Useful Links

One of the many things I love about origami is that there are so many resources out there that you can get away with spending next to nothing, regardless of your level. This is very different to many other hobbies, where the main limiting factor of progress is money and whether you can buy the latest generation of equipment or not. Origami is not like this at all. While there are certainly more expensive papers and books out there, a bit of tissue paper, methyl cellulose, and a crease pattern can get you folding some of the most difficult origami around, not to mention all the diagrams and tutorials available to get you to this stage. This page lists some of these resources, though it barely scratches the surface of what’s out there.

• YouTube channels:
  • Tadashi Mori, the original and my first foray into "super complex" origami
  • Origami with Jo Nakashima, more aimed at the simple to intermediate level
  • FearlessFlourish, tutorials you didn't think were possible
  • Kade Chan, another classic with a mix of levels
  • OrigamiByBoice, good social media presence, box-pleating addict
  • The Plant Pyschologist, innovative designer with free courses
  • JeremeyShaferOrigami, action and performance origami
• Websites/blogs:
  • Robert Lang, the father of computational origami, author of Origami Design Secrets
  • Brian Chan, "maker of anything" and another great designer
  • Thomas Hull, world expert in mathematical origami
  • Jason Ku, another great origami academic
  • Wonko, amazing blog with heaps of interesting folds
  • WG-Origami, another great blog, with more of a design focus
  • DoftNet Origami, origamic chemistry and awesome globe kits!
• Software:
  • Oriedita, the software I use to draw crease patterns
  • Inkscape, the software I use to draw diagrams
  • TreeMaker, Lang's famous circle packing software
  • ReferenceFinder (online), super handy tool to locate points/lines
  • BP Studio, similar to TreeMaker but for box-pleating
  • ExplOri 22.5, new software for 22.5-degree design
• Origami discussion/help:
  • The Origami Forum, a living (and thriving) remnant of the early internet
  • Origami-dan (Discord), the more modern approach
• Books and paper:
  • Origami-shop.com, the original shop for all things origami
  • Ebay, Amazon, etc., for some of the more readily available things
• Databases:
  • Gilad’s Origami Page, more book reviews than you thought there were books
  • Origami Database, exactly what it sounds like
• Competitions:
  • IOIO, the International Origami Internet Olympiad
  • OBB Competition, a more relaxed competition
• Origami societies:
  • Tanteidan, the Japanese origami society
  • OrigamiUSA, the American origami society
  • OrigaMIT, the origami club of MIT
• Contact me:
  • Either email me at: “samuel.hesp7 (at) the standard Gmail ending”, or;
  • Message me on Instagram @origamidf36