Poster Designs using Generative Art

Karan Mhatre
3 min readAug 11, 2021

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Using algorithms to create graphics is generative art. I wanted to create 10 such algorithmically generated artworks to be used in Posters.

Workflow

  • Create a tool for producing some design using paper.js
  • Make sure that the tool has enough variables and parameters that can be manipulated to create variations for the graphics.
  • Create four poster templates in Figma and add these graphics to them.
  • Create a video of the final creations.
  • Pick Chiptune music from freemusicarchive.org and add it to the video
  • Upload the Video on Reddit, Instagram, and YouTube.

Day 1 — Space Sand

  • Create a grid of randomly sized circles. The size of the grid is variable, and the size scale is variable.
  • Attach an event listener to the grid so that the circles are moved when the user moves their mouse through the grid. It’s like moving your hand through sand.

Day 2 — Pixel Bends

  • Create lines where the start point is an arc on a circle.
  • Multiple loops are run to create “layers” of lines.
  • Line length, stroke width, and colours are variable.

Day 3 — Organic Threads

  • Draw lines protruding outwards with slight randomness.
  • The number of lines and the thickness of the lines are variable.

Day 4 — Chemical Reactions

  • Draw tiny circles from left to right with the start and end points being along a circle.
  • The radius of the circles is varying.

Day 5 — Terrains

  • Start on a point (preferably more towards the top of the canvas), and move in a generally downward direction, half-way through, turn around and start moving up. This forms a shape.
  • Start point, end point, and the amount of left and right movement limits are variable.
  • The shapes kinda’ look like state maps.

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