Are.na Tools and Toys
Playing with the are.na API to make small fun things. A work in progress.
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Are.na Hypernormalisation
Pull images and text from are.na and combine them into a strangely familiar documentary critique of late capitalism. Good for full screen ambient displays, or just staring into the void. (h/t to Tom Scott and Dan Williams.)
Are.na Palette
Generate colour palettes from images pulled from your favourite are.na channels. Export as hex, .ase, css, gimp or procreate palettes, or fancy pngs.
Are.na Picks
A homepage that shows random blocks from one or more are.na channels. Lock the ones you want to keep, then shuffle again, or export a zip file of the best combos. Good for inspiration and serendipitous juxtaposition.
Good channels to play with
Images
- https://www.are.na/kim-plowright/awesome-qmq5luzkknk
- https://www.are.na/kim-plowright/public-domain-hciljwrdeai
- https://www.are.na/luke-harris/film-stills--3
- https://www.are.na/charlie-humble-thomas/f-h-lloyd-steel-casting
- https://www.are.na/justin-sloane/calm-utopia
- https://www.are.na/scott-kayhan/koyaanisqatsi-xzjzt3tcae
Text
- https://www.are.na/kim-plowright/extremelyinternet
- https://www.are.na/meg-miller/good-sign-offs
- https://www.are.na/drew-shannon-aysltwp9uqo/reading-highlights-quotes
- https://www.are.na/john-michael-boling/killer-quotes
- https://www.are.na/are-na-team/portal-quotes
- https://www.are.na/luca-raimondi/quotes-redefining-the-now