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Sources

creative coding and visual experiments

Recent window: last 5.1 months (2026-04-24 → 2026-09-27), compared with the prior 5.1 months.

horizontal · 361 members · Data as of 2026-09-30

These products are experimental web demos, graphic design tools, and code-based visual art projects. They are built for developers, creative technologists, and digital artists exploring procedural generation, shaders, and retro aesthetics. Unlike mainstream design platforms, this cluster centers on open-source code experiments, indie digital art, and niche interactive graphics.

Metrics

Stage
crowded
Recent count
280
Prior count
55
Total count
361
Momentum
300.00
Attention
0.52
Crowding
0.97
Concentration
0.83
Opportunity
0.43

Opportunity components

Attention
0.52
Low crowding
0.03
Momentum (normalized)
1.00
Low concentration
0.17

Monthly trajectory

Source split

github
182 (0.65)
hn
81 (0.29)
ph
15 (0.05)
yc
2 (0.01)

Dominant source: github · Divergence: 0.64

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Members

Name Source Upvotes ▼ Launched
An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations HN 2340 2026-09-15
isometric.nyc HN 1325 2026-01-22
Performative-UI HN 1181 2026-06-08
3dicon GITHUB 480 2026-09-23
A CSS-Only Terrain Generator HN 371 2025-11-04
Isopolis HN 350 2026-08-03
vintage-latex GITHUB 330 2026-09-09
threejs-architecture-effects GITHUB 296 2026-09-22
X86CSS HN 275 2026-02-24
Immersive Gaussian Splat tour of grace cathedral, San Francisco HN 263 2026-07-20
A techno machine in one HTML file, with verifiable renders HN 240 2026-08-24
FreeCAD 1.1 PH 218 2026-03-30
An ASCII 3D Rendering Engine HN 211 2026-06-20
Redis City HN 176 2026-09-12
M. C. Escher spiral in WebGL inspired by 3Blue1Brown HN 176 2026-04-04
A custom font that displays Cistercian numerals using ligatures HN 171 2026-02-08
polytech-tree GITHUB 167 2026-09-21
caustic-volume GITHUB 162 2026-09-26
Fanfa HN 154 2025-12-04
dioramas GITHUB 150 2026-09-30
DuoLikeAnimation GITHUB 143 2026-09-10
Free alternative to graphics design giants HN 139 2026-09-28
3D Mahjong, Built in CSS HN 138 2026-02-22
flute GITHUB 122 2026-09-15
Interactive, animated architecture of any HuggingFace models HN 113 2026-08-18
LuaCAD HN 106 2026-08-14
LatticeVerse GITHUB 104 2026-09-26
hktex GITHUB 97 2026-09-09
Fio: 3D World editor/game engine HN 96 2026-03-26
Foxigrow GITHUB 93 2026-09-09
Breadboard HN 93 2026-02-16
R3forth, a ColorForth-inspired language with a tiny VM HN 92 2026-02-06
foxigrow GITHUB 92 2026-09-25
Minted GITHUB 91 2026-09-09
I made a 3D pose maker for artists HN 88 2026-05-19
sakuragaoka-station GITHUB 85 2026-09-25
GLYPH Immersive PH 84 2026-09-11
ArcEngine GITHUB 83 2026-09-15
blender-mcp GITHUB 81 2026-09-09
A CSS 3D Engine (no WebGL) HN 80 2026-06-01
Mira-Scene GITHUB 78 2026-09-20
SleekFin GITHUB 77 2026-09-10
gcdatlas GITHUB 76 2026-09-25
Atomic Editor HN 67 2026-05-31
transformer-architecture GITHUB 67 2026-09-11
obsidian-mobile-companion GITHUB 66 2026-09-16
InfraGrid3D PH 66 2026-09-25
PC Anatomy PH 62 2026-09-18
topowall GITHUB 62 2026-09-13
YAUI GITHUB 61 2026-09-25