Genuary / 2026

Description

This site introduces a daily series of code-based, responsive artworks, prepared for the community event Genuary in 2026. This occasion is a challenge where people create one piece of computer-generated (algorithmic) art each day during January, based on simple prompts put together by the community. Instead of drawing, participants design systems — rules, code, and processes — that generate the visuals, and in my case, the sound as well. It’s essentially a daily creative ritual where software becomes the medium and experimentation matters more than polish. The showcased pieces here are running live in the browser, composed of dynamic visual animations and webaudio based algorithmic sonification techniques. The works were deployed and published each day on EditArt, throughout the entire month. EditArt is a digital platform built on the Tezos ecosystem, founded by Piero Guicciardi, with a focus on minimal design, a smooth and simple user experience, and a friction-free way of collecting long-form generative artworks.

Aesthetic and conceptual constrains

The goal of this practice was to channel down different aspects within my works, that are existing digitally on the liminal web and physically in different forms of paper based graphical works and multimodal generative installations. An important aspect of the works is that they can be experienced live in the browser, providing a wide range of variations on the aesthetic level. Color palettes, grid resolutions and animation behaviours are adapting responsively to the screen area, therefore the artworks can be accessed within various contexts, from small phone screens to large scale media walls or even static prints and plotted graphics as their final forms. The sounds are intertwined with the visual systems, making their inner logic and structure more accessible in the audible domain. The intention is not musical, but functional — to highlight and augment movements, energy levels and general changes in the visual environment. Each experiment can be considered as an imaginary interface with both visual and sonic components.

Technological constrains

The works are composed of modern web technologies (javascript, html, css), using the p5js library for drawing, animation and interaction, combined with raw webaudio for sound synthesis. Some days have special, framework specific prompts from the community. In these cases, the pieces are based on different tools and frameworks, including shaders and GLSL, plottable svg objects or raw DOM elements.

Prompts

  1. JAN. 1 (credit: Piero)
    One color, one shape.
  2. JAN. 2 (credit: Anna Lucia)
    Twelve principles of animation.
  3. JAN. 3 (credit: PaoloCurtoni)
    Fibonacci forever.
  4. JAN. 4 (credit: Manuel Larino)
    Lowres.
  5. JAN. 5 (credit: Piero)
    Write “Genuary”. Avoid using a font.
  6. JAN. 6 (credit: George Henry Rowe)
    Lights on/off.
  7. JAN. 7 (credit: PaoloCurtoni)
    Boolean algebra.
  8. JAN. 8 (credit: PaoloCurtoni)
    A City.
  9. JAN. 9 (credit: PaoloCurtoni)
    Crazy automaton.
  10. JAN. 10 (credit: Sophia (fractal kitty))
    Polar coordinates.
  11. JAN. 11 (credit: Manuel Larino)
    Quine.
  12. JAN. 12 (credit: Stranger in the Q)
    Boxes only.
  13. JAN. 13 (credit: Jos Vromans)
    Self portrait.
  14. JAN. 14 (credit: Roni)
    Everything fits perfectly.
  15. JAN. 15 (credit: P1xelboy)
    Create an invisible object where only the shadows can be seen.
  16. JAN. 16 (credit: Ivan Dianov)
    Order and disorder.
  17. JAN. 17 (credit: Ivan Dianov)
    Wallpaper group.
  18. JAN. 18 (credit: Baret LaVida)
    Unexpected path.
  19. JAN. 19 (credit: Jos Vromans)
    16×16
  20. JAN. 20 (credit: Jos Vromans)
    One line.
  21. JAN. 21 (credit: Piero)
    Bauhaus Poster.
  22. JAN. 22 (credit: Sophia (fractal kitty))
    Pen plotter ready.
  23. JAN. 23 (credit: PaoloCurtoni)
    Transparency.
  24. JAN. 24 (credit: Sophia (fractal kitty))
    Perfectionist’s nightmare.
  25. JAN. 25 (credit: Manuel Larino)
    Organic Geometry.
  26. JAN. 26 (credit: Piero)
    Recursive Grids.
  27. JAN. 27 (credit: Manuel Larino)
    Lifeform.
  28. JAN. 28 (credit: Piero)
    No libraries, no canvas, only HTML elements.
  29. JAN. 29 (credit: Monokai)
    Genetic evolution and mutation.
  30. JAN. 30 (credit: Bart Simons)
    It’s not a bug, it’s a feature.
  31. JAN. 31 (credit: Piero)
    GLSL day.
Process and evaluation

Creating a daily series of code-based, fully responsive artworks — often with Web Audio sound synthesis and additional frameworks — turned out to be more than just a technical challenge. I ended up learning a lot about consistency, mental states, and creative discipline, beyond the code *& _%^---] itself.

A huge thank you to the generative art community — especially Piter Pasma for organizing the event each year, Piero "PiFragile" for our discussions and for providing such a strong Web3 framework through EditArt, and Mike "Gee" Gowen for his constant support throughout the whole process ~ truly appreciated!!



© Agoston Nagy, 2026