Kipplr

Creative

generative art

SHOW HN2015

22points
7comments
#1,164of 2,565 in 2015
Top 46%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

3 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.39.

Design: 2 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Fun, slick interface

    From 2 comments
    • Is that all a custom UI, or are you using a UI library? (A quick look at the code didn't show anything obvious other than jquery/zepto.) I ask because I'm going to want to do…
      david-given on HN
    • Could you add an option to edit each value as a number as well as a slider? Sometimes you want to get the same value again, and you can't get the slider in the same position as…
      organian on HN
  • Useful for generating repeating patterns with a tiling option

    From 1 comment
    • A useful option would be tiling: if a polygon crosses the frame edge, draw the rest of it on the opposite edge. This would let me use the tool to generate repeating patterns.
      flashman on HN

Requests

  • Tiling across frame edges for repeating patterns

    From 1 comment
    • A useful option would be tiling: if a polygon crosses the frame edge, draw the rest of it on the opposite edge. This would let me use the tool to generate repeating patterns.
      flashman on HN
  • Numeric input for values as well as sliders

    From 1 comment
    • Could you add an option to edit each value as a number as well as a slider? Sometimes you want to get the same value again, and you can't get the slider in the same position as…
      organian on HN

Questions

  • What does the name mean?

    From 2 comments
    • What does the name mean?
      et2o on HN
    • The 'INFO' button on the app says: 'Kipplr's name is inspired by Philip K. Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" and by the concept of "Kipple"'.
      sliekasbekelniu on HN
  • Is the UI custom or from a UI library?

    From 1 comment
    • Is that all a custom UI, or are you using a UI library? (A quick look at the code didn't show anything obvious other than jquery/zepto.) I ask because I'm going to want to do…
      david-given on HN

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