Techniques

style: halftone-interference001Halftone interferenceDesign · ArtRegular halftone dots on paper encode wave interference through changing dot sizes.
style: wireframe-terrain002Wireframe terrain3DCG · ArtA rolling dune landscape drawn only as a triangular wireframe mesh.
style: reaction-diffusion003Reaction-diffusion patternArt · DesignA flat reaction-diffusion pattern of connected organic bands and spots.
▶style: strange-attractor004Strange attractorArtThousands of thin passes of a chaotic trajectory build up a two-winged form.
style: voronoi-cells005Voronoi cellsDesign · ArtThe picture is split into polygonal cells, each the region closest to one scattered point.
▶style: water-caustics006Water caustics3DCG · ArtLight refracted by a rippling water surface casts a web of thin bright lines on a pool floor.
▶style: chladni-figures007Chladni figuresArt · MotionFine particles gather on the still nodal lines of a vibrating plate, forming symmetric patterns.
▶style: magnetic-field-lines008Magnetic field linesArt · MotionBundles of thin curves leaving one pole and returning to another, with points of light flowing along them.
▶style: wave-interference009Wave interferenceArt · MotionConcentric waves from several sources overlap; where they reinforce, bright fringes appear.
▶style: fluid-vortices010Fluid vorticesArt · MotionA flow shedding alternating vortices behind an obstacle (a Kármán vortex street), drawn with glowing streamlines.
▶style: dendritic-growth011Dendritic growthArt · MotionBranching forms like snowflakes or coral that grow outward from a centre at fixed angles.
▶style: cellular-automata012Cellular automataArt · Design · MotionEach cell in a grid takes its next state from its neighbours, and repeating the rule builds the pattern.
▶style: cyber-circuitry013Cyber circuitryArt · Design · MotionA network of traces that bend at right angles and 45°, with nodes, carrying pulses of light.
▶style: cosmic-simulation014Cosmic simulationArt · 3DCG · MotionAn accretion disk around a black hole, with light bent by gravity into rings above and below it.
▶style: luminous-scientific-visualization015Luminous scientific visualizationArt · 3DCG · MotionPhysical fields such as quantum probability clouds or plasma, drawn as glowing particles and fine contour lines on a dark ground.
▶style: parametric-curves016Lissajous & spirographArt · Design · MotionOne curve made by combining two or more oscillations loops many times into a symmetric figure.
▶style: l-system-plants017L-system plantsArt · MotionBranching plants drawn by repeating simple rewriting rules, with leaves and seeds set at the golden angle.
▶style: flocking-trails018Flocking trailsArt · MotionMany individuals steer to match their neighbours, so the whole flock flows as one, leaving trails.
▶style: topological-surfaces019Topological surfacesArt · 3DCG · MotionMathematical surfaces and curves such as torus knots and Möbius strips, drawn as ribbons of glowing lines.
▶style: generative-cityscape020Generative cityscapeArt · 3DCG · MotionIsometric blocks of buildings of varied height, with neon windows and glowing streets.
▶style: sacred-geometry021Sacred geometryArt · Design · MotionOverlapping circles (the Flower of Life) and the lines joining their centres (Metatron's Cube), layered in fine lines of light.
▶style: bioluminescence022BioluminescenceArt · MotionJellyfish and plankton drifting in the dark deep sea, glowing from inside translucent bodies.
▶style: physarum-network023Physarum networkArt · MotionA web of thick veins and fine branches, like a slime mould linking food sources by near-shortest paths.
▶style: cloth-mesh024Cloth & meshArt · 3DCG · MotionA grid of points joined by springs that sags and billows like cloth under wind and weight.
▶style: network-graph025Network graphArt · Design · MotionNodes and edges show connections; more connected nodes are larger and brighter.
▶style: ridgeline026RidgelineArt · Design · MotionWavy lines stacked one above another, each hiding the lines behind it, forming a ridge-like landscape.
▶style: metaballs027MetaballsArt · Design · MotionRound blobs that melt smoothly together when close and pinch apart when they separate, like a lava lamp.
▶style: circle-packing028Circle packingArt · Design · MotionCircles of many sizes touch one another and fill the gaps.
▶style: chaos-maps029Chaos mapsArt · Design · MotionHow repeating a simple formula moves from order to chaos, drawn as bifurcation and cobweb diagrams.
▶style: space-filling-curves030Space-filling curves & mazesArt · Design · MotionA single bent line that fills a square without crossing itself, or a maze made of one passage.