Working with Adobe Research and Washington University in St. Louis, University of British Columbia computer science professor studied Gestalt psychology, which offers insights on how people interpret and understand depth from two-dimensional drawings. She used that information to create an algorithm that can turn everything from airplanes to coffee mugs into detailed, accurate sketches. The algorithm was developed into a program called FlowRep. The program builds on earlier algorithms developed by Sheffer and her colleagues, which turn sketches and drawings into 3D shapes. By putting the methods together, we can recreate objects through 3D printing and other forms of digital fabrication. Learn more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/182674/flowrep-algorithm-3d-shapes/