Taking The Web Off The Screen
summary
Generative web code repeatedly produces concrete objects: CSS nth-child tricks generate printable grids, a desktop printer turns those into hanging prints, and pen plotting on an A3 device (~£550) yields nuanced ink artifacts. Laser cutting makes MDF and paper mazes and custom jigsaws, and 3D export from three.js plus Formlabs Form 2 resin printing feeds lost‑wax casting to cast silver pieces. A Kickstarter funds bespoke prints and the pipeline proves repeatable though material tests and calibration often take far more time than the code.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:45Why computers
- 2:08generative art
- 7:26penplotters
- 13:36jigsaw puzzles
- 19:59laser cutting
- 30:30Cartesian grid
- 32:12Game of life
- 34:25Jewelry
- 36:33Layouts
- 38:22How does this become reality
- 43:53Disassembly
- 44:53Casting
