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Ruler & compass construction guide for a Moroccan geometric pattern

   October 27, 2017
  Handmade, Illustration, Moving image, Pattern, Tutorials

 

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Here's a recent rendering of one of my all-time fa Here's a recent rendering of one of my all-time favourite patterns.. a sophisticated Mamluk era design featuring divergent 12-fold rosettes and some nifty heptagons. Pure geometric ingenuity from several hundred years ago. #pattern #geometry #geometric #islamicgeometry #drawing #illustrator #symmetry #star
Another tenfold expansion/contraction cycle. #pat Another tenfold expansion/contraction cycle. #pattern #geometry #geometric #symmetry #islamicgeometry #star #drawing #design
Prep work for the start of this weekend's Silver R Prep work for the start of this weekend's Silver Ratio Grid System course. I'm super excited that the course sold out in less than a day.. many thanks to those who signed up and to those who've shown an interest in the next time I offer it. Looking forward to sharing these patterns (and more!) which are all constructed on a single, versatile grid structure based on the Silver Ratio. #geometry #geometric #pattern #islamicgeometry #grid #symmetry #star #drawing #course
Experimenting with a technique demonstrated on @ke Experimenting with a technique demonstrated on @kevinhutsonorigami YouTube channel. @brdparker and @andrea_russo_artist have both made inspiring work using this approach. #geometry #geometric #pattern #paper #paperfolding #origami #corrugation
Using paper folding to teach essential design prin Using paper folding to teach essential design principles. In this case exploring the Golden Canon of Page Design as defined by Jan Tschichold, a very influential graphic designer who analysed ancient manuscripts and books from the early days of the Gutenberg press to establish the underlying geometric secrets of their design. #graphicdesign #tschichold #paper #paperfolding #geometry #design
Based on a fantastic tessellation by @rohan.sreera Based on a fantastic tessellation by @rohan.sreeram with a little tip from @layyee_tan .. a very nice development of the 90° pleat intersection. #origami #tessellation #paper #paperfolding #geometry #pattern
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