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Marathon Tessellation by Makamoto Nakamura
Japanese artist Makamoto Nakamura creates tessellation patterns. After majoring in graphic design at Tama Art University in Tokyo, Japan, he became increasingly interested in tessellation design thanks to M.C. Escher. His tiled pattern below, titled Marathon 1, shows a series of runners jogging left and the right with no gaps or overlaps.
Spot the Opportunity
In the world of finance, a bull market is one that is increasing while a bear market is one that is in decline. Advertising agency WHYBIN/TBWA/TEQUILA of Melbourne, Australia designed this poster for E*Trade that utilizes an Escher-esque tessellation pattern made up of both bulls and bears. The tagline for the poster is ‘Anyway you [...]
Seahorses & Eels by Robert Fathauer
A tessellation is an image that repeats the same shapes over and over again to cover a plane with no overlap or gaps. This type of pattern was frequently employed by M.C. Escher who was fascinated by the symmetry involved in these designs. In 1993, Dr. Robert Fathauer created the following pattern that features points [...]





