Figurate Calendars I

Geometric Time in 1- and 2-Dimensions

Figurate numbers are a mathematical way to represent various geometric shapes: triangle, square, pentagon in 2-dimensions; tetrahedron, cube, icosahedron in 3-dimensions; pentatope, and hypercubes in 4-dimensions; 2-d and 3-d fractals in their own pseudo-dimension. For the moment, let’s take a look at 0-, 1-, and 2-d representations of the months (15 to 60 days).

For the mostpart, theAbysmal Calendar represents the months of its various years as rectangles. The 13-month calendar’s months are composed of 4 weeks of 7 days, which creates a 4 x 7 rectangle. Beyond these, there are many other variations possible, and while they are aesthetic, there are some practical functions as well.

Get yer Calendars

The New Years are Coming! The New Years are Coming!

Every year around this time I get a huge burst of creative energy which leads to tinkering and playing with creating calendars. This isn’t an exercise in choosing 12 pictures to affix above the 12 Gregorian months. This is an exercise in reorganizing the 365 days of the year to see if we can’t figure out something a little more suitable to a global population of acculturated sophisticates.

theAbysmal Calendar for Download