URBAN PAPER
Talented designers are producing things that we can download and make at home, shortcutting the entire expensive production, transport and sales process that consumes so much energy.
These designs that you can download and assemble yourself are as much crazy and stylish as urban vinyl toys.
There appears to be an entire ecosystem of downloadable, foldable toys so check it out.
www.toypaper.co.uk
This project all started from a little box monster called Humbles.He became a download from personal site rememberthelittleguy.com
After a year Humbles deserved his own site, a few friends. Toypaper continues to evolve into a small collaborative project, inviting
artists to join in a whole manner of paper-niceness
READYMECH
www.readymech.com
Readymechs are free, flatpack toys for you to print and build. They are designed
to fit on an 8.5"x11" page and printed with any printer. You’ll need double-sided
tape, thick matte paper, and 10-15 minutes for build time. Have fun!
shin.co.nr
Shin Tanaka is a Japanese artist, graffiti writer, paper toy creator, designer who has worked with some of the biggest names in street fashion and designer toys. Tanaka’s claim to fame is a vast range of elaborate paper constructions ranging from adorably hip and colorful toy monsters, to spot-on replicas of cutting edge footwear.
Many of his original creations are posted on his website and made available for viewers to download and cut out into their very own paper toys. Shin Tanaka’s playful and fun designs are appealing for creative youngsters as much as they are for the most hardened and cynical hipster.
We love him and you will too:)
www.flickr.com/people/100loading
This custom paper toys project involves many famous illustrators from all over the world.
100% loading toys was exposed in Taipei Toy Festival.
CUBEECRAFT
www.cubeecraft.com/
GLUELESS!!! Cubeecraft papercraft toys are free to download.Each toy features interlocking tabs for construction - eliminating the need for tape, glue or other messy adhesives. To download click on the model you would like then save the template image.Each toy is designed to be printed on a standard piece of 8 1/2 X 11 A4 letter paper
BOXPUNX
www.harlancore.com/boxpunx
Jason Harlan personal site is full of paper. Here you will find for download the various designs he have created as well as blank templates for you to use and abuse as you see fit.. Feel free to add, subtract, embelish, shrink, enlarge or whatever any element in any way you think is clever. Have fun!
THINK.BIGCHIEF.
http://think.bigchief.it/toys
Think.BigChief is an ironic, fresh, fun and sometimes surreal space where you can find inspiration and stimuli for all types of expression and creativity, new products and limited editions of international brands as well as independent ones. We use clean graphics and a light, highly personal and authentic style. Within a few months of its creation in September 2006, Think.BigChief became a essential resource for a community of smart design lovers and coolhunters, all of whom welcomed our mood.
MATT HAWKINS
www.custompapertoys.com/
Paper toys artist, cartoonist and character designer also has colourful paper toys to sell or to dowload free.
NICE BUNNY
http://www.nicebunny.com
NICEBUNNY has been producing loads of free downloadable character-toys for quite a while now. Graphic designer and animator from USA Brian Castleforte is currently producing a brand new paper toy every week on his blog.
WANNA MORE? THERE YOU ARE!!
http://alle440.blog.com/
http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~sf-papercraft/Gallery/at-at/at-at.html
http://www.gloo.co.za/glooman/
http://www.marshallalexander.net/
http://flickr.com/photos/macula1/
Characters are the essence of his stories...
