Computer Generated Islamic Star Patterns
Author(s): Craig S. Kaplan.
Proceedings: Bridges 2000, Mathematical Connections in Art, Music and Science, July,
2000.
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Abstract:
Islamic star patterns are a beautiful and highly geometric art form whose original design techniques are lost in history. We describe one procedure for constructing them based on placing radially-symmetric motifs in a formation dictated by a tiling of the plane, and show some styles in which they can be rendered. We also show some results generated with a software implementation of the technique.