What I Stand For

Oh boy it's been a long time!...again. So busy with other things!

I've been asked to come back to my blog and post some more. So here I am!

I'd like to use this post to essentially put my mission statement out there.

Mission Statement:

I aim to redesign education for the fields of Mathematics and Graphic Design and show that they are more connected than most people think.

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Reasoning:

Why do I want to do this? I studied both Graphic Design and Mathematics in university and I love them both. There is beauty in Design as well as Mathematics but the real challenge is seeing that beauty from every angle. 

Many can see Graphic Design work and see the beauty as an 'art' but underneath that 'art' is a whole world of mathematics that is put together by the designer (whether he or she is aware of it or not). Likewise, Mathematics formulas, theories, laws, etc. are so beautiful in their methods yet many have such a hard time visualizing exactly what that beauty is.

So, the work I want to do is reveal to the world about these hidden beauties. Is it easy? Well no. Do I sound crazy? Maybe a little bit. But it's something I really take a look at when I look at both Design works and Mathematics works. There is art and science both going on at the same time (although really I see both of them as an art).

And why would I invite other people to see what I see? Well I'm tired of hearing three famous words that come out of the mouth of at least 90% of people I've met (both in the US and Japan): I hate math!

Now, I don't want people to suddenly start loving math like I do. Of course not, I wouldn't want other people to sound like a crazy person like me! But rather, I want things to shift from the other side and I want people to stop saying "I hate math." and rather "Math is OK." Because math is everywhere, so if you say you hate math then you essentially hate everything.

My approach to this problem: Start with education. I agree that Mathematics education has a bad reputation and can be 'boring' at times. Even I think some Math books can be super boring by just looking at the pages. But this is where Design can step in and help. If I've learned anything throughout my Design studies it's that a little bit of Design can take your project a long way.

Likewise, designers can benefit from having more mathematics knowledge in their creative works. If designers can visualize how one change to a formula can change the entire solution, maybe they can also see how small changes to their artwork can have a huge impact on the interpretations.

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Now onto my ramblings on my lack of blog posts:

I've been in Japan for the past year holding an English teaching jobs while taking what opportunities I can to teach Mathematics to those who are interested in my abilities. And I've had some success! (I think)

Very soon though, I'm heading back to the US and really going to start my Designematics works by studying more Mathematics education. So far since I've really been able to call myself a Mathematician I've changed a few people's minds about Mathematics; now I want to accelerate and see how much further I can go.