"Diagrammed by Kenneth Thompson". The name sounds familiar...
noughtnaut•Feb 25, 2026
I'm having problems interpreting step 23, to arrive at 24.
The archived Japanese instruction wants to unfold the paper entirely, and then ... what? I'm stumped.
21asdffdsa12•Feb 25, 2026
Its not foldable from one paper sheet?
skrebbel•Feb 25, 2026
Okay?
IAmBroom•Feb 25, 2026
Origami by definition is folded from a single, square sheet.
skrebbel•Feb 25, 2026
When people write a statement and then tack on a question mark they force people to guess what they mean. Is it a typo? Is it an observation and the question mark is supposed to somehow signal disapproval? Or is it an actual question, with a little grammar error that's not uncommon for non-native English speakers?
Maybe this is just me being weird but I simply don't understand why people think a question mark means ", and that's stupid for obvious reasons that I can't be bothered to spell out and therefore I disapprove".
Admittedly my reply was even worse so yeah, pot, kettle.
pavel_lishin•Feb 25, 2026
So what did you mean?
ghost-of-dmr•Feb 25, 2026
Are you autistic?
jcl•Feb 25, 2026
Correct… they “cheated” a little to make the props for the movie. There are other designs for single-sheet unicorn, winged unicorn, and Pegasus — particularly the ones from John Montroll — but they look a bit different from the movie props, and are harder to fold.
On the final page it has a link to the "How to fold from a single sheet"
saalweachter•Feb 25, 2026
I used to fold an origami unicorn design by Marc Kirschenbaum. I can't find any instructions on the Modern Internet, but I used to fold it out of gum-wrappers while sitting in class.
The unicorn from the film itself wasn't "true" origami, being a prop consisting of several pieces glued together, but it really popularized the idea of an origami unicorn and a number of the current designs were prompted by it.
lovegrenoble•Feb 25, 2026
Nice
kittikitti•Feb 25, 2026
Thank you for sharing, I really enjoy origami and look forward to learning this fold.
ge96•Feb 25, 2026
Interesting it starts off the same as a crane
etrvic•Feb 25, 2026
As many origami folds do, I believe
the_af•Feb 25, 2026
Am I the only one who starts folding an origami design, gets distracted, and somehow ends up with either a crane or a frog?
IAmBroom•Feb 25, 2026
I got a rock.
munificent•Feb 25, 2026
I always end up with a Frank Gehry building.
ge96•Feb 25, 2026
Wow those are trippy like a building going through a dimensional rift or something
Some you could call a Dr. Seuss house the ones more boxy in appearance than curved
notorandit•Feb 25, 2026
Where is Bladerunner mentioned?
Aardwolf•Feb 25, 2026
It does reference it in links on the 'COMPLETE' page
puttycat•Feb 25, 2026
I recently picked up an origami book and started practicing in dull moments.
I highly recommend it for anyone struggling with phone addiction.
MrPapz•Feb 25, 2026
Can you share any tips on good origami books for beginners?
puttycat•Feb 25, 2026
The nice one I found randomly in a store is by Adeline Klam.
(originally in French, but I see there's an English version)
chao-•Feb 25, 2026
I used to do origami obsessively in my youth, and recently picked it up again while spending time with my nephew. I'll have to give this one a go!
shevy-java•Feb 25, 2026
Are we losing old websites like that?
I actually was unaware that this warranted a website. When I was young, I had one origami book. I completed it to about 40%; wasn't too bad but was far away from being really good. Origami is quite an art. These days I tend to watch youtube videos more than look at oldschool books but I loved that old handbook. Never folded a unicorn though.
orkasi•Feb 26, 2026
I also had a small handbook that was given to me by a big brother figure. I spent so much time with that handbook which was very beaten up, its cover fallen off etc. fun memories. Seeing origami reminds me of that time when I was 5-6 years old
mbfg•Feb 25, 2026
Now we need the 1 cut and fold algorithm.
Obscura-•Feb 25, 2026
Very Cool
delichon•Feb 25, 2026
I just read about the backstory. Gaff (Edward James Olmos) put the unicorn where Deckard would find it as a message. He was gently informing Deckard that he was a replicant. Deckard had just dreamed about the unicorn and told nobody, so the only way Gaff could know is if he knew which dreams Deckard had implanted in his memory.
This came from Ridley Scott, not Philip K. Dick.
I am impressed that Scott was so subtle about this for so long. It would have been a short-term boost to hit us over the head with it, as in The Sixth Sense. But being coy about it helped to make the movie a true classic.
y1n0•Feb 26, 2026
It wasn't in the theatrical release.
xarope•Feb 26, 2026
... spoiler...
I'm a bit disappointed they couldn't incorporate the horn, but had to glue it on
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The archived Japanese instruction wants to unfold the paper entirely, and then ... what? I'm stumped.
Maybe this is just me being weird but I simply don't understand why people think a question mark means ", and that's stupid for obvious reasons that I can't be bothered to spell out and therefore I disapprove".
Admittedly my reply was even worse so yeah, pot, kettle.
https://johnmontroll.com/books/dragons-and-other-fantastic-c...
I love Blade Runner (I'm obsessed with it), but the unicorn origami never clicked with me. These ones look much better.
On the final page it has a link to the "How to fold from a single sheet"
The unicorn from the film itself wasn't "true" origami, being a prop consisting of several pieces glued together, but it really popularized the idea of an origami unicorn and a number of the current designs were prompted by it.
Some you could call a Dr. Seuss house the ones more boxy in appearance than curved
I actually was unaware that this warranted a website. When I was young, I had one origami book. I completed it to about 40%; wasn't too bad but was far away from being really good. Origami is quite an art. These days I tend to watch youtube videos more than look at oldschool books but I loved that old handbook. Never folded a unicorn though.
This came from Ridley Scott, not Philip K. Dick.
I am impressed that Scott was so subtle about this for so long. It would have been a short-term boost to hit us over the head with it, as in The Sixth Sense. But being coy about it helped to make the movie a true classic.
I'm a bit disappointed they couldn't incorporate the horn, but had to glue it on