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Colour studies

Four quick generative sketches exploring the site's palette — shapes, overlaps and contrast.

Small sketches generated while picking the accent colours for each content type. Each format on the site owns one colour; these were a way to check they still work together when they collide.

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Blue, pink and orange circles overlapping on cream
Light — the full warm/cool mix
Yellow, green and purple shapes on near-black
Dark — the same palette at night
Blue and purple forms with black accents on pale blue
Pink and yellow shapes on a soft pink background
Two colours only

Keep exploring

▶ Video

Inventing on Principle

Bret Victor's talk on why creators need an immediate connection to what they create. Still sharp over a decade later.

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