I find it interesting that so many things rely on a repeated single unit for their aesthetic appeal: floor tiles, wall coverings, fabric prints, and Islamic architecture. Observing their designs, I noticed how they could be broken down into a single square (the single unit), being simple or complex, that contains every object of the overall design. Sometimes the single unit contains 1/2 or 1/4 of an object, and requires adjacent units to make that object identifiable. With Islamic architecture, it is the same principle, except adapted for spherical shapes (domes).
Above you can see that the single unit (outlined in blue) is more triangular than square, and when repeated 8 times, it completes the 360 degree design of the dome. Also, you can see that one of the objects of the design requires 2 single units to be seen (circled in green). To conclude, designs are not as intricate as they may appear, since they are really formed by a repeating single unit. These units can be arranged in a numerous amount of ways, therefor many designs show only one possible arrangement out of hundreds.
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