Paper Engineering for Pop-Up Books and Cards [Paperback]

Mark Hiner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1986

This book illustrates in dynamic form ten basic mechanisms which are used in making pop-up books. It offers many imaginative possibilities. Each of the ten basic mechanisms is illustrated by a working model which you can cut out and make. When finished, it glues back into the book on a special tab and folds away to make a kind of 3-dimensional dictionary or encyclopedia. For each working model there is also a page called 'technical considerations' which points out important features of the mechanism and suggests how it might be used to create original designs of your own.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Parkwest Pubns (April 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0906212499
• ISBN-13: 978-0906212493
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,985 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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89 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The book that sent me down the paper engineering road., May 26, 1999

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This review is from: Paper Engineering for Pop-Up Books and Cards (Paperback)

I found this book 10 years ago in a used-book store. Looked interesting, bought it, and the rest is history. Since then I've purchased every book I can find on this subject, including Mark's latest (Paper Engineering With Elastic Bands). I make my own greeting cards using Mark's first book as a guide. The recipients never fail to tell me the card is a "keeper!" I then branched out and made a book for my 4-year old niece. The other books in this category have given me inspiration but Mark's books are my primary reference.

46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars perfect reference, July 6, 1999

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Patricia Manders "brookside-dweller" (Brattleboro, VT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paper Engineering for Pop-Up Books and Cards (Paperback)

This book is a real gem for teachers interested in acquainting children with the engineering principles of pop-ups both as an appreciation of pop-ups they enjoy and introduction into making their own. Well thought out directions and a place to store your samples for future reference are provided.

74 of 80 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, clear techniques... great for classes., March 27, 1999

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Michael J. Mcginnis (Santa Rosa, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paper Engineering for Pop-Up Books and Cards (Paperback)

I teach paper engeneering in my 3-Dimensional Design class and have finally found a book with MECHANICAL systems. I have used Paul Jackson's "The Pop-Up Book" for classes for years but it lacked the levers and other mechanical movements found in Mark Hiner's "Paper Engeneering..." What we have typically done to understand mechanisms was to reverse engeneer our own collection of pop-up books but this has often destroyed our books! The quantity of designs in Mr. Hinner's book is a bit limited, and it DOES need the augmentation of actual pop-up books to see the variety of unique solutions to the same basic concepts.