Lesson 54 of 84 · Design
⭐ 30 XP💠 Design DeckTessellation Design (Part 11)
A tessellation is a pattern of shapes that fit together with no gaps or overlaps, like a puzzle that covers a surface.
🎯 Your mission
Pick one font. Pick one color. Pick one shape.
⚡ The twist
Make it readable from across the room.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Helvetica (the font) is 70 years old and still on almost every street sign.
Artist Spotlight
🎨 Saul Bass (the movie poster designer) made *Vertigo* with a spiral and a triangle.
Practice tessellation in this art lesson: tessellation design (part 11).
What You'll Learn
A tessellation is a pattern of shapes that fit together with no gaps or overlaps, like a puzzle that covers a surface. M.C. Escher was the master of artistic tessellations.
Techniques You'll Practice
Materials Needed
Step-by-Step Guide
0 of 4 doneWhere you see this in real life
Every menu, app, and sign you've ever read was designed by someone like you.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Design a logo for your bedroom door.
For the dinner table
“If you could design the logo for our family, what would it look like?”
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Tessellation Design (Part 11)
Pick one font. Pick one color. Pick one shape.
Full screen — no distractions
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