Generative Zellij
Craig S. Kaplan

Proceedings of Bridges 2022: Mathematics, Art, Music, Architecture, Culture
Pages 285–288
Short Papers

Abstract

I present a technique for generating random self-contained compositions in the style of zellij patterns, a type of Islamic geometric pattern found in Morocco and southern Spain. I use a multigrid dualization method to generate a random arrangement of polygons, and fill each polygon with a precomputed patch of zellij tile shapes.

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