Author
Ahmad Moussa

Ahmad Moussa

Creative coder and Generative Artist. Creator of the Gorilla Sun Blog.

218 posts

Tutorial
9 Tips for Tsubuyaki Processing
Tsubuyaki processing has become a popular and fun little challenge on Twitter. In this post I'll be going over some character saving tricks that can come in clutch when you're out of ideas for reducing the size of your code!
2022 MAY 10 · 10 MIN READ
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Guide
How to set up a Breadfond
In this tutorial I will guide you through setting up a Breadfond on the Tezos blockchain using the TEIA and/or Versum smart contracts.
2022 MAY 05 · 11 MIN READ
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Tutorial
An Algorithm for Irregular Grids
A step by step tutorial to constructing a variety of irregular grids
2022 APR 30 · 10 MIN READ
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Making Of
Making of Behind the Canvas
An in depth look into the inner workings of my crayon codes sketch Behind the Canvas
2022 MAR 23 · 16 MIN READ
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Tutorial
A Guide to Hexagonal Grids in P5JS
A tutorial on multiple ways to create a hexagonal grid in p5js
2022 FEB 28 · 12 MIN READ
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Making Of
Making of Vestige
Notes and thoughts on my generative fxhash token 'Vestige'
2022 FEB 09 · 5 MIN READ
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Tutorial
An Algorithm for Polygons with Rounded Corners
An approach for creating all sorts of different smooth shapes in p5, using the canvas rendering context.
2022 JAN 26 · 23 MIN READ
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Feature
Gorilla Sun 2021
2021 has been an incredibly exciting year for the Gorilla Sun Blog! Here's a recap of this surreal journey and a summary of all the art that I've made throughout!
2021 DEC 30 · 24 MIN READ
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Tutorial
An Object Oriented Approach to Random Walkers
A closer look at random walkers, and how to make them explore and traverse an underlying grid, in p5js.
2021 OCT 14 · 14 MIN READ
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Guide
A Simple Guide to FFMPEG
FFmpeg is an essential tool for creative coders. Here's a primer on using FFmpeg, and showcase of some of it's capabilities.
2021 OCT 13 · 10 MIN READ
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Legacy
Glue Gun Constructs
This one's quite an odd one, where we'll make some figurines with scrap and a glue gun.
2021 OCT 10 · 2 MIN READ
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Making Of
Making of Grand Canyon
An aesthetically minimalistic sketch that is based on a boolean grid and Perlin noise.
2021 OCT 06 · 9 MIN READ
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