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My work is the result of knowledge accumulated through years of practice in microbial ecology and civil & environmental engineering, intertwined with my interests in other disciplines, my experience and daily observations. While it is impractical to list every source of inspiration, I have shared a glimpse into the cross-disciplinary influences that shaped this portfolio for those who wish to explore further.

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(Inspirations for the "coming soon" section will be added after I publish those works.)

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Overall Design and More

 

  • Hayles, N. K. (2025). Bacteria to AI: An integrated cognitive framework. University of Chicago Press.

  • Postrel, V. (2020). The fabric of civilization: How textiles made the world. Basic Books.

  • Dedman, R. (2024). Stitching the Intifada: Embroidery and resistance in Palestine. Common Threads Press.

  • Edmondson, A. C. (1987, 1992, 2007). A fuller explanation: The synergetic geometry of R. Buckminster Fuller. Van Nostrand Reinhold.

  • Munari, B. (2008). Design as art. Penguin Books. (Original work published 1966).

  • Csíkszentmihályi, M. (1990). Flow: The psychology of optimal experience. Harper & Row.

  • Britos Cavagnaro, L. (2023). Experiments in reflection: How to see the present, reconsider the past, and shape the future. Ten Speed Press. Stanford D. School

  • Carter, C. (2022). The secret language of maps: How to tell visual stories with data. Ten Speed Press. Stanford D. School

  • Hawthorne, G. (2023). Make possibilities happen: How to transform ideas into reality. Ten Speed Press. Stanford D. School

  • Noel, L.-A. (2023). Design social change: Take action, work toward equity, and challenge the status quo. Ten Speed Press. Stanford D. School

  • Small, A., & Schmutte, K. (2022). Navigating ambiguity: Creating opportunity in a world of unknowns. Ten Speed Press. Stanford D. School

  • Wise, S. (2022). Design for belonging: How to build inclusion and collaboration in your communities. Ten Speed Press. Stanford D. School

  • Bauer, F., Marienberg, S., Schäffner, W., & Kim, Y. (2024). Toward a new culture of the material. De Gruyter.

  • Oakley, B., Rogowsky, B., & Sejnowski, T. J. (2021). Uncommon sense teaching: Practical insights in brain science to help students learn. Tarcher Perigee.

  • Ostendorf-Rodríguez, Y. (2023). Let’s become fungal! Mycelium teachings and the arts. Valiz.

  • Reis, P. M., Jung, J. H., Brun, P. T., & Aristoff, J. M. (2015). Fluid ejections in nature. Nature Communications, 6, 6074.

 

Hyperbolic Surfaces

  • Bozic, A., & Ziherl, P. (2022). Cell division and hyperbolic geometry. Physical Review E, 105(3), 034403.

  • Gryca, T., & Skaradzinski, K. (2018). Modeling crochet patterns with a force-directed graph layout. Journal of Mathematics and the Arts, 12(2-3), 126–141.

  • Hartmann, M. A., & Seffen, K. A. (2013). Hyperbolic geometry in biological materials. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 10(82), 20120935.

  • Ibbotson, J. (2019). Hooked on calculus: Crocheting quadric surfaces. The College Mathematics Journal, 50(5), 332–341.

  • Kekkonen, H. (2023). Crocheting mathematics. 

  • O’Keeffe, K., & Peiris, S. (2021). Unveiling the role of differential growth in 3D morphogenesis: An inference method to analyze area expansion rate distribution in biological systems. PLOS Computational Biology, 17(10), e1009454.

  • Sholl, D. S. (1997). The theory of differential growth analysis. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 184(3), 253–265.

  • Taimina,D.Crocheting the hyperbolic plane.                                                            https://pi.math.cornell.edu/~dtaimina/crochet/hplane.htm

  • Teo, H. Y., & Wood, A. J. (2020). On the growth and form of bacterial colonies. Royal Society Open Science, 7(7), 200595.

  • Wang, X., & Zhang, T. (2023). Differential growth and shape formation in plant organs. Journal of Experimental Botany, 74(1), 15–28.

  • Yan, J., Shyer, A. E., Cao, M., Cohen, D. J., Nelson, C. M., & Stone, H. A. (2019). Differential growth of wrinkled biofilms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 116(26), 12714–12719.

  • Zhang, Q., & Yao, S. (2022). Microdomains and stress distributions in bacterial monolayers on curved interfaces. Physical Review Letters, 128(2), 028101.

  • Physics of Knitting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAJwSFbCvf0

 

Comics and Games

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  • McCloud, S. (1993). Understanding comics: The invisible art. HarperPerennial.

  • McCloud, S. (2006). Making comics: Storytelling secrets of comics, manga and graphic novels. HarperCollins.

  • Brunetti, I. (2011). Cartooning: Philosophy and practice. Yale University Press.

  • Chapman, R. (2012). Drawing comics lab: 52 exercises on characters, panels, storytelling, publishing, & professional practices. Quarry Books.

  • Sousanis, N. (2015). Unflattening: A visual-verbal inquiry into learning in many dimensions. Harvard University Press.

