With measure
Created Apr 2005
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Updated Jan 2026
Can't remember the source, but I think it's a face from picture in a magazine. I only drew half a face and then mirrored it.
The added text in the image, συμμετρία Symmetry, pronounced /sym.me.trí.a/, is made out of 2 words — σῠν with + μέτρον measure.
Love the fact that despite the multiple types of symmetries visible in nature, possessing them will result in a good measure.
Open comp - 2026 editSymmetries visible in nature
- Bilateral symmetry – humans, animals, insects, leaves
- Radial symmetry – flowers, starfish, jellyfish, sea urchins
- Rotational symmetry – sunflowers, pinecones, succulents
- Translational symmetry – sand dunes, wave patterns, animal stripes
- Reflection symmetry – butterfly wings, tree reflections in water
- Spiral symmetry – nautilus shells, galaxies, spider webs, fern fronds
- Crystalline symmetry – snowflakes, mineral crystals, honeycombs
- Fractal symmetry – tree branches, coastlines, lightning, blood vessels
From σύμμετρος – σῠν “with” + μέτρον “measure”