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Jul 29 - Aug 04, 2024

Frameworks • Libraries • Ecosystems

• py5 [Cross-platform] - A library that intergrates Processing into the Python 3 ecossystem.

Other

• shoebot [Cross-platform] - Shoebot is a creative coding environment designed for making vector graphics and animations with Python.

Jul 22 - Jul 28, 2024

Visual Programming Languages

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

Mar 25 - Mar 31, 2024

Sound Programming Languages

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

Online

• Hydra - Live code-able video synth and coding environment.

Feb 19 - Feb 25, 2024

Frameworks • Libraries • Ecosystems

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

• Fragment.tools (⭐806) [Cross-platform] - A web development environment for creative coding.

Visual Programming Languages

• TIC-80 - Make pixel art style games and art on a 240*136 pixel screen.

Sound Programming Languages

• Glicol - Graph-oriented live coding language and music/audio DSP library written in Rust.

Other

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

Talks

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

Articles • Tutorials / Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL

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

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

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

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

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

Quick References • Cheatsheets / Other

• Shaderific GLSL - OpenGL ES shading language reference.

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

• Morphogenesis (⭐2k) - Exploration of how shapes, forms, and patterns emerge in nature.

Math / Other

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

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

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

Events / Other

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

Blogs • Websites / Other

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

Nov 27 - Dec 03, 2023

Frameworks • Libraries • Ecosystems

• Lygia (⭐2.4k) [Cross-platform] - Granular and multi-language (GLSL, HLSL, WGSL, MSL and CUDA) shader library designed for performance and flexibility.

Sound Programming Languages

• Overtone - An open source audio environment designed to explore new musical ideas from synthesis and instrument building to live-coding.

Jul 24 - Jul 30, 2023

Frameworks • Libraries • Ecosystems

• PixelKit (⭐882) [iOS, Mac] - Open source, live graphics, Swift framework, powered by Metal.

• AsyncGraphics (⭐320) [iOS, macOS] - Open source, live graphics, async / await, Swift package, powered by Metal.

Visual Programming Languages

• Circles [iPhone, iPad, Mac] - Live graphics node editor, powered by AsyncGraphics.

Apr 03 - Apr 09, 2023

Courses

• 3D Computer Graphics Programming - Learn all the theory and the math behind 3D graphics while creating a software renderer from scratch using the C programming language

Jan 30 - Feb 05, 2023

Online Books

• Creative Coding Notebooks - An authorial set of fundamental Python recipes on Creative Coding and Computer Art, by Diego Inácio.

Web Programming • Libraries

• GraphicsJS - A lightweight open-source JavaScript library for graphics and animations (SVG/VML).

Jan 16 - Jan 22, 2023

Online Books

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

Machine learning • Computer Vision • Ai / Other

• ml4a - Machine learning for artists.

Aug 01 - Aug 07, 2022

Courses

• Three.js Journey - This course by Bruno Simon will teach you the secrets to create the coolest WebGL websites with Three.js whether your are a beginner or an advanced developer.

Visual Programming Languages

• ossia score [Cross-platform] - Interactive, intermedia audio-visual sequencer.

Sound Programming Languages

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

• Melrōse - A MIDI producing environment for creating (live) music.

Online

• Shader Park - A JavaScript library for creating interactive procedural 2D and 3D shaders.

Feb 14 - Feb 20, 2022

Related / Other

• Awesome creative technology (⭐409) - Curated list of Creative Technology groups, companies, studios, collectives and more.

Sep 20 - Sep 26, 2021

Web Programming • Libraries

• Theatre.js (⭐11k) - Motion design library with visual tools

Schools • Workshops / Other

• Goldsmiths, UoL, MA Computational Art - Graduate program in London which develops your arts practice through the expressive world of creative computation

May 31 - Jun 06, 2021

Online

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

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

Articles • Tutorials / Other

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

Feb 22 - Feb 28, 2021

Quick References • Cheatsheets / Other

• Canvas Cheatsheet - Quick and visual canvas cheatsheet.

Jan 25 - Jan 31, 2021

Articles • Tutorials / Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL

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

Dec 07 - Dec 13, 2020

Web Programming • Libraries

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

• Oimo.js (⭐3k) - Lightweight 3d physics engine for javascript

• Ammo.js (⭐4.1k) - Direct port of the Bullet physics engine to JavaScript using Emscripten.

Other

• Konstrukt (⭐63) [Cross-platform] - A commandline tool to generate different scaleable patterns as SVGs.

