The books I selected on this page are mostly legible without too deep a knowledge of math.
The Self-Made Tapestry: Pattern Formation in Nature
The Computational Beauty of Nature
African Fractals: Modern Computing and Indigenous Design
The Colours of Infinity: The Beauty, The Power and the Sense of Fractals
Fractals: The Patterns of Chaos
Discovering a New Aesthetic of Art, Science, and Nature
Blue Fractal Art Posters
Graphic art
Unique fractal art
Posters, T-shirts etc.
More mathematically inspired art
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Origami Phizz Units - math crafts at home
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This is a lens devoted to showing and explaining what a PHiZZ unit is and how much fun can be had from them. PHiZZ unit stands for 'Pentagon, Hexagon, Zig Zag' unit. (I don't know where the i comes from, but it sure makes it sound more fun.) The Zig...
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Mandala Meditation Posters 2009
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An art form developed in India and Tibet, mandalas have come to be seen as symbols of inner peace and balance. These mandala posters are sometimes based on traditional Tibetan thankas, but are in other cases modern spiritual art. See also these Budd...
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Spiritual art project - make a mandala
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Mandala's are an inspiring spiritual art form. You can get your kids involved with spiritual art in all kinds of ways - from simply coloring preprinted mandala's, to learning how to construct one themselves with a compass. The picture on the left is...
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Fractal Graphics Art Posters
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Fractals make beautiful art - I've found posters and art prints in which the many layered beauty of fractals comes out wonderfully well. The different colors are usually determined mathematically based on properties like density. The image on the le...
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Mandala Calendars, Date Books, Agendas and Engagement Planners
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Mandalas are beautiful, usually round or square, symmetrical paintings. The tradition stems from India but has been taken up most famously in Tibetan Buddhism. It's sand paintings have become crowd drawing events world wide - and a major source o...
More geeky stuff
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Nerdy lenses - digital info, tips and fun
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Meet the nerd in me... I've made some lenses in which I share some of the things I've learned while designing websites and earning a living. These are them: some SEO tips, CSS tricks, Myspace tips and more.
What books did I forget?
SherryHolderHunt wrote...
I love fractals and I discovered about a year ago that they are soooooo fun to make. Haven't read any books about them yet, I need to change that.
KimGiancaterino wrote...
Very interesting patterns! I've always liked these type of designs.
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