Domino is a small flat block of wood, bone or plastic used as a gaming object. It is usually rectangular in shape and has a face bearing an arrangement of dots, or pips, which correspond to numbers like those on a die; blank faces are also common. Depending on the type of game, dominoes may be placed edge to edge against each other or stacked in a grid that forms shapes when they fall. Regardless of the type of game, the goal is to play one domino that causes other pieces to fall in a sequential order.
As a kid, Hevesh spent hours at her grandparents’ house setting up and flicking dominoes into rows of straight and curved lines. She has continued to create spectacular domino projects and now has more than 2 million YouTube subscribers on her domino channel, Hevesh5. Domino art can be as simple or complex as you like – straight lines, curved lines that form pictures when they fall, square grids that form patterns and walls, 3D structures such as towers and pyramids. You can use any kind of dominoes you have and make your design on paper, a computer program, or even in the real world using a laser pointer.
When Hevesh starts a domino chain, she begins by placing the first piece in such a way that its end touches either a double or another tile. Once that’s done, she places other tiles on top of it in a cross-way pattern until the chain is complete. When a single domino touches another, it sets off an electrical charge that triggers other dominoes to knock over. Hevesh is able to control how fast the dominoes fall by applying just a little bit of force each time she makes a new connection with the next piece.
In her work, Hevesh applies the same principle of triggering chains of reaction to storytelling. By introducing characters, events and plot points that are unlikely to occur together, she creates a sense of unpredictability that keeps readers on the edge of their seat. This is a key element of tension in fiction that allows us to believe the story and connect with the characters.
In 2010, Domino’s CEO Dominic Doyle took the helm of the pizza delivery company that had been struggling. He vowed to improve customer service, introduce new products and increase same-store sales. It was a massive undertaking, and his leadership was met with skepticism by some employees. But, he knew that if Domino’s was going to be successful, it needed a change to the entire system.