Digitalization and Analysis of Traditional Cycle Patterns in the World, and Their Contemporary Applications

Many traditional designs consist of some geometrical properties of symmetry, periodicity/repetition, recursion or cycle with an endless stroke, especially in Tamil Kolam, Celtic knots, African Sona, Vanuatu Nitus, Arabesque or Asian knot etc. People like to feel infinity, recurrency and dynamism especially of trace animation in these cycle patterns, and are attracted by such a fact that the patterns are evolved from a simple line and arc to complex and beautiful structures with diversity on a few simple rules. The traditional designs are useful not only for productions of daily necessities including textile or various ornaments in this modern life, but also for other contemporary applications.