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 529No. 2
Justin
one dedication · Great rosette
- abjad 317No. 3
Flora
one dedication · Twelve-pointed star
Maya draws this one.
Honeycomb lattice
Karim draws this one.
Octagon and cross
Felix draws this one.
Eight-pointed seal
Yusuf draws this one.
Tenfold quasi-periodic
Sara draws this one.
Honeycomb lattice
Bilal draws this one.
Eightfold quasi-periodic
Noel draws this one.
Six-pointed field
Layla draws this one.
Tenfold quasi-periodic
Rosa draws this one.
Tenfold quasi-periodic
Anas draws this one.
Honeycomb lattice
Rania draws this one.
Honeycomb lattice
Clara draws this one.
Tenfold quasi-periodic
Noor draws this one.
Honeycomb lattice
Elena draws this one.
Handed weave
Mira draws this one.
Handed weave
Iris draws this one.
Three-star field
Hassan draws this one.
Tenfold quasi-periodic
Zara draws this one.
Twelvefold quasi-periodic
Nadia draws this one.
Six-pointed field
Salma draws this one.
Tenfold quasi-periodic
Leila draws this one.
Six-pointed field