These are some ingenious notepads designs by Triad, a Japanese company that makes architectural models. The Omoshiro Block (or “fun block”) is made with laser-cutting technology and contains hidden objects and scenes that only become visible as the paper is used. The blocks are composed of over 100 sheets of paper and each sheet is different from the next in the same way that individual moments stack up together to form a memory. The emerge almost like an excavated treasure from an archaeological dig, some of the more elaborate versions feature notable Japanese architecture like Kyoto’s Kiyomizudera Temple and Tokyo Tower.
Some people still prefer paper and hand writing stuff, but what if it was digital but felt like paper and you could write on it? The reMarkable Paper Tablet ($380) does just that and they aim to bridge the gap by offering digital convenience with a truly paper-like experience. At its heart is a cutting-edge 10.3-inch, 226 PPI E Ink display, covered with high-friction surface materials so it doesn't just look like paper, but feels like it, too. The accompanying pen has tilt detection, 2,048 levels of pressure sensitivity, and virtually zero lag. And unlike a paper notebook, the 8GB of internal storage gives you a nearly endless (100,000) number of pages for reading, writing, and sketching.
Check out the site for more information and pre-order yours today!
Time to step up the game of the notebook with the Wipebook ($35-$3). It's like having the combination of a portable notebook with a whiteboard in one. Each page is a reusable whiteboard that goes wherever you go. But unlike traditional dry erase boards that can smudge easily the patented hyper-gloss film formula on each page is easy to erase and create again, and a detachable binding allows you to remove pages to scan or share with others. Choose from a notebook, workbook, or journal and fill each page with notes, doodles, or brainstorm sessions. When the notebook fills up, just erase what you don't want anymore, ensuring you'll never run out of space to create.
In the digital age we can get caught up in technology, however sometimes it feels good to just pick up a pen or pencil and jot down our ideas in a notebook. Mod Notebooks ($29) give you that feeling of old school but it doesn't stop there. Mod lets you send your notebook back to them when your done to digitize your ideas and sync them with the Mod App as well as Evernote, OneNote or Dropbox.
The notebook, return shipping, and digitization service are all included in the price per notebook. Watch the video below to get more information or check out there site.
Kota Hiratsuka a Japanese paper engineer has created these complex and beautiful origami mosaics. They rely on cut and folded geometric patterns to create these images below. Kota plans on turning these designs into various templates as downloadable PDFs through his website but not just yet. In the mean time you can check out more of his work on his site and on Flickr.
Artist Lisa Rodden cuts, slices, and folds thick layers of white paper on top of acrylic paintings that are occasionally accompanied with text. She cuts small geometric cuts to reveal a glimpse of the paint creating a interplay of color and shadows. You can see more in her paper gallery.
Lucas Simoes work is a combination of both geometric and organic shapes that are overlaid to create curious patterns. In this series he took friends of his and photographed them tell him a secret. The purpose of that was to capture each persons expressions as they spilled the secret. At the end of the photo session he chose 10 different pictures, then cut and layered them between acrylic sheets to get what you see below.
The two stop motion videos below were shot by animation studio Stoptrick and they feature the origami works of Sipho Mabona. In these video, I couldn't help but think that the design from start to finish looked like precision style dancing. The way that the paper moved and folded to either; start from the beginning of the design to going backwards. Check out more of Sipho work as well as Stoptrick.
Artist Claire Brewster has created these paper silhouettes of plants, birds and fish from old maps. Her work is about retrieving the discarded and bringing life to the obsolete. She uses old and out of date maps and atlases as her fabric of choice. The cut-outs are either pinned directly to the wall as a large scale installation or they are captured in a box frame. The shadows created from the light gives these installments a 3D quality and creates almost a feel of movement. These cut-outs are very creative and give a different feel on how someone else's trash can becomes someone's art. Check out more of her work on her blog.
