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SHOW HN2021
137points
62comments
#372of 2,533 in 2021
Top 15%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
12 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score +0.35.
Design: 7 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Striking, alien and delightful imagery
From 4 comments
Looks very alien! Great!
graderjs on HNTo me this is probably the most interesting / delightful. The one with persons is useful, this one is something I'd like to order as a print or maybe even as a wallpaper for my…
skinkestek on HNI love how the plants seem to flow into the landscape in many of these!
thanatos519 on HNLooks so cool! Love it
sampsonferd on HN
Reminds of Codex Seraphinianus and Herbarium
From 4 comments
Reminds me of the work called “Herbarium” by Spanish artist Joan Fontcuberta: https://www.juanmagonzalez.com/fontcuberta/herbarium.html
eqbridges on HNAnd to me, it reminds of the Codex Seraphinianus
namero999 on HNThey look like drawings in Codex Seraphinianus. See these images https://images.google.com/search?q=codex+seraphinianus+plants
smusamashah on HNCool, reminds me of Codex Seraphinianus
psfourplusone on HN
Objections
Lack of continuity and inconsistencies on closer inspection
From 1 comment
Thanks for sharing, this is cool! But in most of such projects I have seen is lack of continuity in generated content. From a bird eye view things look natural but as soon as you…
illegalmemory on HN
Requests
Generate fruits
From 1 comment
Awesome. Could you also do fruits? PS: thanks for not calling it „this plant does not exist“
baxtr on HN
Write-up of the process
From 1 comment
Can you give us a summary/write up on your process? It's very impressive.
WheelsAtLarge on HN
Questions
What hardware and setup were used
From 1 comment
This is cool! Thanks for sharing. I've played around with some random Colab notebooks that have surfaced on HN but the results have been underwhelming compared with some of the…
fumblebee on HN
How were the images directed with prompts
From 1 comment
I love these so much! How did you direct the GAN to generate them?
lyaa on HN
Alternatives named
Herbarium by Joan Fontcuberta
From 1 comment
Reminds me of the work called “Herbarium” by Spanish artist Joan Fontcuberta: https://www.juanmagonzalez.com/fontcuberta/herbarium.html
eqbridges on HN
Codex Seraphinianus
From 1 comment
And to me, it reminds of the Codex Seraphinianus
namero999 on HN
Algorithmic Botany
From 1 comment
check out also Algorithmic Botany, that tries to use algorithmic creation for research http://algorithmicbotany.org/papers/
valyagolev on HN