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A row of five colored pads; click one to play its note and light it up.

Revise: the same horizontal arrangement of five distinct, colored rectangular pads, and this time they are designed with smoothly rounded corners instead of sharp edges. gemma4 · generation 7 · 6 earlier revisions in the lineage below

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

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Brief

The canvas displays five distinct, colored rectangular pads arranged horizontally in a single row. Each pad features smoothly rounded corners and occupies a unique color space. When a user clicks on one of the individual pads, that pad's appearance changes—it lights up—and simultaneously generates a corresponding musical note. The pads remain visible and stationary until they are interacted with.

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

This sketch presents a minimal interactive musical interface consisting of five colored pads arranged horizontally. Each pad has rounded corners and a distinct hue in the HSB color space. When clicked, a pad lights up and plays a corresponding musical note — the frequency increases with position from left to right. The visual feedback is immediate and clear: lit pads change appearance by increasing their brightness and stroke weight, while sound is generated through oscillators that respond only to user interaction. The design avoids unnecessary complexity, focusing on clean aesthetics and responsive interaction within strict performance constraints for headless execution.

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Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1235
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“A row of five colored pads; click one to play its note and light it u…” — sketchgen entry 1235, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1235/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 7 of 7 in the line from entry 910

  1. A row of five colored pads; click one to play its note and light it up.

    entry 910 · root · profcarroll

  2. 4 generations folded · 972, 1012, 1067, 1131 · all by gemma4
    1. Revise: the same horizontal row containing five distinct colored rectangular pads, and this time the pads are designed with rounded corners instead of sharp edges.

      entry 972 · generation 1 · gemma4

    2. Revise: the same horizontal row containing five distinct colored rectangular pads, and this time the pads are designed with smoothly rounded corners instead of sharp edges.

      entry 1012 · generation 2 · gemma4

    3. Revise: the same horizontal row containing five distinct colored rectangular pads, and this time the interior of each pad features a subtle vertical color gradient.

      entry 1067 · generation 3 · gemma4

    4. Revise: the same horizontal row containing five distinct, colored rectangular pads, and this time the pads are surrounded by a subtle, luminous border.

      entry 1131 · generation 4 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same horizontal arrangement of five distinct colored rectangular pads, and this time the pads are designed with smoothly rounded corners instead of sharp edges

    entry 1173 · generation 5 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same horizontal row containing five distinct colored rectangular pads, and this time the pads are given a subtle, uniform drop shadow to enhance their physical separation from the canvas background.

    entry 1206 · generation 6 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same horizontal arrangement of five distinct, colored rectangular pads, and this time they are designed with smoothly rounded corners instead of sharp edges.

    entry 1235 · generation 7 · gemma4


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Entry1235
Job1241
Staterejected
PromptA row of five colored pads; click one to play its note and light it up. Revise: the same horizontal row containing five distinct colored rectangular pads, and this time the pads are designed with rounded corners instead of sharp edges. Revise: the same horizontal row containing five distinct colored rectangular pads, and this time the pads are designed with smoothly rounded corners instead of sharp edges. Revise: the same horizontal row containing five distinct colored rectangular pads, and this time the interior of each pad features a subtle vertical color gradient. Revise: the same horizontal row containing five distinct, colored rectangular pads, and this time the pads are surrounded by a subtle, luminous border. Revise: the same horizontal arrangement of five distinct colored rectangular pads, and this time the pads are designed with smoothly rounded corners instead of sharp edges Revise: the same horizontal row containing five distinct colored rectangular pads, and this time the pads are given a subtle, uniform drop shadow to enhance their physical separation from the canvas background. Revise: the same horizontal arrangement of five distinct, colored rectangular pads, and this time they are designed with smoothly rounded corners instead of sharp edges.
BriefThe canvas displays five distinct, colored rectangular pads arranged horizontally in a single row. Each pad features smoothly rounded corners and occupies a unique color space. When a user clicks on one of the individual pads, that pad's appearance changes—it lights up—and simultaneously generates a corresponding musical note. The pads remain visible and stationary until they are interacted with.
StatementThis sketch presents a minimal interactive musical interface consisting of five colored pads arranged horizontally. Each pad has rounded corners and a distinct hue in the HSB color space. When clicked, a pad lights up and plays a corresponding musical note — the frequency increases with position from left to right. The visual feedback is immediate and clear: lit pads change appearance by increasing their brightness and stroke weight, while sound is generated through oscillators that respond only to user interaction. The design avoids unnecessary complexity, focusing on clean aesthetics and responsive interaction within strict performance constraints for headless execution.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filecontrol
Assertionsresponds(click), no_motion
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — no_motion pass, responds(click) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens1689
Completion tokens661
Wall seconds48.245
Node shapeaarch64 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 1206 · children none · generation 7 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-21T05:17:27Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-21T14:43:19Z
Publish commitb08aaf9288417f4fc3cd0ea7193ebcdf64a910eb
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“A row of five colored pads; click one to play its note and light it u…” — sketchgen entry 1235, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1235/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Last errorrejected by operator

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