How to Fold (Agile Rabbit Editions) [Paperback]

Pepin Press (Author)

Book Description

Series: Agile Rabbit Editions | Publication Date: February 1, 2005

Packaging is an important factor in any retail environment and a key element in most marketing strategies. Consumers react immediately to package shapes, and are influenced by them when making buying decisions. Different product categories are often easy to recognize by their characteristic form, for example chocolate boxes or milk cartons. On the other hand, a manufacturer of an exclusive product, such as jewellery or perfume, may deliberately choose an unusual, eye-catching form. HOW TO FOLD is a unique step-by-step manual, containing hundreds of great folding ideas and ready-to-use designs. This book is an essential tool for anyone involved in the fields of graphic and industrial design, advertising, and printing. All patterns are stored in eps vector format on the enclosed CD-ROMs. They may be used freely to create new designs, and can be scaled and modified to suit any conceivable purpose.

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Pepin Press (February 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9057680394
• ISBN-13: 978-9057680397
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #682,960 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #99 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Nonfiction > Japanese

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 100% Brilliant, April 22, 2005

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Zee "dezign_z" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Fold (Agile Rabbit Editions) (Paperback)

This book is probably one of the most useful books a graphic designer or folding enthusiast can own in their library. If you are the type that hates to read long winding instructions on how to make something simple, this is the perfect book. It has clean line drawings of die cuts and folds with straightforward instructions marked by few arrows and numbers. What is so cool about this book is its simplicity. As they say, less is more.

The best part is the enclosed CD-ROM, which in itself is completely worth the price of the book. It contains all the templates of the pieces illustrated in the book. It has saved me so much time from having to redraw die cuts. All you have to do is resize it to your requirements.

Overall, it has enhanced my understanding of folds by a 100%. I refer to it very often even to make a simple folder, envelope or brochure.

Remember, its a very simple book. If you are an advanced folder this is not the right book for you, but it will undoubtedly be a great book for reference.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars LOTS of folds, no text, September 2, 2006

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TNM (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Fold (Agile Rabbit Editions) (Paperback)

That pretty much sums it up. The book does have some care put into it. Just not as much as I was hoping for.

It is designed to be universal. The short introduction is in several languages, the rest of the book is diagrams.

I would have liked more information about logical uses for some of these folds. Some seem a bit excessive and almost inpractical.
However, many of the folds in the book are quite nice.

The way the book is setup, the folds are each on a spread. Left page the full sheet view to the right page of a final piece - all the steps inbetween across the spread.

My only wish is that there was some small text helping to explain some of the folds. Also, maybe a photograph of a fold in a real world use.

IF you use your imagination, you can put this book to GREAT use. If you need your hand held for everything, this is not the book for you.

It certainly stays on my shelf.

3.0 out of 5 stars How to Fold, December 20, 2009

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Brian Hewson (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Fold (Agile Rabbit Editions) (Paperback)

This book is good for an idea starter for novice. If you are serious about this and want actual production you should contact the professionals. I like the idea of the CD with the structures shown in the book.