SPIROGRAPHS REPEAT PATTERNS SYMMMETRY BLUE PRINT THE GOLDEN SECTION FRACTALS GRIDS
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‘A piece of equipment which is used to draw intricate curved patterns using interlocking plastic cogs and toothed rings of different sizes.’
SPIROGRAPHS
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DESIGN & GRID
DESIGN & GRID
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‘Repeat patterns are also known as translation patterns and are rigid elements where the motif is simply repeated over and over again along a horizontal and vertical line. These elements normally repeat in a predictable manner.’
REPEAT PATTERNS
‘Symmetry is the identical reflection of two sides. In order to be symmetrical, the right side of the pattern or object is exactly the same as the left side of the pattern or object.’
SYMMETRY
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DESIGN & GRID
BLUE PRINT
BLUE PRINT
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‘In mathematics, two quantities are in the golden ratio if their ratio is the same as the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two quantities.’
THE GOLDEN SECTION
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DESIGN & GRID
DESIGN & GRID
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‘A geometric pattern that is repeated at ever smaller scales to produce irregular shapes and surfaces that cannot be represented by classical geometry. Fractals are used especially in computer modeling of irregular patterns and structures in nature.’
FRACTALS
‘A grid is evenly divided and equally spaced squares on a figure or flat surface. A grid is put in place to make sure content is spaced accurtaly and follows a structure.’
GRIDS
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DESIGN & GRID