Near-miss Star Patterns

Year: 2020 Authors: Paul Gailiunas

Core claim

A simple spreadsheet and Farey-sequence approach can identify near-miss polygonal configurations for new Islamic star patterns.

Topics

Islamic geometric patterns, polygonal tilings, near-miss approximations, spreadsheet search

Domains

geometry, tilings, wallpaper groups, Farey sequences, Islamic art, ornament, pattern design, decorative geometry

Methods

polygonal method, spreadsheet technique, conditional formatting, incircle construction

Media

regular polygons, non-regular polygons, tiling diagrams, spreadsheet

Source status

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