Pattern your world with Repper

What is it about patterns? We're attracted to symmetries - in nature, in art, and in writing. Repper (repperpatterns.com) is a nifty platform that lets you indulge your inner urging for an ordered and beautiful universe by creating pattern tiles. Although the Repper Pro isn't free, you can try the free demo version without having to register or download anything.

Repper gives you an image to get started as shown below.

 

 By moving the box focused on the source image you can change the tile pattern..

You can also upload your own images to have even more fun. If you have a PNG image though, you'll need to convert it to a JPEG image first.

Additionally, changing the size of the box framing a portion of the image  gives you a way to control the tile pattern. You can focus on small details or a larger image.A larger box can sometimes give you a glimpse of the subject of the original photo.

I experimented with pictures of:

• fractal designs
• flowers
• water
• mountains and sky
• animals (fish and birds make interesting subjects)
• people
• trees
• fabrics 
• snow
• buildings

You get the picture: you can make patterns from nearly anything. I quickly became addicted!. Fool around with images that have a varied range of colors, patterns, and textures. You can save your images as jpegs or pngs, incorporate them into larger graphic artworks, or use them to create patterns for print materials, clothing, pillows, laptop or smartphone skins. You have five minutes of demo time but you can try the demo more than once. And, you can always purchase Repper Pro.

To turn your patterns into tangible products, you might want to explore services like:

• Spoonflower (creates custom-printed fabrics)
• Ponoko (makes a variety of custom products)
• CafePress (clothing, print materials, and some accessories)

I've embedded a Flickr slideshow here of the patterns I made. For maximum effect, go to the full screen view.

So try your hand at Repper to create patterns from a chaotic world. (But remember, a bit of chaos is a good thing.)