CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. CHAPTER 1. Optimization and the Visual Arts? 1
5. CHAPTER 2. Truchet Tiles 6
6. CHAPTER 3. Linear Optimization and the LEGO Problem 27
7. CHAPTER 4. The Linear Assignment Problem and Cartoon Mosaics 54
8. CHAPTER 5. Domino Mosaics 66
9. CHAPTER 6. From the TSP to Continuous Line Drawings 83
10. CHAPTER 7. TSP Art with Side Constraints 110
11. CHAPTER 8. Knight’s Tours 126
12. CHAPTER 9. Labyrinth Design with Tiling and Pattern Matching 135
13. CHAPTER 10. Mosaics with Side Constraints 145
14. CHAPTER 11. Game-of-Life Mosaics 166
15. AFTERWORD: Beauty and Utility 181
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 183
17. INDEX 185