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

Artlandia SymmetryWorks - http://artlandia.com/products/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 - http://mathforum.org/dynamic/one-corona/ From the article "One Corona is Enough for the Euclidean Plane" by Doris Schattschneider and Nikolai Dolbilin.

Chaos Tiles - http://www.mathpuzzle.com/chaotile.html 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.

Discrete Plane Symmetry Groups - http://www.mi.sanu.ac.yu/vismath/ana/ Web text by Ana Kozomara.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Java Kali - http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/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 - http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/1684/Penrose.html A Java applet for experimenting with kites and darts.

KaleidoTile - http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/software/download/KaleidoTile.html 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 - http://www.landryart.com/ Art of Kenneth Landry. Tessellations, polyhedra and polyhedra decorated with tessellations.

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

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

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

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

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

Samantha's Wallpaper Page - http://www.geocities.com/hbafscl/ Wallpaper patterns and symmetry groups.

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

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

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

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

Tessellating Wallpaper Patterns - http://www.geocities.com/hbafscl/tess1.html Original tessellating desktop wallpaper tiles.

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

Tessellation Tutorials by Suzanne Alejandre - http://mathforum.org/sum95/suzanne/tess.intro.html 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 - http://members.cox.net/tessellations/ A company selling foam puzzles, many based on planar tessellations (tilings) and fractals.

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

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

Tessellations: Technology and Culture - http://www.geocities.com/williamwchow/javagraf/javagraf.htm Examples and Java applets.

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

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

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

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

Tiling Plain and Fancy - http://www2.spsu.edu/math/tile/ 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 - http://www.cgl.uwaterloo.ca/~csk/washington/tile/ 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 - http://library.thinkquest.org/16661/ An introduction to tessellations explaining the basic underlying mathematics, and with many examples from real life.

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

William's Geometric Construction Page - http://www.cyffredin.co.uk/ 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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