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by adyer07 7y ago
Thanks for reading! I’m particularly interested in hearing how a technical audience responds to art like this. Did it resonate for you?
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Show HN: Generative art with ant colony optimization algorithms(amydyer.art)
87 points by adyer07 7y ago|22 comments
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by adyer07 7y ago
Hi HN! I’m a software engineer and an artist. I’m back in school, and for a final assignment this semester made three massive drawings on the topic of software development. I hope you enjoy them! I’m interested to hear how a technical audie
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Show HN: Software Still Lives (Drawings on Software Development)(amydyer.art)
1 points by adyer07 7y ago|1 comments
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by adyer07 7y ago
I’m returning to school for a BFA in art, and I’m constantly surprised by exactly how un-hackable the assignments are, compared to my experience studying engineering. It’s finals season, and many people (myself included) take it as an excus
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by adyer07 7y ago
The idea of creating file structures to mimic more poetic ideas is both really clever and also quite endearing. It’s a tiny bit subversive in the best way. How has the response been from non-technical folks?
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by adyer07 7y ago
The ghostly quality of the particle drawing is really nice. I love how it gets the overlaid effect across but in a nicer way than simple transparency. How are the particles attracted to the areas of the image that need to be darker?
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by adyer07 7y ago
I like the idea of a platform dedicated solely to surfacing new things from small makers - hopefully avoiding a winner-take-all kind of market. My immediate two thoughts as an as an artist were “neat! I should submit something” followed by
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by adyer07 7y ago
I love that he chose to turn it into a baby blanket - it resonates so much more than if it was just a print or digital image. As someone without kids, I also feel like I learned something about baby sleep by looking at it. Neat to see it tu
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by adyer07 7y ago
Ha, that’s how I started! If you’re interested in dipping a toe in, I recommend doing a weekend trip - bike out, camp, and back. It’s a wonderful feeling to escape wherever you are under your own power.
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by adyer07 7y ago
Don’t forget bicycles! Long distance bike touring is a really fascinating way to experience a place, if you have the time to do it. My rule of thumb is that one hour of driving takes about a day of bicycle touring - so you can get remarkabl
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by adyer07 7y ago
I make paintings about programming/code. Right now I'm developing a screen print, and I wanted to build on the same abstract style I used with one-off watercolor paintings. I decided to make my first print about rubber duck debugg