickson-LaPrade (Oklahoma)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Even if you have no intention whatsoever of making a pop-up book in your entire life, this book is marvellous fun. I flip through it again and again just enjoying the fun flaps and wheels and folds. If you do intend to make a pop-up book, this has everything you will ever need for the paper engineering aspect of your project and then some. Brilliant layout, simple instructions--a treasure trove. Every possible type of flap or fold you can imagine (and some that I have never seen before) is shown in isolation so that you can immediately and easily understand its basic principles. I cannot praise this book highly enough. Buy it at once.
Delivers lots more than it promises. July 17, 2006
wiredweird (Earth, or somewhere nearby)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This, as the title says, shows a variety of elementary paper popups - the cute little folded thingies in books and cards that stand up when the page is opened. The book's a real strength that it includes an actual, working specimen of each structure it describes. Except for one or two demonstratons, the popup folds never pass the basic, and never show the incredible breadth of artistry that can go into the best of popups. Still, it's readable and gives you an unambiguous idea of how the finished product will look, work, and be assembled. From that point forward, combining ideas, adapting them to your application, and decorating the paper surface are all up to your creative expression.
But wait, there's more! This includes not just standard popup folds, but lots of little pull-the-tab, spin-the-wheel, and other bits of paper gadgetry, also in the form of working demonstrations, with variations on many of the themes.
It's a great book for the paper crafter, whether for personal enjoyment or professional inspiration. Yes, I know that the old pro will already be familiar with a lot of what's here - but that's not true for the student, and even masters might like to have their memories jogged when they're looking for inspiration. There's a lot of fun here, for both the recipient of the made thing and for its maker.
//wiredweird
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