a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 1993
Revise: change the typeface, change the text to say Channel 11 News, animate the movement of the text profcarroll · generation 4 · 3 earlier revisions in the lineage below
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Brief
The canvas displays abstract, flowing gradients that intersect and blend, evoking dynamic data fields typical of a 1990s television broadcast. These intersecting color fields exhibit a slow, cyclical rotation, creating a constant background movement. Superimposed across this abstract motion is the text "Channel 11 News," rendered in a stylized, retro typeface. The text is not static; it animates with subtle, deliberate movements that emphasize the professional, evolving nature of the broadcast graphic package. The entire scene maintains a perpetually shifting, yet structured, appearance.
Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited
This sketch creates a retro television broadcast aesthetic with flowing gradient backgrounds and animated text elements. The composition features slowly rotating, color-blending fields that create a sense of dynamic data flow typical of 1990s TV graphics. The "Channel 11 News" text appears both as a static element and through particle-based animation, where individual particles gently move in synchronized but subtle patterns to emphasize the evolving nature of broadcast graphics. The entire scene maintains a structured yet perpetually shifting appearance through mathematical motion and color transitions that occur without user interaction, creating an immersive background effect that feels alive and dynamic.
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2.86 over 1 pair
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Source
| Repository | https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/267 |
|---|---|
| Raw sketch | sketch/sketch.js |
| Raw page | sketch/index.html |
| Attempts | 3 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 1993 Revise: the sam…” — sketchgen entry 267, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/267/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
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a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 1993
Revise: the same abstract information fields, and this time introduce a slight, slow, clockwise rotation to all the intersecting gradients
Revise: the same system of abstract information fields, and this time applying a slow, periodic counter-clockwise rotation to each intersecting gradient.
Revise: add typography with subtle motion
Revise: change the typeface, change the text to say Channel 11 News, animate the movement of the text
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a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 1993
Revise: the same abstract information fields, and this time introduce a slight, slow, clockwise rotation to all the intersecting gradients
Revise: the same system of abstract information fields, and this time applying a slow, periodic counter-clockwise rotation to each intersecting gradient.
Revise: add typography with subtle motion
Revise: change the typeface, change the text to say Channel 11 News, animate the movement of the text
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Provenance
| Entry | 267 |
|---|---|
| Job | 268 |
| State | failed-kept |
| Prompt | a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 1993 Revise: the same abstract information fields, and this time introduce a slight, slow, clockwise rotation to all the intersecting gradients Revise: the same system of abstract information fields, and this time applying a slow, periodic counter-clockwise rotation to each intersecting gradient. Revise: add typography with subtle motion Revise: change the typeface, change the text to say Channel 11 News, animate the movement of the text |
| Brief | The canvas displays abstract, flowing gradients that intersect and blend, evoking dynamic data fields typical of a 1990s television broadcast. These intersecting color fields exhibit a slow, cyclical rotation, creating a constant background movement. Superimposed across this abstract motion is the text "Channel 11 News," rendered in a stylized, retro typeface. The text is not static; it animates with subtle, deliberate movements that emphasize the professional, evolving nature of the broadcast graphic package. The entire scene maintains a perpetually shifting, yet structured, appearance. |
| Statement | This sketch creates a retro television broadcast aesthetic with flowing gradient backgrounds and animated text elements. The composition features slowly rotating, color-blending fields that create a sense of dynamic data flow typical of 1990s TV graphics. The "Channel 11 News" text appears both as a static element and through particle-based animation, where individual particles gently move in synchronized but subtle patterns to emphasize the evolving nature of broadcast graphics. The entire scene maintains a structured yet perpetually shifting appearance through mathematical motion and color transitions that occur without user interaction, creating an immersive background effect that feels alive and dynamic. |
| Submitted by | profcarroll |
| Planner | gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1 |
| Executor | qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2 |
| Rules file | treatment |
| Assertions | motion(idle), uses(webgl) |
| Gate | attempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) fail attempt 2: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) fail attempt 3: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) fail |
| Attempts | 3 |
| Prompt tokens | 6904 |
| Completion tokens | 2191 |
| Wall seconds | 187.962 |
| Node shape | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94 |
| Seed | 1 |
| Lineage | parent 265 · children none · generation 4 · critique by profcarroll |
| Source | repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2, attempt-3 |
| Created (UTC) | 2026-09-15T14:59:09Z |
| Published (UTC) | 2026-09-15T15:07:18Z |
| Publish commit | f40e40c16eb756a6f71ec2c86ea2427467644ec5 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Attribution | “a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 1993 Revise: the sam…” — sketchgen entry 267, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/267/ Licensed CC BY 4.0. |
| Last error | gate exit 1: assertions failed: uses(webgl) |
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