pop-up card

Three-dimensional paper greeting

A pop-up card is a greeting card engineered so that a three-dimensional figure rises when the card is opened.

The effect comes from folded paper mechanisms that lie flat when closed but spring into shape—a birthday cake, a Christmas tree, a heart—when the card opens.

She sent him a pop-up card with a paper bouquet inside.

Related
  • foldBend onto itself
  • paperPressed pulp for writing
  • 3DThree-axis spatial representation
  • craftSkilled manual art
  • surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment

hidden message · scissors · glue · birthday · get well soon · Valentine's Day · Mother's Day · origami · handmade · cut · layers · mechanism · open · reveal · intricate · kirigami · template · slice

Categories
Opposites
dimensionality

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Mailable picture souvenir

poster · notecard · business card · stationery

physical vs digital communication

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Electronic celebratory message

email · text message · social media post

complexity of construction

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Unprinted game piece

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G