Tessellation

Tessellation is symmetric designs which fit together in a repetitive pattern like a jigsaw puzzle, without overlaps or gaps. Examples or tessellation in daily life are tiled floors and brick walls.

Tessellation has been around since ancient times and is still in use today. It was made popular my M.C. Escher who studied the Moorish use of symmetry in a palace in the Islamic region of Spain.

Tessellation with Figure Ground

Motif: Shapes

Tessellation with Closure

Motif: Flames

Tessellation with Proximity

Motif: Television

Tessellation with Similarity

Motif: Heat

Tessellation with Continuity

Motif: Elevators

Tessellation with Alignment

Motif: Aeroplanes