Variation based on a theme by dwesti

[DavidM]

(12-05-2021 01:24 AM)John Keith Wrote:  Those are very cool, David! They remind me of the graphics from programs published in Scientific American when Alexander K. Dewdney edited the Computer Recreations column, in the 80's I believe. Worth a look if you can find them.

I'll try to look those up.

I'm sure that the concept of drawing repeated lines algorithmically goes back to machines and processes that pre-date computers. I would envision textile manufacturing has used similar techniques for some time.

There's quite a variety of patterns resulting from a careful selection of parameters. Here's a few more:

{ 91 12 63 48 7 -6 7 -6 750 }


{ 93 44 102 20 -3 4 -3 4 750 }


{ 96 17 120 51 12 17 -12 17 750 }


{ 96 54 104 12 -8 6 -8 6 750 }


{ 130 40 110 55 -10 5 -10 5 750 }


I promise I'll stop with these, which still only represents a subset of the interesting ones I've encountered so far. There's also some recurring themes which have occurred, including variations on certain letters (mostly "A", but also "T" and "o").

It would be interesting to see the results of similar drawings created on other platforms using similar techniques.