zim and zou: paper gameboy

zim and zou: paper gameboy


image: zim and zou

the french design studio zim and zou just released a series of projects that recreate a vintage gameboy
using nothing but paper. the studio built their own scale gameboy in the original grey colour and a vivid
neon model. looking at their model you can see they recreated every detail from the ports on the side of
the device to the graphics on the game cartridge. each one was made using cut out piece of paper that
were fastened together and assembled into the final units. while the paper gameboys don't actually play
games, zim and zou also created a full-scale 3-D version of the classic game title tetris.

http://zimandzou.fr


image: zim and zou


image: zim and zou


image: zim and zou


image: zim and zou


image: zim and zou
nate db
03.18.10  
12
this is completely useless. nothing but flash graphics.

has designboom turned into thecoolhunter?
alex   03.19.10
yawn.
Ghostieman   03.19.10
cool
Raquel   03.19.10
@alex if you don't understand why this is culturally relevant you shouldn't comment.
design maverick   03.19.10
I wonder if this might inspire someone to come up with a paper e-reader....?
mikewardle   03.19.10
interesting but zim and zou.... way too much time on your hands guys!!!!!
another comment   03.20.10
STUNNING + i want one :D
WilhelmR   03.20.10
@the rude people. it's ART. If you know nothing of art or you aren't an artist. Just appreciate it or move on to something you like. Cause it's not like you could come up with this or even have the skill to execute it. Its an expression and vision that I feel was creatively carried through. If you want to play a gameboy: THEN GO BUY ONE. Stop being rude. There are way too many rude common people on this site.
Em   03.21.10
Ladies and semi-gentleman, this is fucking cool, looks like plenty of fun. That is all.
I'm 100% right all of the time.   03.21.10
This is realli cool!! I LOVE any models (reduced/1:1/enlarged) of the real things! =D nicely done! I want one too! =P
Caz   03.22.10
sry, not art. crap.
mario   03.22.10
or "art made by designers", thas the same..
mario   03.22.10

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