Awesome Creative Coding

Carefully curated list of awesome creative coding resources primarily for beginners/intermediates.

Creative coding is a different discipline than programming systems. The goal is to create something expressive instead of something functional. Interaction design, information visualization and generative art are all different types of creative coding – which has become a household term describing artworks articulated as code.

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Contents

• Books


• Online Books


• Courses


• Tools


• Frameworks • Libraries • Ecosystems


• Visual Programming Languages


• Sound Programming Languages


• Web Programming • Libraries


• Projection Mapping • VJing


• Online


• Hardware


• Other


• Learning Resources


• Videos


• Talks


• Articles
  
  
  • Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL
  
  
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• Interactive


• Quick References • Cheat-Sheets


• Communities


• Subreddits


• Slack


• Other


• Math


• Machine learning • Computer Vision • Ai


• Inspiration


• Events


• Schools • Workshops


• Blogs • Websites


• Related

Books

• Generative Art: A Practical Guide - Practical guide using Processing.


• Generative Design - Visualize, Program, and Create with Processing.


• The Nature of Code - Simulating natural systems with Processing.


• Programming Design Systems - Practical introduction to the new foundations of graphic design.


• Learning Modern 3D Graphics Programming - Series of tutorials on using OpenGL to do graphical rendering.


• Programming Interactivity - Designer's Guide to Processing, Arduino, and openFrameworks.


• openFrameworks Essentials - openFrameworks beginner Guide for programmer, visual artist, or designer.


• Mastering openFrameworks: Creative Coding Demystified - Advanced in depth guide to openFrameworks.


• Algorithms for Visual Design Using the Processing Language - Experiment with design problems to create 3D animations, GUIs, and more.


• Foundation HTML5 Animation with JavaScript - Everything you need to know to create animation using the HTML5 canvas.


• Playing with chaos - Programming Fractals and Strange Attractors in JavaScript.


• Ray Tracing in One Weekend - Mini book about Ray Tracing.


• Processing 2: Creative Programming Cookbook - Guides you to explore the Processing environment using practical and useful recipes.


• Data-driven Graphic Design - Creative Coding for Visual Communication.


• Real-Time Rendering - Learn how to use modern techniques to generate synthetic three-dimensional images in a fraction of a second.


• Graphics Shaders: Theory and Practice - Introduction to shader programming in general, but focusing on the GLSL shading language.


• Anton's OpenGL 4 Tutorials - Practical guide to starting 3d programming with OpenGL.


• Physics for JavaScript Games, Animation, and Simulations - Teaches JavaScript programmers how to incorporate real physics into their HTML5 games, animations, and simulations.


• Math for Programmers - Book teaches you to solve mathematical problems in code.


• Synthèse d'images avec OpenGL (ES) - Book in french, which covers OpenGL, OpenGL ES and WebGL.


• Hands-On Music Generation with Magenta - Design and use machine learning models for music generation using Magenta and make them interact with existing music creation tools

Online Books

• The Book of Shaders - Step-by-step guide through the abstract and complex universe of fragment shaders.


• WebGL Fundamentals - WebGL from the ground up. No magic.


• WebGL 2 Fundamentals - WebGL2 from the ground up. No magic.


• Learn OpenGL - Extensive tutorial resource for learning Modern OpenGL.


• Scratchapixel 2.0 - Learn Computer Graphics From Scratch.


• ofBook - Community-written book/guide on openFrameworks.


• OGLdev - Collection of modern OpenGL tutorials by Etay Meiri.


• OpenGL Tutorial - Site dedicated to tutorials for OpenGL 3.3 and later.


• Open.gl - Guide that teach you the basics of using OpenGL.


• Pixel Shaders - Interactive Introduction to Graphics Programming.


• OpenGLBook - Free OpenGL programming tutorial in online book format.


• Graphics Programming Projects - Book about 3D computational graphics by Morgan McGuire.


• On Generative Algorithms - Notes about generating various organic patterns, with examples and Python code, by Anders Hoff.


• Computer Graphics from Scratch - A raytracing and rasterization textbook that teaches you how OpenGL and DirectX works.


• A Primer on Bézier Curves - A free book for when you really need to know how to do Bézier things.


• 3D Game Shaders For Beginners - Step-by-step guide to real-time shading techniques.


• XEM WebGL Guide - Step-by-step guide to WebGL.


