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17 Wall Paper Symmetry Groups to Create a Regular Division of the Plane - Graphics.
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.
Escher Patterns - Compiled by Yoshiaki Araki.
Escher Web Sketch - Java applet drawing repeated patterns with selected symmetry.
Frieze Patterns - Definitions and images.
Gallery of Symmetric Chaos - Includes symmetric icons and fractals, quilts and planar repeating patterns and colored wallpaper patterns.
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.
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.
Mathbun.com - The graphic work of Chaim Goodman-Strauss, Arkansas.
Mike Field - University of Houston. Graphics and resources in symmetry and tiling.
Penrose Tiles - Links in the Geometry Junkyard.
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.
SingSurf: Wallpaper Patterns - A Java applet which shows interactive wallpaper patterns.
Squared Squares and Squared Rectangles - Tilings of Squared Squares and Squared Rectangles, constructed using javascript.
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).
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.
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 Using Geometer's Sketchpad - Description of a class project.
Tessellations with Java - Examples and source code.
The 14 Different Types of Convex Pentagons that Tile the Plane - Graphics and references.
The Geometry Junkyard: Tilings - A collection of links.
The Penrose Tiling at Miami University - A summary of the history behind the Penrose tiling in the math department at Miami university.
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.
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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