Here s some stuff i would say to myself when Cindy and I got married. I.e., when we started our household. The following might seem like I m trying to look like a present day angel. This is pretty far from the truth so let s just call this aspirational .So there s this narrative of the invisible mental load Continue reading Some tactical advice to my younger self
In a recent talk, I was asked how I make nice figures of polyhedra for my slides. I do almost everything in 2D and in gimp. Here s how. Step 1 Find a base image I m assuming you ve done the hard part already which is finding an image or a layout of your vertices somehow. Continue reading How to make nice figures of Polyhedra
For this April Fools day 2019, I thought it might be a nice opportunity to show how the world of soccer ball designers have trolled soccer ball pedants (like me). My first blog post described five mistakes to avoid when drawing a soccer ball. Well designers of actual soccer balls don t play by the rules. Continue reading Soccer ball trolls
In interior decorating, hexagonal tiles are really hot right now. For instance, here s three examples in my workplace alone: Let me tell you some thoughts I have about placing the continents of the world on reconfigurable hexagonal tiles. Reconfigurable Worldmaps I ve talked about reconfigurable world maps before. It s a theme. I ve written how it s my Continue reading A mathematically-impossible,…
On October 28, I gave a TEDx talk at TEDxUW 2017. A transcript and some slides from my prepared (as opposed to delivered) talk is below. The experience was fantastic. The organizers did a great job putting on the event. I especially found the time we (us speakers) spent with the speaking coaches (Speaker Labs Eric and Continue reading Artistic cartography: creative ways to peel the globe
Hey, this spring I worked on an animated short. If you want to see it, click here: If you want to know more about it, read on! Background The Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP), is a classic problem in Computer Science which gives the locations of a set of cities and asks what is the optimal route Continue reading The Travelling Salesman
Here is a new art piece by my brother Michael Swart and I. It s an equirectangular drawing, drawn with no photography, stitching, or computer modelling. Set in a place that s meaningful to me: my home, outside, in the summer. You can read more about the techniques in my earlier blogpost here. What s special about this Continue reading Home in the Summer
Heya! My name s Evan, and I m D.M.Swart s son! You might remember me, as there were photos and mentions of me in the previous blog post about a woodcut known as Frog . Speaking of which, we re here to tell you about our other woodcuts (and linocuts) we ve done over the past few years. First things first, this Continue reading Variety : A Christmas Card Adventure
In the past month, there has been a rash of articles about an award winning AuthaGraph World Map all of them touting how accurate it is. Being a map projection hobbyist, I d thought I d weigh in with my thoughts. That s what blogs are for right? 1. What a fun map! I just want to say right from the get Continue reading Some thoughts on the AuthaGraph World Map
It s Halloween and from time to time you will see some Rubik s Cube costumes. As one does. Some of them are store-bought. The great ones are do-it-yourself jobs. Who wouldn t want to take on the task of making a cardboard costume? Of these homemade costumes, the scrambled cubes are the most interesting to look at. And Continue reading Dos and Don ts of Scrambled Rubik s Cube Costumes.