Mathematical recreations involving tessellations or tiling.
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- Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets Resources compiled by the Math Forum.
- Artlandia SymmetryWorks Adobe Illustrator plug-in that automates creation of surface designs and ornaments based on seventeen wallpaper groups. On-line purchase.
- Squared Squares and Squared Rectangles Tilings of Squared Squares and Squared Rectangles, constructed using javascript.
- The Geometry Junkyard: Tilings A collection of links.
- Tessellation Links Compiled by Suzanne Alejandre for the Math Forum.
- The 14 Different Types of Convex Pentagons that Tile the Plane Graphics and references.
- Grotesque Geometry Andrew Crompton's tiling and tessellation images.
- Hop's Escher Tessellation Tiles Escher-like tessellations.
- Hyperbolic Tessellations Explanations and graphics.
- Tessellations with Java Examples and source code.
- 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.
- Quasi-Periodic Tilings Artist Eleni Mylonas uses tilings.
- Catalogue of Isohedral Tilings From the article "One Corona is Enough for the Euclidean Plane" by Doris Schattschneider and Nikolai Dolbilin.
- Tessellated, Interlocking Concrete Pavers and Molds Pictures of some concrete tilings.
- 17 Wall Paper Symmetry Groups to Create a Regular Division of the Plane Graphics.
- Hans Kuiper Hans Kuiper's work. Tessellations and optical art. Also tessellation software with the 17 wallpaper groups.
- Tessellation Tutorials by Suzanne Alejandre Tutorials and templates for making tessellations using ClarisWorks, the Geometer's Sketchpad, HyperCard, HyperStudio, and straightedge and compass, including step-by-step instructions for classroom activities.
- Penrose Tiles Links in the Geometry Junkyard.
- Pentagons that Tile the Plane Known solutions and a new recipe.
- References about Tessellations Compiled by Doris Schattschneider, Moravian College.
- 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.
- Java Kali A program for drawing symmetrical patterns based on any of the 17 wallpaper groups, as well as several frieze and rosette groups.
- Wallpaper Groups Images and descriptions of the 17 plane symmetry groups.
- TESS Tessellation software. 11 rosette, all 7 frieze and all 17 wallpaper groups included.
- Investigating Patterns: Symmetry and Tessellations Links to activities and other resources.
- Escher Web Sketch Java applet drawing repeated patterns with selected symmetry.
- Escher Patterns Compiled by Yoshiaki Araki.
- 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.
- Symmetry and the Shape of Space With interactive demos using Geometer's Sketchpad (requires Macintosh).
- SingSurf: Wallpaper Patterns A Java applet which shows interactive wallpaper patterns.
- Mathbun.com The graphic work of Chaim Goodman-Strauss, Arkansas.
- Tessellations Using Geometer's Sketchpad Description of a class project.
- The Penrose Tiling at Miami University A summary of the history behind the Penrose tiling in the math department at Miami university.