My first blog post explaining some of the code behind my Paper Snowflake web app. In this installment, we look at how multiple canvases are used together to handle drawing and interactivity tasks.
Read more…Paper Snowflake Maker – Create, save, and share snowflakes with this HTML5 Canvas app.
Published on December 12, 2013
Create virtual paper snowflakes with this web app built around the HTML5 canvas. Save your images to your computer, or share them on Facebook.
Read more…N-body planar choreographies: illustrating mathematics in HTML5 canvas
Published on August 20, 2013
An application built in HTML5 and canvas is used to illustrate some intriguing mathematics.
Read more…Dithered gradients for Processing.
Published on July 29, 2013
I share some code that you can use in Processing applications to create linear and radial gradients. These gradients can be used with or without dithering, which creates a very smooth appearance.
Read more…Decay Clock: A Processing sketch.
Published on July 24, 2013
My first post on Processing: a digital clock made out of little square tiles slowly disintegrates, as the digits are repeatedly destroyed and renewed on a synchronized basis.
Read more…ColorBoids: The boid algorithm in five dimensions
Published on May 22, 2013
The boid algorithm applied to a five-dimensional space: two spatial coordinates and three color coordinates. Play with the settings and watch some interesting pictures emerge.
Read more…I can see your particle remnants: misadventures in alpha blending.
Published on April 30, 2013
Are you fading out images in the HTML5 canvas by painting a transparent black rectangle over the top? Did you test your animation in different browsers? You may be unaware that ugly gray remnants are being left behind. I discuss the problem, how to predict the color of these remnants, and some workarounds.
Read more…Textured Rectangles for Equality
Published on March 27, 2013
Smooth HTML5 Canvas Radial Gradients with Dithering
Published on March 13, 2013
Very smooth radial gradients in the canvas, in an easy to use JavaScript class. Subtle gradients across a wide area can be produced without noticeable banding.
Read more…Random Braids – minimalist generative art in HTML5 canvas
Published on February 19, 2013
Minimalist generative art in the form of colorful braided strings. Inspired by mathematics and the book “10 Print.”
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