Generating Icons with Pixel Sorting

#1

Post by orangeduck » Sat, Jan 14, 2017, 1:39 PM UTC

Generating Icons with Pixel Sorting
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Re: Generating Icons with Pixel Sorting

#2

Post by anilgulecha » Sat, Jan 14, 2017, 3:24 PM UTC

They look pretty good. Can be useful for gravatar like usecases. Good work!

Re: Generating Icons with Pixel Sorting

#3

Post by cordite » Sat, Jan 14, 2017, 3:47 PM UTC

I do like the output that these generate. Although I feel generating is the wrong word, as these are processed from original images on Flickr.

Re: Generating Icons with Pixel Sorting

#4

Post by colinbartlett » Sat, Jan 14, 2017, 4:05 PM UTC

For a similar algorithmic avatar generation, but a bit cuter, there is also: http://avatars.adorable.io

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Post by yason » Sat, Jan 14, 2017, 7:34 PM UTC

By the MAFIAA logick, wouldn't this count as derivative work of those copyrighted photographs?

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Post by userbinator » Sun, Jan 15, 2017, 3:21 AM UTC

cordite wrote: post #3

I do like the output that these generate. Although I feel generating is the wrong word, as these are processed from original images on Flickr.

At a glance it probably wouldn't be too hard to actually procedurally generate them from a PRNG-based algorithm (which then lets you seed the exact icon.) These vaguely resemble the oldschool demoscene flame effects.