Signature series
Modular Circles MC0017
Mathematics · Modular arithmetic · Multiplier 17
- Original infographic and mathematical visualisations by Simon Tyler
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Points spaced evenly around a circle, each joined by a straight line to the point at seventeen times its number. Sixteen cusps, and enough interior structure that the print reads as woven texture before it reads as a curve.
About this print
About this print
The construction is identical to the rest of the series: points spaced evenly around a circle, each joined by a straight line to the point at seventeen times its number, counting round whenever the total is exceeded.
The result is different in kind. Sixteen cusps still form, obeying the rule that holds throughout - one fewer than the multiplier - but at this density the envelope is no longer the first thing the eye finds. The interior crossings dominate, and the print reads as woven texture before it resolves into a curve.
Seventeen being prime is part of why it looks like this. A multiplier sharing factors with the number of points produces interiors that repeat and simplify; a prime multiplier shares nothing, so the lines distribute without settling into smaller repeating groups. The texture is denser and less resolvable as a result.
It is the same rule as the cardioid at the start of the series, applied fifteen steps further along. Nothing has been added, and the difference between the two prints is entirely a matter of how far a single number has been pushed.
Part of the Signature series of mathematical art prints.
The Signature series
The Signature series
Signature is a collection of mathematical, scientific and infographic visualisations - prime number distributions, evolutionary trees, geological timescales, and other structures that become something unexpected when rendered at print scale.
Each piece begins as a data-driven computational process and is developed into a finished artwork through a combination of custom code and design refinement. The aim is not to illustrate mathematics but to make the underlying structures visible - to find the image that was always inside the data.
The series draws on fields including number theory, evolutionary biology, palaeontology, topology, and information design.
Paper and printing
Paper and printing
All prints are produced to order on 250gsm archival matte paper using pigment-based inks, chosen for colour accuracy and long-term stability.
Each print is rolled in acid-free tissue and shipped in a rigid cardboard tube, sealed for moisture protection, ready for framing on arrival.
Dimensions
Dimensions
Large · 70 × 70 cm · 28 × 28 in
XLarge · 100 × 100 cm · 40 × 40 in
Delivery
Delivery
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Returns
Returns
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