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Fragments

Learn creative coding with shaders. For design engineers, creative coders and shader artists: techniques, tools, deep dives. Powered by ThreeJS and TSL.

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342026-05-05

Fragments Season 2 Launch

Fragments Season 2 launches May 15th 2026 a new technique on cellular automata, a focus on fundamentals, a brand new experience,and a lower-cost way in.

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332026-04-28

The Cellular Automata technique

A preview of the brand new technique lesson launching with the next season of Fragments - Cellular Automata.

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322026-04-20

Fundamentals at a glance

A skimmable map of the fundamentals series - launching with Fragments Season 2 alongside a new technique on Cellular Automata.

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312026-04-08

Building new shaders

Showcasing some of the new shader series that are shipping with the next season of Fragments.

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302026-03-24

Fragments Season 2

Fragments Season 2 launches in late May 2026 with richer techniques, cellular automata, a focus on fundamentals, and a lower-cost way in.

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292026-02-10

Fragments in 2026

Fragments transitions to enrollment windows four times yearly with new content each period. Price increases for new members; existing members keep full access forever.

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282026-02-03

Genuary 2026 Roundup

A complete walkthrough of every Genuary 2026 shader I made — 24 creative coding challenges from one color to flow fields, raymarched cities to cellular automata.

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272026-01-06

The first week of Genuary 2026

Genuary 2026 brings 31 days of creative coding prompts. Here's what I learned from tackling the first six challenges with TSL shaders.

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262025-12-30

Fragments year in review

Looking back at the first year of Fragments: community growth, new features, and maybe a little about what's coming next.

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252025-12-16

How to learn shaders: a beginner's guide

Learn shaders the practical way: start with visual tools and playgrounds, copy simple code, break things on purpose, and master the fundamentals.

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242025-12-09

Breaking down the Bands series

How to layer distortion, quantization, and color masking to create flowing geometric patterns that feel organic and alive.

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232025-12-02

Building a TSL boilerplate: where to start

One of the biggest hurdles to learning TSL is knowing where to begin. Here's how to build a boilerplate project that gets you coding shaders fast.

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222025-11-25

Black Friday 2025 — 25% off Fragments

25% off Fragments for Black Friday, plus a preview of the new Fragments V2 platform and upcoming Interactivity technique.

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212025-11-18

Why design engineers should learn shaders

A dive into why I think design engineers should learn to write shaders, and how it can unlock a whole new world of creativity and expression.

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202025-11-11

Making shaders respond like toys

Preview the Interactivity technique for creative coding with Three.js—pointer tracking, grid trails, and click bursts that design engineers can ship fast.

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192025-11-04

Making pixels misbehave with distortion

Wave, swirl, and bulge distortion utilities are now live. Here's how they work and why distortion effects are just so fun to use.

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182025-10-28

Why some techniques stick and others don't

What makes certain shader techniques memorable while others fade away? Here's what I've learned about why some stick in your toolkit forever.

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172025-10-21

Entering my post-processing era

A fresh batch of shader effects for your creative toolkit. From vintage aesthetics to crazy glitches.

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162025-10-15

I almost quit making this LED effect

Hours of tweaking shapes and offsets almost broke me. Here's what happens when you push through the frustration.

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152025-10-08

I built the same thing 12 times and I'll do it again

I've rebuilt the same mesh gradient 12 times. Why remaking the same thing teaches more than making new things.

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142025-10-01

Why should you learn to write shaders?

A dive into why I think you should learn to write shaders, and how it can unlock a whole new world of creativity and expression.

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132025-09-24

Fragments Early Access — Mesh Gradient

Week three of early access: mesh gradient technique launches with custom color interpolation.

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122025-09-17

Fragments Early Access — Pixel Sorting

Week two of early access: pixel sorting technique debuts, new utilities, and expanding the toolkit.

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112025-09-09

Fragments Early Access — Noise

Week one of early access: noise techniques launched, community feedback, and what's coming next.

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102025-09-03

Building Fragments — Early Access Launch

Early access is live! What's included, subscriber benefits, and the journey from concept to launch.

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092025-08-20

Building Fragments — Early Access

What Fragments Early Access includes: pricing, content roadmap, and what to expect at launch.

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082025-08-14

Building Fragments — Preview

Preview of Fragments before launch: UI walkthrough, features, and what makes the platform different.

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072025-08-06

Building Fragments — A new landing page

New landing page design, answering community questions, and final touches before early access launch.

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062025-07-31

Breakdown of Dawn 2

Dawn 2 shader breakdown: gradient techniques, color theory, and inspiration from Rik Oostenbroek.

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052025-07-16

Building Fragments — A Creative Process

My creative process for building shader art. From concept through iteration to final composition.

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042025-07-08

Building Fragments — Utils

Guide to Fragments utilities: copy-paste components and shader functions for faster creative coding workflows.

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032025-07-01

Building Fragments — Shader Breakdowns

Diving into shader breakdowns: how they work, code structure, and shader composition explained.

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022025-06-24

Building Fragments — The Collection

Exploring the Fragments Collection: techniques, utilities, sketches, and how it all connects.

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012025-06-17

Building Fragments — What is this thing?

What Fragments is, why I'm building it, and who it's for. The origin story.

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