Mechanisms

These are my hand at describing the mechanisms used inside the pop-up cards shown at pop up pages transition tank. Other people might do better at describing than I. My descriptions tend to go on. Other people have names for these things that give a hint as to how they understand them.

For instance I noticed one mechanism that took me forever to describe, Duncan Birmingham describes deftly with just a few sketches. Duncan calls the mechanism used for car wrecks and chaos to fling content around the "double 45° fold"

1) Chaos mechanism.
    fling Easter eggs, spinning Valentine hearts

2) Piston with swivel arms

3) Shaped curved extension V mechanism
    blade leafs for grasshoppers

4)  X brace 
    bug's wings

5) Levers 
    lift sun

6) Larrge background spread V mech.
    arch of butterflies

7) Raised platform 

8) Opposing V cranes 
   make frogs jump off page in opposite directions

9) Steps with levers
    catch frogs

10) Table

11) Frog

12) Banquet table with figures

13) Crimp with lever
      Meerkats shoot weapons

14) Cone with lid
      Meerkat hole

15) V mechanism and Chevron
     Load page with content, creates scene with a lot of figures,
     Valentine's day, Egyptian scenes, fields of bunnies, wheat fields,
      meerkat group, lake of jumping fish, underwater aquarium scene,

16) Large figure
      Meerkat body

17) Doors
     Monkey flings open doors, mouse opens door

18) LED lights

19) Hexagon with cone
      birdhouse, birthday cake, pillar, lotus flowers
      ewe pond, cloud dancers, pond dancers, ant cake, egyptian modeling column
      (crocodile card)

20) V mech with platform and uprights.
      create scenes, cranes, tree trunks, extending cantilevers

21) Suspended plates
      sheep

22) Piston. opens doors, moves levers, pulls and shoves.

23) Bridge across the central fold, a band in opposition to central fold that displaces central fold and doubles it. Used for smaller V mechanisms and to vary content around page and away from central fold. 4 ewes, 4 youz. clown fish pop-up card.

No comments:

Post a Comment