Simplify

Simplify, Simplify, Simplify. The more information your brain has to process in an image, the more energy it expends. Your brain values this energy highly, and does not want to spend extraneous energy. Aesthetic pictures provide the least amount of cognitive load on your brain. So the challenge was how do I distill a generative piece into it's component parts? How do I remove any extraneous information? I then began to simplify the rendering style. I was able to reduce the pixels to a single one without a loss of clarity, and in fact I believe it makes the piece more readable and more compelling. Which means more engagement for you. In comparison to the deluge of imagery you're seeing on your timeline, this piece takes the least amount of energy to process. Which means that your brain likes this. Which means that there is a higher chance for people to engage with your profile. This is an animated + interactive piece. Open the live link ("view original animation") to view animation and access all features. Keyboard functions: - [1]: set background to black - [2]: set background to white - [3]: set background to random color - [r + ArrowUp]: increase bg 'r' color value - [r + ArrowDown]: decrease bg 'r' color value - [g + ArrowUp]: increase bg 'g' color value - [g + ArrowDown]: decrease bg 'g' color value - [b + ArrowUp]: increase bg 'b' color value - [b + ArrowDown]: decrease bg 'b' color value - [f]: toggle full-screen mode - [t]: save a .gif (1200x1200px) - [spacebar]: save a .gif (window size) - [s]: save a screenshot as .png You can resize the browser window to your liking (or go full-screen) before saving your .gif or screenshot. Touch functions: - Double-tap: set background to black / white - Swipe right / left: set background to random color Created with p5.js.