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	<title>Colin Godsey &#187; fractals</title>
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		<title>My Great Appreciation for Fractals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin Godsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always used and loved Electric Sheep. This dynamic, genetic-algorithm driven fractal producing screen saver has left me breathless for the two years I&#8217;ve used it so far. Since my recent dive into recursive and multi-dimensional math I finally decided to look into this thing a little further. After reading about the technology used in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve always used and loved <a href="http://www.electricsheep.org">Electric Sheep</a>. This dynamic, genetic-algorithm driven fractal producing screen saver has left me breathless for the two years I&#8217;ve used it so far. Since my recent dive into recursive and multi-dimensional math I finally decided to look into this thing a little further. After reading about the technology used in the fractals, I discovered the <a href="http://www.flam3.com">Flam3</a> (1992) technology used to produce the fractals has manifested itself all over my laptop already. I have a version of <a href="http://www.apophysis.org/">Apophysis</a> running under Wine on my computer. This can be used to produce all sorts of fractal images and videos! Next I discovered there was a simpler way to generate single frame flames using two stock GIMP plugins that use the same Flam3 technology (there is a third fractal plugin, but I am unsure of its origins).</p>
<p>So I decided I needed to make a fractal symbol for my universal logo (think Prince, but far nerdier and less&#8230; Prince). I decided this was an amazing idea. I stumbled around with a few ideas until I found an elegant little swirl that seemed pretty stately to me. Now that I had the dimensions and coordinates I needed to make this shape, I can reproduce it in different shapes, colors, depths, resolutions and almost anything else I need. It exists on my computer as a handful of numbers specifying the shape. These can even be reused in Apophysis to generate an animation based around the shape. One of the neatest features I enjoyed was the ability to dynamically recolor the shape with various gradients and color palettes.</p>
<p>Here is a nice render of the shape and my first sad attempt at trying to make a catchy logo with it. More better ones to come later!</p>
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