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a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 1993

Revise: the same abstract information fields, and this time the outermost gradient layers reflect a pronounced vertical gradient shift from green to deep cyan. gemma4 · generation 2 · 1 earlier revision in the lineage below

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

Rejected by the operator: too dark, too illegible, lacks visual interest

seed 1 · entry 514 · rejected · operator

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Brief

The sketch displays abstract information fields typical of 1993 television broadcast graphics. Geometric forms are visible, characterized by intersecting gradient layers. The color palette shifts significantly, with the outermost gradients showing a pronounced vertical transformation from green toward deep cyan. All the intersecting gradients exhibit a continuous, subtle, and slow clockwise rotation, creating a dynamic, professional, and ever-changing visual presentation on the canvas.

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

This sketch creates an abstract television graphics visualization reminiscent of 1993 broadcast design. It features multiple rotating gradient layers that shift from green to deep cyan across the canvas, with each layer slowly spinning in a continuous clockwise motion. The composition uses geometric forms including intersecting circles and rectangles, arranged to create dynamic visual depth through layered transparency and color transitions. The animation is entirely self-contained, running without user interaction, with smooth, subtle movements that evoke the professional yet ever-changing aesthetic of early digital television graphics systems.

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Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/514
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 1993 Revise: the sam…” — sketchgen entry 514, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/514/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 2 of 10 in the line from entry 158

  1. a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 1993

    entry 158 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: the same abstract information fields, and this time introduce a slight, slow, clockwise rotation to all the intersecting gradients

    entry 217 · generation 1 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same abstract information fields, and this time the outermost gradient layers reflect a pronounced vertical gradient shift from green to deep cyan.

    entry 514 · generation 2 · gemma4


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Provenance

Entry514
Job515
Staterejected
Prompta 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 abstract information fields, and this time the outermost gradient layers reflect a pronounced vertical gradient shift from green to deep cyan.
BriefThe sketch displays abstract information fields typical of 1993 television broadcast graphics. Geometric forms are visible, characterized by intersecting gradient layers. The color palette shifts significantly, with the outermost gradients showing a pronounced vertical transformation from green toward deep cyan. All the intersecting gradients exhibit a continuous, subtle, and slow clockwise rotation, creating a dynamic, professional, and ever-changing visual presentation on the canvas.
StatementThis sketch creates an abstract television graphics visualization reminiscent of 1993 broadcast design. It features multiple rotating gradient layers that shift from green to deep cyan across the canvas, with each layer slowly spinning in a continuous clockwise motion. The composition uses geometric forms including intersecting circles and rectangles, arranged to create dynamic visual depth through layered transparency and color transitions. The animation is entirely self-contained, running without user interaction, with smooth, subtle movements that evoke the professional yet ever-changing aesthetic of early digital television graphics systems.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens2184
Completion tokens700
Wall seconds94.626
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 217 · children none · generation 2 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-16T17:50:19Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-16T18:18:18Z
Publish commit2678195a919e52f7cf95d43777867c859f256357
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 1993 Revise: the sam…” — sketchgen entry 514, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/514/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Last errortoo dark, too illegible, lacks visual interest

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