tesselation
Interlocking shape arrangement
Tessellation is the covering of a surface with shapes that fit together without gaps or overlaps, like tiles on a floor.
The term appears in mathematics, art, and design: Escher's drawings feature intricate tessellations.
Regular tessellations use identical shapes—only triangles, squares, and hexagons can tile a plane by themselves.
The verb is tessellate.
Dutch impossible-geometry artist
- tilesFlat covering pieces
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
- marquetryDecorative veneer patterning
- intarsiaDecorative inlaid pattern technique
parquet · quilting · patchwork · ceramic · flooring · backsplash · ornamentation · mural
Surface-covering arrangement
- polygonsClosed plane figures
- hexagonsSix-sided closed figures
- trianglesThree-sided plane figures
- squaresFour-sided equal figures
vertices · edges · plane · congruent · symmetry · periodic · Euclidean · topology
Stuffed, stitched bed covering
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
- origamiSculptural paper-creasing art
- papercraftMaking things from paper
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
cross-stitch · interlocking · jigsaw · tangram · template · repeat · modular · handmade
Finite problem-solving procedure
- proceduralFollowing set steps
- meshInterlocking open weave
- pixelSmallest display unit
- spriteTiny magical creature
generative · computational · fractal · subdivision · render · graphics · seamless
Escher
Dutch impossible-geometry artist
intarsia · parquet · quilting · patchwork · ceramic · flooring · backsplash · ornamentation · mural · decorative
tiling
Surface-covering arrangement
squares · vertices · edges · plane · congruent · symmetry · periodic · Euclidean · topology · quadrilaterals
quilt
Stuffed, stitched bed covering
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
- origamiSculptural paper-creasing art
- papercraftMaking things from paper
beadwork · cross-stitch · interlocking · jigsaw · tangram · template · repeat · modular · handmade · kirigami
algorithm
Finite problem-solving procedure
- proceduralFollowing set steps
- meshInterlocking open weave
- pixelSmallest display unit
sprite · generative · computational · fractal · subdivision · render · graphics · seamless
honeycomb
Wax matrix of hexagons
coral · crystalline · organic
tesselationgaps
Unfilled spaces between
fragmentation · overlap · discontinuity · incompleteness · voids