JQuery noise generator
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JQuery noise generator
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Re: JQuery noise generator
#2Sorry, I dont get it. What am I looking at?
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#3Sorry, I dont get it. What am I looking at?
Sorry, it might be a bit confusing if you're not used to github.
Here is an interactive demo: http://rappdaniel.com/noisy/
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#4I like the fact that this is jQuery - and that it could probably be used dynamically with other effects.
.. but I'm starting to think noise + block-color backgrounds are starting to become a bit cliche.
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#5Any benchmarks?
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#6Ha, I'm surprised how simple the algorithm to generate random noise is. This is really cool though its applications may not be too widespread. I find with solid colours elements that slight noise can give it more of a body.
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#7I like the fact that this is jQuery - and that it could probably be used dynamically with other effects. .. but I'm starting to think noise + block-color backgrounds are starting to become a bit cliche.
That's not what cliché is.
Noise is there to make the design easier on the eye. It simply works better than a solid fill in a lot of situations as it improves visual quality of the design. It is more natural if you will, similarly to how rounded corners look subjectively better than the straight ones. The noise was not extensively used before because it does not compress well, and spending 20KB on a background tile was just too much. Now it is lesser of an issue, so the noisy fill is seeing a wider adoption.
In other words, if it were just a decoration for the sake of decoration, then - yes, you would've been right, but since it carries a useful function, then it is not a cliche.
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#8FYI, it uses canvas. If canvas is not supported (IE < 9), then fallback image is needed.
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#9I like the fact that this is jQuery - and that it could probably be used dynamically with other effects. .. but I'm starting to think noise + block-color backgrounds are starting to become a bit cliche.
That's not what cliché is. Noise is there to make the design easier on the eye. It simply works better than a solid fill in a lot of situations as it improves visual quality of the design. It is more natural if you will, similarly to how rounded corners look subjectively better than the straight ones. The noise was not extensively used before because it does not compress well, and spending 20KB on a background tile w…
No, when something is overused, it actually does become a cliche.
Perhaps noise can improve the visual quality of a design when it's used subtly.
However, I'm increasingly seeing it (over) used in a conspicuous way, and I think it's become a trend. In some cases, I think there's an element of 'lets jump on the bandwagon'.
Round corners definitely became a cliche.
EDIT: re. noise - see dribbble for proof.
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#10Perlin noise[1] could be a nice addition.