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Marcin Ignac
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Computational design, generative art and data visualization. Founder of @variable_io and co-creator of @nodes_io. Also on @marcinignac.bsky.social
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    Marcin Ignac
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    Sep 18, 2025
    How will the flower bloom in 2100? We collaborated with artist Annelie Berner to create a generative web tool that visualizes how the Circaea Alpina flower might evolve in response to future climate conditions. I've finally put together a v1 of full case study including info
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    Marcin Ignac
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    Nov 28, 2024
    Computational nature. Variable nature.
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    Marcin Ignac
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    Jul 23, 2019
    Say hello to @nodes_io - a new way to create with code on the web by @variable_io. We use it to create interactive installations, visualise data, experiment with generative algorithms, build custom design tools and more. Find out what Nodes can do at nodes.io
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    Marcin Ignac
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    Jul 29, 2020
    3D camera transition as a window to a bigger world #webgl #pex @nodes_io
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    Marcin Ignac
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    Jan 22, 2025
    Alien like plants animated of GPU. Plants are procedural. Colors are random. Each element it's own instanced geometry. WebGL. Realtime. Variable. Fast.
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    Marcin Ignac
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    Dec 6, 2024
    Graph as root of a procedural system.
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    Marcin Ignac
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    Jul 21, 2023
    Forget wind. This is the same 80x64 cloth but the right one has noise added to it's constraint resting lengths and is squashed on z axis to loosen the fabric. Adds so much to the complexity of the surface! 30fps... in JavaScript. Can't believe it. Link for live version below.
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    Marcin Ignac
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    Nov 12, 2018
    06 Dune - night on Arrakis: sin (this) * sin (that) #codevember #webgl #pex #generative #javascript
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    Marcin Ignac
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    Jun 4, 2021
    Search is the biggest scam in UI now. It almost never works. How do you find stuff that is not in your top 10 results of mini snippets? We need more explorative interfaces taking advantage of context and association.
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    Marcin Ignac
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    Jan 29, 2025
    Color research through recursion.
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    Marcin Ignac
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    Aug 18, 2025
    What makes such interfaces not survive mass market adoption? All of them get inevitably normalized. Gestures replaced with popup menu actions, sidebars, toolbars, breadcrumbs and other "user friendliness". Why can't we have Pro interfaces that require learning?
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    Tobias Renström
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    Aug 17, 2025
    I'm thinking one tangible use case for this notes app will be for interior designers to keep client mood boards with annotated photos, long notes, to do lists, meeting notes and short scribbles - all together in the same space.
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    Marcin Ignac
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    Nov 16, 2023
    Whole Hamlet in WebGL with random highlights. Nothing fancy tech wise, just pure GPU joy. 5k lines 26k words 175k characters cc: @shoppingtheatre
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    Marcin Ignac
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    Aug 13, 2024
    WebGL these days... gives me that feel of control... in pursue of artificial beauty inside comfort zone shielded from admin and bureaucracy madness.
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    Marcin Ignac
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    May 16, 2025
    Realtime Screen Space Subsurface Scattering (SSSS) also known as "a bunch of hacks" in WebGL.
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