We learned to use Adobe Illustrator to create patterns by adding anchor points onto basic shapes like a square. Then we copied and pasted the shape we created to fill a 9″ x 9″ space, and this is called “Pattern”.

Then we played around with the shapes by reflecting and rotating them, creating another piece of work, called “Random”.

Finally, we deleted all the patterns except the 9, or a ’tile’, on the top right corner. We play around with the nine shapes until we get a satisfactory tile. Then we copied and pasted the tile to fill the 9″ x 9″ space again to create a “Tessellation”.