• WebGL Academy - Learn WebGL and 3D algorithmic in a progressive and interactive way.

Courses

• Create 3D Graphics in JS Using WebGL - Get started creating content with WebGL without any frameworks.


• Learn HTML5 Graphics and Animation - Introduction to the canvas 2D drawing API.


• Interactive 3D Graphics - Udacity course that teach you the principles of 3D computer graphics.


• Interactive Computer Graphics - Computer graphics course from Coursera.


• Kadenze Creative Coding - Selection of Kadenze courses covering p5.js, TensorFlow, Max/Jitter, and ChucK.


• Think. Create. Code - EDX course to learn programming with ProcessingJS.


• Creative Programming for Digital Media & Mobile Apps - Coursera course on creative coding with processing.


• Imaginary Institute - Learn how to create gorgeous interactive graphics.


• Future Learn: Creative Coding - Use computer programming as a creative discipline to generate sounds, images, animations and more.


• Intro to JS: Drawing & Animation - Use JavaScript and the ProcessingJS library to create drawings and animations.


• Advanced JS: Natural Simulations - Combine JS, ProcessingJS, and mathematical concepts to simulate nature in your programs


• Interactive Data Visualization with Processing - Learn how to read, map, and illustrate data with Processing.


• Programming Data Visualizations: A Coding Toolkit for Processing - Join information designer Nicholas Felton in the world of Processing.


• Introduction to Data Visualization - Join Nicholas Felton for a smart, comprehensive, and inspiring intro to data visualization.


• Programming Graphics I, 2, 3 - Learn generative art and Processing with art with Joshua Davis.


• Creative Coding with Canvas & WebGL - Workshop by Matt DesLauriers. that teaches you about generative art, interactive animations, 3D graphics, and shaders.


• Advanced Creative Coding with WebGL & Shaders - Workshop by Matt DesLauriers that go deeper into graphics programming, math and shaders.

Tools
Frameworks • Libraries • Ecosystems

• Processing [Cross-platform] - Computer programming language and IDE for visual arts.


• Cinder [Cross-platform] - Open source library for professional-quality creative coding in C++.


• openFrameworks [Cross-platform] - Open source C++ toolkit for creative coding.


• C4 [iOS] - Open-source creative coding framework for iOS.


• Unity [Mac, Win] - Game engine, but useful for creative coding and installations.


• Godot [Cross-platform] - Open source game engine, that can also be used for all sorts of things.


• PlayCanvas [Cross-platform] - Open source, realtime collaborative WebGL engine.


• hg_sdf [Cross-platform] - GLSL library for building signed distance functions.


• HYPE [Cross-platform] - HYPE_processing, is a collection of classes that performs heavy lifting tasks while using a minimal amount of code writing.


• nannou
  [Cross-platform] - Open-source creative coding framework for the Rust language


• thi.ng
  [Cross-platform] - Open source collection of computational design tools for the Clojure and ClojureScript languages


• PixelKit [iOS, Mac] - Open source, live graphics, Swift framework, powered by Metal.


• OPENRNDR [Cross-platform] - Open source library for creative coding written in Kotlin.


• Phaser [Cross-platform] - HTML5 framework for building games, uses both a Canvas and WebGL renderer.


• Canvas-sketch [Cross-platform] - HTML5 framework for making generative artwork in JavaScript and the browser.

Visual Programming Languages

• vvvv [Win] - Hybrid visual/textual live-programming environment for easy prototyping and development.


• VisualScript [Cross-platform] - Visual coding language in the Godot game engine.


• NodeBox [Mac, Win] - Cross-platform, node-based GUI for efficient data visualizations and generative design.


• TouchDesigner [Mac, Win] - Visual development platform to create realtime projects.


• Quartz Composer [Mac] - Development tool for processing and rendering graphical data.


• Vuo [Mac] - Live interactive-media programming environment.


• Max [Mac, Win] - Visual programming language for media.


• Pure Data [Cross-platform] - Open source visual programming language for multimedia.


• i-score [Cross-platform] - Interactive sequencer to control creative coding libraries and toolkits.


• tooll [Win] - Open source tool for creating interactive 3d content and animations.


• XOD [Cross-platform] - Open source visual programming language and environment for microcontroller-based projects.


• Isadora [Cross-platform] - Scene based media control software with integrated projection mapper.


• cables [Cross-platform/Web] - Your model kit for creating beautiful interactive content. Currently in private beta, invites can be requested.


