bg-generation-schotter

Command line that generates SVG images based on a grid of squares with increasing disorder. The idea is inspired by "Schotter" from Georg Nees, one of the earliest known examples of computer generated art.

• Github : https://github.com/edmBernard/bg-generation-schotter

Usage

The SVG image is written to stdout, redirect it to a file:

zig build --release=fast run -- <pattern> <palette> > output.svg

• pattern is one of schotter, drifted_echoes, drifted_square (default: schotter)
• palette is one of beige, blue (default: beige)

For example:

zig build --release=fast run -- drifted_echoes blue > drifted_echoes.svg

Dependencies

We use :

• Zig : 0.16.0
• zpp : SIMD low level processing library.
• zyra : command line argument parsing.
• zsvg : SVG generation.

Compilation

zig build

Disclaimer

It's a fun project. So if you spot error, improvement comments are welcome.