Face Generator
Creative
generative art
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
8 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 12 critical, out of 38 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Design: 4 for, 7 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and weird faces; good for plotter art
From 3 comments
Love the faces your tool makes! So wonderfully weird. Reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernoff_face
EFFALO on HNI took a look at this and thought, wow, this would be great for generating plotter art. Good job!
dymk on HNthis is actually a really cool, really fast-feedback way to see what tiny changes to the shape or positioning of a mouth or nose gives a dramatically different visual cue. People…
laputan_machine on HN
Smooth fast feedback showing how small shape changes matter
From 1 comment
this is actually a really cool, really fast-feedback way to see what tiny changes to the shape or positioning of a mouth or nose gives a dramatically different visual cue. People…
laputan_machine on HN
Objections
Randomize on by default makes controls feel broken or glitchy
From 4 comments
"randomize" should be off by default. otherwise it simply looks like it's glitching when you touch any slider
jrugk on HNJust came here to say the same thing. "randomize" should be off by default.
jv22222 on HNI hope you realize the extreme effect the completely outrageous decision to have randomize on by default has on people. Turn it off before someone goes crazy for real.
Kiro on HNYep, I thought it was broken. Maybe a "randomize" button instead that you can press to randomize all variables would work better.
Aardwolf on HN
Unintuitive UI and badly named variables
From 2 comments
This is a generative art tool I've made for plotter drawings. The UI is not the most intuitive and variables has been named badly - sorry for that. You may want to switch…
aljmyl on HNI'm curious, why not build the UI to be more intuitive to begin with? Is it really easier to name things y2, y3, etc. than even a simple descriptor? Genuinely curious, I know it…
mvkel on HN
Frustrating on mobile
From 1 comment
Very frustrating on mobile!
iamnotacrook on HN
Some numbers change to random values in Firefox
From 1 comment
It's an interesting concept. Seems to have some issues in firefox with changing numbers. It looks like many of the numbers go to a random number after changing rather than the…
zadkey on HN
Requests
Randomize button instead of randomize toggle
From 1 comment
Yep, I thought it was broken. Maybe a "randomize" button instead that you can press to randomize all variables would work better.
Aardwolf on HN
Let controls stay fixed while randomizing other parameters
From 2 comments
This sure is awesome! https://i.imgur.com/255UjuN.png I wish all the controls work with randomize on – so I can have random image with some parameters fixed. e.g., if I change…
folex on HNAgreed. Otherwise it undermines the point of having controls. If the random feature adjusted the settings then it might be a bit more acceptable but leaving them the same whilst…
nmstoker on HN
Publish source code
From 1 comment
This sure is awesome! https://i.imgur.com/255UjuN.png I wish all the controls work with randomize on – so I can have random image with some parameters fixed. e.g., if I change…
folex on HN
Scale slider should not regenerate face
From 1 comment
The only issue I see: during changing "scale" face should NOT be regenerated!
app4soft on HN
Questions
Is it intended to resemble Moomin characters?
From 1 comment
Is it intended to be a Little My generator, or is it just me?
lotyrin on HN
Why not build a more intuitive UI?
From 1 comment
I'm curious, why not build the UI to be more intuitive to begin with? Is it really easier to name things y2, y3, etc. than even a simple descriptor? Genuinely curious, I know it…
mvkel on HN
Alternatives named
Chernoff faces
From 2 comments
Love the faces your tool makes! So wonderfully weird. Reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernoff_face
EFFALO on HNhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernoff_face
waiseristy on HN
Artbreeder
From 1 comment
This site lets you generate faces via neural net and tweak many parameters interactively: http://www.artbreeder.com/
etaioinshrdlu on HN
Identi-Kit forensic face software
From 1 comment
Not the same thing, but this reminded me of forensic face drawing software like Identi-Kit. It's been many years since I experimented with such software, but I found it almost…
mysterypie on HN