• eternal [Web] - Programs as graphs and graphs as compositional tools for creation


• Notch Builder [Win] - Node-based authoring tool with a strong focus on real-time graphics. Currently in beta.


• Synopsis - A suite of open source software for computational cinematography.


• JOY.JS - Realtime visual coding tool, easy to understand and aimed at beginners.


• Pixel Nodes [iPad] - Live graphics node editor, powered by PixelKit.

Sound Programming Languages

• SuperCollider [Multi-platform] - Platform for audio synthesis and algorithmic composition.


• ChucK - Strongly-timed, concurrent, and on-the-fly music programming language.


• TidalCycles - Domain specific language for live coding of pattern.


• Sonic Pi - The live coding music synth for everyone.


• Csound - A sound and music computing system.


• Orca - Live coding environment to quickly create procedural sequencers.


• handel - A small procedural programming language for writing songs in browser.

Web Programming • Libraries

• three.js - JavaScript 3D library.


• regl - Functional WebGL.


• Stackgl - Open software ecosystem for WebGL, built on top of browserify and npm.


• Paper.js - The swiss army knife of vector graphics scripting.


• Pixi.js - HTML 5 2D rendering engine that uses webGL with canvas fallback.


• p5.js - JavaScript library that starts with the original goal of Processing.


• Pts.js - JavaScript library for visualization and creative-coding.


• Fabric.js - Javascript canvas library, SVG-to-canvas parser.


• Maker.js - Parametric line drawing for SVG, CNC & laser cutters.


• OpenJSCAD - Programmatic 3D modeling in JavaScript.


• Sketch.js - Minimal JavaScript creative coding framework.


• Two.js - Two-dimensional drawing api geared towards modern web browsers.


• ClayGL - WebGL graphic library for building scalable Web3D applications.


• Proton - A lightweight and powerful javascript particle engine.


• lightgl.js - A lightweight WebGL library.


• picogl.js - A minimal WebGL 2 rendering library.


• Alfrid - A WebGL tool set.


• Babylon.js - complete JavaScript framework for building 3D games with HTML 5 and WebGL.


• twigl - A Tiny WebGL helper Library.


• luma.gl - WebGL2 Components for Data Visualization.


• css-doodle - A web component for drawing patterns with CSS.


• OGL.js - JavaScript 3D library (WebGL)


• Zdog - A pseudo-3D engine for canvas & SVG


• Oimo.js - Lightweight 3d physics engine for javascript


• Ammo.js - Direct port of the Bullet physics engine to JavaScript using Emscripten

Projection Mapping • VJing

• MadMapper [Mac] - Video mapping projections and Light mapping.


• VDMX [Mac] - Realtime multimedia performance application.


• Modul8 [Mac] - Real time video mixing and compositing.


• Resolume [Mac, Win] - Mixing of digital video and effects in a realtime.


• CoGe VJ [Mac] - VJ software designed for realtime HD video mixing and compositing with a modular user interface.


• VirtualMapper - Realtime preview tool for projection mapping.


• Millumin [Mac] - A software to create and perform interactive audiovisual shows.


• Smode [Win] - A real-time 2D/3D creation, compositing and video-mapping engine.


• Veejay [Linux] - A live performance tool featuring simple non-linear editing and mixing from multiple sources (files, devices, streams...)

Online

• Shadertoy - Build and share shaders with the world and get inspired.


• GLSLbin - Fragment shader sandbox with support for glslify.


• GLSL Sandbox - Online shader editor and gallery.


• Shdr Editor - Online shader editor.


• CodePen - Show case of advanced techniques with editable source code.


• Shadershop - Interface for programming GPU shaders.


• Vertexshaderart - Online shader editor and gallery.


• Cyos - Online shader editor.


• GlslEditor - Simple WebGL Fragment Shader Editor.


• OpenProcessing - Create and experiment with algorithmic design, Processing and P5.js.


• P5.js Editor - Online web editor for P5.js.


• LiveCodeLab - Run-as-you-type tool for VJs, musicians, teachers, students, kids.


• Turtletoy - Minimalistic API and online showcase for generative code. (Javascript)


• ShaderGif - Open source home for art made with code (WebGL1/2, JavaScript Canvas & P5.js).


• P5LIVE - p5.js live-coding environment.


