1996

1996 Cover
About the cover: The thin, winding curve that dances in this image captivates its surroundings. The rhythm of the repeated transformations eventually pulls all points near the curve. The colors in this image are chosen to highlight this process of captivation and the texture, reminiscent of clouds, recalls the fractal geometry of nature.

I edited the 1996 Fractals calendar as a Ph.D. student at Simon Fraser University.
The calendar featured images from: Robby Alyn Berry, Brian Evans, Michael Field, Martin Golubitsky, Daryl H. Hepting, F. Kenton Musgrave, Kevin Suffern, and Eric Tosan. Thanks also to: Joelle Thollot.

This calendar was completed with the assistance of the Centre for Experimental and Constructive Mathematics and the Graphics and Multimedia Research Laboratory at Simon Fraser University. Earlier work was done at the University of Regina and at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center.

There are many to whom I continue to be grateful, but especially B. Mandelbrot, K. Musgrave, P. Prusinkiewicz, D. Saupe, and R. Voss.

January: Glacial Pageant

Glacial Pageant
by Daryl H. Hepting

February: Twisted Symmetries

Twisted Symmetries
by Michael Field and Martin Golubitsky

March: Marian Ammonite

Marian Ammonite
by Brian Evans

April: Slickrock I.V

Slickrock I.V
by F. Kenton Musgrave

May: Construction Zone

Construction Zone
by Daryl H. Hepting

June: Beanstalks

Beanstalks
by Robby Alyn Berry

July: Glory

Glory
by Kevin Suffern

August: Square Chaos

Square Chaos
by Michael Field and Martin Golubitsky

September: Tangled Necklace

Tangled Necklace
by Daryl H. Hepting

October: Blue October

Blue October
by Eric Tosan

November: Pleiades III

Pleiades III
by F. Kenton Musgrave

December: Captivating Rhythm

Captivating Rhythm
by Daryl H. Hepting