Observed arrival · 2026-10-28
Fernstack’s bendable Barnsley fern
A one-person notebook about code and generative graphics, built around an interactive fern whose shape changes as you adjust its rules.
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- Generative-graphics learners and code-curious artists
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- The demonstration runs 140,000 points through four Barnsley fern rules, with twelve controls for changing selected coefficients.
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The demonstration uses four affine transformations, selected with probabilities of 1%, 85%, 7%, and 7%, and reports plotting 140,000 points. Its twelve controls change b, c, or d in the dominant rule, while the linked note includes a JavaScript loop that performs the iteration. The page lists one dated note and offers an RSS address for following subsequent entries.
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