• NEORT - Digital art platform for creative coders (Fragment Shader, Javascript Canvas).


• Shelly - Learn programming by issuing instructions to a turtle.


• tixy.land - The most minimalist creative coding environment is alive.


• BBC Micro bot - Run your tweet on an 8-bit computer emulator.

Hardware

• Arduino - Open source microcontroller kits for building digital devices and interactive objects.


• Raspberry Pi - Small single-board computers.


• Puck.js - Open source JavaScript microcontroller you can program wirelessly.


• BeagleBoard - Low-power open source single-board computers.


• Makey Makey - Turn everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the internet.


• Tessel - Easy to use microcontroller that runs JavaScript.


• Leap Motion - Sensor device that supports hand and finger motions as input.


• AxiDraw - Simple, modern, and precise pen plotter.


• Phidgets - Sensors, input devices and controllers for computers.


• Teensy - USB-based microcontroller development system.


• Lightform - AR projection mapping with built-in depth sensor.

Other

• Structure Synth [Cross-platform] - Application for generating 3D structures by specifying a design grammar.


• F3 [Mac] - Powerful 3D design app that enables you to live code 3D form.


• Fragment [Mac]- App to live code GLSL graphics.


• ShaderTool [Win] - Modern shader IDE for programmers and FX artists.


• Syphon [Mac] - Allows applications to share frames with one another in realtime.


• KodeLife - Real-time GPU shader editor, live-code performance tool and graphics prototyping sketchpad.


• ISF - GLSL shaders for use in interactive applications.


• glslViewer - Live-coding console tool that renders GLSL Shaders.


• DrawBot [Mac] - Education oriented 2d graphics programming environment based on python.


• Klak - A collection of scripts for creative coding with Unity.


• basil.js - Scripting (JS) in InDesign for designers and artists in the spirit of Processing.


• Konstrukt [Cross-platform] - A commandline tool to generate different scaleable patterns as SVGs.

Learning Resources
Videos

• The Coding Train - Daniel Shiffman makes videos about creative coding.


• MFGD - Fragment Shaders - YouTube playlist about fragment shaders.


• Shaders Laboratory - YouTube channel about shaders.


• Makin' Stuff Look Good - YouTube channel about shaders case studies.


• openFrameworks Tutorial Series - YouTube series to learning openFrameworks


• openFrameworks tutorial - YouTube playlist about openFrameworks - not updated [2015].


• Shader Tutorial Series - YouTube playlist about Shaders, using Visual Studio Code.


• Kha Tutorial Series - YouTube playlist about the Kha framework, built in Haxe.


• Fun with WebGL 2.0 - YouTube playlist about WebGL 2.0.


• Modern OpenGL 3.0+ Tutorials - YouTube playlist about modern OpenGL.


• Vertexshaderart - YouTube playlist about vertex shaders.


• Diving in Three.js - YouTube playlist diving into three.js.


• Shadertoy Tutorials - YouTube playlist teaching you how to make shaders, starting with zero knowledge using shadertoy.


• WebGL Lightning - Introduction to WebGL lightning with Greg Tatum.

Talks

• Intro to WebGL Slides Video - Intro to WebGL with three.js.


• Inigo Quilez Live - Collection of live coding videos by Íñigo Quílez.


• There is also canvas - Bruno Imbrizi go through the use of canvas for creative coding at WebExpo 2016. Interactive slides here.


• Draw. Move. Fail. Repeat. - Slides by @williamapan from his Creative developer workshop at Gobelins.


• OpenGL 3D Game Tutorials - Beginners tutorial series about creating 3D games OpenG.


• How We Do This Shit - Talk on how tech-based artists do this financially.


• Making WebGL Dance - How I Learnt to Stop Worrying and Love Linear Algebra.


• The Pixel Factory - Talk about WebGL, GPUs and Math by Steven Wittens.


• Poetic Computation - Inspiring talk by Zach Lieberman.


• Generative Machines - FITC talk by Matt DesLauriers about his passion for generative art.

Articles • Tutorials
Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL

• Introduction to shaders - Part 1 of an introduction to shaders using threejs.


• Three.js 101 - Introduction to three.js from a creative coder perspective.


• Experimenting with Three.js shaders and the ShaderMaterial - Introduction to custom mesh shader materials.


• lwjgl: Shaders - Shader tutorial in the context of lwjgl-basics.


• Shaders: A primer - A primer on shaders.


