Emergent Elements in Periodic Designs: An Attempt at Formalization

Abstract

Abstract. The exploration of emergence is one of the most important and one of the least formalized areas of research in the field of graphical design. This paper presents a formal description of emergent elements in selected periodic designs, namely rosettes, borders and two-dimensional designs. The introduction covers the basic concepts for the area of creative design and emergence. In the following chapters a formal model for graphical design and our concept of using it to define emergent elements is provided.