Interactive Pop-up Books: Create a Paper World
A course by Silvia Hijano Coullaut (Libracos)Editorial Designer
A course by Silvia Hijano Coullaut (Libracos), Editorial Designer
Bring to life an editorial project that immerses young readers by learning to create a botanical world that goes beyond paper
Many stories refuse to be held captive by their pages, but when it comes to Silvia Hijano's editorial projects, they literally jump right out at you! As founder of the Libracos studio, her speciality is creating paper worlds using a combination of three-dimensional techniques and traditional binding.
In this course, Silvia breaks down the creative process of her craft step by step, showing you how to compose an interactive pop-up book that springs to life with the help of the reader. If you're left wanting more, be sure to check out her other courses: Pop-Up Book CreationPop-Up Book Creation[/url] and Advanced Techniques for Creating Pop-Up Books.
What will you learn in this online course?
21 lessons & 28 downloads
Materials and Tools
3 minutes, 14 seconds
Transformation Effect 1
11 minutes, 51 seconds
Visual Effect
18 minutes, 42 seconds
Structural Effect
10 minutes, 19 seconds
Inspiration
2 minutes, 5 seconds
Page 1: Look
19 minutes, 32 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start by discovering who Silvia Hijano is and why she decided to dedicate herself to the creative world of books. She shows you some of her biggest influences and follows with a brief overview of what’s covered in the course.
Next, complete a series of exercises designed to familiarize you with some basic techniques for creating eye-catching transformational, visual, and structural effects with paper. Learn to enhance your publications or to create stand-alone pieces.
Once you're familiar with the materials and basic techniques, design your own project: an original botanical world. First, let nature's characteristic shapes inspire you. Then transform your ideas into pages adorned with pull-out tabs, openings, and 3D structures.
In the last unit, learn how to use double-sided tape to expertly assemble all the pages so that the mechanisms work and your book is held together properly. Add the finishing touch to your botanical world with a traditional Dutch hardcover binding.
What is this course's project?
Make a paper botanical world from natural materials, drawing inspiration from shapes found in nature.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
All creatives who would like to learn a new craft in order to present projects to clients, or for their portfolio. Also, students who've taken Silvia Hijano's previous courses on pop-up books and would like to learn more.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience is required for this course, just some dexterity and the desire to be amazed!
The materials for this course include a bone folder, an embossing stylus, a craft knife, double-sided tape, card, bookbinding thread (linen or long-staple cotton), and bookbinding glue.
Reviews
- floraristarainPLUS2 days ago
hermoso!
- 1 month ago
Tengo todos los cursos de Silvia. Se nota que sabe un montón y crea cosas unicas. Estaría bueno que haga alguno de nivel mas avanzado (todos son nivel iniciación), incluso alguna especialización con trabajos mas avanzados.
- 1 month ago
Tengo todos sus cursos, asi que ya sabrán que cada curso vale la pena, son muy buenos y en cada uno tiene consejos que aportan según lo que quieras recrear.
- 1 month ago
The wonderful course
- 3 months ago
Al principio como ella no explicaba como sacar las plantillas (Uno anterior que hice sí lo hacía) me costaba un poco seguirla, pero conforme vas practicando le vas siguiendo el ritmo y termina siendo muy gratificante
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- U2
Activities
- Materials and Tools
- Transformation Effect 1
- Transformation Effect 2
- Visual Effect
- Structural Effect
- U3
Observe, Connect and Create
- Inspiration
- Page 1: Look
- Page 2: Sensitivity 1
- Page 2: Sensitivity 2
- Page 3: Communication 1
- Page 3: Communication 2
- Page 3: Communication 3
- Page 4: The Dream of Plants 1
- Page 4: The Dream of Plants 2
- Page 5: melody of light 1
- Page 5: Melody of Light 2
- U4
The Union of Everything
- Assembly
- Binding 1
- Binding 2
- FP
Final project
- Interactive pop-up books: create paper worlds
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FAQs
You’ll learn hands-on techniques in bookbinding, building pop-up books, creating moving mechanisms, using optical effects, and designing interactive publications. The course blends tradition, creativity, and experimentation to help you craft unique, artistic books.
The course is designed for those with intermediate crafting or design skills but is also accessible to beginners eager to learn bookbinding and interactive book techniques.
You’ll need paper of various weights, a bone folder, craft knife or cutter, tape, glue, rulers, acetate, pencil, scissors, and basic bookbinding supplies. The course also suggests additional materials for optical effects and reinforcements.
You’ll be able to create artist books, pop-up books, 3D cards, mini theaters, infinite books, interactive publications, nature-inspired models, and pieces with moving parts and visual effects.
You’ll learn traditional bookbinding methods, pop-up mechanism construction, die-cutting, scoring, folding, reinforcing, precise cutting, casing-in, moiré effects, red-blue effects, and building movable paper structures.
No prior origami or design experience is needed, but basic crafting skills and creativity will make learning and completing projects easier.
You’ll learn to create pop-up effects, moiré patterns, red-blue illusions, depth, movement, rotating mechanisms, and visual transformations that will wow readers of illustrated books and interactive cards.