• Shaders: Second stage - The second part to the previous.


• WebGL Lessons — Fragment Shaders - A brief introduction to fragment shaders.


• WebGL Lessons — ThreeJS Shaders - Using custom vertex and fragment shaders in ThreeJS.


• ThreeJS post-proces example - example of post-processing effects in ThreeJS.


• Ray Marching and Signed Distance Functions - Introduction to ray tracing.


• Introduction to Ray Tracing - A simple method for creating 3D images.


• GLSL lighting walkthrough - Phong shading tutorial with glslify.


• Three glslify example - Example on how to use three.js with glslify.


• WebGL Beyond Dom - Greg Tatum explain the basic of WebGL using Regl.


• FBO particles - Article about FBO/GPGPU particles by @nicoptere.


• Ray marching (with THREE.js) - Article about ray marching with three.js by @nicoptere.


• Custom shaders with Three.JS - Introduction to custom shaders, uniforms, textures and lighting in three.js.


• An intro to modern OpenGL - First part of an introduction to modern OpenGL.


• Modern OpenGL Series - Good introduction to some of the OpenGL terms.


• Smooth minimum - Article about the smooth based primitive union.


• Modeling with distance functions - Collection of distance functions in one centralized place.


• Volumetric rendering - Explains how to create complex 3D shapes inside volumetric shaders.


• Real-time Rendering - Book, blog and collection of resources regarding real-time rendering.


• OpenGL 4 Shaders - Short and sweet introduction to OpenGL shaders by Anton Gerdelan.


• On ray casting, ray tracing, ray marching and the like - The title says it all. Introduction by Adok.


• Sun and Black Cat - Articles on shaders and other computer graphics related topics.


• Writing a small software renderer - Really good introduction to how basic software rendering works.


• WebGL Tutorials - Website with a really good collection of WebGL tutorials.


• Generating Geometry: 1, 2, 3 - Beginner introduction on how to create geometry object.


• Three.js sine animation - Learn how to add sine waves to a circle with three.js. (oF version)


• Into Vertex Shaders - Series of tutorials about WebGL, Three.js, and Three.bas.


• The Spaces of WebGL - Brief overview over the different coordinate systems through out the 3D graphics pipeline.


• WebGL Workshop - Short and sweet online introduction to WebGL.


• THREE.js & instanced geometry - Fluffy predator with three.js and instanced geometry.


• Particle Effects via Billboards - How to create a particle effects with billboarding and WebGL.


• Beautifully Animate Points with WebGL and regl - How to create GPGPU particles with regl.


• WebGL Tutorial: Directional Shadow Mapping without extensions - Introduction to the concepts behind real time directional light shadow mapping.


• WebGL Quest - A tutorial and a list of useful resources to use WebGL raymarching and distance functions easily.


• Exploring bump mapping with WebGL - Introduction to different bump mapping techniques.


• OpenGL/GLSL Shader Programing - Deck on OpenGL/GLSL shader programing.


• Particles in a Simplex Noise Flow Field - Perlin noise flow field tutorial.


• Flow Fields, Part 1 Part 2 - Introduction to flow fields also known as vector fields.


• Graphics for Games - Introduction to 3D graphics programming including shaders, math post-processing etc. from Newcastle University.


• Three.js Basics - Introduction to Three.js by Eric Haines.


• An Interactive Introduction to WebGL and three.js - Slides from the SIGGRAPH 2017 WebGL workshop.


• How to Start Learning Computer Graphics Programming - Advice and thoughts on how to get started by Eric Arnebäck.


• What Every Coder Should Know About Gamma - Deep dive into the importance of gamma.

Canvas

• HTML Canvas Deep Dive - Profound introduction to the canvas API.


• 31 days of Canvas tutorials - Collection of canvas tutorials by Seb Lee-Delisle.

Hardware

• Pen Plotter Art & Algorithms Part 1, 2 - How to use the AxiDraw pen plotter with JavaScript.

Other

• Noise in Creative Coding - In-depth blog post about noise as an indispensable tool for creative coding.


• Cat Like Coding - In depth tutorials on math, algorithms and Unity.


• Fun Programming - Learn creative coding writing simple programs.


• Creative-coding on iOS with C4 - Introduction to C4 published on Creative Applications.


• COSMOS - An end-to-end tutorial on the design, programming and launch of an app using C4.


• Particle Physics - Particle physics explained.


