Math Art for the Coffee Table

Math Art, 98 pages, 83 color and 86 b/w pictures. Using a few number of shapes, (regular polygons and stars), the author has designed 83 decorative patterns. These simple, elegant, yet surprisingly intriguing patterns are presented in full-page width and in full color. In short, this is a picture book meant to lie on a coffee or side table and to be enjoyed by everyone. Besides the 83 plates, this book also includes explanatory drawings and notes which explain how the patterns were derived and it gives you hints about how you can use the foundation patterns in projects of your own in order to create original, complex designs.