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Month: April 2015

Penrose Binning

Some months ago, I came up with a little joking idea: what if, instead of hexagonal or square bins, cartographers used Penrose tiles? A Penrose tiling is a form of tessellation. It's fun and unique in that it fills the entire plane, but has no repeats. Wikipedia has more detail about how these things are cool. … Continue reading Penrose Binning →

Daniel Huffman Uncategorized 11 Comments 30th April, 20151st May, 2015 1 Minute
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