Subreddits / Other

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

Sep 07 - Sep 13, 2020

Videos

• openFrameworks Tutorial Series - YouTube series to learning openFrameworks

Jul 27 - Aug 02, 2020

Books

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

Online

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

Museums • Galleries / Other

• 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.

Jun 01 - Jun 07, 2020

Books

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

• Hands-On Music Generation with Magenta - Explore the role of deep learning in music generation and assisted music composition.

Online Books

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

Web Programming • Libraries

• OGL.js (⭐3.6k) - JavaScript 3D library (WebGL).

Schools • Workshops / Other

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

Blogs • Websites / Other

• jsdo.it-archives (⭐11) - 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

May 04 - May 10, 2020

Courses

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

Hardware

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

Apr 27 - May 03, 2020

Articles • Tutorials / Other

• 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.

Apr 20 - Apr 26, 2020

Visual Programming Languages

• eternal (⭐522) [Web] - Programs as graphs and graphs as compositional tools for creation

Other / Other

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

Mar 02 - Mar 08, 2020

Visual Programming Languages

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

Feb 10 - Feb 16, 2020

Online Books

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

Dec 30 - Jan 05, 2019

Museums • Galleries / Other

• 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.

Nov 11 - Nov 17, 2019

Projection Mapping • VJing

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

Nov 04 - Nov 10, 2019

Other

• Fragment (⭐167) [Mac]- App to live code GLSL graphics.

Oct 28 - Nov 03, 2019

Frameworks • Libraries • Ecosystems

• Canvas-sketch (⭐5k) [Cross-platform] - HTML5 framework for making generative artwork in JavaScript and the browser.

Projection Mapping • VJing

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

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

Other / Other

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

Oct 14 - Oct 20, 2019

Frameworks • Libraries • Ecosystems

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

Sep 30 - Oct 06, 2019

Hardware

• Teensy - USB-based microcontroller development system.

Aug 26 - Sep 01, 2019

Frameworks • Libraries • Ecosystems

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

Aug 12 - Aug 18, 2019

Frameworks • Libraries • Ecosystems

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

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

Online

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

Jul 08 - Jul 14, 2019

Online

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

Videos

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

Jul 01 - Jul 07, 2019

Talks

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

Apr 29 - May 05, 2019

Books

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

Apr 15 - Apr 21, 2019

Videos

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

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

Mar 11 - Mar 17, 2019

Online

• P5LIVE - p5.js live-coding environment.

Feb 11 - Feb 17, 2019

Quick References • Cheatsheets / Other

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

• Trigonoparty - Simple trigonometry visualisation.

Dec 17 - Dec 23, 2018

Courses

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

Web Programming • Libraries

• Babylon.js (⭐23k) - complete JavaScript framework for building 3D games with HTML 5 and WebGL.

Other

• Klak (⭐1.9k) - A collection of scripts for creative coding with Unity.

Articles • Tutorials / Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL

• 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.

Dec 10 - Dec 16, 2018

Online

• 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).

Talks

• Poetic Computation - Inspiring talk by Zach Lieberman.

Dec 03 - Dec 09, 2018

Math / Other

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

Machine learning • Computer Vision • Ai / Other

• 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.

Blogs • Websites / Other

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

Oct 29 - Nov 04, 2018

Other

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

Inspiration / Other

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

Oct 22 - Oct 28, 2018

Visual Programming Languages

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

Sound Programming Languages

• Csound - A sound and music computing system.

Interactive / Other

• Raymarching - Interactive Shader-Toy raymarching tutorial.

Math / Other

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

Oct 15 - Oct 21, 2018

Web Programming • Libraries

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

Online

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

Sep 24 - Sep 30, 2018

Visual Programming Languages

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

Articles • Tutorials / Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL

• 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.

Aug 06 - Aug 12, 2018

Web Programming • Libraries

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

Jul 09 - Jul 15, 2018

Online Books

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

Other / Other

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

Machine learning • Computer Vision • Ai / Other

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

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

May 21 - May 27, 2018

Web Programming • Libraries

• lightgl.js (⭐1.5k) - A lightweight WebGL library.

• picogl.js (⭐786) - A minimal WebGL 2 rendering library.

• Alfrid (⭐233) - A WebGL tool set.

• twigl (⭐2.6k) - A Tiny WebGL helper Library.

• luma.gl (⭐2.3k) - WebGL2 Components for Data Visualization.

