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Adam genlight

@adamgenlight #3049

Making generative art. https://genlight.art/#newsletter
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timeless way of building = 5 out of 5 (every page packed with beauty and insight)

lighter side = 3.5 out of 5 (although one story makes the whole book worth it)

education of cyrus = 5 out of 5 (really amazing how timeless much of the advice is, although pairs well with a companion review)
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Adam genlight
@adamgenlight·23:54 21/05/2024
excited for the next long flight
took forever to get dressed but feeling pretty good about the look
https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/f37402b6-c315-4400-2330-32f4a8087000/original
Went through my downloads folder and revisited a few systems i’ve since abandoned. Would love to hear what you think

https://generativelight.substack.com/p/the-cutting-floor
dialing in the details now

added a more curvy primitive for half the brush strokes

palette a sort of vaporwave / stitching mash up

all made with javascript
https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/7d72b0f6-7ee6-43cd-8420-f21d4a2e8400/original
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quite happy with this texture and the colors
https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/22275c15-d805-4492-3cff-396e88f96e00/original
“I’m very careful to only predict things which have already happened.”
you know you’re making progress when new WIPs make old WIPs that you used to love look terrible
https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/a730c8be-d965-4480-e66a-a85042f98200/original
first wrote the code for this in 2020

last night replaced all built in primitives with custom vertex lines. no more rect, point, background, etc
https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/c92a3958-e2b1-41ec-ec3f-e9b06cb25700/original
check this out!
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minimizer
@minimizer·19:49 12/06/2024
Very excited to present Scribble Together!

It's an experiment:
- I created the algorithm not knowing what the colors will be
- I've asked 20 friends to create palettes
- Collectors can select their palette

I'll share the palettes and more details soon!

Let's have fun :)
tech ads used to go so much harder
https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/70a077da-88e0-4961-8f3e-44de1d877800/original
found a bunch of old phones. why and when did this color go away? feels like every home / office device for a few decades was this color and now i never see it
https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/164f85ea-2c93-4c25-19f1-a4c88b2a3200/original
it’s absolutely wild how much my mood can change based on a hit. was in a terrible mood for 2 days and then hit amazing this morning and really turned my day around
an infinite list of terms and conditions
double edged sword of teaching your kid that something is mean to say (eg I don’t like this kid)

they now know not to say it, but they can also now be hurt by it from others
a tutorial on generative stories, computational poetry, and fairy tale art
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Adam genlight
@adamgenlight·23:08 15/04/2024
i wrote a tutorial for making a tiny language model + generative storytelling algorithm

i’d love for you to read it

https://generativelight.substack.com/p/how-to-build-a-tiny-language-model
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writing a very simple tutorial for the newsletter on making generative stories in p5js.

excited to share. any questions or requests?

will also include some thoughts on LLMs
love this new channel. all of my work starts with a simple grid of squares
https://i.imgur.com/NQGhVlM.jpg
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a little flow field with custom palettes im working on
https://i.imgur.com/NAiGhdR.jpg
feels like a stupid question but do receivers degen tips expire if not claimed or connected?
“If I design fireplaces for other people-not for myself-then I never have to build a fire in the fireplaces I design. Gradually my ideas become more and more influenced by style, and shape, and crazy notions.”

The ratio of “i built it : i use it” has never been smaller. Still probably worth it for the savings.
We have a habit of thinking that the deepest insights, the most mystical, and spiritual insights, are somehow less ordinary than most things-that they are extraordinary.

In fact, the opposite is true: the most mystical, most religious, most wonderful…they are more ordinary than most things.
https://i.imgur.com/TyIx6cK.jpg
such a fun project to work on

also by @frolic
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soggyshrimp🎩🍖
@soggyshrimp·18:34 23/03/2024
"A Fundamental Dispute"

By @adamgenlight
one of my absolute favorite artists to follow
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minimizer
@minimizer·23:23 21/03/2024
i'm realizing getting the scribbles to do anything i ask for is unlikely
If you want to make a living flower, there is only one way to do it—you will have to build a seed for the flower and then let it, this seed, generate the flower.
https://i.imgur.com/8zKWqeA.jpg
a very bad drawing of a tennis shoe i wanted to get made with a toe stripe that would perfectly blend into the baseline when returning
https://i.imgur.com/tKXHMj9.jpg
the original text / ascii art

16th century military formation manuals
https://i.imgur.com/2RYG2dE.jpg
too many ideas. very fun. lots to build. yay. this is not a haiku. i wish it were.
going through my childhood books and found this beautiful suminagashi / flowfield-esque cover
https://i.imgur.com/i7RlIwf.jpg
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