@mathling

Software geek, linguistics geek, soccer nut, science enthusiast, jam maker, mom, engaged citizen. lingmath@DeviantArt; [email protected]/Counter.Social

Joined November 2010
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#genuary Day 27: 1 hour My first attempt failed because the old component I was trying to use stopped working somewhere along the line. After a morning debugging that, I switched gears to this: needs work, but some promise. #XQuery #SVG #genuary2024 #genuary27
Sequences of lines off other lines in dark red, black, and orange. The lines connect but do not overlap. A mad house of stairs.

ALT Sequences of lines off other lines in dark red, black, and orange. The lines connect but do not overlap. A mad house of stairs.

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#GenerativeArt interlude #genuary Day 26: Grown from seed Circles spawning circles spawning circles spawning circles.... #XQuery #SVG #genuary2024 #genuary26
A frothy ring of circles in rich purple tones around a central golden circle.

ALT A frothy ring of circles in rich purple tones around a central golden circle.

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#Genuary Day 25: Recreating that thing Some asemic writing, my favourite thing #XQuery #SVG #genuary2024 #genuary25
An array of glyphs formed from lines, arcs, squares, and circles. There are two possible squares centered on the middle of the glyph, and two possible similarly sized circles. There are five possible dots, at each cardinal direction and at the center. There are two possible lines, one running vertically and one horizontally. Sometimes when there is only the outer circle we only get a subset of the quarter arcs. Dots do not occur in isolation.

ALT An array of glyphs formed from lines, arcs, squares, and circles. There are two possible squares centered on the middle of the glyph, and two possible similarly sized circles. There are five possible dots, at each cardinal direction and at the center. There are two possible lines, one running vertically and one horizontally. Sometimes when there is only the outer circle we only get a subset of the quarter arcs. Dots do not occur in isolation.

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#Genuary Day 24: Impossible objects A classic #XQuery #SVG #genuary2024 #genuary24
It's a square topped arch. Wait. It's three round pillars topped by a plinth. No wait. Both. Neither. A little bit of gradient tomfoolery and random words engraved on the top and "side" (Xenophanes and Beta) add to the mayhem.

ALT It's a square topped arch. Wait. It's three round pillars topped by a plinth. No wait. Both. Neither. A little bit of gradient tomfoolery and random words engraved on the top and "side" (Xenophanes and Beta) add to the mayhem.

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#genuary Day 23: 16x16 Not into tiny pixel art: here is a 16x16 grid of extended stars, varying number of points, pointiness, and number of interior edges to keep #XQuery #SVG #genuary2024 #genuary23
A rainbow of stars of varying numbers of points (from 5 to 12) and varying pointiess (sharper towards the bottom). There are pairs for each pointiness and number of points, varying by whether we draw all the edges or skip some of the interior cross-overs. Five and six pointed stars are boring: you're pretty limited in what you can do there, but once we get down into the high-number of points and high-pointiness range, things get more interesting and variable.

ALT A rainbow of stars of varying numbers of points (from 5 to 12) and varying pointiess (sharper towards the bottom). There are pairs for each pointiness and number of points, varying by whether we draw all the edges or skip some of the interior cross-overs. Five and six pointed stars are boring: you're pretty limited in what you can do there, but once we get down into the high-number of points and high-pointiness range, things get more interesting and variable.

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#genuary Day 22: point-line-plane This really got away from me. Started as perspective lines and circle abstract. Now we have the boardwalk to the Time Tunnel. #XQuery #SVG #genuary2024 #genuary22
Several parallel boards, propped up by flimsy single board pillars, converge with perspective towards a lit tunnel of concentric circles. It is all a little odd.

ALT Several parallel boards, propped up by flimsy single board pillars, converge with perspective towards a lit tunnel of concentric circles. It is all a little odd.

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#genuary Day 21: A library you haven't used before A combination of Kaplan's extended star method with some ideas ported from rough.js #XQuery #SVG #genuary2024 #genuary21
A plethora of stars with varying numbers of points, pointiness, and crossings, rendered in a hand-sketched style in soft blue and green pastels over a black background. A strong glint effect is applied, giving us the vibe of sparkling falling snow.

ALT A plethora of stars with varying numbers of points, pointiness, and crossings, rendered in a hand-sketched style in soft blue and green pastels over a black background. A strong glint effect is applied, giving us the vibe of sparkling falling snow.

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#genuary Day 20: generative typography Taking my curves from Bauhaus day to generate the world's worst font (Other variations at my posting account on mastodon) #XQuery #SVG #genuary2024 #genuary20
The word "dreariness" in red on black with a white drop-shadow. The font is formed from smooth rectangular curves and nesting circles. The kerning is non-existing creating bad spacing.

ALT The word "dreariness" in red on black with a white drop-shadow. The font is formed from smooth rectangular curves and nesting circles. The kerning is non-existing creating bad spacing.

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#genuary Day 19: Flocking The bat cave at sunset #XQuery #SVG #genuary2024 #genuary19
Dense skeins of bats, black against sunset colours, flit across the sky. So many bats. Bats and bats and bats. Colophon: The gradient is "managua"; the bats are arranged in in a power fade along rotated smooth meanders.

ALT Dense skeins of bats, black against sunset colours, flit across the sky. So many bats. Bats and bats and bats. Colophon: The gradient is "managua"; the bats are arranged in in a power fade along rotated smooth meanders.

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#genuary Day 18: Bauhaus Trying to capture the vibe of Bauhausaustellung poster #XQuery #SVG #genuary2024 #genuary18
Several smooth bends combine with circles and radial lines to cover the canvas. Red, black, silver.

ALT Several smooth bends combine with circles and radial lines to cover the canvas. Red, black, silver.

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#genuary Day 17: Inspired by Islamic art Still a work in progress; I predict I will burn many future days in this area #XQuery #SVG #genuary2024 #genuary17
A diagonal arrangement of octagonal stars in black and white.

ALT A diagonal arrangement of octagonal stars in black and white.

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#genuary Day 13: Wobbly functions Here: family of modulated torus knots (adjusting ω) in isometric projection f(θ) = ( σ cos(pθ) ω Σ(rx[i] cos(qx[i]θ)), sin(pθ) ω Σ(ry[i] cos(qy[i]θ)), 0.2 sin(max(p,qx[i])θ) ) #XQuery #SVG #genuary2024 #genuary13
Wobbly loops, darker and larger nearer us, smaller and glowing brighter as they recede into darkness. The absolutely fabulous gradient "managua" provides the colouring.

ALT Wobbly loops, darker and larger nearer us, smaller and glowing brighter as they recede into darkness. The absolutely fabulous gradient "managua" provides the colouring.

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