Icon generator

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Icon generator is a Go CLI that creates random grid patterns as PNG images. Choose the canvas dimensions, background, palette, cell size, density, clustering algorithm and strength, and square or circular shapes. Rendering and PNG encoding use only Go’s standard library; no external graphics programs or libraries are required.

Usage

From the repository root, create an output directory and generate an icon:

mkdir -p out/icon_generator
bazel_agent bazel run //projects/icon_generator -- \
  --width 256 --height 256 \
  --background '#f5f1e8' \
  --colors '#223843,#d77a61,#e3b23c' \
  --pixel-size 16 --pixel-shape square \
  --density 0.4 --seed 42 \
  --output "$PWD/out/icon_generator/squares.png"

For circles on a transparent background:

Icon generator

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Create PNG icons from random arrangements of colored squares or circles. Choose a palette, background, canvas size, and shape size, then adjust the density to leave more or less of the background visible.

Choose compact groups, winding strands, replication, or persistent tips. In replication mode, density sets the starting population, and each cell can produce two neighboring children, which can reproduce in turn. Tips grow gradually curving stems with shorter side branches; a sparse starting density leaves room for open gaps.

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Icon generator

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Icon generator