Lesser-Known Polygons no. 13
I don't really know what was going through my head when I made this. It was mostly an experiment to try different registration techniques. Of course I chose red and black. I just love red and black. And this free font I discovered called Nevis Bold. Its my new favorite (even if it doesn't have a pi symbol).
So the premise here is that no one knows the names of polygons that have more than 8 sides (or heptagon, the one with 7 sides). Not that this is a crime or anything, I mean, how often do you need to know the name of a 13-sided polygon? But I think there's something beautiful and pure in geometry that we often miss, even if I can't stand the math involved quite frankly. I thought there might be something worth pursuing in it. And thus, the lesser-known polygon series was born.
It was just a lot of fun printing these. I love shapes and angles and blocks of color... intersecting lines and the sense of completeness in a circle... confusing equations and small type that fits neatly in a corner. I couldn't resist.
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Ragnvaeig added this photo to her favorites. (45 months ago)
Ragnvaeig (45 months ago | reply)
These are fantastic. :) Love the combination of the handcrafted and the rigidly mathematic.
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Seen next to a fellow photo of the group "I Made it Myself". (?)
iowaboy277 added this photo to his favorites. (45 months ago)
Steed Griffin (45 months ago | reply)
Thank you! I just love angles...
tina.i (45 months ago | reply)
Nice Gocco-ing. You've definitely been working that Gocco. Nice work.
missStockton, no_om, g h o s t w r i t e r, Silus Grok, and 5 other people added this photo to their favorites.
juliapolbach (45 months ago | reply)
Oh! Your work is awesome :) Love at first sight.
Victor Venefic added this photo to his favorites. (45 months ago)
Steed Griffin (45 months ago | reply)
Thank you Julia! :)
ajcc [deleted] (45 months ago | reply)
That expression seems to universal for all regular polygons with three or more sides, if you replace 13 with n (number) of sides. It's a very beautiful expression, well matching your beautiful illustration of a triskaidecagon :)
Steed Griffin (45 months ago | reply)
thanks ajcc!
rogers.mike added this photo to his favorites. (44 months ago)
bird.STUDIOS (43 months ago | reply)
I love this so much, I just bought one!
yrjdelomba (42 months ago | reply)
If you look for the words "polygone" (French) you will find a lot of examples of coins with rare order polygon shape.
Andreh Santos (38 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Only Thirteen, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Tanya R., rumanaLadyTiger, Steven Trotter, Mystic Lens, and 2 other people added this photo to their favorites.