Tuesday 9 March 2010

George Guest - Cymatics Investigation





Cymatics is the study of visible sound and vibration, typically on the surface of a plate, diaphragm, or membrane. Directly visualizing vibrations involves using sound to excite media often in the form of particles, pastes, and liquids.
Here a corn starch solution was placed upon a speaker playing constant sounds that created very interesting shapes. These findings will be studied and incorporated into the design process.
The idea of manipulating geometries through acoustics is a very interesting idea that i believe would benefit my buildings programme as well as the design.