Machine learning • Computer Vision • Ai / Other

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

• Hello TensorFlow - Fully commented TensorFlow.js demo.

Related / Other

• 3D Machine Learning (⭐9.6k) - A resource repository for 3D machine learning.

May 14 - May 20, 2018

Web Programming • Libraries

• Proton (⭐2.4k) - A lightweight and powerful javascript particle engine.

Math / Other

• L-systems (⭐30) - A Haskell package for L-systems.

Apr 23 - Apr 29, 2018

Online Books

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

Math / Other

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

Apr 09 - Apr 15, 2018

Hardware

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

Apr 02 - Apr 08, 2018

Blogs • Websites / Other

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

Mar 19 - Mar 25, 2018

Visual Programming Languages

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

Articles • Tutorials / Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL

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

Feb 26 - Mar 04, 2018

Blogs • Websites / Other

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

Feb 19 - Feb 25, 2018

Math / Other

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

Jan 29 - Feb 04, 2018

Frameworks • Libraries • Ecosystems

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

Web Programming • Libraries

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

Jan 22 - Jan 28, 2018

Web Programming • Libraries

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

• OpenJSCAD - Programmatic 3D modeling in JavaScript.

Jan 08 - Jan 14, 2018

Hardware

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

Articles • Tutorials / Hardware

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

Dec 11 - Dec 17, 2017

Articles • Tutorials / Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL

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

Nov 13 - Nov 19, 2017

Talks

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

Articles • Tutorials / Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL

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

Nov 06 - Nov 12, 2017

Videos

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

Talks

• 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.

Articles • Tutorials / Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL

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

Math / Other

• 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.

Oct 23 - Oct 29, 2017

Articles • Tutorials / Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL

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

Math / Other

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

Oct 09 - Oct 15, 2017

Visual Programming Languages

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

Oct 02 - Oct 08, 2017

Other

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

Quick References • Cheatsheets / Other

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

Machine learning • Computer Vision • Ai / Other

• Teachable Machine (⭐3.8k) - Explore how machine learning works, live in the browser.

Aug 28 - Sep 03, 2017

Interactive / Other

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

Events / Other

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

Aug 14 - Aug 20, 2017

Online Books

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

Aug 07 - Aug 13, 2017

Online Books

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

Articles • Tutorials / Shaders • OpenGL • 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.

Math / Other

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

Jul 24 - Jul 30, 2017

Books

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

Math / Other

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

Jun 26 - Jul 02, 2017

Books

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

Online

• GlslEditor - Simple WebGL Fragment Shader Editor.

Articles • Tutorials / Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL

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

Slack / Other

• Creative Coding Club - Creative Coding Club Slack.

Jun 19 - Jun 25, 2017

Online Books

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

Visual Programming Languages

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

Online

• Cyos - Online shader editor.

Other

• ISF - GLSL shaders for use in interactive applications.

Videos

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

Articles • Tutorials / Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL

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

• 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.

Subreddits / Other

• r/MachineLearning - Subreddit on machine learning.

Other / Other

• Data Stories - Podcast on data visualization.

Math / Other

• 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.

Events / Other

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

Schools • Workshops / Other

• 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 / Other

• 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.

May 15 - May 21, 2017

Machine learning • Computer Vision • Ai / Other

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

May 08 - May 14, 2017

Courses

• 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.

Inspiration / Other

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

Apr 24 - Apr 30, 2017

Videos

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

Apr 17 - Apr 23, 2017

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.

Online

• Vertexshaderart - Online shader editor and gallery.

Other

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

Videos

• Vertexshaderart - YouTube playlist about vertex shaders.

Articles • Tutorials / Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL

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

Math / Other

• 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 (⭐34)).

Machine learning • Computer Vision • Ai / Other

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

Apr 10 - Apr 16, 2017

Projection Mapping • VJing

• VirtualMapper (⭐228) - Realtime preview tool for projection mapping.

Videos

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

Articles • Tutorials / Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL

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

Quick References • Cheatsheets / Other

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

• Easings - Interactive easing functions cheatsheet.

Math / Other

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

Machine learning • Computer Vision • Ai / Other

• Machine Learning (⭐953) - Coding Train repo with links to machine learning resources.

Mar 27 - Apr 02, 2017

Books

• 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.

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.

• 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.

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.

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

Visual Programming Languages

• 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.

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.

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.

Online

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

• 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Videos

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

• Shaders Laboratory - YouTube channel about shaders.

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

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

Talks

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

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

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.

• lwjgl: Shaders (⭐1.9k) - Shader tutorial in the context of lwjgl-basics.

