Tile Drift

A field of ornamental tiles gathers into a fluid swirl, then settles back into symmetry. Move its centre to pull the geometry across the page.

Tile Drift: A field of ornamental tiles gathers into a fluid swirl, then settles back into symmetry. Move its centre to pull the geometry across the page.Tile Drift: A field of ornamental tiles gathers into a fluid swirl, then settles back into symmetry. Move its centre to pull the geometry across the page.

About this pattern

Azulejo-inspired polar ornament · local radial twist

Tile Drift, tessellation, drawn by GART: A field of ornamental tiles gathers into a fluid swirl, then settles back into symmetry. Move its centre to pull the geometry across the page.
Tile Drift · CC BY 4.0

Every point passes through the same smooth radial rotation, keeping neighbouring curves continuous. A cosine envelope carries the field from perfect repetition into a local twist and back over twenty seconds. The deformed view is an artwork crop; use zero drift for a seamless repeat.