We Are Paper Toys: Print-Cut-Fold-Glue-Fun [Paperback]

Louis Bou (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2010

We Are Paper Toys! presents thirty-two of the finest paper toy designers in the world. Each artist gives us a glimpse of their world and explains their passion for paper toys through a personal interview.

The book includes a CD with PDF templates of some of the paper toys showcased in this book. They are ready to be printed, cut, and pasted so you can have these small works of art in your own home. It's never too soon to start cutting, folding, pasting, and above all, having fun!

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About the Author

Louis Bou is a graphic designer, a professional photographer specializing in fashion, and the art director for Monsa Publications.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Harper Design (June 15, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061995126
• ISBN-13: 978-0061995125
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #357,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My 10 year old child loves this book...hours of enjoyment, May 17, 2011

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Irishgal (Beautiful Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: We Are Paper Toys: Print-Cut-Fold-Glue-Fun (Paperback)

My 10 year old son loves this book. He has had it over a year (so got it at just 9). He is creative, the origami type so it is his thing anyway but other children coming to the house, not so into paper art enjoy it too. But if you do have a child that enjoys origami or other paper art this is the book for them. Hours of cutting, folding etc.. and the cutest little toys as a result. So you look at the book and if there is a paper toy of interest most of the time it is on the CD to print out (we use the CD on a windows platform, not sure about mac) Any of the projects print on one sheet of paper only...so not sheets and sheets for one item. If a paper toy that is in the book is not on the CD my son tells me you can go to a website and find it there. I have not counted but plenty on the CD anyway. WE have taped or pasted the little toys standing on to a piece of card as a greeting card and friends/teachers seem to like them. This book and a small pointed, scissors would make any parent or child very happy.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get Inspired!, February 26, 2011

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Igor Orlovsky (LOS ANGELES, CA, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: We Are Paper Toys: Print-Cut-Fold-Glue-Fun (Paperback)

One of the best paper craft books I have ever come across!

A must have for graphic designers and packaging enthusiasts.

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Certain to be a hit for both arts and general lending libraries, September 19, 2010

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This review is from: We Are Paper Toys: Print-Cut-Fold-Glue-Fun (Paperback)

We Are Paper Toys! Present over thirty paper toy designer's products, includes a CD with pdf templates of some of the paper toys featured here, and offers insights from the artists on how they created their paper toys. Step-by-step instructions for creating amazing paper toys pair well with in-depth artist profiles and interviews and make for a rare glimpse into a little-covered topic certain to be a hit for both arts and general lending libraries.