• Visualizing Algorithms - Looks at the use of visualization to understand, explain and debug algorithms.


• Adventures in Game Development World - Easy to understand collection of articles on game developement, but relevant to creative coding as well.


• Shepherding random numbers - Tiny guide to shepherding random numbers.


• Amit’s Game Programming Information - Collection of resources on stuff like path-finding, Ai, math etc.


• Tips to Improve Your Generative Artwork - Tips to make your art look better.


• Working With Color in Generative Art - Tips on how to get color right.

Interactive

• Shader-school - Workshop for GLSL shaders and graphics programming.


• Webgl-workshop - The sequel to shader-school: Learn the WebGL API.


• Fragment-oundry - Interactive fragment shader tutorial.


• SDF Tutorial 1: box & balloon - Shadertoy tutorial on raytracing.


• HOWTO: Ray Marching - Shadertoy tutorial on Ray Marching.


• Raymarch Tutorial2 - Shadertoy raymarch tutorial.


• GLSL 2D Tutorials - Shadertoy GLSL 2D Tutorial.


• Bubble Breakdown - Shader breakdown by Perlin.


• Let's Make A Ray Marcher - Interactive Shader-Toy on writing a ray marcher.


• Raymarching - Interactive Shader-Toy raymarching tutorial.

Quick References • Cheatsheets

• Shaderific GLSL - OpenGL ES shading language reference.


• The Book of Shaders Glossary - Shader glossary by theme.


• gltut glossary pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 - OpenGL 3D programming glossary.


• Canvas Cheatsheet - Quick and visual canvas cheatsheet.


• WebGL Cheatsheet - WebGL 1.0 API reference card.


• Glossary of Computer Graphics - Glossary of terms relating computer graphics.


• GLSL Reference Guide - OpenGL Shading Language quick reference guide.


• 3D Maths Cheat Sheet - Math cheatsheet by Anton Gerdelan, from his OpenGL book.


• docs.GL - Improvement of the official OpenGL documentation.


• OpenGL Shading Language - Khronos Group GLSL wiki.


• OpenGL 4.3 Reference Card - PDF Reference Card for the OpenGL 4.3 API.


• Easings - Interactive easing functions cheatsheet.


• The newbie's PBR Cheat Sheet - Short and sweet visual overview on PBR.


• PixelSpirit - GLSL library on the back of tarot cards, for learning and reference.


• Procedural Patterns And Noises - Collection of procedural patterns and procedural noises.


• Three.js Reference - Reference from the Udacity Interactive 3D Graphics course.


• Visual Noises - Visualize noise algorithms in 1D and 2D.


• Trigonoparty - Simple trigonometry visualisation.

Communities
Subreddits

• r/creativecoding - Sharing and discussing the use of computer programming as a creative discipline.


• r/raytraycing - Subreddit on raytracing.


• r/opengl - News and discussion about OpenGL on all platforms.


• r/graphicsprogramming - Subreddit on graphics programming.


• r/processing - Subreddit on Processing.


• r/shaders - Subreddit on shaders.


• r/proceduralgeneration - Subreddit on procedural generation.


• r/MachineLearning - Subreddit on machine learning.


• r/generative - Subreddit on generative art and music.

Slack

• Creative-Dev Slack - Creative Development Slack.


• Generative Art Slack - Generative Art Slack.


• Creative Coding Club - Creative Coding Club Slack.


• Creative Coding - Creative Coding Slack.


• openFrameworks - openFrameworks Slack.

Other

• The Creative Coding Podcast - Iain and Seb discuss the ins and outs of creative coding.


• realtimevfx.com - Real Time VFX Community.


• Data Stories - Podcast on data visualization.


• 3D Programming Weekly Articles - Great collection of shader and math related resources.


• Pass The Pen - A community of front-end developers who build collaborative creative coding projects on CodePen.


• Creative Tech Weekly - A weekly newsletter of resources around creative technology.

Math

• Math as code - Cheat-sheet for mathematical notation in code form.


• Coding Math - Teaches you the math you need to understand as a programmer.


• Math snippets - Math snippets with graphic programming in mind.


• Formul Animations - The principles of painting with maths.


• Learning Maths again - Collection of JS and GLSL math snippets.


• Eases - Grab-bag of modular easing equations.


• Math for Motion - Visualization of different motion equations.


