…on a lumpy leg. It is, rather, a guilloche pattern, typically seen on banknotes but also incorporated into other works of art and design. In the past such patterns might have been generated by a geometric lathe, but nowadays they can be created mathematically. The one above is generated by:
Found at The Ministry of Type, via Proof Math is Beautiful.
Foreigner1
Ah thnx for giving the formula- That’s the one I missed / lacked my whole life up until now.
Now let me please continue on the formula to get drunk and wasted before I looked to long at that pattern….
Rusty James
There’s actually a really cool guilloche pattern generator that I found online while doing research on the subject. Check it out:
http://www.subblue.com/projects/guilloche
It’s pretty fun to play with.
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