Escher Lizard TessellationM.C. Escher was a man who has contributed much to the art world. He is known for creating impossible objects and scenes, as well as complex seamless shapes and patterns. The funny thing is that he was a poor mathematics student, but it seems as though his drawing and woodcuts are very structured and architectural.

He was also fluent in tessellations, which are shapes that have no gaps that form a pattern. Simple tessellations are squares, triangles, and hexagons (think of a bee hive). Now you can experiment without the know-how of advanced geometry. Tess is a program compatible on Windows and Mac that makes it easy to make a cool design. All you have to do is choose from a particular starting point and you drag the shape around and move corners to make your very own unique tessellation. It also have a 3-D engine that can make donut shapes and other different tools.