• Matrix Multiplication - Matrix multiplication visualized.


• Algebra rules - The most useful rules of basic algebra.


• Immersive Math - Fully interactive linear algebra.


• Image Kernels - Interactive and visual introduction to image kernels.


• Sine and Cosine - Interactive explination of sine and cosine.


• Perlin Noise - Perlin noise explained in detail.


• Vector Math for 3D Computer Graphics - Tutorial on vector algebra and matrix algebra from the viewpoint of computer graphics.


• Desmos - Graph functions, plot data, evaluate equations, explore transformations, and much more.


• MFGD - Math for game developers YouTube playlist.


• Essence of linear algebra - Essence of linear algebra YouTube playlist.


• Mathematics of Animation - Slides about the mathematics of animation (repo).


• Sketching with Math and Quasi Physics - Beautiful and visual introduction to math and quasi physics.


• Gene Kogan: Perlin Noise - introduction to 2D and 3D perlin noise.


• Matrix Math and You - High level introduction to matrices.


• Mathematical Symbols - List of all mathematical symbols and signs.


• The magnificent 2d matrix - Interactive tool to better understand transformation matrices.


• Game Dev Movement cheatsheet with examples - JavaScript math snippets for movement.


• Maths & trigonometry cheat sheet for 2D & 3D games - Maths cheat-sheet for 2D and 3D game-makers.


• Tiny 3D - The smallest possible perspective engine on a 2D canvas.


• Matrices for Creative Coding - Introduction to matrices by Greg Tatum.


• Making Things With Maths - Talk by Steven Wittens about bezier curves, procedural generation, physics engines and fractals.


• MyPhysicsLab - Interactive real-time physics simulations, with formulars and code.


• Intuitive Math - Explanations of fields like Linear Algebra and Geometry designed to help you develop a visual intuition for what is going on.


• L-systems - A Haskell package for L-systems.


• Linear Interpolation - Introduction to linear interpolation (also known as mix/lerp).


• Practical use of Vector Math in Games - In-depth article on vectors for game math.

Machine learning • Computer Vision • Ai

• ml4a - Machine learning for artists.


• Keras.js - Run Keras models (tensorflow backend) in the browser, with GPU support.


• Tesseract.js - Pure Javascript Multilingual OCR.


• Google ML - Cloud machine learning by Google.


• TensorFlow - Open source software library for machine intelligence.


• ConvNetJS - Deep Learning in your browser.


• Wekinator - Allows anyone to use machine learning.


• Machine Learning - Coding Train repo with links to machine learning resources.


• CreativeAi.net - Space to share creative Ai projects.


• AI Playbook - Ai microsite intended to help newcomers get started.


• Teachable Machine - Explore how machine learning works, live in the browser.


• TensorFlow.js - JavaScript library for training and deploying ML models in the browser and on Node.js.


• Hello TensorFlow - Fully commented TensorFlow.js demo.


• ml5.js - Friendly machine learning for the web.


• Model Zoo - Discover open source deep learning code and pretrained models.


• Runway - Toolkit that adds artificial intelligence capabilities to design and creative platforms.


• Lobe - Build, train, and ship custom deep learning models using a simple visual interface.


• ModelDepot - Platform for discovering, sharing, and discussing easy to use and pre-trained machine learning models.

Inspiration

• OpenProcessing - Algorithmic Designs Created with Processing, p5js and processingjs.


• Dwitter - Social network for short JavaScript demos.


• Chrome Experiments - Showcase of web experiments written by the creative coding community.


• Codedoodl.es - Showcase of curated creative coding sketches.


• For your Processing - Projects and tutorials about Processing.


• Art From Code - Code sketches by Keith Peters.


• Generator.x - Flickr group about generative strategies in art & design.


• Generative Art - Flickr group about generative art.


• Inspiring Online - Open source micro blog about inspiring and creative works published online.


• People You Should Follow on CodePen - List of interesting people worth following.


• Raven Kwok - Tumblr by visual artist Raven Kwok.


• P5Art - Really good collection of experiments in Processing.


• Echophon - Tumblr with visual inspiration.


• Bees & Bombs - Tumblr with gifs by Dave.


• DevArt - Celebration of art made with code by artists that push the possibilities of creativity.


• Folds2d - Tumblr with curves, surfaces, scalar and vector fields.


• W:BLUT Inspiration - Collection of gifs, links and images by W:Blut.

