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I am totally new in fractal world. Will you please explain me like you do with a kid? I want to understand what this periodic table means in fractal world.
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Thanks for your interest!
I simply created a version of the periodic table with visual elements to help students who learn visually to learn the periodic table. There are many different and subtle indicators throughout the table. For instance, aqueous copper is what a new student would be most familiar with when working in chemistry, so I represented the element copper in the familiar blue color and liquid like. You can see the structure of carbon clearly in the visual representation and so on.
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Β Β Β IS THIS REAL?! IS THIS EVEN REAL?!Β Β
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Ok, sorry, but if this is the real deal, then I want it. Expect me to buy the print within the next coming months! Respond back so I can keep it in my messages for later buying.
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Indeed it is real! It took a long time for me to research all of these elements.
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this is one of the most amazing and ambitious fractal projects i've ever seen. all i can say is, wow!
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This is simply amazing.Β Thank you so much for all your hard work.
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why are the elements periodic tags ex: Hg=mercury so small?
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For a few reasons.
1.) First and foremost, I was pretty new to design at the time and not aware of many good design principals. I would do things differently now.
2.) The focus is meant to be more on the artwork but still to be a functional and accurate periodic table.
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How did you determine a fractal for each element? Was it just something that seemed good, or was there some sort of formula?
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It was really quite subjective. I chose each design based off of my research at the time as well as time spent in the lab with the different elements.
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Indeed it was! It seemed so daunting in the beginning.
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I have loved this since I saw this in 2008. I wish that I could get this soon, and I wish that I could have coordinated with The Evergreen State College to get a large print of this in their science or art building.
I am featuring this in my 25k/25years kiriban/celebration.
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Thank you very much!
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Thank you very much. It took quite a bit of work!
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Thank you very much. I appreciate your kindness.
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This is BRILLIANT! It is exactly what I have been looking for! I am very impressed indeed.
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wow, as a chemistry enthusiast. I must say absolutely amazing job!
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Thank you very much!
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youre very welcome!
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Is it scientifically correct? I mean do all those elements really look like this in nature or have some similar structural features or is it rather your own artistic interpretation?
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I took great precaution to make sure that all the information included is scientifically accurate.
The actual images are my own artistic interpretation.
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Epic project, but I'm wondering how is any of these related to any element
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Take a look at the individual elements, and then let me know if I need to clarify more.
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I tried about 10 already, and it made me evn moar confused
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I'll give few quick examples that I've used in the past.
I tried to depict the best way for people to remember the elements. So, instead of making copper copper-colored, I chose to make it look like the aqueous solution of copper which is a beautiful bluish hue. This would help those in classes especially to associate the element with what they're actually working with in the lab.
Element #36 Krypton: Under normal conditions krypton is colourless and odourless. However, it is characterised by its brilliant green and orange spectral lines. The spectral lines of krypton are easily produced and some are very sharp. This is what I wanted to convey in the fractal of Kr.
Element #6 Carbon: I decided to look to organic chemistry for Carbon (as would naturally make sense). Carbon can only bond with a maximum of four other atoms, so I depicted it having four bonds. Obviously double bonds and other such things can occur, but again, I wanted to keep things simple so that people could look, make associations, and remember quickly.
Other individual elements of the table have either in the description or comments more reasons why that particular fractal was developed for that element. I spent a great amount of time researching each of these elements to develop a specific fractal for each of them. I also left a lot of the descriptions out so that people could think about it themselves and fill in the blanks. You'll notice that a lot of the comments will answer why a particular design or color combination was chosen. I do admit that a few of them I had to make a stretch or take artistic liberty as back at the time not much was known about the particular element.
In addition, since the completion of my table, one new element has been discovered and would need to be replaced on my table.
If you have any more questions, I certainly will try to answer them.
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with carbon it was a good choice, also colour of neon (since most people think it's blue 
maybe with written explanation it'd be clear, but that's the way I don't like, that's why I don't read poetry as well, because without explanation and background it make no sense
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oh. my. word.
it's a good thing typing doesn't require mouth movement, because I'm speechless.
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