Saint Patrick's Day equations. #stpatricksday #shamrock #mathart #equation #graph

After nearly 2.5 years of daily use, the battery in my #system76 Lemur Pro (lemp12) was running about 50% capacity, so I decided it was time to replace. I ordered a replacement directly from System76, and while it cost a bit more, I'm more confident it's not […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

It's gonna be a bright, bright r = [1/2 + k|cos(6θ)/2| / (1 + 4sin²(24θ)) - sin(48θ)/50]; 0 < k < 2 day! (aka fun with polar equations) #polarequation #polarcoordinates #mathart #sunshine

Sunday Fractal #fractal #mathart #creativecoding

Manager on Tuesday: For this week's department meeting, we have a guest speaker to talk about boosting your group creativity through brainstorming. Team on Wednesday: We need to come up with a good name for this new thing we're working on. Manager: Did you try asking AI? True story. *sigh* […]

I made a little extension to my Python-based LaTeX math renderer so it can be used to draw equations and Sympy expressions directly in the terminal as sixel graphics. Install with `pip install sixelmath` and give it a try! (in a sixel-supported terminal, of […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

#genuary31 - Shaders. Here's a fractal animated using shaders. There is a single orbit trap along the imaginary axis, which swings left and right to make the animation. For the original WebGL-rendered version, go to […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

#genuary30, It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature. Continuing the theme of fractal images that remind me of things - this one of course looks like a bug. #genuary #genuary2026 #bug

For #genuary29, Genetic Evolution and Mutation, no genetic algorithms were used in this fractal, but it always reminds me of a virus, which involves genetic mutations... #genuary #genuary2026 #fractal

This #genuary28 image is made entirely of HTML `<div>` elements, drawn using a short JavaScript that calculates a Julia Set fractal. A screenshot of the page is shown in this post - for the original, go to […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

#genuary27 - Lifeform. This is another fractal with an organic look. It makes me think of some sort of plant encountered by the crew of the Enterprise in Star Trek. #genuary #genuary2026 #fractal

For #genuary26, Recursive Grid, I went with a pretty minimalist pattern where each square is subdivided into 4 smaller squares. #genuary #genuary2026

#genuary25 - Organic Geometry. My favorite fractals are the ones that appear organic, like this one that reminds me of a growing vine. #genuary #genuary2026 #fractal #beanstalk

#genuary24 - Perfectionist Nightmare. I explored several ideas for this one, where a regular grid has just a bit of randomness to make it slightly "off". The result reminds me of the tiles in my bathroom. #genuary #genuary2026 #tiles

The #genuary23 prompt is Transparency. Applying a transparency channel to a otherwise typical orbit trap fractal leads to some interesting effects. Might need to explore this one more later. #genuary #genuary2026 #orbittrap #fractal

I've often been tempted to get a pen plotter, but haven't quite taken the plunge. For #genuary22 I did some experiments with overlapping Archimedean spirals, that could eventually be used with a pen-plotter. I find the spirals interesting since their radius […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

For #genuary21, "Bauhaus Poster", I attempted to reuse typical Bauhaus color theme and shapes, applying texture with SVG filters. #genuary #genuary2026 #bauhaus #abstractart

This #genuary20 "One Line" artwork is made of a single line fractal. #genuary #genuary2026 #linefractal

For, #genuary19, a 16 x 16 grid of points is iterated through the Mandelbrot fractal equation and the paths of the points traced with smooth curves. #mandelbrot #genuary #genuary2026 #fractal

For #genuary18, the prompt is an unexpected path that follows a very simple rule. My "simple" rule returns to the concept of "odious numbers": if ⌈x⋅y⌉ is odious, turn 60 degrees counterclockwise. Otherwise, turn 60 degrees clockwise. Here, three paths with […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

For #genuary17, this pattern uses Wallpaper Group pmg (22*), with tiles containing arbitrary Bezier curves. #genuary #genuary2026 #genuary17#genuary#genuary2026#wallpaper #tiling #bezier

Many fractals exhibit macro-scale order with micro-scale disorder, perfect for #genuary16 "Order and Disorder". The top layer is the most ordered, with entropy increasing as you go down. #genuary #genuary2026 #fractal #mathart

My #genuary15 "Invisible Object" animation is an experiment using SVG filters and animation effects. #genuary #genuary2026 #svg #smil #shadow

Today's #genuary prompt seemed perfect for a Truchet tiling image, where the curve perfectly fills the space. #genuary2026 #genuary14 #truchet #hexagonal

My #genuary13 self portrait is defined entirely by parametric equations! Portrait in the first image, equations in the second. The equations were generated by tracing points from a photograph, then basically using an FFT algorithm to convert the coordinates […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

