Book of Shapes – Collection of minimal, generative and customizable SVG-patterns
247 points by eustoria 3 days ago | 23 comments
fireproof_ 11 hours ago
I've been building something similar[1], but focused more on generating desktop/mobile wallpapers based on a desktop theme.
replyMost of the designs is build via python-scripts that generate the final SVG's which then can be recolored in browser. Claude + a harness is surprisingly adept at generating these scripts, i guess pelicanmaxxing might be the reason?
virtualritz 13 hours ago
Is this a rip of turtletoy[1] content?
replytiborsaas 12 hours ago
Why would it be a ripoff? Generative art sites are like this.
replyTurtle toy is really neat, thanks for the tip.
nsokolowski 8 hours ago
Cool Page. But I did not know it when creating bookofshapes ;)
replyvirtualritz 8 hours ago
But your clanker probaly did. ;)
replykdkdiwkdiwzjj 5 hours ago
What’s with calling AI “clanker”? I’m seeing it more and more, and, honestly, the more I see it the stupider it sounds.
replyiFreilicht 4 hours ago
It's basically a derogatory term for AI. I've seen it used the same way a slur would be used to berate a person.
replykdkdiwkdiwzjj 3 hours ago
Got that from context; I’m just baffled, really. Seeing people call AI “clankers” is like watching a third grader call another “poopy head”. It’s just depressingly infantile.
replyalbert_e 13 hours ago
Looks useful. I was experimenting with making an SVG creator tool that can churn out shapes that go beyond the shape library of microsoft powerpoint -- so my slides can stand out. Things like a hexagon with rounded corners, squircle, swooshes and blobs etc.
replyPatterns like these are useful as well.
WillAdams 10 hours ago
One problem which I've had working in this space is the difficulty of naming specific shapes --- worked up a list in my current project:
replyhttps://github.com/WillAdams/gcodepreview/blob/main/gcodepre...
(should be section 3.8.1.1 on pg. 97, not sure, since I need to push up an update)
and I'd be glad of any comment or correction or point of improvement.
kn330 8 hours ago
Forgive my non-creative brain but who is this for? and how/where can this be used?
replyLEDThereBeLight 7 hours ago
It’s research. It’s not for anyone, until someone who needs it sees it and starts using it.
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[1]: https://adamfuhrer.com/