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I came across a novel charity idea a little while ago, where you donate an amount starting from £2 (about AU$3.25,) then pick a square design submitted by one of the artists involved and get it as a HD PDF. You then print this, and follow the really terrible instructions[1] to fold it into an origami crane. Having done this, you're encouraged to write the URL of the charity on/with your crane and leave it sitting in a public place to be found by someone else.
This is very clever - you feel as though you get something back for your generosity, they receive money and put a free, artistic and enticing piece of advertising into the world somewhere. I've wanted to learn some Origami for ages, so this was the perfect excuse to spend a bit of time doing it. I have yet to fold the design I bought - I'll post photos when it's done. I may even make a few smaller ones and put the URL for this page on them, and perhaps redirect a few people to 1,000 Cranes from here. In advance, let me welcome anyone who visits after finding one.
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Originally posted here.
What better place than here What better time than now
1 comment:
I've seen very similar things done before, but it's certainly a nice initiative nonetheless. I've always liked the URL-dropping idea in particular, regardless of its application, and the accompanying origami here is a nice touch.
Although, not to diminish the nobility of the effort and the artists involved, I would say that it is not the most magnificent group of designs ever assembled. In fact, I would go so far as to say that many of them are rubbish. Still, there are a few pearls amidst the oysters, as it were.
(On a side note, I've never tried my hand at origami, but given my horrendous efforts at painting, such is probably for the best.)
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