giha woo simplifies drawing perfect curves with ellipser
all images courtesy of giha woo

 

 

 

we have a ruler to draw a line, a compass to draw a circle, and a protractor to measure an angle. however, we have never had any tool to draw an ellipse. giha woo has a solution to this problem in the form of ‘ellipser.’  the definition of a circle is a group of points located the same distance from a given location called the center. however, an ellipse is more geometrically complex. it is described as a curve on a plane surrounding two focal points, such that a straight line drawn from one of the focal points to any point on the curve and then back to the other focal point has the same length for every point on the curve.

 


video courtesy of giha woo

 

 

 

after discovering these rules, woo was able to create an instrument thats meets the mathematical requirements for the formation of the shapes. from the designer: ‘the advent of computer graphics resolved this problem so easily. however, the fact that there has never been an analog method to draw an ellipse became a stimulant to a designer like me. I wanted to know the definition of an ellipse before contemplating on a way to draw an ellipse. it seems that if I know the definition, then I will be able to find out the rules. then, if I know the rules, I believe that I will be able to know a method. lastly, if I know the method, then I will be able to create a tool.’

giha woo ellipser drawing perfect curves
the design requires users to put a pen into the hole and draw line for ellipse

giha woo ellipser drawing perfect curves
the tool in use

giha woo ellipser drawing perfect curves
the shape of ellipse can controlled

giha woo ellipser drawing perfect curves
perspective view of the ellipser

giha woo ellipser drawing perfect curves
this device was designed from the mathematical definition of ellipse 

giha woo ellipser drawing perfect curves
drawn ellipse

giha woo ellipser drawing perfect curves
detail view of the construction

giha woo ellipser drawing perfect curves
users can carry the device in their pocket by folding it

giha woo ellipser drawing perfect curves
folding the device

giha woo ellipser drawing perfect curves
the device in its compact form

giha woo ellipser drawing perfect curves
the ellipser is made out of alluminum

 

 

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