Golden Ratio and fibonacci sequence

In the comments of this section I will include info about and artists that have used either of these methods of creation either purposefully or accidentally.

Beaver Conservation

Hey Brian,

I am very interested in beavers and their ability to positively impact their environment. I have easily found many of the benefits of allowing beavers to inhabit an area, and I have also found some peoples' motivation to remove them from certain areas. What I cannot find is if there are any laws (particularly in Oregon) relating to the killing/trapping/hunting of beavers. It seems to be legal in most places...but why? Are there "beaver conservationists" lobbying for their protection?

I know this probably seems really random. If you could get to the bottom of this, I'd be very grateful.

-Libby

Research Request: Alternate Uses for Vinyl

One of the groups is tackling how to press the medium of vinyl using the vinyl cutter. I was wondering if you can hunt around and find examples and techniques of designers who have used vinyl in unexpected and exciting ways.  There are only a couple restrictions:

• Project must use vinyl or another material that is meant to be used with the vinyl cutter. 
• Our cutter has a 22" width with a 4' approximate legth restriction, so we're looking for works that are of either that scale OR that can be tiled to be larger.
• Our cutter is the Roland GX24
  

Some potential directions for research:

• Vinyl as printmaking (multicolors with registration points)
• Vinyl as stencil for paint / etching / etc
• Round surfaces
• ARE THERE MORE???

Thank You Brian!