Events

• OFFF Festival - Digital design festival (Online Flash Film Festival).


• Gray Area Festival - Creative coding, art and technology festival.


• Signal Festival - Showcase of light art and emerging technologies in Prague, the Czech Republic.


• Eyeo Festival - Bring together creative coders, data designers and creators working at the intersection of data, art and technology.


• Mutek - Organization dedicated to digital creativity in sound, music, and audio-visual art.


• Node - An open platform for the exchange on culture, arts and technology.


• Digital Design Days - OFFF - 3 day event offering conferences, workshops, digital showcases & installations.


• CODAME ART+TECH - Projects and nonprofit events, to inspire through experience.


• Curated Creative Events - Hand-picked design, code, art, fashion and maker events.


• NextArt Night - Inspiring people through creative uses of tech.


• GROW - The Parisian rendez-vous for creative coders, GROW is about opening new possibilities in digital creation.

Museums • Galleries

• ZKM — Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe/Germany - ZKM organizes exhibitions and events on the effects of media, digitization, and globalization.


• Ars Electronica Center, Linz/Austria - Museum of the Future — a place where diverse blends of artistic genres, scientific domains and technological directions are displayed and processed.


• Technorama, Zurich/Switzerland - Technorama allows hands-on experiences of hundreds of natural phenomena and technology.


• Kate Vass Gallery - Zürich/Switzerland - Contemporary art gallery presenting works by international established, mid-career, and emerging artists focusing on photography and new technologies.


• Digital Art Museum - Berlin/Germany - Digital Art Museum is an online resource for the history and practice of digital fine art.


• NXT Museum - Amsterdam/Netherlands - The first museum in the Netherlands dedicated to new media art.

Schools • Workshops

• UAL Creative Computing Institute - school in London working at the intersection of creativity and computational technologies


• School for Poetic Computation - School in New York that explore the intersections of code, design, hardware and theory.


• Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design - Hosts a range of educational initiatives, most notably, the Interaction Design Programme and the CIID Summer School.


• Residencies, Fellowships, Summer Schools - Huge list of residencies, fellowships and summer schools around the world (Navigate with the bottom left tabs).

Blogs • Websites

• CreativeApplications.Net [CAN] - Famous digital art blog.


• iquilezles.org - Home of Íñigo Quílez, specialised in GLSL and math snippets.


• bit-101.com - Blog by Keith Peters, specialised in creative coding.


• ibreakdownshaders - Explore the math behind shaders.


• adriancourrèges.com - Blog of software engineer Adrian Courrèges. Articles about game graphics studies etc.


• clicktorelease.com - Home of Jaume Sanchez Elias, with demos, talks, articles on WebGL and WebVR.


• syntopia - Blog about generative art and systems, by Mikael Hvidtfeldt Christensen.


• madebyevan.com - WebGL experiments and articles by Evan Wallace.


• songho.ca - Home of Song Ho Ahn, with a good collection of tutorials on OpenGL and math.


• simonschreibt.de - Game art tricks, design tricks by Simon schreibt.


• sighack.com - Blog about generative art algorithms and techniques, by Manohar Vanga.


• jsdo.it-archives - Compilation of WebGL experiments including comparisons on WebGL frameworks and physics engine (oimo.js, cannon.js, ammo.js)


• WebAudio Weekly - Newsletter to know everything about the WebAudio API

Related

• Awesome opengl - Curated list of awesome OpenGL libraries, debuggers and resources.


• Awesome webgl - Curated list of awesome WebGL libraries, resources and much more.


• Awesome canvas - Curated list of awesome HTML5 canvas with examples, related articles and posts.


• Awesome audio visualization - Curated list about Audio Visualization.


• Awesome computer vision - Curated list of awesome computer vision resources.


• Awesome visualization research - Curated list of recommended research papers and other readings on data visualization.


• Awesome livecoding - Curated list of livecoding languages and tools.


• Awesome graphics - Curated list of computer graphics tutorials and resources.


• Graphics resources - Curated list of graphic programming resources.


• Magic tools - Curated list of game development resources to make magic happen.


• Hanecci’s link collection - Link collection of ray marching on the GPU.


• Awesome public datasets - Curated list of public avalible datasets, mostly free resources.


• Link collection of ray marching on the GPU - Curated list from 2013.


• 3D Machine Learning - A resource repository for 3D machine learning.

Special Thanks

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