The Art and Science of Symmetric Design

Year: 2000 Authors: Michael Field

Core claim

Symmetric design is an integrated creative process in which mathematical algorithms, software, and realization jointly shape aesthetically successful patterns.

Topics

symmetric patterns, algorithmic design, wallpaper groups, computer graphics, art-science

Domains

symmetry groups, wallpaper patterns, iterated function systems, dynamical systems, generative art, quilt patterns, graphic design, visual aesthetics

Methods

deterministic algorithms, non-deterministic algorithms, piecewise linear maps, polynomial maps, symmetrization

Media

computer software, grey scale images, photographic paper, scanned images

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