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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
Rotation via Double Reflection HN 61 2026-08-21
MeshEdit PH 61 2026-09-18
I built an interactive 3D three-body problem simulator in the browser HN 60 2026-03-14
sonic_for_a3 GITHUB 60 2026-09-24
taiga-s1 GITHUB 59 2026-09-26
A Modern GUI Library for Ada: CSS Styling, XML UI, SDL3 HN 59 2026-08-24
expo-motion-blur GITHUB 58 2026-09-23
zero-js GITHUB 57 2026-09-24
dental-scope GITHUB 57 2026-09-25
wondersnap GITHUB 56 2026-09-28
VoxCSS HN 53 2025-12-03
AsciiSketch a free browser-based ASCII art and diagram editor HN 53 2026-01-13
Free and local browser tool for designing gear models for 3D printing HN 53 2026-01-07
ViewportStencil GITHUB 53 2026-09-29
ui-lab GITHUB 52 2026-09-22
LabyrinthLoom GITHUB 51 2026-09-20
electromagnetism GITHUB 50 2026-09-28
three-avbd GITHUB 48 2026-09-24
CustomDance GITHUB 48 2026-09-15
Ideogram 4.0 HN 46 2026-06-03
perspective-quads GITHUB 45 2026-09-25
VGGT-Diff GITHUB 44 2026-09-27
Reconstruct any image using primitive shapes, runs in-browser via WASM HN 43 2026-03-03
1080p is 920px tall HN 42 2026-09-14
surface-field GITHUB 42 2026-09-25
TostAI-Sprite-Sheet-Studio GITHUB 41 2026-09-26
sam3d.cpp GITHUB 41 2026-09-10
sketchpad-live GITHUB 41 2026-09-14
ft-motion GITHUB 41 2026-09-25
A CC0 museum of retro 3D tricks you can paste into a page HN 40 2026-09-23
WaterCuda GITHUB 39 2026-09-19
Aurorin CAD - The Next Generation Mechanical CAD Software YC 39 2026-02-24
formula1 GITHUB 39 2026-09-26
moodstone GITHUB 39 2026-09-12
node-webgl GITHUB 39 2026-09-16
koi-pond-garden GITHUB 38 2026-09-27
grit GITHUB 38 2026-09-22
ComfyUI-YuE2 GITHUB 38 2026-09-10
CADara HN 37 2026-05-08
wled-toy GITHUB 37 2026-09-21
A creative coding library for making art with desktop windows HN 37 2026-01-19
nice-mermaid.nvim GITHUB 34 2026-09-20
aws-drawio-diagram-skill GITHUB 33 2026-09-25
KaiNinja GITHUB 33 2026-09-15
AdaShape-3D modeler for intuitive 3D printing parts / Windows 11 HN 32 2026-04-04
ngcc-harness GITHUB 32 2026-09-21
ablation GITHUB 31 2026-09-23
knots GITHUB 31 2026-09-27
Pinecone Explorer HN 31 2026-01-28
expo-adaptive-glass GITHUB 30 2026-09-21