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@T E N D E R ❤️ Starting this week with TENDER Insights Newsletter #14 Standout gen art listings, collector spotlight on @horndogdoteth, project love for @_deafbeef and @Licia_He – and a Movements about collecting by @ajberni (me : ) Enjoy! Link below 👇 https://t.co/uiW6iWrAjK

@OpenProcessing 🌟Today marks the 15th year of @openprocessing 🌟 As I googled through its screenshots today, it is hard not to get emotional... 👇🧵 I had no idea I launched the OP in the same month as @Github. It was one of the only few code-sharing platforms online, with one big difference:… https://t.co/VxJ5bEiVCW https://t.co/ZbV9uKvAVg

@Ledger During @nft_paris, our VP Comms @AWengroff sat down with prominent figures in the @artblocks_io community - @ArtOnBlockchain, @sofiagarcia_io, @_blockbird, @balon_art & @DeFiStaker. Interested in generative art? This is a convo you won't want to miss! https://t.co/G8aQYgxQ3D https://t.co/JtLTqOSl4d

@fxhash And we’re live 🥳🎉🍾 We can’t describe how overjoyed we are to share months of hard work with you! Thank you for being a part of this incredible milestone in the fxhash journey, we cherish our community above all else! Now, let’s get minting 🎉 https://t.co/FXYVbeEPwm https://t.co/u4mcnRTV5M

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The Latest Mintables...

Notable projects from fxhash that have not minted out yet.

VIBE

C O L L A B !

124/256
KAKOFONI ORQUESTRA

C O L L A B !

88/100
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C O L L A B !

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ESSENTIAL READING

ARTICLE BY Hevey

Circle Packing and Development Logic

Circle packing is something that may seem complex at first but is actually quite simple.

ON fx(text)

ARTICLE BY Daniel Shiffman

The Nature Of Code

This book focuses on a range of programming strategies and techniques behind computer simulations of natural systems, from elementary concepts in mathematics and physics to more advanced algorithms that enable sophisticated visual results.

ARTICLE BY Roman Verostko

Epigenetic Painting

This paper explores issues related to software that I have developed for personal use in my studio. The software, called Hodos, can generate paintings which bear an uncanny resemblance to work I did before becoming involved with computers.

ARTICLE BY Matt DesLauriers

On Crypto Art and NFTs

This post is a broad overview of the recently emerging “crypto art” space, including the use of “Non-Fungible Tokens” (NFTs) as a digital art distribution mechanism.

ON Matt DesLauriers Blog

ARTICLE BY P. Gonzalez Vivo, J Lowe

The Book of Shaders

This is a gentle step-by-step guide through the abstract and complex universe of Fragment Shaders.

ARTICLE BY Carl Lostritto

Computational Drawing

This book explores computation, specifically the craft of writing computer code, as a medium for drawing. Exercises, essays, algorithms, diagrams, and drawings are woven together to offer instruction, insight, and theories that are valuable to practicing architects, artists, and scholars.

ARTICLE BY Alexandra Zagalsky

Sarah Meyohas Curates a Gen-Art Show

Aesthetics, AI and algorithms come together in “Coded Elegance.” As its curator says, “The enjoyment you may draw from a generative-art NFT is really down to the craftsmanship of the code itself.”

ON 1stDibs

ARTICLE BY Jason Cole

Signed Distance Fields

In his own words “‘I wonder how you make a 3D shape which looks like different shapes from different angles’. Signed Distance Fields was his answer

ARTICLE BY Carola Patdberg

What Remains of The NFT Hype

The hype surrounding digital works dominated the international art world for two years. Then the market collapsed, and buyers lost millions. Yet optimism still pervades the scene.

ON Spiegel International

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A curated presentation of long-form gen art Icons.

A subjective list of the most iconic long-form projects in generative art, assembled from myriad considerations, labeled for granular searching, and ordered for narrative + general reflection of the landscape. The Icons serve to remind and expand perspectives of experienced collectors, and create a compelling case for the quality and diversity of fine art for new ones.