The Math and Art of Folded Books

Year: 2016 Authors: Sharol Nau; Richard Nau

Core claim

Book folding can be understood through parabolas and crease envelopes, and those mathematical models can support artistic exploration without replacing intuition.

Topics

book folding, parabola geometry, mathematical art, artist-mathematician collaboration

Domains

geometry, parabolas, envelopes, crease problems, book art, paper folding, three-dimensional forms, visual design

Methods

geometric analysis, template generation, computer graphics models, parameter variation

Media

hardcover books, paper pages, book recycling, computer graphics

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