%0 Journal Article %A Hindocha, Ameet %T On the use of vocabularies of geometric forms in ornamental pattern design %D 2019 %J Journal of Illustration, %V 6 %N 1 %P 33-56 %@ 2052-0204 %R https://doi.org/10.1386/jill_00003_1 %K digital fabrication %K symmetry %K mathematics %K geometry %K pattern %K Islamic pattern %K printmaking %I Intellect, %X This article examines the development and use of vocabularies of shapes constructed using geometric principles as a basis for ornamental pattern design. Through a combination of digital fabrication techniques and printmaking, I have developed a process for freely exploring geometric ornamentation based on compatible vocabularies of shapes. The process highlights the correlation between the use of these vocabularies and language as a medium of expression. It can also provide an insight into how the universality of the visual expression of mathematical concepts helps us perceive the nature of the world around us. %U https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/jill_00003_1