Have you seen this #Escher_inspired poster released by Etrade Australia recently? Titled Spot the opportunity, this poster was done by use of a tessellation technique. Tessellation is a process of creating a two-dimensional plane using the repetition of a geometric shape with no overlaps and no gaps. As we noted before, tessellations frequently appeared in the art of M. C. Escher, who was inspired by studying the Moorish use of symmetry in the Alhambra tiles during a visit in 1922. Here’s an assignment for you today: can you think of one natural tessellated structure? Perhaps bees and honey may serve as a quality hint ;D
oh wow… i read “spot the bunny” the first time and i just spent about 20 minutes searching for the nonexistent bunny.
Here’s a “Spot the Bunny” tesselation for you, L!
http://www.gentoons.com/Illustrations/tesellation-buddy-bunny.jpg
[img]http://www.agonyagogo.com/photos/rabbits01.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www2.artflakes.com/artwork/products/781211/poster/rabbit-tesellation-af.jpg?1326676215[/img]
[img]http://farm1.staticflickr.com/166/392152015_3838b1a8f1_z.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.gentoons.com/Illustrations/tesellation-buddy-bunny.jpg[/img]
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3658/3608677506_3dd8469ccb_o.jpg
Oh WOW!!! Can’t seem to see anything else now!
In addition to the honeycomb hinted at, Google produced snake skin and turtle shell as examples.
Bulls And Bears
Bull-Bearing haha…
A stockmarket puzzle ! :D:D:D
Tessellations in nature:
How about the hexagonal columns in Giant’s Causeway in Ireland?
[img]http://www.bugbitten.com/images/2316788c9a61179830bbe49c5e767369/Northern_Ireland_May_2008-121377/Northern_Ireland_May_2008-4211001.jpeg[/img]
[img]http://beautifulplacestovisit.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Giants_Causeway_Ireland81.jpg[/img]
or the hexagonal columns of basalt at Svartifoss?
[img]http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/ihervas/ihervas1101/ihervas110100013/8601108-hexagonal-columns-of-basalt-at-svartifoss-black-fall-waterfall-they-were-formed-inside-a-lava-flow-c.jpg[/img]
Snake skin
[img]http://aziarts.com/air/Tess-pics/nature1.jpg[/img]
Pineapples
[img]http://tessastessellations.weebly.com/uploads/2/0/8/9/2089198/1285564.bmp?174×241[/img]
Tortoise shells
[img]http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=yqD&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1680&bih=837&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=qT2yjDG8a71AsM:&imgrefurl=http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/266524&docid=8SR2MXruBkn6sM&imgurl=http://preview.turbosquid.com/Preview/Content_2009_07_14__02_22_46/full%252520tortoise%252520shell.jpg5bc540d6-ea32-433c-93e4-6f6a54428a07Larger.jpg&w=600&h=450&ei=-XpUUKKhFMX20gGd3YC4CA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=191&vpy=414&dur=469&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=110&ty=78&sig=100788997818637941266&page=2&tbnh=152&tbnw=200&start=21&ndsp=38&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:21,i:216[/img]
“Wallstreet”
I saw the bears first then the buls
ETrade’s message is clear to this voting American: Wall Street bulls and bears are locked in an eternal struggle.
I don’t get it. But it is kind of cool how it looks like they move when you scroll the page.
I should have said wheel scroll.
The Causeway is real; my mother was born near it.
Opportunity: Wall Street……Bulls and Bears.
First thing that comes to mind is a cactus skeleton. http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/cactus-skeleton-6910152.jpg
Hi there!
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Andrew Izaquirre