Spread The Weird » design

A New Exquisite Corpse

fractal — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:31:10 +0000

I joined this little art community called Exquisite Corpse (pre-automation ~ 2002) but was never delivered a slice until after it’s automated reintroduction. I worked on about 10 corpses and then the site founder closed up shop. The gallery is still there but the community has moved so now I finally found my way over to ‘Shae and Company’. A New Exquisite Corpse. Good things will come of this.

Site Makeover | Widget

fractal — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:05:28 +0000

For the past year I have wondered what this site would become and how it would look. Taking some inspiration from a favorite 3D modeling program I’ve decided on this simple approach using actions which also coincide with the beginning development of a web app/widget.

Orange. Something about it is adventurous, mysterious and well, weird. The condiment theme fits with some concepts that I will introduce as the widget evolves and becomes available in different refreshing flavors.

ENJOY!

John Resig ports Processing to JavaScript

fractal — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:02:14 +0000

John, you one-eyed SOB, this will most likely reverse global warming.
THANK YOU!

I’ve dabbled with the Processing Visualization Language for a couple of years but it will be nice to see this picked up by more programmers and used where people can experience it as a part of their daily internet experience.

The concept of using ‘particle physics’ (if I may) as a design element has always been attractive to artists and web developers but to deliver it in a lightweight and unobtrusive manner has always posed a challenge. Using Flash and ActionScript has solved this problem before and now with this development in an open environment we can begin to see these enhancements delivered more frequently and to a larger audience.

I cant wait to see what happens next.