Not a blog. Definitely a blog.
Generative art, aerodynamics, and on-chain experiments — organized by theme.
Generative Art & Aerodynamics
Articles exploring the intersection of generative and on-chain digital art (flow fields, neural networks, shaders) with aerodynamic science and visualization that inspired those creative projects.
Generative Art & Aerodynamics
Flows
An overview of Ryley's Art Blocks generative project Flows, which uses modified potential-flow theory and GPU shaders to render colorful animated flow fields.
Generative Art & Aerodynamics
Seeing the wind
A reflection on the aesthetics of aerodynamic flow visualizations and how their visual language inspired the Flows project.
Generative Art & Aerodynamics
Display Agnosticism in p5.js, with Shaders
How to make a p5.js + shader rendering look correct across every aspect ratio, written while building Flows.
Generative Art & Aerodynamics
I.
On Ryley's Art Blocks Studio release `I.` — an on-chain neural network that generates expressions from synthesized eyes.
Generative Art & Aerodynamics
NFT AI Models on the Blockchain
A brief history of neural networks that have been published on chain, and why this matters for NFT artists and collectors.
Generative Art & Aerodynamics
Scuffed Baseball Aerodynamics
An aerodynamic analysis of asymmetrically rough spheres applied to sports balls — what makes a scuffed pitch behave the way it does.
Crypto Builder Retrospectives
Personal reflections by Ryley on early blockchain projects he built or contributed to, examining their technical foundations and long-term impact.
Crypto Builder Retrospectives
Blockchain Primitive: Delegation Registry
A reflection on delegate.cash, a project Ryley contributed to, that now secures hundreds of millions of dollars of assets.
Crypto Builder Retrospectives
A Retrospective on An Early Crypto Game
Looking back at a crypto game proof-of-concept Ryley built when ETH was less than $100.
NFT Blockchain Architecture
These articles explore the technical foundations and standards underlying NFTs, from the value propositions of blockchain technology to the smart contract patterns used in NFT platforms.
NFT Blockchain Architecture
Blockchain Value Propositions for NFTs
An overview of three concrete ways that blockchains bring real value to NFTs.
NFT Blockchain Architecture
Diamond Contracts and Diamond Storage
A walk through the ERC-2535 diamond standard and the diamond-storage pattern used at Art Blocks.