17 Wall Paper Symmetry Groups to Create a Regular Division of the Plane
Graphics. |
Artlandia SymmetryWorks
Adobe Illustrator plug-in that automates creation of surface designs and ornaments based on seventeen wallpaper groups. On-line purchase. |
Catalogue of Isohedral Tilings
From the article "One Corona is Enough for the Euclidean Plane" by Doris Schattschneider and Nikolai Dolbilin. |
Chaos Tiles
This chaotic tiling consists of two equilateral pentagons, with angles (80, 160, 60, 140, 100) and (40, 200, 60, 100, 140). Sets are for sale. |
Discrete Plane Symmetry Groups
Web text by Ana Kozomara. |
Escher Patterns
Compiled by Yoshiaki Araki. |
Escher Web Sketch
Java applet drawing repeated patterns with selected symmetry. |
Frieze Patterns
Definitions and images. |
Gallery of Symmetric Chaos
Includes: Symmetric icons and fractals; Quilts and planar repeating patterns; Colored wallpaper patterns. |
Hyperbolic Tessellations
Explanations and graphics. |
Intriguing Tessellations
By Marjorie Rice. Pentagons that tile the plane: details and links. |
Investigating Patterns: Symmetry and Tessellations
Links to activities and other resources. |
Java Kali
A program for drawing symmetrical patterns based on any of the 17 wallpaper groups, as well as several frieze and rosette groups. |
Java Penrose Tiler
A Java applet for experimenting with kites and darts. |
KaleidoTile
Software for Macintosh and SGI to create and manipulate tessellations of the sphere, Euclidean plane and hyperbolic plane, and to see how the Platonic solids are related to tessellations. |
Landry Art
Art of Kenneth Landry. Tessellations, polyhedra and polyhedra decorated with tessellations. |
Mike Field
University of Houston. Graphics and resources in symmetry and tiling. |
Penrose Tiles
Links in the Geometry Junkyard. |
Pentagons that Tile the Plane
Known solutions and a new recipe. |
Quasi-Periodic Tilings
Artist Eleni Mylonas uses tilings. |
References about Tessellations
Compiled by Doris Schattschneider, Moravian College. |
Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets
Resources compiled by the Math Forum. |
Symmetry in the Plane
Illustrations of the 17 wallpaper groups, with a guide to how to classify them. |
TESS
Tessellation software. 11 rosette, all 7 frieze and all 17 wallpaper groups included. |
Tessellated, Interlocking Concrete Pavers and Molds
Pictures of some concrete tilings. |
Tessellating Wallpaper Patterns
Original tessellating desktop wallpaper tiles. |
Tessellation
Examples and links. |
Tessellation and Photography
A study for the endless possibilities of tessellating the plane based on the work of Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher. |
Tessellation Links
Compiled by Suzanne Alejandre for the Math Forum. |
Tessellations
A company selling foam puzzles, many based on planar tessellations (tilings) and fractals. |
Tessellations with Java
Examples and source code. |
Tessellations: Technology and Culture
Examples and Java applets. |
The 14 Different Types of Convex Pentagons that Tile the Plane
Graphics and references. |
The Geometry Junkyard: Tilings
A collection of links. |
The Penrose Tiling at Miami University
A summary of the history behind the Penrose tiling in the math department at Miami university. |
The Seventeen Wallpaper Groups
Examples in traditional Japanese patterns. |
Tilings and Geometric Ornament
Applying principles of computer graphics to the creation of geometric ornament, as a continuation of the tradition of ornamental design using modern tools and algorithms. |
Tilings, Tessellations and Other Unusual Prints
Images and links by Peter Raedschelders. |
Totally Tessellated
An introduction to tessellations explaining the basic underlying mathematics, and with many examples from real life. |
