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- 17 Wall Paper Symmetry Groups to Create a Regular Division of the Plane: Graphics.
- Alex Bateman's Origami: Tessellation images and software.
- 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.
- Grotesque Geometry: Andrew Crompton's tiling and tessellation images.
- Hans Kuiper: Hans Kuiper's work. Tessellations and optical art. Also tessellation software with the 17 wallpaper groups.
- Hop's Escher Tessellation Tiles: Escher-like tessellations.
- 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.
- Samantha's Wallpaper Page: Wallpaper patterns and symmetry groups.
- Squared Squares and Squared Rectangles: Tilings of Squared Squares and Squared Rectangles, constructed using javascript.
- Symmetries, Patterns and Tessellations: Constructed with Geometer's Sketchpad by Allan Bergmann Jensen.
- Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets: Resources compiled by the Math Forum.
- Symmetry and the Shape of Space: With interactive demos using Geometer's Sketchpad (requires Macintosh).
- Symmetry and the Shape of Space: Chaim Goodman-Strauss, Arkansas. With interactive demos using Geometer's Sketchpad (requires Macintosh).
- 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 Links: Compiled by Suzanne Alejandre for the Math Forum.
- 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.
- Tessellation and Photography: A study for the endless possibilities of tessellating the plane based on the work of Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher.
- Tessellations: A company selling foam puzzles, many based on planar tessellations (tilings) and fractals.
- Tessellations Using Geometer's Sketchpad: Description of a class project.
- 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.
- Tiling Plain and Fancy: Tiling from the mathematical and historical viewpoint by Steve Edwards. Provides a number of examples of various types of tiles that tile the plane and includes periodic tiling plus Penrose's aperiodic tiles.
- 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.
- Wallpaper Groups: Images and descriptions of the 17 plane symmetry groups.
- William's Geometric Construction Page: Activities to create patterns using simple resources, such as making equilateral triangle from a circle. Suitable for upper primary and lower secondary ages.
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