Comments on: Quadraflakes, Pentaflakes, Hexaflakes and more http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=626 Because it's more fun than getting there in a straight line. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:21:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Sander Huisman http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=626&cpage=1#comment-21860 Sander Huisman Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:57:44 +0000 http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=626#comment-21860 Mike, You should definitely have a look at: http://www.remcobloemen.nl/2009/12/complex-analysis-l-systems-and-christmas/ A friend of mine made similar images using L-systems. --Sander Mike,

You should definitely have a look at:

http://www.remcobloemen.nl/2009/12/complex-analysis-l-systems-and-christmas/

A friend of mine made similar images using L-systems.

–Sander

]]> By: Richard Elwes http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=626&cpage=1#comment-10350 Richard Elwes Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:42:59 +0000 http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=626#comment-10350 Inspired by this, I've written a little post about Durer: http://richardelwes.co.uk/2009/04/10/drer-rhinos-and-snowflakes/ Inspired by this, I’ve written a little post about Durer:
http://richardelwes.co.uk/2009/04/10/drer-rhinos-and-snowflakes/

]]> By: Andrew http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=626&cpage=1#comment-9730 Andrew Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:04:51 +0000 http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=626#comment-9730 Beautiful fractals. I've always been transfixed by the pentagon. Now I'll probably spend the rest of my weekend photoshopping them. Thanks. Beautiful fractals. I’ve always been transfixed by the pentagon. Now I’ll probably spend the rest of my weekend photoshopping them. Thanks.

]]> By: Ted http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=626&cpage=1#comment-9201 Ted Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:03:27 +0000 http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=626#comment-9201 Check out his Melencolia I, which famously contains a 4x4 magic square. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/durr/ho_43.106.1.htm Check out his Melencolia I, which famously contains a 4×4 magic square.

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/durr/ho_43.106.1.htm

]]> By: Mike Croucher http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=626&cpage=1#comment-9139 Mike Croucher Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:34:29 +0000 http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=626#comment-9139 Hi Richard Thanks for the info - I'm loving the rhino pic. I hadn't heard of him until I started looking at pentaflakes - I wonder if he came up with any other mathematical constructions? Hi Richard

Thanks for the info – I’m loving the rhino pic. I hadn’t heard of him until I started looking at pentaflakes – I wonder if he came up with any other mathematical constructions?

]]> By: Richard Elwes http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=626&cpage=1#comment-9136 Richard Elwes Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:08:54 +0000 http://www.walkingrandomly.com/?p=626#comment-9136 Albrecht Dürer was a 16th century German artist. Check out his <a href="http://rasmusbroennum.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/durer_-_rhinoceros.jpg" rel="nofollow">rhinoceros</a>, drawn from description (he never saw one). I've always liked him, but in the light of this post I might also have reconsider him the Escher of his day! Albrecht Dürer was a 16th century German artist. Check out his rhinoceros, drawn from description (he never saw one). I’ve always liked him, but in the light of this post I might also have reconsider him the Escher of his day!

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