Color Orbs (Generative Art)
Hi all, This is a generative art project I worked on over the past year or so consisting of about 100 little artworks generated using P5.js. I have an overview and technical write up here: https://dannyking.uk/artwork/colororbs You can play with my interactive demo and make your own here: https://dannyking.uk/artwork/colororbs/designer And the gallery is here: https://dannyking.uk/artwork/colororbs/gallery This project came about after reading a HN post about a year ago…
Color Orbs (Generative Art) launched on May 2, 2022 with 49 votes, #803 of 2,942 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.
In plain words
Color Orbs is a generative art project consisting of approximately 100 artworks created with P5.js. The project allows users to view a gallery of completed pieces, explore technical documentation, and create their own variations through an interactive designer tool. It is for anyone interested in generative art and algorithmic design, offering both finished work to view and the ability to experiment with custom creations.
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From the sources
Color Orbs is a generative art project exploring color and texture in little animated orbs. Out of tens of thousands of Color Orbs that I've made, this is one of my favorites: This page walks through some of my other favorite works from the gallery and walks you through how they were made. If you'd like to explore further you can browse the full gallery or make your own using my orb designer in your browser. Click on any orb to watch its animation and click its tune button to see and edit its DNA. Randomness plays a huge part in the result though, especially in its shape. Here's another of my favorites that has a very different shape to the others: The joy in this project comes from finding…from dannyking.uk
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi all, This is a generative art project I worked on over the past year or so consisting of about 100 little artworks generated using P5.js. I have an overview and technical write up here: https://dannyking.uk/artwork/colororbs You can play with my interactive demo and make your own here…
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