The gallery
Every pattern here began as a name. A name reads as a number, and the number draws the pattern — so two people writing in different alphabets can arrive at the same one. Where that happens they hang together.
3 so far.
- abjad 44No. 1
Azul
one dedication · Twelvefold quasi-periodic
- abjad 317No. 3
Flora
one dedication · Twelve-pointed star
- abjad 529No. 2
Justin
one dedication · Great rosette
Hassan draws this one.
Tenfold quasi-periodic
Sofia draws this one.
Honeycomb lattice
Felix draws this one.
Eight-pointed seal
Nadia draws this one.
Six-pointed field
Karim draws this one.
Octagon and cross
Ziad draws this one.
Honeycomb lattice
Anas draws this one.
Honeycomb lattice
Iris draws this one.
Three-star field
Sami draws this one.
Six-pointed field
Amina draws this one.
Tenfold quasi-periodic
Clara draws this one.
Tenfold quasi-periodic
Rosa draws this one.
Tenfold quasi-periodic
Omar draws this one.
Honeycomb lattice
Elena draws this one.
Handed weave
Bruno draws this one.
Triangular web
Noor draws this one.
Honeycomb lattice
Idris draws this one.
Twelvefold quasi-periodic
Tariq draws this one.
Six-pointed field
Leila draws this one.
Six-pointed field
Salma draws this one.
Tenfold quasi-periodic
Noel draws this one.
Six-pointed field