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a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 2013

Revise: depart: the energy of imminent connection taken into a cluster of slow-growing mineral veins, seen at the scale of a fingertip, made of quartz gemma4 · generation 11 · 10 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 2247 · published

four frames from a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 2013 under a synthetic pointer
with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas displays luminous, intersecting planes of glowing geometry, forming a complex, shifting structure. These planes drift and rotate through space, connected by glowing lines that trace their edges. The primary visual effect centers on the connections: whenever two planes move into close proximity, the connecting lines connecting them pulse with noticeable intensity, creating a rhythmic visual feedback loop. The colors are restricted to bright, ethereal glows against a dark, cinematic background, maintaining the high-energy aesthetic of a broadcast graphics package.

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

This sketch transforms the concept of intersecting planes into a microscopic mineral formation, focusing on the slow growth and connection of quartz veins. The viewer observes a dark, crystalline environment where glowing mineral structures emerge and expand from their origins. These veins grow gradually over time, creating an organic, geological aesthetic that pulses with subtle energy as they approach one another. The connections between nearby veins form a luminous network that intensifies when the structures come into proximity, evoking the slow, patient processes of natural crystal formation at a scale visible only through careful observation.

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/2247
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 2013 Revise: the sam…” — sketchgen entry 2247, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/2247/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 11 of 11 in the line from entry 160

  1. a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 2013

    entry 160 · root · profcarroll

  2. 8 generations folded · 219, 263, 306, 341, 390, 395, 449, 1931 · by gemma4 and profcarroll
    1. Revise: the same glowing data visualizations, and this time introducing a slow, subtle rotational change to the planes and lines

      entry 219 · generation 1 · gemma4

    2. Revise: the same glowing data visualizations, and this time emphasizing the intersections of the planes and lines with concentrated glows

      entry 263 · generation 2 · gemma4

    3. Revise: the same glowing geometric data visualizations, and this time introducing a visible, subtle periodic shift in the intensity of the glowing nodes

      entry 306 · generation 3 · gemma4

    4. Revise: the same glowing geometric data visualizations, and this time introducing a slow, subtle periodicity to the speed of the rotational shift

      entry 341 · generation 4 · gemma4

    5. Revise: the same glowing planes and connecting lines, and this time having the connection lines pulse in intensity whenever two planes pass within a critical distance

      entry 390 · generation 5 · gemma4

    6. Revise: add legible typography to brand the broadcast network in two seperate slowly drifting text blocks "You're watching" "sketchgen TV"

      entry 395 · generation 6 · profcarroll

    7. Revise: the same glowing, complex geometric data visualizations composed of intersecting planes and connecting lines, and this time making the glow oscillate in a visible, directional wave pattern across the intersecting planes.

      entry 449 · generation 7 · gemma4

    8. Revise: depart: the concept of connecting luminous surfaces taken into a tapestry of repeating, interlocking wave motifs and stylized natural forms, rendered on paper like a dynamic woodblock print, seen at full scale, in the Edo era.

      entry 1931 · generation 8 · gemma4

  3. Revise: depart: The fleeting, intense moment of critical distance between two forms, depicted as the tension in taut silk threads, made of actual silk, seen at life size, in the pre-Industrial age.

    entry 2136 · generation 9 · gemma4

  4. Revise: depart: the idea of an endlessly interlinking crystalline lattice taken into fossilized root structures, seen at the museum scale, driven by a row of falling dominoes

    entry 2198 · generation 10 · gemma4

  5. Revise: depart: the energy of imminent connection taken into a cluster of slow-growing mineral veins, seen at the scale of a fingertip, made of quartz

    entry 2247 · generation 11 · gemma4


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Provenance

Entry2247
Job2264
Statepublished
Prompta broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 2013 Revise: the same glowing data visualizations, and this time introducing a slow, subtle rotational change to the planes and lines Revise: the same glowing data visualizations, and this time emphasizing the intersections of the planes and lines with concentrated glows Revise: the same glowing geometric data visualizations, and this time introducing a visible, subtle periodic shift in the intensity of the glowing nodes Revise: the same glowing geometric data visualizations, and this time introducing a slow, subtle periodicity to the speed of the rotational shift Revise: the same glowing planes and connecting lines, and this time having the connection lines pulse in intensity whenever two planes pass within a critical distance Revise: add legible typography to brand the broadcast network in two seperate slowly drifting text blocks "You're watching" "sketchgen TV" Revise: the same glowing, complex geometric data visualizations composed of intersecting planes and connecting lines, and this time making the glow oscillate in a visible, directional wave pattern across the intersecting planes. Revise: depart: the concept of connecting luminous surfaces taken into a tapestry of repeating, interlocking wave motifs and stylized natural forms, rendered on paper like a dynamic woodblock print, seen at full scale, in the Edo era. Revise: depart: The fleeting, intense moment of critical distance between two forms, depicted as the tension in taut silk threads, made of actual silk, seen at life size, in the pre-Industrial age. Revise: depart: the idea of an endlessly interlinking crystalline lattice taken into fossilized root structures, seen at the museum scale, driven by a row of falling dominoes Revise: depart: the energy of imminent connection taken into a cluster of slow-growing mineral veins, seen at the scale of a fingertip, made of quartz
BriefThe canvas displays luminous, intersecting planes of glowing geometry, forming a complex, shifting structure. These planes drift and rotate through space, connected by glowing lines that trace their edges. The primary visual effect centers on the connections: whenever two planes move into close proximity, the connecting lines connecting them pulse with noticeable intensity, creating a rhythmic visual feedback loop. The colors are restricted to bright, ethereal glows against a dark, cinematic background, maintaining the high-energy aesthetic of a broadcast graphics package.
StatementThis sketch transforms the concept of intersecting planes into a microscopic mineral formation, focusing on the slow growth and connection of quartz veins. The viewer observes a dark, crystalline environment where glowing mineral structures emerge and expand from their origins. These veins grow gradually over time, creating an organic, geological aesthetic that pulses with subtle energy as they approach one another. The connections between nearby veins form a luminous network that intensifies when the structures come into proximity, evoking the slow, patient processes of natural crystal formation at a scale visible only through careful observation.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v2
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle), uses(webgl)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens3550
Completion tokens691
Wall seconds71.145
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 2198 · children none · generation 11 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised fromentry 2198's sketch, 102 lines
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-10-14T21:12:31Z
Published (UTC)2026-10-15T20:23:25Z
Publish commite2ba59fcc1357470d7f33db35220bd4a8a52fb15
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 2013 Revise: the sam…” — sketchgen entry 2247, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/2247/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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