Triangles, Tech, + Transformations
During the past few months of quarantine, it’s no surprise that ramped-up digital channels and a keen focus on DIY projects were on the rise. Zoom video conferencing quickly replaced in-person meetings, memes from popular Netflix shows like Tiger King and Love is Blind flooded our feeds, endlessly scrolling through TikTok became our new favorite pastime, and homemade bread making, particularly of the banana and sourdough variety, were helping cure the constant boredom that plagued many.
“Triangles are my favorite shape. Three points where two lines meet.” - Tessellate, alt-J
The team at Tech Square ATL (TSQATL) Social Club was no exception. We too decided to take advantage of the slower pace and focus on some in-house personal growth and improvements. The result was two-fold: we rebranded ourselves (and dropped some knowledge on our community members), as well as took to a handful of physical improvements to The Clubhouse, our 9,000 square foot facility.
Not one to shy away from what’s on trend, we decided to take a stab at the ever-popular DIY geometric accent wall that was being shared across a multitude of online channels. Of course, we couldn’t just throw some paint on a wall and call it a day, we had to put our unique, TSQATL spin on it.
From there, our “alt-J” mural was born. Paying homage to the popular English indie rock band of the same name, we felt connected to their tech-inspired meaning behind the nomenclature. “Alt +J” is the key sequence used to generate the triangle symbol (Δ) on Apple’s Mac computer and the band was particularly fond of the symbol because “it is used in mathematical equations to indicate change, which is what [they] hoped to achieve through their music.” Not to mention, as Wild Maths shared on their website when discussing the powerful three-sided shape, “triangles aren't just mathematically significant, they are also fundamental to the way we build our environments, both physical and virtual.”
These insights couldn’t have resonated with us more. So we rolled up our sleeves, laid down some drop cloths, meticulously outlined triangle-only shapes with painter’s tape, and used our new brand colors to form a one-of-a-kind masterpiece (if we do say so ourselves).
DID YOU KNOW?
Out of all the two-dimensional shapes we can make out of straight struts of metal, only a triangle is rigid. A triangle is the only two-dimensional shape that is rigid, all other shapes can be deformed with a simple push if the shape is hinged at the corners. For example, a rectangle can be pushed over into a parallelogram.
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