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The topic of paper engineering is so interesting and vast that it cannot be fully captured in this online exhibition. Check out the resources below to discover even more kinetic joy. You'll find resources to create pop-ups, paper mech, and origami as well as links to additional amazing websites, paper engineers, scientists, and artists.

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Pop Up How To

Duncan Birmingham - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqtWerJfn91nFs0V6wTcRCT1SmHL9Q_mt

Matthew Reinhart - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxbY5VDdSrdvcMBvZBqvChA

The Basic Mechanisms - https://www.extremepapercrafting.com/p/pop-up-lessons-how-to-books.html

Paper Play - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt2XxkHwC6EVgxP37ha_AU5xh6QZUTGEj

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Pop Up History

Wake the Form - Anatomy Lesson (Cornell University Library) - https://youtu.be/OOeaSAoB8WA

Pushing the Boundaries of Paper Engineering (Univ. of Ohio Special Collection) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXI4T7e9xrc

A History of Pop Up and Movable Books: 700 Years of Paper Engineering (Smithsonian) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDJJOaZ1myM

Origins and Variety of Moveable Structures in Book Form (Library of Congress) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dwHwFTdeyQ

Pop Up Books: A Brief History (Brigham Young University, Robert Sabuda) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYb0E66iGn0

52 for 150: What’s So Special About Your Library’s Pop-Up & Movable Book Collection? (Topeka Library) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNjpXh9wyH0

Pioneers of Pop Up 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygD5HWYFy44

Pioneers of Pop Up 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yosWjl8XsC0

Worldwide Pop Up Industry, Wally Hunt & Vojtech Kubasta - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYTxnMWVMzE

https://gsahatchery.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/pop-up-book-display/

Atlas Obscura: Collectors featuring The Pop Up Lady, Ellen G.K. Rubin - https://youtu.be/OFTU6Z_wbts

What is a movable book? - https://sites.psu.edu/play/what-are-movable-books/

Pop-Up and Movable Books: A Tour through Their History (University of North Texas) - https://library.unt.edu/rarebooks/exhibits/popup2/default.htm

Paper Engineers and Mechanical Devices of Movable Books of the 19th and 20th Century - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/307651794_Paper_engineers_and_mechanical_devices_of_movable_books_of_the_19th_and_20th_centuries

Paper that Moves (provides a useful bibliography) - https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4fc4ac090db248ad8da7398a36f2fe4a

Timeline History of Movable Books (Ellen G. K. Rubin) - https://popuplady.com/about-pop-ups/a-timeline-history-of-movable-books/

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Artists & Designers

Established in 1993, The Movable Book Society is a non-profit organization which provides a forum for artists, book sellers, book producers, collectors, curators and enthusiast to exchange information about pop-up and movable books. The site provides resources for making pop-ups, a movable books bibliography, and links to the websites of contemporary paper engineers and book artists.

Moveable Book Society - https://movablebooksociety.org/links/

Best Pop Up Books Logo consist of the words Best and Books in black with Pop-up at the center in gold. Just below the words are the phrase Discover a new world of 3D Books. Just above the words Best Pop-Up Books is a stylized purple book open to the center page with a golden number 1 and stars popping up from the gutter of the book.

BestPopUpBooks.com is a platform built by fans, for fans of pop-up books. Watch video reviews, discover books on Best Pop-Up Books ranking lists, get updates on new pop-up book releases, access how-to videos/templates from some of the top paper engineers in the business and much more! Best Pop-Up Books can be found on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. This is a great website with lots of resources.

Best Pop-Up Books - https://www.bestpopupbooks.com/pop-up-book-authors/

Matthew Reinhart - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6JFYMJMQZ0

Pop-Up Creator Bruce Foster, Paper Engineer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30CmvRz9VOE

Ron Resch: Paper and Stick Film - https://kellianderson.dropmark.com/630690/17597810

Ruth Asawa: of Forms and Growth - https://kellianderson.dropmark.com/630690/17598717

Origami Portraits of Alma Haser - http://strictlypaper.com/blog/2016/11/cosmic-surgery-origami-portraits-alma-haser/

Peter Dahmen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qew7PHcKIN0

https://interestingengineering.com/these-pop-up-cards-are-incredible-feats-of-paper-engineering

Yoojin Kim - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXtk-_T9Hfg

Matthew Shlian - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzCxe4a3CVk

A-Z Pop-Up Alphabet Collection - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bgqNGA5L1g

Rives - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftSEtdoF244