Iterated Averaging of Polygon Vertices

Year: 2021 Authors: Kerry Mitchell

Core claim

Intermediate iterated-average polygon forms are aesthetically compelling and can be controlled by changing averaging scope, averaging method, and starting polygon.

Topics

iterated polygon averaging, intermediate shape aesthetics, ellipse convergence, artistic parameter variation

Domains

geometry, iterative processes, mean curvature flow, eigenanalysis, generative art, algorithmic image-making, abstract composition, visual aesthetics

Methods

vertex midpoint iteration, multi-vertex averaging, weighted arithmetic mean, polygon rendering

Media

polygon plots, grayscale images, digital artwork, website examples

Source status

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