Modularity and Fractals

At the University of Leeds we take a number of theory modules as well as our practical ones of which you see most of the work here on my blog. However I thought it would be good to get some of the geometric theory work I had to complete for my second year Design Theory module on here too.

Design Theory - September-December 2009
This assignment was concerned with the theory of modularity, "minimum inventory, maximum diversity", where we had to create 12 tilings from a polygon cut into 'tiles', apply them in situ, and cost the whole thing. After much confusion and time, I came up with a set of Modernist tilings suitable for a digitally printed kitchen splashback.

Something else I found particularly interesting in this module was the concept of fractals, an object or pattern which, no matter how small you zoom, look the same. An example is a snowflake or broccoli. For a journal entry, we had to design our own fractal and show at least 4 stages.