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Nervous System
Company blog · n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blogdesignprogramming
Nervous System is the company blog at n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com, writing about design and programming. Since 2011, 37 different Hacker News readers have linked it 43 times, most often “Generative design”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-05, and you can follow it by feed.
Nervous System is an interdisciplinary design studio founded by Jessica Rosenkrantz and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg in 2007. Inspired by nature, we make art, puzzles, jewelry, and installations using custom software, mathematical ideas, and digital fabrication.
Most-linked posts?
- /2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-04-08
- Generative design2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-04-06
- /shop/product.php?code=3462 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-08-19
What Hacker News says?
Google has a Creative Lab which employs a handful of creative coders who primarily work with emerging tech on experimental projects. They also offer a one year paid fellowship to young grads to join their labs in either NY or London: https://www.creativelab5.com/ Creative coding is everywhere these days. From the parametric architecture of Zaha Hadid and MAD architects to procedurally generated furniture designs and…
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on “The Nature of Code (2nd Edition)”Submitted A puzzle that tiles infinitely across both sides, based on the Klein Bottle as a story · 271 points
HN discussionSome types of glue absorb a lot of the laser energy. There are dedicated plywood optimized for laser cutting https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=6042
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on “A tiny ultrabright laser that can melt steel”Submitted The Flummoxagon as a story · 135 points
HN discussionMost plywood is glued with phenolic glues whereas melamine glues will behave better with a laser: https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=6042
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on “CNC lasers for cutting and engraving”Submitted Kinematics Bodice as a story · 75 points
HN discussionThis one is a Klein Bottle but we just released a cross cap one yesterday: https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=8068
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on “A puzzle that tiles infinitely across both sides, based on the Klein Bottle”Submitted Radiolaria: WebGL and generative design for 3d printing jewelry as a story · 3 points
HN discussionThey're available on the same site as the article: https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/shop/line.php?code=12
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on “A puzzle that tiles infinitely across both sides, based on the Klein Bottle”Submitted Bismuth Crystal Puzzle and the Matrix Cut as a story · 2 points
HN discussionI have one of their Mobius puzzles[0] that has no edges. Very fun to put together! [0] https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/shop/product.php?code=346
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on “Parametric lamp design using circle packings”Submitted Puzzle Cell Lamp as a story · 2 points
HN discussionIf you're into this kind of design check out https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/ They have some really cool (and very complicated) jigsaw puzzles [1] that I bought as gifts for my family. The Inifinity Puzzle is topologically a torus so you can infinitely tile it by taking a piece of off the left and placing it onto the right side. I have a set of their coral coffee mugs [2] which I absolutely love, especially after toying a…
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on “Parametric lamp design using circle packings”- ot · 2020-11-24
Submitted Designing a Better Laser Nozzle Using 3D-Printing as a story · 2 points
HN discussion Of course, it's exactly the same as all artwork. The first example that springs to mind is Nervous Systems: https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/ It seems to me that the problem you're struggling with is that there is no market for generative art PNGs, which I'd generally agree with. There are a few exceptions, but for the most part NFTs are a gold rush in speculative investing coincidentally often coupled to things which inhe…
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on “What Is Generative Art? (2022)”Submitted Simulation and Nature in Design as a story · 2 points
HN discussionhere[1] are some artists using algorithms based on biological organisims to create some stuff that's just visually fantastic. in this example they've created a nice looking objects based on reaction diffusion wrt brain coral growth. [1]: https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/
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on “Ask HN: Which algorithms based on biological ideas do you know?”Submitted The Infinity Puzzle: a new kind of jigsaw puzzle – Nervous System blog as a story · 2 points
HN discussionthank you. btw, the green one is rather similar to floraform by Nervous System. https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/projects/sets/floraform/
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on “Depth of Field”Submitted MOMA Acquires First Kinematics Dress by Nervous System as a story · 2 points
HN discussionFloraform is another tool for exploring differential growth http://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=6721
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on “Differential Line”Submitted WebGL 3D printed jewelry creator as a story · 2 points
HN discussionThey don't always, but the obvious/boring thing to do is to start with a shape that tiles the plane, like rectangles or hexagons. A Penrose tiling might be an interesting approach to take. I discovered these a few years back: https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/shop/ and I really dig 'em. They might be using a grid in some cases--but if so it's pretty hard to tell. I'm working on my fourth. It's hard to worry about the apocal…
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on “How many pieces can a puzzle have?”Submitted Spectre Tile Set as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSomewhat related, but I thoroughly enjoy my infinite galaxy jigsaw puzzle: https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/shop/product.php?code=346 Edit: To clarify it relates to the title, rather than the content of the article. :D
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on “How many pieces can a puzzle have?”Submitted Making of the Earth and Moon Infinity Puzzles as a story · 1 points
HN discussionAs others on this thread hinted at, I'm not sure that would be economical in titanium. But Nervous System (designers of that dress - website is http://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/ ) are awesome at that stuff when it comes to polymers!
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on “3D printing titanium: Learning to learn from success”Submitted Earth Infinity Puzzle as a story · 1 points
HN discussionInteresting...thanks for the link. And here you go... http://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/projects/software/ This one I found interesting too http://www.tienchiu.com/how-tos/equipment/a-comparison-of-ja...
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on “Jacquard Loom: Early Computer Programing (2011) [video]”Submitted Marbling Infinity Puzzles as a story · 1 points
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