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The concept of shape grammars was first introduced by George Stiny and James Gips in 1972 to explain generative patterns in paintings and sculptures. Shape grammars are "a set of shape rules that apply in a step-by-step way to generate a set, or language, of designs" (Shape grammars in education and practice, by Terry Knight, 1999) in both 2D and 3D space. They can serve as a simple starting point for sophiscated and complex designs. The graph (source) below demonstrates four simple additive…

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Sortal grammars extend on (...): - Shape grammars commonly rely on labeled shapes, a combination of line segments and labeled points (in two dimensions), (...) - Color grammars allow for a variety of qualitative aspects of design, such as color, to be integrated in the rules of a shape grammar. (...) In sortal grammars, shapes may be either the object or the attribute in the relationship (...). Any sort can serve as object or attribute and sortal structures can extend multiple levels deep. Shape Grammar, A Class, The Rules, Grammar, A A, Periodic Table, Word Search Puzzle, Color, Design

Sortal grammars extend on (...): - Shape grammars commonly rely on labeled shapes, a combination of line segments and labeled points (in two dimensions), (...) - Color grammars allow for a variety of qualitative aspects of design, such as color, to be integrated in the rules of a shape grammar. (...) In sortal grammars, shapes may be either the object or the attribute in the relationship (...). Any sort can serve as object or attribute and sortal structures can extend multiple levels deep.

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