1. How do I print the designs?

Please check out the printing help page here.

2. What kind of paper should I use?

Standard printer paper should be fine - however I ussually build mine on a 110 lb. card stock which is sturdier and inexpensive (less then $10 for 250 sheets). If you go the cardstock route be sure to score your folds before you fold them, this will make for cleaner folds.

3. Do you have an RSS feed?

Yes.

4. I missed one of the limited edition models! Can you send it to me?

Sorry but much like when there is a limited edition print, toy, statue etc and they break the mold the designs are deleted when they are taken down.

Here is a list of the models you may have missed:

• Nine Inch Nails Ghosts I-IV
• Kiki
• Kaikai
• John McCain

5. Do you take requests?

I like to hear what people would be interested in seeing on the site - but I offer no guarantee's and I pretty much just do what I want anyway. If you have a request please post it in the comments here.

6. I represent an intellectual property. How can Cubeecraft help me promote it?

Please contact me for more info!

7. What do the difficulty ratings mean?

There is not a strict way of rating each model but the general idea is given below.

In theory 1 scissor is the easiest and 5 is the hardest. That being said - Every model on Cubeecraft is designed to be as easily as possible to build. There is currently no model even rated as high as 5 on the site.

This is a general breakdown:

1 scissor. This is the most basic Cubeecraft. Cutting out the shapes and slitting the lines for the tabs will be the most extensive cutting required and the folds are very basic.

2 scissors. This means there is a shape that needs to be cut with an exacto besides a straight line (such as a beard or other detail.)

3 scissors. This means there is an additional part or two not seen on normal Cubee's that will need to be attached.

4 scissors. This means that there are various additional parts not seen on normal Cubee's that will need to be attached and that those parts may seem more complex somehow.

5 scissors. No idea what this means - there has not been a Cubee yet who was rated above a 4.

8. I would like to submit a Cubee and become a guest artist!

That isn't a question! Oh well. If you feel compelled to create a Cubee character and want to submit it to the site for possible posting PLEASE contact me first to make sure myself or someone else isn't already working on the character you are thinking of making. If you see a character on the site more than likely you will see more characters from that property at some point down the line! You can see more extensive submission guidelines here.

A new "originals" section will be launched soon. This section will spotlight original characters and designs by their creators. I highly suggest doing an original design!

You can download the basic Cubee template here.

9. You just said artist! Is Cubeecraft art?

This body of work is a paper based "installation" functioning as an interactive community project; self coined "Cubeecraft". "Cubee", pronounced "kyoob-ee", takes "cube", the geometric form underlying each design, and adds "ee" to denote the cutification and miniaturization of each subject. "Craft" describes the handmade approach to my premise and its relation to the ancient and modern practices of paper-craft generally.

The subject matter of each Cubee is heavily grounded in the subset of pop culture sometimes referred to as "geek culture"; each piece personifying concepts spanning from classical literature to the newest video game. Originally inspired by commercial package design, I fine tuned the Cubees structure for over a year in advance of launching it to the public. Cubees are meant to be quick and user friendly.

Download-able and easy to assemble, the Cubees are an internationally shared project. Popular in Brazil, sold (without permission or commission) on the streets in Thailand, used in classrooms in Japan and in American Ikea displays, "Cubeecraft" appeals to a visceral need to build, and a cultural need to represent our ideas in abbreviated fashion.

Or, in not so many words - yes.

10. May I print out and sell Cubeecraft templates at a convention, flea market, fundraiser etc?

NO. I am asked this pretty often and I'm not sure why since they are available online for free, but you cannot sell Cubeecraft designs! I am not affiliated (unless otherwise noted) with any of the intellectual property owners! I will never grant permission to sell a Cubee based on a character I did not create! Keep in mind that if you are able to get permission from the IP holder that is great - but you still need my permission as well.

11. Why don't you have the new characters at the top?

I'm working on it...

11. Did you ever think of making (insert name of character related to existing Cubeecraft character)?

Yes. If you see a character I've created from a particular game/film/show/etc you will likely see more from said game/film/show/etc, don't worry.