Rushnyky

Rushnyky are ritual cryptograms appearing in traditional eastern slavic symbology, used as binding amulets or magic talismans. They bear eye-catching symmetries and are frequently embroidered on cloths or towels in bright red thread. This program was inspired by the Rushnyky, designed to automatically generate nearly endless patterns at the press of a button. Their resemblance to true Rushnyky is merely aesthetic, but it's also intriguing to think of what unknown spellwork might be contained in a talisman that human eyes have never seen before. The shape generating algorithm is differentiated from pure noise by the inclusion of three kinds of symmetry, and a preference for distinct, continuous paths.