This is probably an unexpected interpretation of #genuary12, "Boxes Only", but I like how it turned out. Thinking of different uses of the term "box" in mathematical contexts, somehow I recalled the Box-Muller transformation, named after George E. P. Box and […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

Very similar to my interpretation of last year's Genuary 3 "42 Lines of Code" (link below), this code is a "Quine" that outputs itself into a stylized image using SVG curves and gradients. https://universeodon.com/@codeismycanvas/113765562968011769 #genuary #genuary2026 #genuary11 #quine #svg

For #genuary10, Polar Coordinates, here is a stylized plot of r = 4 + ⌈θ/4 + 2cos(3.3θ)⌉ #genuary #genuary2026 #genuary10#genuary#genuary2026#polarcoordinates #ceilingfunction

Snowy New Mexico Sunset. #albuquerque #newmexico #sunset #snow

For Genuary 9, a crazy automaton, I'm combining a cellular automaton with the concept of "odious numbers" I learned about during #mathober. Each cell is assigned one of 4 states, and if sum of states of 8 surrounding cells is an odious number, increment the […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

This is a (very slight) extension of last year's Genuary20 (Architecture) prompt, which I based on the skyline in the old QBasic Gorillas game. This year, it gets extended to "3D" with layers of buildings, scaled and "misted" toward the back. And stars in […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

For #genuary7, Boolean Algebra, this image simulates a set of stacked logic gates, with gate type and signal state represented by colors. #genuary #genuary2026 #boolean #logicgate

For #genuary6 "Lights On/Off", I took a fractal image and lightened it for the lights on state, and darkened for the lights off state. Most of my fractals end up with darker backgrounds, so using a light theme was an interesting challenge. #genuary #genuary2026 #fractal

Today's #genuary prompt is to write "Genuary" without using a font. I'm always intrigued by those "Inhabited Initials" found in older books, where the first letter in a paragraph is drawn using fancy illustrations, so I attempted to write the word by pulling […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

I created a release of a standalone palette tool. Included binaries for mac and linux. https://codeberg.org/bit101/getpal Would love to have people try it out.

A summation of my work on color palettes. https://bit-101.com/blog/posts/2026-01-04/palettes/

For #genuary4 - Low Resolution - I made a Julia set fractal with resolution animated starting at 6x6 pixels, increasing to 180x180 and back. #genuary #genuary2026 #juliaset #fractal

For #genuary3, "Fibonacci Forever", I'm recycling an orbit-trap fractal I shared back on Fibonacci Day (11/23, of course). It uses the typical fractal equation z ↦ zⁿ + z₀, but n increases following the Fibonacci sequence with each iteration. #genuary #genuary2026 #fibonacci #fractal

I made a venn diagram to help you understand Moiré patterns.

#genuary2 - Twelve Principles of Animation. I don't have a lot of experience with animations, but I've recently been exploring animating SVG's using the SMIL `<animation>` elements. For this prompt, I focused on a single one of the twelve principles of […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

It's Genuary time again! Today's prompt is "One color, one shape". I chose to make a hepta of heptagons made from blue heptagons. #genuary #genuary2026 #genuary1 #heptagon

New Year's Eve? Whatever. Let's celebrate Genuary Eve! https://genuary.art #genuary #newyear #2026

Another visualization of the Mandelbrot equation, tracing the path of a few points starting in a small circle. #mandelbrot #fractal #mathart #generativeart

More things found while exploring the Mandelbrot equation. Pick a few points in a small circle and trace their orbits. Yellow dots are the actual calculated points, connected by a purple curve if the point eventually escapes, and green if it does not […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

He knows what belongs to him. #Caturday

I initially read this headline as "cats meow more than twice as much AS men", and of course my reaction was "that doesn't sound right, I meow at my cat all the time." https://www.sciencealert.com/cats-meow-more-than-twice-as-much-at-men-and-we-can-only-guess-why #Caturday #misreadheadline […]

I didn't ask for this. I didn't consent to this. These emails just came out of the blue, about a day apart. I don''t even have an actual Wyndham login, but I suppose I gave them my email years ago at a check-in counter, and now they're in cahoots with […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

It's Fibonacci Day! Here's a fractal image based on the Fibonacci sequence. It's your typical Mandelbrot equation z ↦ zⁿ + z₀, but instead of a constant n=2, here n follows the Fibonacci sequence as the fractal iterations go up. Orbit trap of a ring, which […] [Original post on universeodon.com]

Northern Lights easily visible to the naked eye from Albuquerque, New Mexico! I thought the Sandias were named for the pink appearance of the mountains, not the sky... #aurora #northernlights #albuquerque #newmexico #sandiamountains #sandiaheights

The cat pulled the blanket off the chair so he could be cozy for his #Caturday .