Creative Geometry of Close Packing Spheres

PDFPRINTI first developed the Dynamic Sphere Geometry in the late sixties; where spheres transform from one close-packing relationship to another, usually in finite sequences. The geometry intrigued me because most of the sphere arrangements generated had never been seen before and were unique. Since first presenting the Dynamic Sphere Geometry, in the early seventies, I […]

ABJAD Designs Store Coded Messages

PDFPRINT  I have been working on my latest book, “The Arabs,” – a new title in the “Geometry Through Time,” series. I’d like to share an idea originally formed in the 1960’s, and that I have been further developing for “The Arabs”; that of the possible use of the ABJAD system to store coded messages in […]

Summer 2012 Inventor Classes

PDFPRINT           The next Young Inventor Workshop will be on July 23rd, July 24th, and July 25th. 3 to 5pm. Please visit the Kimball Art Center site for more information: http://Reg125.Imperisoft.com/KimballArtCenter/ProgramDetail/3233323037/Registration.aspx The first Teen Inventor Workshop will be held on July 23rd, July 24th, and July 25th. 10 to 12 am. Please […]

An Octagon Design System

PDFPRINT  Mathematicians working within the Islamic culture, from about 900 AD, often used geometry to communicate ideas, instructions, and even to send messages using the Abjad numerological system and the numbers of sides of polygons, rosettes, and other design forms, to encode words and meanings. Walking into the Alhambra in Granada, Spain, for example, is, […]