Awesome Creative Coding

Carefully curated list of awesome creative coding resources primarily for beginners/intermediates.

Creative coding is a different discipline than programming systems. The goal is to create something expressive instead of something functional. Interaction design, information visualization and generative art are all different types of creative coding – which has become a household term describing artworks articulated as code.

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Contents

• Books
• Online Books
• Courses
• Tools
• Frameworks • Libraries • Ecosystems
• Visual Programming Languages
• Sound Programming Languages
• Web Programming • Libraries
• Projection Mapping • VJing
• Online
• Hardware
• Other
• Learning Resources
• Videos
• Talks
• Articles
  • Shaders • OpenGL • WebGL
  • Canvas
  • Hardware
  • Other
• Interactive
• Quick References • Cheat Sheets
• Communities
• Subreddits
• Slack
• Other
• Math
• Machine learning • Computer Vision • AI
• Inspiration
• Events
• Schools • Workshops
• Blogs • Websites
• Related

Books

• Generative Art: A Practical Guide - Practical guide using Processing.
• Generative Design - Visualize, Program, and Create with Processing.
• The Nature of Code - Simulating natural systems with Processing.
• Programming Design Systems - Practical introduction to the new foundations of graphic design.
• Learning Modern 3D Graphics Programming - Series of tutorials on using OpenGL to do graphical rendering.
• Programming Interactivity - Designer's Guide to Processing, Arduino, and openFrameworks.
• openFrameworks Essentials - openFrameworks beginner Guide for programmer, visual artist, or designer.
• Mastering openFrameworks: Creative Coding Demystified - Advanced in depth guide to openFrameworks.
• Algorithms for Visual Design Using the Processing Language - Experiment with design problems to create 3D animations, GUIs, and more.
• Foundation HTML5 Animation with JavaScript - Everything you need to know to create animation using the HTML5 canvas.
• Playing with chaos - Programming Fractals and Strange Attractors in JavaScript.
• Ray Tracing in One Weekend - Mini book about Ray Tracing.
• Processing 2: Creative Programming Cookbook - Guides you to explore the Processing environment using practical and useful recipes.
• Data-driven Graphic Design - Creative Coding for Visual Communication.
• Real-Time Rendering - Learn how to use modern techniques to generate synthetic three-dimensional images in a fraction of a second.
• Graphics Shaders: Theory and Practice - Introduction to shader programming in general, but focusing on the GLSL shading language.
• Anton's OpenGL 4 Tutorials - Practical guide to starting 3d programming with OpenGL.
• Physics for JavaScript Games, Animation, and Simulations - Teaches JavaScript programmers how to incorporate real physics into their HTML5 games, animations, and simulations.
• Math for Programmers - Book teaches you to solve mathematical problems in code.