I recently came across this amazing MIT media lab site, Kit-of-No-Parts. Though not directly related to the content Cory has been posting, it is an interesting "craft" approach to technology/science. ...
Here's my version of his icosahedron: I colored it in this one so that you can see the pentagonal faces of a dodecahedron: Here I made one that looks like a cube: Some of my students asked me how t ...
The "slide-together" paper construction method is a fun and satisfying way to build 3D geometric objects. It only requires paper, scissors or an exacto knife, and some patience. In Tuesday's post, we ...
You can do some pretty cool stuff with the golden ratio. The image above is made from taking each quarter-circle in the golden spiral and expanding it into a full circle. In the second image, the spir ...
Did you know that you can "write" in polyhedra? I just stumbled across a $24.99 font called Divina Proportione. Created by Brazilian graphic designer Paulo W, the typeface is constructed with beautifu ...
I built this the other day from those weird gear plans from Clayton Boyer. If you need proof that the gears actually work, here it is, in slo-mo: If you own a scroll saw, these plans are fun to cut o ...
Project ideas: I have lots of ideas, but I'm always looking for more. If there's anything that's even vaguely related to math, art, architecture, science-based art, etc. that you're interested in, ple ...