• WebGL Beyond Dom (⭐16) - 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 (⭐809) - Good introduction to some of the OpenGL terms.

• 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.

Articles • Tutorials / Canvas

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

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

Articles • Tutorials / Other

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

• Fun Programming - Learn creative coding writing simple programs.

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

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

Quick References • Cheatsheets / Other

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

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

• 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.

• 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.

Subreddits / Other

• 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.

Other / Other

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

• realtimevfx.com - Real Time VFX Community.

Math / Other

• 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.

Machine learning • Computer Vision • Ai / Other

• 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.

Inspiration / Other

• 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.

Events / Other

• 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.

Related / Other

• Awesome webgl (⭐1.3k) - Curated list of awesome WebGL libraries, resources and much more.

• Awesome visualization research (⭐918) - Curated list of recommended research papers and other readings on data visualization.

• Awesome graphics (⭐1k) - Curated list of computer graphics tutorials and resources.

• Graphics resources (⭐1.8k) - Curated list of graphic programming resources.

• Magic tools (⭐13k) - 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 (⭐59k) - Curated list of public avalible datasets, mostly free resources.

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

Mar 13 - Mar 19, 2017

Articles • Tutorials / Other

• Particle Physics - Particle physics explained.

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

Feb 13 - Feb 19, 2017

Books

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

Web Programming • Libraries

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

Videos

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

Articles • Tutorials / Other

• 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.

Math / Other

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

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

Related / Other

• Awesome livecoding (⭐2.5k) - Curated list of livecoding languages and tools.

Feb 06 - Feb 12, 2017

Books

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

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

Jan 30 - Feb 05, 2017

Articles • Tutorials / Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL

• Three glslify example (⭐77) - Example on how to use three.js with glslify.

Interactive / Other

• Bubble Breakdown - Shader breakdown by Perlin.

Jan 23 - Jan 29, 2017

Books

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

Math / Other

• Immersive Math - Fully interactive linear algebra.

Inspiration / Other

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

Jan 16 - Jan 22, 2017

Books

• 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.

Web Programming • Libraries

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

Interactive / Other

• Shader-school (⭐4.3k) - Workshop for GLSL shaders and graphics programming.

Math / Other

• Math as code (⭐15k) - Cheat-sheet for mathematical notation in code form.

• Eases (⭐375) - Grab-bag of modular easing equations.

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

Inspiration / Other

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

• People You Should Follow on CodePen (⭐685) - List of interesting people worth following.

Blogs • Websites / Other

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

Related / Other

• Awesome opengl (⭐2.1k) - Curated list of awesome OpenGL libraries, debuggers and resources.

• Awesome canvas (⭐1.6k) - Curated list of awesome HTML5 canvas with examples, related articles and posts.

• Awesome audio visualization (⭐4.5k) - Curated list about Audio Visualization.

• Awesome computer vision (⭐20k) - Curated list of awesome computer vision resources.

Jan 09 - Jan 15, 2017

Math / Other

• Math for Motion - Visualization of different motion equations.

• Matrix Multiplication - Matrix multiplication visualized.

Dec 05 - Dec 11, 2016

Articles • Tutorials / Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL

• WebGL Lessons — ThreeJS Shaders (⭐363) - Using custom vertex and fragment shaders in ThreeJS.

• ThreeJS post-proces example (⭐24) - example of post-processing effects in ThreeJS.

Nov 28 - Dec 04, 2016

Math / Other

• Learning Maths again (⭐193) - Collection of JS and GLSL math snippets.

Nov 21 - Nov 27, 2016

Math / Other

• Math snippets (⭐115) - Math snippets with graphic programming in mind.

Nov 14 - Nov 20, 2016

Books

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

• 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.

Web Programming • Libraries

• three.js (⭐101k) - JavaScript 3D library.

• regl (⭐5.2k) - 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.

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

• Sketch.js - Minimal JavaScript creative coding framework.

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

Inspiration / Other

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

• Dwitter - Social network for short JavaScript demos.

• 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.

Articles • Tutorials / Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL

• Shaders: A primer - A primer on shaders.

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

• WebGL Lessons — Fragment Shaders (⭐310) - A brief introduction to fragment shaders.

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

• GLSL lighting walkthrough (⭐457) - Phong shading tutorial with glslify.

Interactive / Other

• Webgl-workshop (⭐1.5k) - 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.

Math / Other

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

• Formul Animations - The principles of painting with maths.