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Version 1.4 released – Paragraphic

Paragraphic 1.4 from @lostminds.bsky.social is out, and the feature list is impressive paragraphic.design/blog/version... - do give it a try. #parametricart #datavisualization

YouTube video by Lost Minds Software Paragraphic 1.4 Update highlights

Big #paragraphic update 1.4 released today with a lot of new features for data-driven and procedural graphic design.

Video overview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qxg5...
Full details: paragraphic.design/blog/version...

Fully parametric 3D effect "skeuomorphic" wallpaper created with #paragraphic. I modeled it roughly after an iOS 5.1 iPad wallpaper. Dimensions and mask are sized for the iPhone 16 Pro.

github.com/SniperGER/iO...

Yes, I'd like to add some sort of such manually edited spline curves as an option for functions, so it'll likely be implemented at some point.

YouTube video by Anko Design Advanced Pattern Design Made Simple with Paragraphic

A nice little #paragraphic introduction tutorial youtu.be/uD1YTZI0X54

Thanks! The dot grid is easy, but the distortion scaling is I think unfortunately something you will have trouble making in Paragraphic. I think you'll need some sort of envelope mesh distort feature to make something like this.

Just learnt out how those fancy gradient-tube designs are made. You just repeat enough simple circles with a gradient fill along a path to make it look like tube. And then why not add some more transformations along the way? #paragraphic

Starting the new year with a new 1.3.4 #paragraphic update, bringing stroke gradient support, gradient presets and a couple of other little improvements.

Full details at paragraphic.design/blog/version...

New #paragraphic 1.3.3 update adds "Mask" apply to selection mode to all change/group nodes, letting you use a separate layer to control what elements are changed.

Full update details:
paragraphic.design/blog/version...

Here's the setup for making the animation above in Vectoraster

New #vectoraster maintenance update 8.6.3 released today with a couple of little fixes and improvements. Update in the app or check it out at lostminds.com/vectoraster8

Practice with #paragraphic using dribbble as prompts (dribbble.com/shots/140086...)

New #paragraphic 1.3.2 update released with a number of UX improvements and bug fixes.

Full details at:
paragraphic.design/blog/version...

Pentaquilt TSP B5 plot using Lamang ink, generated with @lostminds.bsky.social Paragraphic.

YouTube video by LostmindsVideo Making a Seigaiha Japanese circle pattern in Paragraphic

Added a new #paragraphic sample project file for making a parametric Japanese Seigaiha circle pattern, along with this video explaining how it's set up:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDs7...

YouTube video by LostmindsVideo Sampling layer values for generation in Paragraphic

Here's a quick video with some examples of the new layer sampling generation features added in #paragraphic 1.3.1.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_r-...

New #paragraphic update 1.3.1 add new powerful layer value sampling features for use in generation.

Read the full change log and check it out at:
paragraphic.design/blog/version...

#paragraphic tip of the day:
When using the Apply layer node to create #halftone patterns or other effects, don't forget you can also sample group layers. This allows you to combine multiple layers (noise, shapes, images, gradients etc) in this group to then generate the design based on.

The DNS issues affecting our hosting company seem to have been resolved now and paragraphic.design is accessible again, sorry for the inconvenience.

The DNS servers of the hosting company used for paragraphic.design are currently down, apparently due to a large scale DDOS hacking attack. This has made the site unreachable the last couple of hours. The hosting company is working on it and the situation should hopefully be resolved eventually.

YouTube video by LostmindsVideo Procedural noise in Paragraphic

And here's a video about the new procedural #noise features in #paragraphic 1.3

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-9E...

YouTube video by LostmindsVideo Using color gradients in Paragraphic

Here's a video with some more details about the new color gradient features added in the 1.3 #paragraphic update.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=slMO...

New #paragraphic 1.3 update released! Adding new color #gradient features and #procedural 2D #noise layers you can apply to your designs.

More details at:
paragraphic.design/blog/version...

#generative #parametric #design

New #paragraphic 1.2.5 update released, with some new features added to the Apply Function node and a couple bug fixes.

More at paragraphic.design/blog/version...

New maintenance update of #patternodes released, v 3.3.4 includes a couple of bug fixes and the long requested new option to display all node connection behind the node panels to make complex node setups a little less cluttered.

More info at lostminds.com/patternodes3

Just released a little maintenance update of my old password app DotPass (iOS and macOS). Generating retrievable good passwords with graphical patterns and plain text seed words.

If you're not familiar with it and use passwords, maybe you'll like it: www.lostminds.com/dotpass/

New #paragraphic 1.2.4 update released, adding a new Path repeater mode to add repetitions on a path control points, new List selection mode and more.

More info at paragraphic.design/blog/version...

#procedural #generative #godot

Well, in a sense you could see Paragraphic as what the ideas in Patternodes have evolved into. Paragraphic uses a very similar system for design and pattern generation, but presented in a different way. I think the main use case will be as a companion tool for complex/parametric vector designs.

Then I also want to put in some more apparent usecases like making custom vector halftones, gradients, data visualizations or maybe animations. So I can have some more specific things to motive designers to try something new (and hopefully then see what else they can do with the apps).

I think what you're describing is pretty much what I want to do with my apps: Getting designers new ways to think about patterns and design by introducing parametric/procedural features in a more accessible package. So that's pretty much the long term goal.