The image in our logo is a modular origami sphere made by John Horigan. It consists of 120 pieces of folded paper and is about eight inches in diameter.

The shape is a model of a Buckminsterfullerene molecule. These are a class of molecules that consist only of carbon atoms linked in a spherical arrangement. They are commonly called 'Buckyballs'. The first discovered was C-60 in 1985, with sixty carbon atoms, and has the same geometry as a soccer ball. Since then many different sizes have been produced in the lab. The origami model is of the C-80 variety with eighty carbon atoms.

Why a Buckyball? It was an unexpected design of nature which has both beauty and utility. We strive to create designs in software with the same properties. And, face it, it looks cool.