Border Pattern Gallery

This gallery has been developed as a class project by the Spring 1996 MATH 3403 Geometric Structures class at Oklahoma State University. Creating and classifying border patterns (also called frieze or band patterns) provides a delightful and engaging introduction to symmetry. Kids love it and so do college students.

• This sampling of examples of the seven different types has been developed for your pleasure. Check them out!

  Examples of Type mm	Examples of Type 1m
  Examples of Type mg	Examples of Type 1g
  	Examples of Type 12
  Examples of Type m1	Examples of Type 11

• Here is an explanation of How We Classify Border Patterns into the seven types.
• The Symmetries of the Seven Border Types are shown in this display created by Rhonda, Susana, Steven and Joie.
• Melissa Sindelar designed a neat set of the Seven Types of Border Patterns.

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