This project engages photography and studio-lighting techniques to describe specific characteristics of abstract 3D form produced from folded paper. Divided into three segments, the process involves model-making; studio photography; and integration of typography and image. 

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In this foundations-level project students explore micro-scale formal and spatial relationships by transforming 3.5″ flat paper planes into three-dimensional models through folding, bending, scoring, and cutting.

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In Part 1, students work to generate a large collection of individual models. They examine the interactions of edge and surface, format and direction while pursuing tension and confrontation as key principles of consideration.

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In Part 2, students produce a series of paper models that demonstrate a transformation from one unique state to another through a sequence of nine to twelve steps. The exercise emphasizes systematic control of change by requiring a gradual transition between stages in a progression.

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Lastly, Part 3 addresses unit-pattern relationships in three-dimensional design. Students work with a repeated module to develop a super-structure.

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Course: AD 160

Design Photography Studio

University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Design, 2014