As part of consulting on the redesign of the Art of Problem Solving’s USA Mathematical Talent Search website, I embarked on a redesign of their logo. The first three designs are completely original and the fourth is a redesign of the existing logo, substituting the serif typeface for a sans-serif one to create a more…

I designed a set of wayfinding signage concepts for MoMath’s new facility at 19th Street and Sixth Avenue. Although the space ultimately opened without using these designs, the project was an engaging exploration of spatial communication, and I’ve included the work here as part of my portfolio.

Over the years I was graphic designer at the National Museum of Mathematics one of the recurring projects I worked on was the creation of promotional and informational graphics of for the museum’s art gallery: Composite. Below are a handful of the promotional sign graphics from a select group of shows.

For years, I’ve been contracted by The Art of Problem Solving to create the t-shirt designs that the participants of a mathematical competition receive. It’s a fun creative exercise to do something different with each successive year. The illustrations in the 2025 t-shirt were created by my brother, Cary Polkovitz.

In 2023 a new tessellating tile was discovered that opened the door to several others that disproved long-standing geometry theories about tiling patterns. “The Hat” was the first of at least three new tiles that created aperiodic patterns (non-repeating). In celebration of this, MoMath and the UK Maths Trust ran a celebration and contest to…