Sebastien Truchet, ‘Mémoire sur les Combinaisons’ from ‘Mémoires de l’Academie Royale des Sciences‘ Paris, 1704.
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Fujiya & Miyagi – Ankle Injuries (2007). Dice animation.
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Design a tessellation online! Nice tool not only for squares but triangles, hexagons, diamonds and even a confusing Escher-style. These examples made by Hans Dieter Tuggummi. Try it out
There are many more ways of tiling. Check out wiki-wiki-wiki.
Tessellations from the Alhambra, a palace and fortress complex located in Granada (Spain). It was constructed during the mid 10th century by the Berber ruler Badis ben Habus of the Kingdom of Granada in al-Andalus.
YATTA!
Crazy online image app converts pictures into arranged tiles, creating them with sprites from various sources. Different styles include Super Mario, Rainbow Islands, various emoticons (including animated Japanese gifs), and icons from apps such as Skype and Gmail.
Just select an image from your desktop and drag it onto the page it will be converted. Use the drop down menu on the top right to change the style.
(via Kim Asendorf)
In the Beginning by Scott Partridge for Megafauna, 2012. Depicts an Australopithecus skull made of the first chapter of Genesis. The background is comprised of various aspects of creation. A large version can be seen here.
Post updated in 2024.