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Not too long ago I saw some amazing renderings of the “mandelbulb” (The Unravelling of the Real 3D Mandelbulb). The renderings (some are shown below) reminded me of everything from gothic architecture, to wasp nests, to bizarre microscopic organic structures.

This Youtube video gives a good sense of the “depth” of this structure.

 

And today I found that there is a tool available to build and explore these structures: mandelbulber – by Krzysztof Marczak(http://sourceforge.net/projects/mandelbulber/)

Here’s an example of what it can render. Notice the Depth-of-field and slight amount of fog.

Be warned - The UI is challenging (see the screenshots below) – but at least you can start your own journey into the mandelbulb.

 

Mandelbulber screenshots

 

 

 

“Let the data speak for itself.” This visualization is beautiful/terrifying. Watch as asteroids are discovered over the last 30 years in our solar system.

 

There’s no special infographic legerdemain going on here. The mapping between the data and the representation is clear, direct, and convincing. I am humbled.

There was a time not too long ago I thought digital painting pretty much ended with Corel Painter (original “Fractal Design Painter”). Then came a new crop of tools like ArtRage and SketchBook and they brought some innovation in the painting experience. And now thanks to the modern capabilities of HTML5 web browsers, we are seeing a new wave on online creative apps like Mr. Doob’s Harmony and the very latest announcement from the deviantART community about a tool called deviantART Muro

 

What I really enjoy about some of these tools like Harmony and deviantART Muro is that they don’t constrain themselves to mimicking traditional brushes – they have created wonderful new types of brushes that could only be used in digital form.

Here’s an example from deviantART Muro – I simply drew the letter “g” in in stroke with the “nightmare” brush.

And then I drew the letter “g” again using the “smoke” brush. (You’ll need to click on the image below to see a larger version so that the true detail this brush produces is obvious)

And randomly playing around with the strokes will give a nice ethereal effect

These screenshots don’t do justice the the kind of things you can create. For better examples look at the gallery.

Some notable features

• Has an UNDO command
• Works with Wacom pressure sensitive tablets.

It’s remarkable that they have built such a responsive, rich-feeling application, as an entirely browser-based experience. And as multi-touch interaction continues to work its way into our daily experiences, I can’t wait to see how innovators will take advantage of touch to enhance our experiences in digital creativity.

I loved the film and having thus infographic from dehahs at least makes taking about the film easier.

http://dehahs.deviantart.com/#/d2unnlj

 

There’s a lot going on here - it’s an ambitious infographic – and I love overall style, but I can’t help but think this could convey the same points, maintain its visual beauty, and be simpler to understand.

 

As a bonus - for a bit of alcohol-fueled humor – watch the trailer for INEBRIATION.

 

Reviewing your source control history needs to be as epic as this.