Jay Friedenberg

Jay Friedenberg is Professor of Psychology at Manhattan College. He founded and directs the Cognitive Science Program at the College. He served as Department Chairperson for over a decade. He is a vision researcher and has published articles on symmetry detection, center of mass estimation and empirical aesthetics. In addition, Dr. Friedenberg has written a number of science books. These include undergraduate texts in cognitive science, artificial intelligence and non-linear dynamics. For More on Jay's academic history, go to his department page on the college website located at http://manhattan.edu/faculty/jayfriedenberg.

Jay's interests are widely cross-disciplinary however. He has training in both fine art and science. Within the arts he is an accomplished pastel landscape painter, digital photographer and graphic designer. Along with Jacob Roesch, he has published a book on symmetry designs. In addition he has published four separate books on graphics design topics. These include Geometric Tile Patterns, Geometric Wallpaper Patterns and Geometric Border Patterns, all of which are available on Amazon. His most recent graphic design project is Tattoo Patterns From Around the World and Across Time, which includes examples of tattoos from ancient cultures. Go to BigAppleArts.com for examples of his works in these different genres.

Jay is also an aficionado of short-form literature and has written three books in this category. The first is titled Aphorisms from A to Z: A User's Guide to Life and consists of philosophical statements on multiple topics from a rationalist perspective. The second is One Rock Out of Place, a collection of his haiku on city and country themes. The third is a book of short humorous poems and accompanying cartoons and is called Rhymes and 'Toons, coauthored with Lori Esposito. These also can be purchased on Amazon. To see samples of his aphorisms and haiku visit his webpage at GoldenPalacePublishing.com.