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» Artlandia SymmetryWorks - Adobe Illustrator plug-in that automates creation of surface designs and ornaments based on seventeen wallpaper groups. On-line purchase.

» Catalogue of Isohedral Tilings - From the article "One Corona is Enough for the Euclidean Plane" by Doris Schattschneider and Nikolai Dolbilin.

» 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.

» The 14 Different Types of Convex Pentagons that Tile the Plane - Graphics and references.

» Discrete Plane Symmetry Groups - Web text by Ana Kozomara.

» Escher Patterns - Compiled by Yoshiaki Araki.

» Escher Web Sketch - Java applet drawing repeated patterns with selected symmetry.

» Frieze Patterns - Definitions and images.

» The Geometry Junkyard: Tilings - A collection of links.

» Grotesque Geometry - Andrew Crompton's tiling and tessellation images.

» Hans Kuiper - Hans Kuiper's work. Tessellations and optical art. Also tessellation software with the 17 wallpaper groups.

» Hop's Escher Tessellation Tiles - Escher-like tessellations.

» Hyperbolic Tessellations - Explanations and graphics.

» Intriguing Tessellations - By Marjorie Rice. Pentagons that tile the plane. Includes details and links.

» Investigating Patterns: Symmetry and Tessellations - Links to activities and other resources.

» Java Kali - A program for drawing symmetrical patterns based on any of the 17 wallpaper groups, as well as several frieze and rosette groups.

» Java Penrose Tiler - A Java applet for experimenting with kites and darts.

» 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.

» Landry Art - Art of Kenneth Landry. Tessellations, polyhedra and polyhedra decorated with tessellations.

» Mike Field - University of Houston. Graphics and resources in symmetry and tiling.

» Penrose Tiles - Links in the Geometry Junkyard.

» The Penrose Tiling at Miami University - A summary of the history behind the Penrose tiling in the math department at Miami university.

» Pentagons that Tile the Plane - Known solutions and a new recipe.

» Quasi-Periodic Tilings - Artist Eleni Mylonas uses tilings.

» References about Tessellations - Compiled by Doris Schattschneider, Moravian College.

» Samantha's Wallpaper Page - Wallpaper patterns and symmetry groups.

» The Seventeen Wallpaper Groups - Examples in traditional Japanese patterns.

» Squared Squares and Squared Rectangles - Tilings of Squared Squares and Squared Rectangles, constructed using javascript.

» Symmetries, Patterns and Tessellations - Constructed with Geometer's Sketchpad by Allan Bergmann Jensen. [French, English]

» Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets - Resources compiled by the Math Forum.

» Symmetry and the Shape of Space - With interactive demos using Geometer's Sketchpad (requires Macintosh).

» Symmetry and the Shape of Space - Chaim Goodman-Strauss, Arkansas. With interactive demos using Geometer's Sketchpad (requires Macintosh).

» TESS - Tessellation software. 11 rosette, all 7 frieze and all 17 wallpaper groups included.

» Tessellated, Interlocking Concrete Pavers and Molds - Pictures of some concrete tilings.

» Tessellating Wallpaper Patterns - Original tessellating desktop wallpaper tiles.

» Tessellation and Photography - A study for the endless possibilities of tessellating the plane based on the work of Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher.

» Tessellation Links - Compiled by Suzanne Alejandre for the Math Forum.

» 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.

» Tessellations - A company selling foam puzzles, many based on planar tessellations (tilings) and fractals.

» Tessellations: Technology and Culture - Examples and Java applets.

» Tessellations Using Geometer's Sketchpad - Description of a class project.

» Tessellations with Java - Examples and source code.

» 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.

» 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.

» Totally Tessellated - An introduction to tessellations explaining the basic underlying mathematics, and with many examples from real life.

» 17 Wall Paper Symmetry Groups to Create a Regular Division of the Plane - Graphics.

» Wallpaper Groups - Images and descriptions of the 17 plane symmetry groups.

» 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.

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