Paper by Erik D. Demaine

Reference:
Erik D. Demaine, Martin L. Demaine, Tomoko Taniguchi, and Ryuhei Uehara, “Impossible Folding Font”, in Proceedings of 22nd Annual Conference of BRIDGES: Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture (BRIDGES 2019), Linz, Austria, July 16–20, 2019, pages 51–58.
BibTeX
@InProceedings{Impossible_BRIDGES2019,
  AUTHOR        = {Erik D. Demaine and Martin L. Demaine and Tomoko Taniguchi and Ryuhei Uehara},
  TITLE         = {Impossible Folding Font},
  BOOKTITLE     = {Proceedings of 22nd Annual Conference of BRIDGES:
                   Mathematics, Music, Art, Architecture, Culture
                   (BRIDGES 2019)},
  bookurl       = {https://bridgesmathart.org/bridges-2019/},
  ADDRESS       = {Linz, Austria},
  MONTH         = {July 16--20},
  YEAR          = 2019,
  PAGES         = {51--58},

  length        = {8 pages},
  webpages      = {fonts/impossible},
  comments      = {This paper is available from <A HREF="https://archive.bridgesmathart.org/2019/bridges2019-51.html">the BRIDGES Archive</A>.},
}

Abstract:
We present a series of seemingly impossible objects made by cutting and folding a square piece of paper, in the style of hypercards. Each object is in the shape of a letter or numeral, thereby making an “impossible folding font”.

Comments:
This paper is available from the BRIDGES Archive.

Length:
The paper is 8 pages.

Availability:
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