Paperwork
Paper engineering by Yeray PĂŠrez Vallejo
yeray@carbonara.es // @minicarbonara // fb.com/carbonara.es This document is a shortlist. See the full portfolio at carbonara.es
Hey there! I’m Yeray and I design paper mechanisms.
Here’s what I do. Laser cut invitation
Google Campus Madrid Pop-up greeting cards
UWP Lxe Laser cut cardboard toys
DINO and ZOO Pop-up book
Flamenco girls Pop-up book
Mariposario Yeray Pérez Vallejo yeray@carbonara.es @minicarbonara
The small stuff
Laser cut invitation
Google Campus Madrid Pop-up laser cut and engraved card for the opening ceremony of Campus Madrid, the Google Spain center for startup incubation. This invitation card had a really short run. Every copy is hand assembled.
Lines in the model and invitation texts are toasted on the paper using the same laser used in the die cut.
Yeray PĂŠrez Vallejo yeray@carbonara.es @minicarbonara
The medium stuff
Pop-up greeting cards
UWP Luxe Pop-up greeting cards for the U.S. market, specially commissioned by UWP Luxe in Ohio. Cards in this line are all laser cut, allowing for tiny, delicate detail.
This flock of flamingoes stands on thin legs and bamboo branches in an intrincate design.
Yeray PĂŠrez Vallejo yeray@carbonara.es @minicarbonara
The medium stuff
The movement on the wings of this luna moth mimics that of the living specimens.
Yeray PĂŠrez Vallejo yeray@carbonara.es @minicarbonara
The medium stuff
Laser cut cardboard toys
DINO and ZOO
These laser cut kits are my first self-commissioned product design not made for a personal gift. You can buy them at several stores in Barcelona, at FabCafĂŠ BCN and online at the following links: Order your own DINO kit Visit tiny.cc/DINOkit Order a ZOO kit instead Visit tiny.cc/ZOOkit
Yeray PĂŠrez Vallejo yeray@carbonara.es @minicarbonara
The large stuff
Pop-up book
Flamenco girls
This book is already available in stores and Amazon. Las NiĂąas Flamencas is the first book by illustrator Susana Subirana. My paper engineering is done on her original 2D illustration work.
Yeray PĂŠrez Vallejo yeray@carbonara.es @minicarbonara
The large stuff
The last spread of the book opens to shape a tablao, a traditional flamenco stage.
Yeray PĂŠrez Vallejo yeray@carbonara.es @minicarbonara
The large stuff
Pop-up book
Mariposario This is my second fully-authored book (page design, pop-up and text) since my Graphic Design thesis quite some years ago. Mariposario is a pop-up field notebook featuring several life-sized butterflies and moths. The beautiful illustrations on this book are adapted from original 18th century engravings by John Abbot, a botanical and zoological illustrator who penned dozens of artworks.
Mariposario shows information on every featured species, such as habitat, diet or what is named after.
Yeray PĂŠrez Vallejo yeray@carbonara.es @minicarbonara
The large stuff
Each butterfly is shown with its caterpillar and eatng plant, both adapted from the original engravings.
Yeray PĂŠrez Vallejo yeray@carbonara.es @minicarbonara
The large stuff
The nine butterflies present in the first prototype for the book:
3 1 6 2
5 4
7
9
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Yeray PĂŠrez Vallejo yeray@carbonara.es @minicarbonara
1. Caligo ilioneus 2. Phoebis sennae 3. Antheraea polyphemus 4. Poligonya C aureum 5. Limenitus arthemis astyanax 6. Manduca rustica 7. Urbanus proteus 8. Hyalophora cecropia 9. Darapsa choerilus
Hello again! I hope you liked my work. Here you have the basics about myself.
Quick facts
Who I am
Born in:
Jaén, Spain, in 1986
I’m a freelance graphic designer and paper engineer working for publishers, advertising agencies, architecture firms and other private clients. I’ve cut and folded paper since I can remember.
Likes:
I’m also a quick, enthusiastic learner (and, in my grandma’s words, a total sweetheart).
Comic books, tabletop rpgs, heavy metal.
Where to find me
Dislikes:
You can contact me by email at yeray@carbonara.es or find my Facebook page at facebook.com/carbonara.es. I’m on twitter and Instagram too, with the same handle: @minicarbonara.
Dreams of:
Should you prefer to talk directly you can also call me at +34 6102761692.
Bad type, smoke. Aging with dignity, keeping on making books and having as good a time as he’s doing lately.
Yeray Pérez Vallejo yeray@carbonara.es @minicarbonara
This portfolio is just a shortlist. Find more of my paper engineering work at carbonara.es