Geometry Links - November 1, 2017

360º Book

https://youtu.be/jPea1Z1eQ6s

The Eyeballing Game

http://woodgears.ca/eyeball/index.html

Transforming paper sculptures (kami kara)

http://mymodernmet.com/karakuri-animal-puppets-haruki-nakamura/

http://kamikara.cart.fc2.com - shop

Visual math made with laser cutters

http://www.cherryarbordesign.com

http://www.cherryarbordesign.com/shop/

hat tip John Robb of Global Guerrillas

Don’t Fall for Babylonian Trigonometry Hype

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/roots-of-unity/dont-fall-for-babylonian-trigonometry-hype/

Since I forwarded the hype, I now forward the rebuttal.  Personally, I believe it’s turtles all the way down or, as the little old lady said, “If G*d had wanted us to fly, He wouldn’t have given us the railways.”

Fibonacci series animation

https://vimeo.com/9953368

3-D Printed Self-Folding Electronics

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsami.7b10443

Victor Acevedo’s Instagram showing his geometric art

https://www.instagram.com/victoracevedo347/

Numericons - vector tiles for graphics, logos, patterns, and design, soon to be 10 sets of 100 tiles each

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/markgonyea/numericons

http://markgonyea.net

Tensegrity

http://www.tensegriteit.nl

You can touch this tensegrity art

http://you-can-touch-this.blogspot.com

Tension Designs

http://www.tensiondesigns.com/tensionalities.html

Synergia - origami pavilion

https://exhibitcolumbus.org/exhibition/synergia

https://inhabitat.com/spectacular-origami-pavilion-made-of-recycled-plastic-pops-up-in-columbus-indiana/

Zenth - a 3D labyrinth

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/truckee/zenth-a-3d-labyrinth-designed-for-relaxation/

Truth to Tools - from point and circle to try square, straightedge, dividers etc. 

https://lostartpress.com/collections/books/products/from-truth-to-tools

https://lostartpress.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/t2t_sample2.pdf

John Hiigli (1943-2017) died 18 October 2017. A memorial service is being planned for November 11.  

See John's Facebook page for details https://www.facebook.com/john.hiigli44
John's work at http://www.johnahiigli.com