design and mathmatics
The connection between math and design is inevitable. Almost everything that is designed has to do with math somehow. The designer might not always be aware of the technical mathematical issues being dealt with, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. Like one of our assigned readings recently stated, math touches everything having to do with shapes and numbers. Design almost always innvolves shapes and/or numbers. The first thing that pops into my head when thinking about design and math is skateboarding...(surprised?). Designing and building skateboard ramps relies completly on math. 
Building ramps like these innvolve mathematical planning. These are simple ramps. These can be built with relativley easy math and design. Things get much more complicated when a whole skatepark is being designed and built. When multiple ramps are placed together a great deal of design goes into making sure the features will work well together. Lots of factors go into the design of skateparks such as speed and trajectory.
If skateboard ramps are desinged poorly they become useless sculpture. Math plays a huge role in making sure the design of ramps is sound. In big scale ramps poor design can become dangerous. Speed and trajectory rely on pitch, length, height, and other mathematical calculations. 
