Easy-to-fold paper
airplanes from America’s top Origami Designer!
By Michael G. LaFosse & Richard L. Alexander
Tuttle Publishing 2016
Paperback + DVD £9.99 $
14.95 US
ISBN 978-4-8053-1360-2
Star rating: ****
This book soars! This is a fabulous collection of 28 paper
airplane designs that are aerodynamically efficient and aesthetically pleasing –
so you can fold, then fly in style. Designer Michael LaFosse has been honing his papery aviation-design skills since childhood –
and it shows. This book is a labour of love – and a distillation of years of paper-plane
folding experience. There’s lots of variety in the plane designs and they all
look great.
This book comes up with the goods whatever your origami
folding preference – you can follow the excellent step-by-step line
illustrations or use the pause-and-play DVD (video tut for each plane design).
Plenty of tips ensure a successful outcome.
Each paper plane has a fun intro that puts you in the
picture about its design origins and advises about its flying style (glider or
mover) – with tips for successful flight. Whether you fancy the elegant Art Deco Wing or the no-frills Stacked Over Logan (it is guaranteed
that if you toss a bunch into the air, “they never collide” – cool), there’s a
paper plane to intrique and entertain you.
A very useful feature is the icon at the beginning of each
design that shows the required paper shape (and provides preferred dimensions).
LaFosse and Alexander are all-round, renowned origami gurus
(their business is the Origamido Studio) – but their first love is paper
airplanes – and it shows in this delightful title. Chapters include Selecting
and Preparing your Paper, Masterful Folding Techniques, How to Design Exceptional Paper Airplanes, The Planes, and Hosting a Paper Airplane
Competition. There’s even an endearingly geeky Glossary
of Paper Airplane terms and Jargon
back-of-book.
This is not a book to be put away – it is ideal for
Christmas or birthday gifting. Your go-to guide for paper plane-making.
Note: I was supplied with a review copy of this title.
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