MA 256 Creative Geometry
Activity 6: Geometric Islamic Design
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Class Time (circle one) Monday Wednesday
ISLAMIC ART
1) What is Islam?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam
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2) List 4 types of Islamic design.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/orna/hd_orna.htm
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3) List 5 characteristics of geometric Islamic design.
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http://doraballa-ommo.blogspot.com/
http://www.islamicart.com/
http://www.colostate.edu/orgs/MSA/find_more/islart.html
http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/ij/islamic.html
CIRCLES
4) What geometric shape attracts more visual attention than any other geometric form?
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5) Define circle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle
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6) Draw and label the parts of a circle.
7) What are the formulas for area and circumference of a circular region?
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8) How many degrees in a circle?
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9) In an x-y coordinate plane, what is the equation of a circle.
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Classroom Activity 1: McDonalds Pattern.
10) Construct a seven-circle Islamic design grid using a compass and a ruler.
Complete the Islamic construction activity using the following website. Attach your drawing.
http://www.metmuseum.org/learn/for-educators/publications-for-educators/islamic-art-and-geometric-design
11) Show how the Mitsubishi car logo and the Pittsburgh Steelers logo were created from a
seven-circle grid an a five-circle grid. (Car company logos site)
http://www.famouslogos.org/mitsubishi-motors-logo
http://steelers.fanatics.com/NFL_Pittsburgh_Steelers_Lawn_And_Garden/Pittsburgh_Steelers_Mini_Yard_Flag
Classroom Activity 2: Seven Circle Grid Design
12) Use the seven-circle grid that you made to create a design. Attach your results.
http://www.dace.co.uk/geom.htm
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POLAR COORDINATES
13) What are polar coordinates?
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/PolarCoordinates.html
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14) What is the difference between a Cartesian grid and a polar grid?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_coordinate_system
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15) When is a polar graph more useful than a rectangular graph?
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/PolarGraphWithRectangularGraph/
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16) What is the equation of a circle in polar form?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle
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17) Write the polar equation of a circle in function form.
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USING GRAPHER
18) What is the Seed of Life?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_of_Life
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Classroom Activity 3:
19) Construct the Seed of Life using the polar form of a circle and the Grapher program. Attach
the results. List the equations used on your attachment.
20) What is the Flower of Life?
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21) Use the Grapher program to construct the Flower of Life on the computer (If time exists).
Attach picture. List the equations used on your attachment.
DESIGNING WITH CIRCLES
22) Discuss the Barcelona Chair and then show, with a drawing using a compass and ruler, the
use of circles in designing the Barcelona Chair.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona_chair
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23) Describe the author of the L’Intransigeant Poster and show how circles were used to design
the poster. Attach your results.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Mouron_Cassandre
http://www.vintagepostersnyc.com/posters/lintransigeant.htm
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Apple Logo Intro and Apple Logo Design files are at the course website.
Classroom Activity 4:
Create a real-world design that includes the use of circles.
22) Extra Credit: Create a three dimensional Seed of Life.
Islamic Art
http://www.islamicart.com/
http://www.colostate.edu/orgs/MSA/find_more/islart.html
http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/ij/islamic.html
Islamic Geometric Art
http://www.blss.portsmouth.sch.uk/resources/islamart.shtml
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/geom/hd_geom.htm
Islamic art for the teaching of symmetry
http://www.ethnomath.org/resources/abas2001.pdf
Bonner Design Consultancy
http://www.bonner-design.com/geometric/
http://bonner-design.com/index.php/about/
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