NOA Magazine 500 book cover

NOA Magazine 500

Published:
2017 by Nippon Origami Association - NOA
Pages:
58
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
Japanese
ISBN-13:
9784865400465
ISBN-10:
486540046X

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Skill Level Simple to complex
Clear diagrams? Yes
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)? Yes
Photos of completed models? Yes. Beautiful photos
Is there indication to the model size resulting from size of starting paper? No
Are the models "Pure" origami (From a single square - no cuts)? Varies

Overall Impression

NOA Magazine is the monthly publication of the Japanese Origami Association. The complexity of the designs in the magazine tends to lean towards the more simple variety, but an occasional complex design is thrown into the mix.

The issues are usually centered around a theme, whether a holiday or season of the year. Most importantly, they are beautiful, with inspiring color-spreads and very high-quality diagrams.

Also see listing of all other NOA magazines in my collection.

There are 16 Origami Designs in NOA Magazine 500:

Design Designer Page Details Photo

Fairy

Imaginary beings

Asahi Isamu10Square
2 units
Grass

Flora - Trees and Plants

Asahi Isamu11Square
Cherry blossom

Flora - Flowers

Asahi Isamu12Square
5 units
Tulip

Flora - Flowers

Asahi Isamu12Rectangle - 1X2
3 units
Garden rose

Flora - Flowers

Sato Naomiki15Pentagon
Starfish

Echinoderms - Starfish and Urchins

John Montroll20Square

Also in Animal Origami For The Enthusiast by John Montroll
Also in Origami Sea Creatures by John Montroll
Origami Starfish by John Montroll. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Polar bear cub

Mammals - Ursidae - Bears

Kunihiko Kasahara22Rectangle - 1X2

2 variations
Polar bear

Mammals - Ursidae - Bears

Kunihiko Kasahara24Rectangle - 1X2
Snow covered mountain

Nature

Kunihiko Kasahara25Rectangle - 1X2
Eco friendly pentagon envelope

Letters and Envelopes

Humiaki Huzita26Rectangle - A size
Maiko-san

People - Ethnicities

Kubota Yaeko35Square
8 units

Japanese dancing girl
Hand

People - Anatomic parts

Kumasaka Hiroshi40Square

Rock, paper, scissors
Panda

Mammals - Ursidae - Pandas

Sy Chen42Square

Also in Atlas de l'Origami
Also in BARF 2003 Winter by Jeremy Shafer
Also in BOS Magazine 207
Also in NOA Magazine 315
Also in Origami Pop-ups to Amaze and Amuse by Jeremy Shafer
Also in Origami USA Convention 2002
and in other sources...
Origami Panda by Sy Chen. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Japanese apricot blossom

Flora - Flowers

Iida Kazuko43Square

Can be combined to make a hairpin
Show case

Boxes and Containers

Kawate Ayako47Square
Swan

Birds - Anseriformes - Swans

Traditional57Square

Also in The Joy of Origami by Margaret Van Sicklen
Also in Absolute Beginner's Origami by Nick Robinson
Also in Creased Magazine 1
Also in Creative Origami and Beyond
Also in Easy Springtime Origami by Peter Buchan-Symons
Also in Essential Origami by Matthew Gardiner
Also in Everyone Can Learn Origami by Peter Saydak
and in other sources...
Origami Swan by Traditional on giladorigami.com
Folded by Rebecca