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Sources

creative coding and visual experiments

Recent window: last 5.2 months (2026-04-24 → 2026-09-28), compared with the prior 5.2 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
291
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
192 (0.66)
hn
82 (0.28)
ph
15 (0.05)
yc
2 (0.01)

Dominant source: github · Divergence: 0.65

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Members

Name Source Upvotes ▲ Launched
HeatSpectra: Realtime 3D Surface Heat Simulation HN 6 2026-05-08
pixel-and-ping GITHUB 6 2026-09-15
thorvg.toolkit GITHUB 6 2026-09-12
We made Arcad, a parametric CAD in the browser, free and no signup HN 6 2026-08-02
Segment Tree visualization HN 6 2026-05-21
ImPlot v1.0 HN 6 2026-04-05
"Flying Toasters!" reverse-engineered 1:1, in the browser HN 6 2026-08-25
An x86 assembly game from 2002, ported to WebAssembly with Claude Code HN 6 2026-02-15
Browser DevTools MCP Empire a tiny pixel world built in Cursor HN 6 2026-04-08
Turn every PR into animated architecture diagrams (open-source) HN 6 2026-08-27
Phantom UI HN 6 2026-04-08
A Haskell programmable-CAD environment, in the browser with WASM HN 6 2026-07-07
HyperFrames HN 6 2026-04-16
Hibi HN 6 2026-09-21
Generating Pixel Art Sprites HN 6 2026-08-13
IK-test GITHUB 7 2026-09-12
genpark-visual-grounding-spec-comparison-skill GITHUB 7 2026-09-14
MiniGL_Library_68k GITHUB 7 2026-09-22
print3d GITHUB 7 2026-09-23
A Node Based Editor for Three.js Shading Language (TSL) HN 7 2026-01-22
Vanilla-scroll-sky: CSS-only modern scroll-driven storytelling sections HN 7 2026-05-06
Open-Source Alternative to Render/Netlify HN 7 2026-01-29
bb-plugin-atlas GITHUB 7 2026-09-23
comfyui-exr-plate GITHUB 7 2026-09-10
Claude Quest HN 7 2026-01-16
Transform Claude/Codex/Cursor sessions into high-value data assets HN 7 2026-05-07
CTR-3D GITHUB 7 2026-09-16
react-native-clip-view GITHUB 7 2026-09-10
genpark-mark-sweep-tri-color-gc-skill GITHUB 7 2026-09-28
pi-better-render GITHUB 7 2026-09-24
genpark-ray-tracer-sphere-plane-shading-skill GITHUB 7 2026-09-28
Small World HN 7 2026-07-05
animated-dock GITHUB 7 2026-09-15
Drag boxes around and watch a layout engine infer the Flexbox (no AI) HN 7 2026-07-10
genpark-multimodal-vision-table-structural-extractor-skill GITHUB 7 2026-09-10
LLMViz-DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash GITHUB 7 2026-09-10
canvas GITHUB 7 2026-09-22
genpark-mark-sweep-tri-color-gc-skill GITHUB 7 2026-09-28
Generative UI Library for React HN 8 2026-04-29
genpark-visual-grounding-spec-comparison-skill GITHUB 8 2026-09-14
freecad-openskp GITHUB 8 2026-09-12
blender-astra-texture-guide GITHUB 8 2026-09-09
mermaid-element GITHUB 8 2026-09-10
Dust3D 1.0 HN 8 2026-05-04
Claude64, a Commodore 64 client for Claude HN 8 2026-05-15
I built a browser-based 3D editor since I didn't want to learn Blender HN 8 2026-03-01
generate-brick-breaker GITHUB 8 2026-09-10
model-x-studio-tron GITHUB 8 2026-09-11
Okinami_YASB GITHUB 8 2026-09-12
Siren-and-Sailor-Font GITHUB 8 2026-09-26