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 529No. 2
Justin
one dedication · Great rosette
- abjad 44No. 1
Azul
one dedication · Twelvefold quasi-periodic
- abjad 317No. 3
Flora
one dedication · Twelve-pointed star
Ziad draws this one.
Honeycomb lattice
Amir draws this one.
Handed weave
Elena draws this one.
Handed weave
Adam draws this one.
Octagon and cross
Karim draws this one.
Octagon and cross
Yusuf draws this one.
Tenfold quasi-periodic
Mira draws this one.
Handed weave
Layla draws this one.
Tenfold quasi-periodic
Leila draws this one.
Six-pointed field
Yasmin draws this one.
Six-pointed field
Clara draws this one.
Tenfold quasi-periodic
Dina draws this one.
Dodecagon rosette
Omar draws this one.
Honeycomb lattice
Hana draws this one.
Tenfold quasi-periodic
Iris draws this one.
Three-star field
Sami draws this one.
Six-pointed field
Maya draws this one.
Honeycomb lattice
Noel draws this one.
Six-pointed field
Levi draws this one.
Three-star field
Rosa draws this one.
Tenfold quasi-periodic
Rania draws this one.
Honeycomb lattice