Training: Not Required
Age Requirement: Any Age
Reservation of time: First come First Serve
Makers will Tinker with creating lines (vectors) to design polygons, circles, points, and nodes.
Sharp point on Compass
Minimal Setup
Setup area on table in which you have room to move materials around.
Inspiration: Google Image Search, Google Image Search
Google Search Query: radial, art, math, compass, design, ruler
A design can be imagined from your imagination or it can come from the world around you, even from the internet.
Extend and Transfer [link] [image]
FIRST
Insert a pencil into the compass so the points of the needle and pencil line up.
SECOND
Spread the compass apart. Hold the needle end onto the paper. Lightly lay the end of the pencil on the paper and spin the paper.
Make circles in different patterns.
• cross lines (vectors) at intersecting lines.
Try making circles all over in different sizes.
Finish the design by adding color with pencils, paint, markers, etc.
Extend and transfer [link] [image]
FIRST
Make random nodes (points) on the piece of paper.
SECOND
Draw lines (vectors) between the nodes (points):
THIRD
Continue connecting nodes (points) in any pattern you wish
FOURTH
Finish the design by adding color with pencils, paint, markers, etc.
Some questions to ask yourself?
How do you feel about what you made?
What people or resources did you work with to create this?
Looking back at your plan: