tilings
Patterns without gaps
Tilings are arrangements of shapes that cover a surface without gaps or overlaps.
The term appears in mathematics and design, describing how tiles fit together: Penrose tilings never repeat exactly.
Tilings can be regular (using identical shapes) or irregular, and they appear in floors, mosaics, and geometric art.
Gapless plane coverage
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- polygonMultisided plane figure
Penrose · hexagonal · triangular · square · vertices · edges · plane · Escher
Fired clay material
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- groutTile joint filler
backsplash · bathroom · kitchen · subway · herringbone · chevron · installation · adhesive
tessellation
Gapless plane coverage
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
Penrose · polygon · hexagonal · triangular · square · vertices · edges · plane · Escher · wallpaper
ceramic
Fired clay material
grout · backsplash · bathroom · kitchen · subway · herringbone · chevron · installation · adhesive · spacers
shingles
Overlapping roof cladding
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
overlap · ridge · eaves · flashing · weatherproof · cedar · shake · barrel · Spanish · interlocking
texture
Surface tactile quality
bitmap · UV · mapping · wrap · rendering · procedural · tileset · game · pixel · background
- geometric arttessellations, fractals, symmetry, spirals, geometric patterns
- polytopespolyhedra, faces, facets, edges, vertices
tilingsgaps
Unfilled spaces between
voids · lacunae · discontinuities · empty space · empty spaces
tilingsshards
Broken fragments of brittle material
rubble · fragments · broken pieces · debris · disarray
tilingschaos
Complete disorder and confusion
disorder · randomness · irregularity · asymmetry · disorganization