A simple commandline tool to generate SVGs roughly fitting the area of concrete art.
The konstrukt binary can be downloaded from releases section of this repository.
It is contained together with the LICENSE in a .tar.gz or .zip depending on the target operating system.
You can interact with konstrukt through your native command line interface.
If you are unfamiliar with a command line then these examples should give you some guidance:
Using Windows
First download the latest .zip release from the releases page.
Unzip the archived files in a location of your choice (e.g. your Downloads folder).
Open a command line of your choice (e.g. cmd.exe).
Navigate tp the location of the unpacked konstrukt binary (e.g. cd C:\Users\SomeUser\Downloads).
Display the help text of konstrukt by calling it without arguments (konstrukt.exe).
The output should look like this:
Command line tool for generating konstruktive art.
Usage:
konstrukt [flags]
konstrukt [command]
Available Commands:
gen Generate files.
help Help about any command
Flags:
-h, --help help for konstrukt
Use "konstrukt [command] --help" for more information about a command.
Now you should be able to experiment with the usage examples below just remember to use konstrukt.exe!
Using Linux/MacOS
First download the correct .tar.gz release depending on your operating system from the releases page.
Unpack the .tar.gz in a location of your choice (e.g. your Downloads folder).
Open a terminal of your choice.
Navigate to the location of the unpacked konstrukt binary (e.g. cd ~/Downloads).
Display the help text of konstrukt by calling it without arguments (./konstrukt).
The output should look like this:
Command line tool for generating konstruktive art.
Usage:
konstrukt [flags]
konstrukt [command]
Available Commands:
gen Generate files.
help Help about any command
Flags:
-h, --help help for konstrukt
Use "konstrukt [command] --help" for more information about a command.
Now you should be able to experiment with the usage examples below!
All commands allow for the following flags:
--filename string Name of the output file.
--height int Height of the output file in pixels. (default 500)
-h, --help help
--randomize Randomize all colors in the pattern, ignore other color flags.
--width int Width of the output file in pixels. (default 500)
Other flags for coloring patterns can be explored in the individual usage examples below.
The pattern and default implementation is inspired by a carpet design by David Nightingale Hicks commonly known as "Hicks' Hexagon". It became known in popular culture as the pattern of the carpet in The Shining. The code for the pattern was initially implemented here.
Usage examples
The original output can be generated with:
konstrukt gen shining
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen shining --color3 "#2c2c54" --color2 "#d1ccc0" --color1 "#ffb142" --filename shining-es.svg
The pattern and default implementation is inspired by Horst Bartnigs collection of works titled 72 Unterbrechungen.
Usage examples
The default can be generated with:
konstrukt gen interruptions
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen interruptions --color1 "#00a8ff" --color2 "#2f3640" --color3 "#fbc531" --filename interruptions-br.svg
The pattern and default implementation is inspired by Horst Bartnigs work titled 8 blaue und 8 schwarze Quadrate.
Usage examples
The default can be generated with:
konstrukt gen quadrat
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen quadrat --color1 "#f6b93b" --color2 "#38ada9" --filename quadrat-fr.svg
The pattern and default implementation is inspired by Wolfgang Bosses work titled JA-NEIN.
Usage examples
The default can be generated with:
konstrukt gen janein
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen janein --color1 "#ced6e0" --color2 "#ffa502" --filename janein-cn.svg
The pattern and default implementation is inspired by Julia Breunigs work titled Bild Nr. 55.
Usage examples
The default can be generated with:
konstrukt gen fiftyfive
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen fiftyfive --color1 "#cd84f1" --color2 "#4b4b4b" --color3 "#ffaf40" --filename fiftyfive-tr.svg
The pattern and default implementation is inspired by Joshua Blankenships work titled Lady Sweat Repeating Pattern.
Usage examples
The default can be generated with:
konstrukt gen ladysweat
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen ladysweat --color1 "#303952" --color2 "#f8a5c2" --color3 "#778beb" --filename ladysweat-ru.svg
The pattern and default implementation is inspired by Emma Methods work titled modern hive.
Usage examples
The default can be generated with:
konstrukt gen modernhive
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen modernhive --color1 "#B33771" --color2 "#55E6C1" --filename modernhive-in.svg
The pattern and default implementation is inspired by Neo Geometrics work titled swiss-16.
Usage examples
The default can be generated with:
konstrukt gen swiss16
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen swiss16 --color1 "#222f3e" --color2 "#5f27cd" --color3 "#1dd1a1" --filename swiss16-ca.svg
The pattern and default implementation is inspired by Cami Dobrins work titled Interlocking Abstract Pattern Background.
Usage examples
The default can be generated with:
konstrukt gen interlocking
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen interlocking --color1 "#f7f1e3" --color2 "#40407a" --color3 "#33d9b2" --filename interlocking-es.svg
The pattern and default implementation is MarcelMues work titled whitegold.
Usage examples
The default can be generated with:
konstrukt gen whitegold
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen whitegold --color1 "#dff9fb" --color2 "#6ab04c" --filename whitegold-au.svg
The pattern and default implementation is MarcelMues work titled fallingdaggers.
Usage examples
The default can be generated with:
konstrukt gen fallingdaggers
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen fallingdaggers --color1 "#e55039" --color2 "#f39c12" --filename fallingdaggers-in.svg
The pattern and default implementation is MarcelMues work titled whitegold2.
Usage examples
The default can be generated with:
konstrukt gen whitegold2
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen whitegold2 --color1 "#1e272e" --color2 "#f53b57" --filename whitegold2-se.svg
The pattern is inspired by Sophie Adams-Foster work titled blockplay.
Usage examples
The default can be generated with:
konstrukt gen blockplay
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen blockplay --color1 "#ced6e0" --color2 "#ff6b81" --filename blockplay-cn.svg
The pattern is inspired by Sophie Adams-Foster work titled blockplay.
Usage examples
The default can be generated with:
konstrukt gen blockplay2
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen blockplay2 --color1 "#ced6e0" --color2 "#ff6b81" --filename blockplay2-cn.svg
The pattern and default implementation is MarcelMues work titled octolines.
Usage examples
The default can be generated with:
konstrukt gen octolines
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen octolines --color1 "#2c3e50" --color2 "#bdc3c7" --color3 "#b8e994" --filename octolines-cn.svg
The pattern is inspired by the game Q-bert which is a variattion of Rhombille Tiling.
Usage examples
The default can be generated with:
konstrukt gen qbert
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen qbert --color1 "#1abc9c" --color2 "#f39c12" --color3 "#079992" --filename qbert-ca.svg
The pattern and default implementation is MarcelMues work titled hourglass.
Usage examples
The default can be generated with:
konstrukt gen hourglass
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen hourglass --color1 "#e55039" --color2 "#fa983a" --color3 "#fad390" --filename hourglass-cn.svg
The pattern and default implementation is MarcelMues work titled waves.
Usage examples
The default can be generated with:
konstrukt gen waves
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen waves --color1 "#e55039" --color2 "#ecf0f1" --color3 "#fad390" --filename waves-ca.svg
The pattern and default implementation is MarcelMues work titled riviera.
Usage examples
The default can be generated with:
konstrukt gen riviera
Changing the colors can be easily done like this:
konstrukt gen riviera --color1 "#27ae60" --color2 "#2980b9" --color3 "#f1c40f" --filename riviera-ca.svg
Additions to this project should follow these guidelines:
- Patterns should be repeatable and scaleable.
- Patterns should be constant across the generated SVG (e.g. no convex pattern).
- All patterns should be made up of low count polygons (no curves or similar).
- Accurate citation should be given if a pattern was inspired by an artwork or artist.