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"If you haven't noticed, Wednesday's Google Doodle pays tribute to Akira Yoshizawa, the grandmaster of origami. And to highlight the art form, the designer is encouraging the public to re-create the image by folding paper to create a real-life version of the doodle.\nThe designer of the origami Google Doodle is Robert J. Lang, considered one of the world\u2019s top origami masters. He walks you through how to create the origami doodle in a post on Google's Official Blog.\nTo create a origami doodle at home, simply download Lang's PDF with the crease patterns for each of the letters and fold along the lines. The red lines indicate a \"valley fold\" \u2014 or downward fold \u2014 while the blue lines indicate a high \"mountain\" fold.\n\n\"To design these (or any letterform in this style), one can take a narrow strip of paper, fold it back and forth to trace the outline of the desired letter, unfold it, mark the creases, then arrange multiple copies of the strip pattern on a larger rectangle,\" Lang noted on the site. \n\"The resulting crease pattern is moderately complex, and it gives a lovely 3-D form when folded, but conceptually, it is quite straightforward.\"\nLang also discussed how he approached the design for the Google Doodle.\n\nSEE ALSO: Google Doodle Celebrates Origami Master Akira Yoshizawa\n\"When I was first approached by Google to help create a doodle commemorating Yoshizawa\u2019s work, I jumped at the chance,\" Lang wrote. \"Google set the parameters of the design: the Google logo, of course, but to be folded with origami and then decorated with examples of Yoshizawa's designs.\"\nHe created two logo styles for the company to select from \u2014 one was a classic style and the other had a 3-D look with pleats. Google went with the latter.\n\"The butterflies in the doodle are folded from one of Yoshizawa's earliest, yet most iconic designs. It is deceptive in its simplicity, but can express great subtlety in its shaping and attitude,\" Lang said. \"The combination of simplicity and depth is part of the essence of origami, and is key to Yoshizawa's work and legacy.\"\nTop 10 Animated Google Doodles\n\n\nTop 10 Animated Google Doodles\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Christmas Google Doodle\nEach package gets larger with a mouse-over, and a click on it returns search results pertinent to a specific country or the particular items featured in a scene. This one is from December 24, 2010.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharlie Chaplin Google Doodle \nThe Google Doodle team stars in an homage to the silent film era's greatest star's 122nd birthday, April 15, 2011.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoogle Logo Repelled by Cursor \nThis one's done in HTML5 and was published Sept. 7, 2010. To get the full effect, here's one you can interact with.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Lennon Google Doodle \nThis Doodle commemorated John Lennon's 70th birthday in October 2010.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMartha Graham\nDebuting May 10, 2011, this Google Doodle marks dance choreographer Martha Graham's birthday.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert Bunsen\nCommemorated the birthday of the inventor of the Bunsen burner, German chemist Robert Bunsen on March 31, 2011.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThomas Edison\nThe great inventor's birthday was honored on February 11, 2011.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIndependence Day\nMarking Independence Day 2010.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPac-Man's 30th Anniversary\nA real crowd pleaser was this playable Pac-Man game, which appeared on May 21. 2010. Here's a playable version.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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