  • Barry, L. (2014). Syllabus: Notes from an accidental professor. Drawn and Quarterly.

  • Barry, L. (2019). Making comics. Drawn and Quarterly.

  • Schell, J. (2008). The art of game design: A book of lenses. Morgan Kaufmann.

  • Kalmpourtzis, G. (2018). Educational game design fundamentals: A journey to creating intrinsically motivating learning experiences. CRC Press.

  • Cohn, N. (2018). Visual Language Theory and the scientific study of comics. In Wildfeuer,

  • Janina, Alexander Dunst, Jochen Laubrock (Ed.). Empirical Comics Research: Digital,

  • Multimodal, and Cognitive Methods. 305-328

  • Cohn, N. (2019). Structural complexity in visual narratives: Theory, brains, and cross-cultural diversity. In Grishakova, Marina and Maria Poulaki (Ed.). Narrative Complexity and Media:Experiential and Cognitive Interfaces.174-199

  • Cohn, N. (2019). Visual narratives and the mind: Comprehension, cognition, and learning. In Federmeier, Kara D. and Diane M. Beck (Eds). Psychology of Learning and Motivation:

  • Knowledge and Vision. Vol. 70.  97-128

  • Cohn, N. (2020). Your brain on comics: A cognitive model of visual narrative comprehension. Topics in Cognitive Science, 12(1), 352–386

  • Jee, B. D., & Anggoro, F. K. (2012). Comic cognition: Exploring the potential cognitive impacts of science comics. Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 11(2), 196–208.

  • Farinella, M. (2018). Of microscopes and metaphors: Visual analogy as a scientific tool. The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship, 8(1), 18. 

  • Farinella, M. (2018). The potential of comics in science communication. Journal of Science Communication, 17(1), Y01.

  • Hosler, J., & Boomer, K. B. (2011). Are comic books an effective way to engage nonmajors in learning and appreciating science? CBE—Life Sciences Education, 10(3), 309–317.

  • Dahlstrom, M. F. (2014). Using narratives and storytelling to communicate science with nonexpert audiences.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(Supplement 4), 13614–13620.

  • de Hosson, C., Bordenave, L., Daures, P., Décamp, N., Hache, C., Horoks, J., Guediri, N., & Matalliotaki-Fouchaux, E. (2018). Communicating science through the Comics & Science workshops: The Sarabandes research project. Journal of Science Communication, 17(2), A03. 

  • Lesen, A. E., Rogan, A., & St. John, C. (2016). Science communication through art: Objectives, challenges, and outcomes. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 31(9), 657–660.

  • Coil, D. A., Ettinger, C. L., & Eisen, J. A. (2017). Gut check: The evolution of an educational board game. PLOS Biology, 15(4), e2001984.

  • Das, R., Walsh, T. J., Weiner, B., & Heinen, N. (2019). Scientific discovery games for biomedical research. Annual Review of Biomedical Data Science, 2(1), 253–279.

  • Weitze, C. L. (2016). Student learning-game designs: To dive into a deep learning flow. International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 6(3), 1–33.

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Accessible Design for Blind and Visually Impaired  (Comics-Art)

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Tessellations

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  • Fratzl, P., Kolednik, O., Fischer, F. D., & Dean, M. N. (2016). The mechanics of tessellations: Bioinspired strategies for fracture resistance. Chemical Society Reviews, 45(2), 252–267.

  • Kaplan, C. S. (2002). Escher’s tilings. In Computer graphics and geometric ornamental design (pp. 116–152). University of Washington

  • Dutour Sikirić, M., & Twarock, R. (2013). The architecture of viral capsids based on tiling theory. Advances in Applied Mathematics, 50(1), 168–188.

  • Sancak,M. And Arik, M.  (2023) Penrose tiling dynamics of Seljuk Templates Tiles

  • Öztürk, M. S., & TürkoÄŸlu, M. T. (2016). The applicability of Anatolian Seljuks art’s geometry to today’s city aesthetic (In Konya region). Idil Journal of Art and Language, 6(28), 167–198

  • A method for making tessellations https://en.tessellations-nicolas.com/method.php 

 

(Modular) Origami

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  • Fuse, T. (1990). Multidimensional transformation: Unit origami. Japan Publications.

  • Mukerji, M. (2007). Marvelous modular origami. A K Peters.

  • Bowen, J. (2009, February). A geometry exploration of flexagons. L'Atelier du Formiste.

  • De Comite, F.  Building polyhedra and a lot of other related structures using double-sided concave hexagonal origami units. 

  • Smithsonian Magazine. (2013, February 19). Origami: A blend of sculpture and mathematics. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/origami-a-blend-of-sculpture-and-mathematics-4720537/

  • Lang, R. J. The modern science of origami [Video]. YouTube.

  • Lang, R. J.From flapping birds to space telescopes: The modern science of origami [Lecture video]. MIT OpenCourseWare.

  • WIRED. (2023, July 11). How a Harvard professor makes transforming toys & designs [Video]. YouTube.

  • Naughton, M. How to fold Sonobe modules and variations. Origami Resource Center.

  • LamiOri. Modular origami. http://lamiori.free.fr/​​

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