The author
The author's homepage is at joco.name. Here you can find other things that I work on, and of course the original articles about this project.
The contest for which I made my program is on codegolf.stackexchange.com. You can find an early version of my program and other contest entries.
I developed an Android app which showcases some simple designs and you can see the drawing process in real time. Download it from Google Play.
News coverage
Here are some of the news articles published about my project:
- New Scientist - Computer paints rainbow smoke with 17 million colours
- Gizmodo - Gorgeous Video Makes Art Using Every Color Your Computer Can Display
- Discovery - Tasty Tech Eye Candy Of The Week
- Mirror - Bling a rainbow: The amazing digital paintings made with 17 MILLION colours
- Mail Online - Amazing software creates art using 17 MILLION colours to make every single pixel a different hue on your PC screen
- Origo (HU) - Hungarian software paints wonderful pictures
- HVG (HU) - Hungarian programmer wins with beautiful pictures
- Dagbladet (NO) - You will never believe that math can be so beautiful
- Focus (DE) - Eyecandy: Video shows all the colors on your screen
Other media
My original blog post, where I introduced the algorithm, has been featured in the May 2014 issue of the Hacker Monthly magazine.