Roger Burrows
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Roger Burrows is a British writer and designer, working in the fields of geometry, design, and architectural form. He has published numerous children's books, and is best known for his series of geometric design coloring books, developed with Dr. Ensor Holiday, and published under the names Altair Designs and Images: The Ultimate Coloring Experience.
Roger Burrows developed Questron, an interactive book and electronic "wand" system for children. He has produced exhibitions for the Investiture of the Prince of Wales
, and the Architectural Association in London.
, London, in the early 1970s, developing a set of geometric patterns called Altair Designs. Altair Designs were variations of a unique and unusual Islamic design constructed on an arrangement of close packing circles of different sizes, see Bourgoin,1879. The design variations were found to have unique visual properties and served to stimulate the visual imagination. Altair Designs were originally published as coloring books for both adults and children under the Altair Design name. Burrows developed in the late 60's, and still continues to develop, a dynamic geometry of close packing spheres of different sizes where spheres change size and move from one unique close packing arrangement to another - creating unique 3D forms. Burrows has given many lectures on his geometry of close packing spheres as well as lectures on the evolution of geometrical systems through time how they were applied by cultures of times past. Burrows has also developed many designs based on close packing circle arrangements generated by his geometry of spheres, for example, see Images: The Ultimate Coloring Experience, and also "Hidden Images," published by Running Press in Philadelphia. Burrows redrew all of the original Altair designs for Wooden Books published in 2009. Altair Designs and Images designs are all based on unique geometrical structures - in the case of Altair Designs they are based on two arrangements of close packing circles and in the case of "Images" designs based on close packing circle arrangements of all sorts plus many other precise geometrical systems. Burrows was an acquaintance, in the late sixties and early seventies, of Francis Huxley, (nephew of Aldous Huxley
), David Bohm
(quantum physicist), and Idries Shah
author and teacher, who encouraged his early exploration of the cultural development of geometrical forms. Burrows is also a developer of interactive products for children, an inventor, and a technology developer having developed and patented Questron, the electronic book system; Booktronics electronic books; Magnix, a print based system that makes paper, card, and plastic magnetically interactive; Photo Q, a means to print high resolution images on fabric; Trimensions a technology that transforms books into three-dimensional experience, and many other technologies. Philadelphia: Running Press, 1992 through to 2011. In addition to US and the UK, editions, editions have been published in Hungary.
Roger Burrows developed Questron, an interactive book and electronic "wand" system for children. He has produced exhibitions for the Investiture of the Prince of Wales
Investiture of the Prince of Wales
The Investiture of the Prince of Wales is the ceremony marking the formal creation of the title of Prince of Wales, similar to a coronation. An Investiture is not required for the Princes of Wales, as the title is created via Letters patent, and consequently the ceremony is for formal purposes...
, and the Architectural Association in London.
Altair Design/Images
Burrows worked with Dr. Ensor Holiday, of Guy's HospitalGuy's Hospital
Guy's Hospital is a large NHS hospital in the borough of Southwark in south east London, England. It is administratively a part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. It is a large teaching hospital and is home to the King's College London School of Medicine...
, London, in the early 1970s, developing a set of geometric patterns called Altair Designs. Altair Designs were variations of a unique and unusual Islamic design constructed on an arrangement of close packing circles of different sizes, see Bourgoin,1879. The design variations were found to have unique visual properties and served to stimulate the visual imagination. Altair Designs were originally published as coloring books for both adults and children under the Altair Design name. Burrows developed in the late 60's, and still continues to develop, a dynamic geometry of close packing spheres of different sizes where spheres change size and move from one unique close packing arrangement to another - creating unique 3D forms. Burrows has given many lectures on his geometry of close packing spheres as well as lectures on the evolution of geometrical systems through time how they were applied by cultures of times past. Burrows has also developed many designs based on close packing circle arrangements generated by his geometry of spheres, for example, see Images: The Ultimate Coloring Experience, and also "Hidden Images," published by Running Press in Philadelphia. Burrows redrew all of the original Altair designs for Wooden Books published in 2009. Altair Designs and Images designs are all based on unique geometrical structures - in the case of Altair Designs they are based on two arrangements of close packing circles and in the case of "Images" designs based on close packing circle arrangements of all sorts plus many other precise geometrical systems. Burrows was an acquaintance, in the late sixties and early seventies, of Francis Huxley, (nephew of Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. Best known for his novels including Brave New World and a wide-ranging output of essays, Huxley also edited the magazine Oxford Poetry, and published short stories, poetry, travel...
), David Bohm
David Bohm
David Joseph Bohm FRS was an American-born British quantum physicist who contributed to theoretical physics, philosophy, neuropsychology, and the Manhattan Project.-Youth and college:...
(quantum physicist), and Idries Shah
Idries Shah
Idries Shah , also known as Idris Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimi , was an author and teacher in the Sufi tradition who wrote over three dozen critically acclaimed books on topics ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies.Born in India, the descendant of a...
author and teacher, who encouraged his early exploration of the cultural development of geometrical forms. Burrows is also a developer of interactive products for children, an inventor, and a technology developer having developed and patented Questron, the electronic book system; Booktronics electronic books; Magnix, a print based system that makes paper, card, and plastic magnetically interactive; Photo Q, a means to print high resolution images on fabric; Trimensions a technology that transforms books into three-dimensional experience, and many other technologies. Philadelphia: Running Press, 1992 through to 2011. In addition to US and the UK, editions, editions have been published in Hungary.