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The problem with repetitive patterns is that you get lost. I want enlightenment, or at least temporarily illuminating the dark side of intricate, entangled, lines and shapes.
We're talking about patterns here, patterns that are great to look stare at but hard to make. Well, not that hard, actually.
Starting at the end, here is the result, this is what we want, everyone --
And this is what it's made of, where pattern recognition comes into play -- the smallest atomic piece that, once repeated, makes up a whole tiled wall or wallpaper --
Now, let's deconstruct this pattern and analyze it --
The small shapes correspond to #1 while the larger figures are represented as #2.
Elements are turned upside down, rotated, mirrored, morphing into on another and through the boundaries of the boxes.
There is just one rule: The top has to fit seemlessly to the bottom and the left must fit the right -- without mirroring; any mirror effect has to take place within the tile, which doesn't have to be square, obviously.
See what happens in these inaccurately drawn, schematic tiles --
The hard part, and the art part, is to work as accurately as possible. This is important because the desired rapport is a seemless pattern.
Bonus points are awarded for avoiding the swastika pattern, which is way too easily created by rotating elements in an attempt to create visual "harmony." (Lyrois Pattern Law #1: When you think you're done, look for, and remove the swastikas.)
I'll leave you with some ready-made tiles that you can use as your Twitter background image, just right-click, save-as, and you're done --
As for the second tile, who can tell me something about this one, concerning normalization and pattern recognition?
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Labels: 2010, art, interior+design, lyrois, making+of, monogram, murals, patterns, print, store+furniture, twitter, wallpaper
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I don't play cards because it violates rule #7. Other than that, when I play -- if I play -- I play by my own rules with cards from my own deck.
Here is my hand, drawn randomly from the deck of 52 aces of spades --
Thorough preparation makes its own luck.--Joe Poyer
Obvious or not, there is more to it and in it, but it's a good starting point.
Labels: 2010, ace+of+spades, art, black, lyrois, miniatures, monogram
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After playing with repetitive shapes on skatedecks, here are the electric patterns again -- they're repetitive, after all --
How it is done: Printed on water-resistant billboard paper or on self-adhesive, non water-resistant standard paper, for outdoor walls, it is possible to produce wallpapers on glossy or matte vinyl.
What you get: Rolls, 2ft wide or sheets, up to 5ft wide.
Please note that the artwork is clean and clear vector data, here is a close-up detail --
See also: Wallpaper: Purple Shapes
Labels: 2009, art, interior+design, lyrois, monogram, murals, patterns, print, store+furniture, vinyl, wallpaper
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Diddo Velema, Gucci and Louis Vuitton collaborate on, of all things, gas-masks --
As long as it's got monograms and diamonds, we'll wear it...
If you need even more apocalypse, and matching suits, Kanye West has the pics from Diddo Velema.
Labels: diamonds, fashion, gucci, louis+vuitton, lyrois, monogram
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Introducing two special features available on select models; we proudly present a winter edition with narrower graphics which enables the wearer to fully display her shirt underneath her jacket, you’ll get back your regular sized white shapes in spring… The exact opposite is what we call the stage edition, enlarged graphics which go hand in hand with the theatralical movements of our most special … addicts.
See the models featured as the stage edition:
Also, check out the models from the winter edition:
As always: White, durable, flex-printing on heavy, black cotton. Choose men’s or women’s style. Lyrois logo on the back.
Sizes: Men’s S-XL; Women’s S-L
These are limited editions, please get them as long as they last.
Labels: 2006, black, graffiti, logotypes, lyrois, monogram, script+logo, tees
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What is stationary sans monograms?
105 x 192 mm; 60 sheets (120g) book weight paper; wire-o
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Labels: 2005, interior+design, lyrois, monogram, stationary
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With hat tips to Richard Dawkins and Merlin Mann, ... the meme-busting, curiously famous, ... Hipster PDA --
Mini: 7.5 cm × 11 cm; Medium: 11 cm × 15.5 cm; Large: 15 cm × 22 cm
They come with metric (5 mm) grid paper and a black glossy cover made of heavy tarp.
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Labels: 2004, black, lyrois, monogram, special+edition, vinyl
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