Dot relief: a halftone-style geometric pattern that suggests a raised surface
Dot relief fills a 26 by 26 grid with round dots and lets their size do the shading. A circular ripple crossed with a slow horizontal wave decides how big each dot gets, so bands of heavy dots fade into pinpoints and the flat grid starts to look embossed. Near-black on warm off-white keeps it close to a print halftone, a good fit for editorial covers and data-flavored product pages.
Make it yours
Push or soften the contrast
Curvature acts as a contrast control in this system. At 60 mid-sized dots already shrink quickly; at 100 only a few ridges keep large dots and the rest drop to specks, while at 0 the falloff is gentle and most of the grid stays visibly dotted.
Pick a dot pitch for the output size
Element count is the number of dots per row, 26 in this preset. Use 12 to 14 for a chunky poster halftone that still reads in the Mobile preview, or 48 for a fine screen texture on large hero areas. Open space, 18 by default here, caps how large the biggest dots can get.
FAQ
Can Dot relief turn my photo into a halftone?
No. Minimal Shapes Lab has no image upload, and the dot sizes come from an equation, not from a picture. Complexity sets how tightly the circular ripple repeats (raise it from 4 to 10 for clear rings) and Variation shifts the pattern. The halftone feel is a style, not a conversion of your image.
How it works
Choose a system
Pick one of 24 geometric systems, from Ray crown and Iris fold to Latitude cage and Twist tower.
Shape the geometry
Set density, detail, bend, openness, weight, scale, rotation and offset, and change the variation for a new arrangement.
Color, frame and use it
Set paper, primary, secondary and accent colors, choose landscape, square or portrait, then sign in with a free UX Pilot account to use it on the canvas or export it.