Web Directory

» 17 Wall Paper Symmetry Groups to Create a Regular Division of the Plane
   Graphics.
   http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/Hans.Kuiper/17system.htm

» Artlandia SymmetryWorks
   Adobe Illustrator plug-in that automates creation of surface designs and ornaments based on seventeen wallpaper groups. On-line purchase.
   http://www.artlandia.com/products/SymmetryWorks/

» Catalogue of Isohedral Tilings
   From the article "One Corona is Enough for the Euclidean Plane" by Doris Schattschneider and Nikolai Dolbilin.
   http://mathforum.org/dynamic/one-corona/

» 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.
   http://www.mathpuzzle.com/chaotile.html

» Escher Patterns
   Compiled by Yoshiaki Araki.
   http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/jbaraki.htm

» Escher Web Sketch
   Java applet drawing repeated patterns with selected symmetry.
   http://escher.epfl.ch/escher/

» Frieze Patterns
   Definitions and images.
   http://plato.acadiau.ca/courses/educ/reid/Geometry/Symmetry/frieze.html

» Gallery of Symmetric Chaos
   Includes symmetric icons and fractals, quilts and planar repeating patterns and colored wallpaper patterns.
   http://www.math.uh.edu/~mike/ag/art.html

» Grotesque Geometry
   Andrew Crompton's tiling and tessellation images.
   http://www.cromp.com/tess/home.html

» Hans Kuiper
   Hans Kuiper's work. Tessellations and optical art. Also tessellation software with the 17 wallpaper groups.
   http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/Hans.Kuiper/

» Hop's Escher Tessellation Tiles
   Escher-like tessellations.
   http://www.tabletoptelephone.com/~hopspage/HopsTiles.html

» Hyperbolic Tessellations
   Explanations and graphics.
   http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/poincare/poincare.html

» Intriguing Tessellations
   By Marjorie Rice. Pentagons that tile the plane. Includes details and links.
   http://tessellations.home.comcast.net/~tessellations/

» Investigating Patterns: Symmetry and Tessellations
   Links to activities and other resources.
   http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/jbsymteslk.htm

» Java Kali
   A program for drawing symmetrical patterns based on any of the 17 wallpaper groups, as well as several frieze and rosette groups.
   http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/java/Kali/

» 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.
   http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/software/download/KaleidoTile.html

» Landry Art
   Art of Kenneth Landry. Tessellations, polyhedra and polyhedra decorated with tessellations.
   http://www.landryart.com/

» Mathbun.com
   The graphic work of Chaim Goodman-Strauss, Arkansas.
   http://mathbun.com/

» Mike Field
   University of Houston. Graphics and resources in symmetry and tiling.
   http://www.math.uh.edu/~mike/

» Penrose Tiles
   Links in the Geometry Junkyard.
   http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/junkyard/penrose.html

» Pentagons that Tile the Plane
   Known solutions and a new recipe.
   http://burtleburtle.net/bob/tile/pentagon.html

» Quasi-Periodic Tilings
   Artist Eleni Mylonas uses tilings.
   http://www.elenimylonas.com/

» References about Tessellations
   Compiled by Doris Schattschneider, Moravian College.
   http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/software/tilings/TilingBibliography.html

» SingSurf: Wallpaper Patterns
   A Java applet which shows interactive wallpaper patterns.
   http://www.singsurf.org/wallpaper/wallpaper.php

» Squared Squares and Squared Rectangles
   Tilings of Squared Squares and Squared Rectangles, constructed using javascript.
   http://www.squaring.net/

» Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets
   Resources compiled by the Math Forum.
   http://mathforum.org/geometry/rugs/

» Symmetry and the Shape of Space
   With interactive demos using Geometer's Sketchpad (requires Macintosh).
   http://comp.uark.edu/~strauss/symmetry.unit/

» TESS
   Tessellation software. 11 rosette, all 7 frieze and all 17 wallpaper groups included.
   http://www.peda.com/tess/

» Tessellated, Interlocking Concrete Pavers and Molds
   Pictures of some concrete tilings.
   http://www.geckostone.com/pavers.html

» Tessellation Links
   Compiled by Suzanne Alejandre for the Math Forum.
   http://mathforum.org/sum95/suzanne/links.html

» 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.
   http://mathforum.org/sum95/suzanne/tess.intro.html

» Tessellations
   A company selling foam puzzles, many based on planar tessellations (tilings) and fractals.
   http://members.cox.net/tessellations/

» Tessellations Using Geometer's Sketchpad
   Description of a class project.
   http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/courses/ci336kt/garrison/skpdindx.html

» Tessellations with Java
   Examples and source code.
   http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/~rkrane/tessell.html

» The 14 Different Types of Convex Pentagons that Tile the Plane
   Graphics and references.
   http://www.mathpuzzle.com/tilepent.html

» The Geometry Junkyard: Tilings
   A collection of links.
   http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/junkyard/tiling.html

» The Penrose Tiling at Miami University
   A summary of the history behind the Penrose tiling in the math department at Miami university.
   http://www.lib.muohio.edu/epub/tilings/doc.html

» The Seventeen Wallpaper Groups
   Examples in traditional Japanese patterns.
   http://mathmuse.sci.ibaraki.ac.jp/pattrn/PatternE.html

» 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.
   http://www2.spsu.edu/math/tile/

» 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.
   http://www.cgl.uwaterloo.ca/~csk/washington/tile/

» Totally Tessellated
   An introduction to tessellations explaining the basic underlying mathematics, and with many examples from real life.
   http://library.thinkquest.org/16661/

» Wallpaper Groups
   Images and descriptions of the 17 plane symmetry groups.
   http://www.clarku.edu/~djoyce/wallpaper/

» 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.
   http://www.cyffredin.co.uk/