“Mathematica” board game
Date
1961
Credits
- Deborah Sussman 16 Designer
- Eames Office 6
Format
- Board Game 28
Type of Work
- Finished work 5388
Clients
Locations Made
- Los Angeles 93
IBM commissioned the Eames office to create a display about mathematical concepts for the new wing at the California Museum of Science and Industry. Part of that was a board game designed by Deborah Sussman that used post-Victorian aesthetics to make the game seem more approachable.
–paraphrased from Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots: California and Graphic Design, 1936-1986
![“Mathematica” board game 1](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/7779/upto-1440x2005/61ba258a/1/Gameboard-of-Algebra_DS_Eames.jpg)
![“Mathematica” board game 2](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/7780/upto-1440x2049/61ba258a/1/IMG_0110.jpg)
![“Mathematica” board game 3](https://thumbs.peoplesgdarchive.org/static/media-items/image/7781/upto-1440x1923/61ba258a/1/IMG_0111.jpg)
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