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Random neural firings by Nancy Yi Liang.

Oct 21, 2022

Guqin Part 4: Jian Zi Pu Font (减字谱)

Guqin Part 4: Jian Zi Pu Font (减字谱)

JianZiPu is a way to write notation for Guqin (古琴) music. Guqin music is traditionally written using a character based system, but the character set isn't really found in any known languages. This font solves that problem.

Jan 4, 2021

Guqin Coda: TLDRs & Links

Guqin Coda: TLDRs & Links

I had a fun musical journey these past two weeks (in between holiday celebrations, and so so so much food). I am documenting some of my learnings, musings, and inventions here so I

Jan 4, 2021

Guqin Part 3: Tablature Old and New

Guqin Part 3: Tablature Old and New

Now that we've figured out where to press or touch to play notes (Part 1: Harmonics and Hui Positions [https://blog.nyl.io/guqin-part-1-harmonics-and-hui/] , Guqin Part 2: Open & Pressed Notes

Jan 4, 2021

Guqin Part 2: Open and Pressed Notes

Guqin Part 2: Open and Pressed Notes

In the last part of this series, Guqin Part 1: Harmonics and Hui Positions [https://blog.nyl.io/guqin-part-1-harmonics/], I look at how harmonics determine the position of the 13 Huis (Huī 徽)

Feb 14, 2017

New Laser Cut Dress

New Laser Cut Dress

I made a new dress using the same process discussed in this post [https://blog.nyl.io/laser-cut-arcsin-dress/]. As before, I started with a 3D model. Here's the laser in progress.

Nov 16, 2015

Blender Shirt

Blender Shirt

Jenny from Caret Dash Caret made a blog post [http://caretdashcaret.com/2014/12/23/the-mathematics-behind-creating-sewing-patterns-from-3d-models/] about using Blender to generate sewing patterns for a stuffed animal. Another friend once showed me how