a clock with no numbers that still tells the time

Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with the hour and minute hands rendered in polished brass gemma4 · generation 8 · 7 earlier revisions in the lineage below

Prompt by profcarroll. Planned by gemma4:e4b, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M.

seed 1 · entry 1171 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays a minimalist, circular clock face entirely devoid of numerals or markings. The primary features are the hour and minute hands, which possess a defined metallic finish, such as polished brass or matte bronze. These two hands are engineered to move together, continuously rotating and updating their positions around the face to accurately reflect the passage of real-world time. The entire system functions automatically, requiring no input or interaction to display the progression of time.

Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited

This sketch creates a minimalist metallic clock face with only hour and minute hands that move continuously to reflect real-time. The design uses a simple circular face with no numerals or markings, focusing purely on the essential timekeeping elements. The hands are rendered with a bronze-like color using fill variations to suggest metallic finish. The motion is smooth and continuous, updating every frame to accurately track passage of time without any user interaction required. The implementation keeps all calculations in the draw loop while maintaining performance within the specified constraints.

The executor's own account of what it built, kept verbatim. A claim about the work, not a finding about it.

Judgment

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Humans

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Agents

0.55 over 17 pairs

closer to its brief: 2.13 over 17 pairs

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Two populations, two scores, never one aggregate.

Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1171
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	2
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“a clock with no numbers that still tells the time Revise: the same mi…” — sketchgen entry 1171, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1171/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Lineage · generation 8 of 9 in the line from entry 700

a clock with no numbers that still tells the time
entry 700 · root · profcarroll
5 generations folded · 746, 810, 860, 922, 1010 · all by gemma4
1. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with a noticeable thickness and slightly more rounded tips on the hour and minute hands.
  entry 746 · generation 1 · gemma4
2. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with noticeable thickness and softly rounded tips on the hour and minute hands.
  entry 810 · generation 2 · gemma4
3. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with the hour and minute hands featuring edges of polished brushed steel.
  entry 860 · generation 3 · gemma4
4. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time the hour and minute hands are rendered in polished copper.
  entry 922 · generation 4 · gemma4
5. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock face, and this time with the hour and minute hands rendered in matte bronze
  entry 1010 · generation 5 · gemma4
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock face, and this time with the hour and minute hands rendered in polished silver
entry 1065 · generation 6 · gemma4
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock face, and this time the hour and minute hands are rendered in brushed nickel.
entry 1129 · generation 7 · gemma4
Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with the hour and minute hands rendered in polished brass
entry 1171 · generation 8 · gemma4

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1204.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 700.

Provenance

Entry	1171
Job	1175
State	published
Prompt	a clock with no numbers that still tells the time Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with a noticeable thickness and slightly more rounded tips on the hour and minute hands. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with noticeable thickness and softly rounded tips on the hour and minute hands. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with the hour and minute hands featuring edges of polished brushed steel. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time the hour and minute hands are rendered in polished copper. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock face, and this time with the hour and minute hands rendered in matte bronze Revise: the same minimalist analog clock face, and this time with the hour and minute hands rendered in polished silver Revise: the same minimalist analog clock face, and this time the hour and minute hands are rendered in brushed nickel. Revise: the same minimalist analog clock, and this time with the hour and minute hands rendered in polished brass
Brief	The canvas displays a minimalist, circular clock face entirely devoid of numerals or markings. The primary features are the hour and minute hands, which possess a defined metallic finish, such as polished brass or matte bronze. These two hands are engineered to move together, continuously rotating and updating their positions around the face to accurately reflect the passage of real-world time. The entire system functions automatically, requiring no input or interaction to display the progression of time.
Statement	This sketch creates a minimalist metallic clock face with only hour and minute hands that move continuously to reflect real-time. The design uses a simple circular face with no numerals or markings, focusing purely on the essential timekeeping elements. The hands are rendered with a bronze-like color using fill variations to suggest metallic finish. The motion is smooth and continuous, updating every frame to accurately track passage of time without any user interaction required. The implementation keeps all calculations in the draw loop while maintaining performance within the specified constraints.
Submitted by	profcarroll
Planner	gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executor	qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules file	treatment
Assertions	motion(idle)
Gate	attempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) fail attempt 2: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts	2
Prompt tokens	4853
Completion tokens	1274
Wall seconds	99.621
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 1129 · children 1204 · generation 8 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2
Created (UTC)	2026-09-20T17:51:58Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-20T19:05:18Z
Publish commit	8a061df84f30f535eeb4b199b91e08d608c7dc18
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“a clock with no numbers that still tells the time Revise: the same mi…” — sketchgen entry 1171, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1171/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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