NOA Magazine 3 book cover

NOA Magazine 3

Published:
1975 by Nippon Origami Association - NOA
Pages:
49
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
Japanese

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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 22 Origami Designs in NOA Magazine 3:

Design Designer Page Details Photo

Star decoration

Geometric and other shapes

Ogawa Masahiko6Square
Decorations

Geometric and other shapes

Molly Kahn7Square
2 units
6 point star

Geometric and other shapes

Lewis Simon8Triangle
2 units

Also in NOA Kessakusen 2
Also in Origami Deutschland 2005
Also in Pajarita Magazine 9
Also in WCOG Newsletter Vol 3 No 3
Also in Origami Christmas Tree Decorations by Paul Jackson
Also in Origami 3 by Robert Harbin
and in other sources...
Origami 6 point star by Lewis Simon on giladorigami.com
Folded by Marco Abate
Star

Geometric and other shapes

Raymond Kane McLain9Square
Christmas tree

Flora - Trees and Plants

Makoto Yamaguchi12Square
10 units
Coasters

Geometric and other shapes

Makoto Yamaguchi14Square
Box

Boxes and Containers

Unknown15Square
Napkin bird

Birds

Unknown15Square
Christmas stocking

Clothes - Shoes and Socks

Takekawa Seiryo20Square
Menko

Toys - Games

Unknown21Square
2 units
Santa Claus head

Religion and Holidays - Christmas and Santa Claus

Takekawa Seiryo21Triangle
Santa Claus

Religion and Holidays - Christmas and Santa Claus

Toshio Chino24Square
2 units
With cuts
Christmas card tree

Letters and Envelopes

Rae Cooker25Square
5 units
Face toy

Toys - Action Models

Unknown31Square
Kusudama

Geometric and other shapes

Unknown32Square
6 units
Decoration

Geometric and other shapes

Unknown33Square
Star

Geometric and other shapes

Unknown33Square
Church

Buildings

Traditional36Square

Also in Beginning Origami by Vicente Palacios
Also in Creative Life with Creative Origami 1 by Toshie Takahama
Also in Essential Origami by Steve and Megumi Biddle
Also in Fun Origami World by Makoto Yamaguchi
Also in NOA Magazine 161
Also in NOA Magazine 274
and in other sources...
Origami Church by Traditional. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Giraffe

Mammals - Giraffidae - Giraffes and Okapi

Unknown37Square
Eastern dragon

Imaginary beings - Dragons

Yoshihide Momotani40Square
32 units
Dragon

Imaginary beings - Dragons

Ogawa Masahiko42Square
Crane envelope

Letters and Envelopes

Kawahata Sachiko44Square
With cuts