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Scott Kim, Puzzlemaster


Katrina / Ori Heffetz (English/Hebrew + lake reflection 2010)
Commissioned for the wedding of Katrina (at top) and Ori Heffetz (at the bottom, in Hebrew, reading right to left). I based the lettering...
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Apr 22, 20241 min read
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Tomoko Fuse (Geometric construction, 1996)
Created for Key Curriculum Press as a gift to Tomoko Fuse, 1996. Tomoko Fuse (the last name is Japanese, pronounced with two syllables)...
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Mar 24, 20241 min read
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Tree (Animation, 1981)
From the book Inversions, animated for video Watch Your Language, shown at Siggraph '96. This animation was inspired by the film...
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Mar 24, 20241 min read
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Tron
SYMMETRY. 180° rotation. INSPIRATION. In the 1970s I was a big fan of the emerging field of computer graphics, and spent many memorable...
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Mar 24, 20241 min read
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Dance (180 degree rotation, 1990)
Designed during a residency at Princeton University, February 1990. In 1990 cybernetic sculptor James Seawright invited me to Princeton...
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Mar 24, 20241 min read
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ELISE ESTHER DIAMOND (1997)
SYMMETRY. Bilingual containment. "Esther" in Hebrew is hidden inside "Diamond" in English. INSPIRATION. Commissioned by my mother, Pearl...
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Mar 24, 20241 min read
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Input/Output (Animation, 1985)
For Input/Output, an exhibition of computer art curated by Lucia Grossberger Morales for the Siggraph '85 computer graphics conference....
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Mar 24, 20241 min read
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NUEVA (1984)
SYMMETRY. Reflection about a vertical axis. This image looks the same when seen in a mirror. INSPIRATION. Created for the Nueva School, a...
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Mar 24, 20241 min read
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Golomb (Dissection, 1996)
For Solomon Golomb, mathematician and inventor of pentaminoes. Created for a presentation to MathCounts, a national junior high school...
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Mar 24, 20242 min read
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J. S. Bach (1981)
SYMMETRY. Reflection about a vertical axis. Looks the same in a mirror. INSPIRATION. Appears in my book Inversions as part of a trio of...
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Mar 24, 20241 min read
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Mirror (1981)
SYMMETRY. Reflection about a vertical axis. INSPIRATION. Created for my book Inversions. STORY. When I wrote Inversions, I needed to fill...
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Mar 24, 20241 min read
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Mozart (1981)
SYMMETRY. Rotation by 180 degrees. INSPIRATION. Designed as part of my book Inversions. STORY. I studied classical piano for as a child...
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Mar 24, 20241 min read
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Ultima (1998)
SYMMETRY. Rotation by 180 degrees. Turn this design upside down and you will see that it reads the same both ways. INSPIRATION. For...
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Mar 24, 20242 min read
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FANTASY (1993)
SYMMETRY. Reflection about a vertical axis. This image looks the same when seen in a mirror. INSPIRATION. Created as part of a puzzle for...
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Mar 24, 20242 min read
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Martin Gardner (Rotation, 1993) Martin Gardner (Reflection: top/bottom, 1996) Martin Gardner / Doctor Matrix (Rotation, 1996) Martin Gardner / Mathematical Games (Oscillation, 1996)
Created for the Gathering for Gardner, January 1996, Atlanta Georgia. Martin Gardner books and magazine articles about mathematics and...
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Mar 24, 20242 min read
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MARIMBA. 1997
SYMMETRY. 180 degree rotation. Turn this design upside down and it reads the same both ways. INSPIRATION. Inspired by a performance by...
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Mar 24, 20242 min read
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Onomatopoeia (180 degree rotation, 1996)
Created at Mathcounts 1996, a mathematics competition for junior high school students. "Onomatopoeia" refers to a word like "boom" or...
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Mar 24, 20241 min read
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ORIGAMI (1988)
SYMMETRY. Reflection about a vertical axis.INSPIRATION. Commissioned by high school mathematics teacher David Masunaga for a talk about...
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Mar 24, 20243 min read
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Synergy (1981)
SYMMETRY. Tessellation with two 90° centers of rotation. INSPIRATION. Inspired by the work of R. Buckminster Fuller, STORY. R....
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Mar 24, 20241 min read
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VENTURA (1997)
SYMMETRY. 180 degree rotation. Turn this design upside down and it reads the same both ways. INSPIRATION. Created for a week of...
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Mar 24, 20241 min read
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