Generative rendering
Every hexagon is generated and rendered from one set of rules, so thousands of unique pieces still belong to the same system.
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SVG1.1 Hexagons
A blockchain block puzzle built from the web's original colour palette.
SVG1.1 Hexagons is a homage to the early days of the web and the newer world of the blockchain. It starts with the SVG 1.1 named colour palette, the 147 colours like cornflowerblue and papayawhip that browsers have understood for decades, and asks what a collectable digital artwork built from them could look like.
The answer is a block puzzle of more than 35,000 individually rendered hexagons that snap together to form one complete image. Each piece is its own token, and as with any good puzzle, the centre pieces are the easiest to find. It was an experiment in generative design at scale, and a hands-on way to understand how minting, digital ownership and marketplaces really work.
At a glance
- Type
- Generative art
- Platform
- Ethereum, via OpenSea
- Status
- Live on OpenSea
- Role
- Creator: concept, generative design and launch
Features
What we built
The web's original palette
Colours drawn from the named colours in the SVG 1.1 specification, a nod to the building blocks of the early web.
Pieces that tessellate
Hexagon clusters designed to sit edge to edge, building towards one complete puzzle.
Individually ownable
Each piece is minted as its own token on Ethereum, so collectors own a specific part of the whole.
Minted with OpenSea
Created and listed with OpenSea's built-in creation tools, with no custom smart contract to deploy or maintain.
Collection storytelling
Collection artwork and descriptions that explain the concept and invite people to start with the centre pieces.
Under the hood
Technology
- SVG 1.1
- Generative design
- Batch rendering
- Ethereum
- OpenSea
What we learned
- Systems scale where one-offs don't. One well-defined generative system produced tens of thousands of consistent pieces, the same principle behind a good email design system.
- New technology is easier to judge once you've shipped on it. Minting, metadata, wallets and marketplaces all make more sense from the inside.
- The story matters as much as the technology. The concept, the web's original colours as one giant puzzle, is what makes people stop and look.
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