variations on a theme • 2 after a few false starts over the last few years, finally have an implementation of radiance cascades running in TouchDesigner ✨💡✨ @touchdesigner #touchdesigner #radiancecascades #globalillumination #shader #glsl

variations on a theme - 1 @touchdesigner #generativeart #digitalart #touchdesigner

Ever wonder what’s powering so many immersive installations, interactive visuals, and live show lighting? --> TouchDesigner. In our 12-week intensive course, you’ll learn it from the ground up and build an interactive generative artwork of your own. You’ll move from core node-based techniques into textures, 3D geometry, particles, UI building, projection mapping, and light Python inside TouchDesigner. By the end, you’ll have a finished project, exhibited in the Gray Area Gallery. 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎𝟏 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 Enroll by February 15 (spots are limited) Saturdays February 28 – May 16, 2026 10 AM – 1 PM PT grayarea.org/course/touchdesigner-101/ (linked in bio) This course is led by Jack DiLaura @jackdilaura , an artist and creative developer who builds generative graphics and interactive installations, with support from Laura “fyusha” Ho @fyusha__ , a Bay Area projection and visual artist known for bringing digital work into performance and public space. The visuals in this video are their work! Enroll: Link in bio!

📮 new tutorial posted, link in bio 📮 interactive op art with the field POP - another touchdesigner tutorial In this video, we’ll work through creating an interactive Op Art-inspired composition which relies heavily on the Field POP and Copy POP (and will provide you with a great opportunity to explore the use of both!) Along the way, you’ll also learn how to utilize POP attributes as a compositional tool, work with the Lookup Texture POP to apply color, and use the Container COMP as a convenient canvas for building interactive effects. #touchdesigner #tdpops #generativevisuals #interactive #tutorial #anothertdtutorial

Throwback to The Maze—we are all constantly navigating a world that feels like an intricate labyrinth, concealed behind the facade of culture, tradition, norms, patriarchy, and more. A maze that shifts, manipulates, and often entraps the vulnerable. For The Maze, we explored live interactive creative technology to add another dimension to the performance. The process wasn’t easy—curveballs kept coming, and my original collaborator backed out at the last minute. But then, three incredible angels— @framingmovessf , @msomil , and @jackdilaura —came to my rescue. Across continents, they programmed and executed an incredible interactive projection design in just two weeks before the premiere! And what a joy the collaboration was. Then, when things felt impossible, @mrinaalika stepped in to create several stunning animations, filling in the gaps when there was too much to do in too little time. I’m incredibly grateful to these amazing people who made this vision come to life ❤️ I can’t wait to build on this and present it again. I can’t wait to build on this and present it again! 📷: @kyleadlerphotography & @pratibimbcreative (photo no. 2) The Maze Concept | Movement | Performance – Surabhi Bharadwaj Direction & More – @cartoon_natyam Music Composition | Performance – @roopama Live Instrumental Support (Cello) – @jessicamivry Instrumental Support (Morsing) – Arunachalam Mahadevan Creative Technologists – @msomil @jackdilaura @varsha177 @framingmovessf Animation – @mrinaalika Lighting Design – Allen Willner Costume Design – @nikitha.satish #themaze #danceandstorytelling #motherhood #womenhood #performanceart #dance #creativetechnology #interactiveprojection #theater #movement

#genuary14 “pure black and white. no gray” started with the ray pop and ended up with this — you never know where texture processing might lead you  ⬛️⬜️ #touchdesigner #touchdesignerpops #genuary #genuary2025

#genuary13 “triangles and nothing else” audio generated geometry + trail pop with triangle connectivity audio from norns #touchdesigner #touchdesignerpops #genuary #genuary2025 #monomenorns

#genuary9 “the textile design patterns of public transport seating” — this one is inspired by many trips on the bombardier multilevel coaches of nj transit. sounds from juno 6 & tx81Z. midi arpeggio controls touchdesigner noise 🎛️ #touchdesigner #genuary #genuary2025 #njtransit #rolandjuno #yamahatx81z

#genuary7 for this prompt, I decided to take things back a couple of decades and use the built-in BASIC of the Timex/Sinclair 1000 to create a simple two line program that randomly prints a . or /. I had to speed the video up to fit within 1:00 — it takes a while to print a whole screen! #nottouchdesigner #timexsinclair1000 #sinclair1000 #sinclairzx81 #vintagecomputing #genuary #genuary2025

#genuary5 exploring isometric art with POPs #genuary #genuary2025 #touchdesigner #touchdesignerpops @touchdesigner

#genuary3 42 lines of glsl to make a simple cellular automata system, ran through the polygonize POP and some post processing for fun ✨ #touchdesigner #touchdesignerpops #genuary #genuary2025

#genuary2 missed day 1 so here’s a combo of prompts 1&2 #touchdesigner #genuary #genuary2025