The following papers about Escher's World are available online:

• Shaffer, DW (under review). "Understanding Design Learning: The Design Studio as a Model for Education." International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE).
• Cossentino, J and Shaffer, DW (in press). "The Math Studio: Harnessing the Power of the Arts to Teach Across Disciplines." Journal of Aesthetic Education.
• Shaffer, DW (1995). Escher's World: Learning Mathematics and Design in a Digital Studio. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Masters Thesis.
• Shaffer, DW (1995). Symmetric Intuitions: Dynamic Geometry/Dynamic Art." Symmetry: Culture and Science, 6:3.
• Shaffer, DW "Society of Design."