Excerpt from " How to Apply Eames's Legendary "Powers of 10" to Real-life Problems " by Jamer Hunt
This Sunday is 10/10/10, a perfect time to celebrate the storied Eames Office film.
This October 10, 2010 is Powers of Ten day -- 10/10/10, a milestone on the design thinking calendar. It's named for the film Powers of Ten, made by Charles and Ray Eames in 1968. And for designers, it's an opportunity to both celebrate the Eames Office's groundbreaking film as well as a chance to recognize the power of scale in shaping our understanding of the world around us. There will be festivities around the world. Check out the Powers of Ten website, as well as the powersof10 blog that lists some events.
Powers of Ten is arguably more relevant now than it was the year it was released. The simple idea executed in the film has become a powerful construct for thinking through design problems today.
Read more @ http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662461/how-to-apply-eamess-legendary-powers-of-10-to-real-life-problems
Saturday, October 9, 2010
10/10/10; Sunday, October 10, 2010: Mathematics, Fractals and Chaos Theory
Excerpt from "How to Interpret 10/10/10 aka 10-10-10; Sunday, October 10, 2010. And a Metaphysics Experiment"
101010 (base two (binary)) equals 42 (base ten).
Oddly enough, this is evenly divisible by the number of days in a week (7 (lucky)); and equally oddly, is also evenly divisible by the number 6 (which is generally designated as being unlucky). Both a Ying and Yang situation seem to be incorporated into this date.
10 (base ten) = 1010 (base two)
(base ten): 10 x 10 = 100
(base two): 10 x 10 = 100
The binary attributes of 101010 lends itself to use by the sciences of fractals (recursive geometric shapes) and chaos theory (the butterfly effect).
To understand more please watch this fascinating film and you will look at the world around us in a completely different way.
Hunting the hidden dimension
NASA deep space photo demonstrating fractals and chaos theory.
101010 (base two (binary)) equals 42 (base ten).
Oddly enough, this is evenly divisible by the number of days in a week (7 (lucky)); and equally oddly, is also evenly divisible by the number 6 (which is generally designated as being unlucky). Both a Ying and Yang situation seem to be incorporated into this date.
10 (base ten) = 1010 (base two)
(base ten): 10 x 10 = 100
(base two): 10 x 10 = 100
The binary attributes of 101010 lends itself to use by the sciences of fractals (recursive geometric shapes) and chaos theory (the butterfly effect).
To understand more please watch this fascinating film and you will look at the world around us in a completely different way.
Hunting the hidden dimension
NASA deep space photo demonstrating fractals and chaos theory.
My BIG 10
I had the privilege to be greeted by Big Ben right in the first second of 101010 ...
It was a special moment because I arrived there exactly when the famous chimes have started to ring out across London.
For me it was like the New Year's Eve ...so Happy New 10 everybody ! Make it BIG TEN :)
It was a special moment because I arrived there exactly when the famous chimes have started to ring out across London.
For me it was like the New Year's Eve ...so Happy New 10 everybody ! Make it BIG TEN :)
Friday, October 8, 2010
The Hohenzollern Bridge
"The Hohenzollern Bridge
Photokina in Cologne sits beside the river Rhine and close to one of the city's most striking features. Destroyed in the Second World War as Cologne was flattened by bombing raids, the huge steel bridge was rebuilt after the war and carries pedestrians and trains over the Rhine into Cologne's main station, situated next to the Dom - a spectacular gothic cathedral which survived the fighting - just"
THE BRIDGE
by Andrew Reid, Manchester
Filmmaker and webmaster of EOSHD.com
Photokina in Cologne sits beside the river Rhine and close to one of the city's most striking features. Destroyed in the Second World War as Cologne was flattened by bombing raids, the huge steel bridge was rebuilt after the war and carries pedestrians and trains over the Rhine into Cologne's main station, situated next to the Dom - a spectacular gothic cathedral which survived the fighting - just"
THE BRIDGE
by Andrew Reid, Manchester
Filmmaker and webmaster of EOSHD.com
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