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Asymmetry

Asymmetry

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Asymmetry

- Often, when we fold paper, we aim to create the appearance of symmetry, so a great technique for changing things up is to create something asymmetrical instead. What is most distracting, in a good way, about an asymmetrical folding solution is that we see so much of the same every day that, often, all it takes is a subtle change in symmetry to get the viewer's attention. Here are a few great examples to try. A standard double parallel fold is folded in half, and in half again. You can take this common folding style and make it asymmetrical by folding it short of in half, and then folding it short of in half again. The result is a stepped effect along one side. It's called a stepped double parallel. What is most exciting about this idea is that stepped folding styles can be fairly complex speciality folds, but this folding trick achieves the look of a stepped folding style without the price tag. An accordion fold, with panels of different lengths, becomes, you guessed it, an…

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