Ben McCormick
@phobon.io
Learn creative coding with shaders and Three.js: http://fragments.supply ✨
Design engineer, creative coder & shader artist
Design engineer, creative coder & shader artist
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Ben McCormick
@phobon.io
· Aug 31
Fragments° — Creative coding with shaders
Kickstart your creative coding and shader art journey.
www.fragments.supply
Pretty crazy that this thing I've been working on in my spare time for the last 9 months is launching in a few days 😊
Check out Fragments, a kickstarter for your creative coding journey → https://www.fragments.supply/
#tsl #creativecoding #threejs
Check out Fragments, a kickstarter for your creative coding journey → https://www.fragments.supply/
#tsl #creativecoding #threejs
It is pretty incredible to me think fragments.supply has ALMOST hit 100 members (99 😅)
I humbling, amazing experience to share this with so many curious creative developers. Forever grateful 🙏
Should I do a giveaway to celebrate the century?
I humbling, amazing experience to share this with so many curious creative developers. Forever grateful 🙏
Should I do a giveaway to celebrate the century?
November 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
It is pretty incredible to me think fragments.supply has ALMOST hit 100 members (99 😅)
I humbling, amazing experience to share this with so many curious creative developers. Forever grateful 🙏
Should I do a giveaway to celebrate the century?
I humbling, amazing experience to share this with so many curious creative developers. Forever grateful 🙏
Should I do a giveaway to celebrate the century?
Wrote a post about some of my favourite TSL distortion functions, along with some fun updates for Fragments
The collection is starting to get really substantial now, super happy with how it's all going ✨
https://www.fragments.supply/writing/19-making-pixels-misbehave
The collection is starting to get really substantial now, super happy with how it's all going ✨
https://www.fragments.supply/writing/19-making-pixels-misbehave
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Wrote a post about some of my favourite TSL distortion functions, along with some fun updates for Fragments
The collection is starting to get really substantial now, super happy with how it's all going ✨
https://www.fragments.supply/writing/19-making-pixels-misbehave
The collection is starting to get really substantial now, super happy with how it's all going ✨
https://www.fragments.supply/writing/19-making-pixels-misbehave
Build something you need.
Others probably need it too 🫡
Others probably need it too 🫡
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Build something you need.
Others probably need it too 🫡
Others probably need it too 🫡
Design engineers,
invest in your creative skillset.
Your future self will thank you.
invest in your creative skillset.
Your future self will thank you.
November 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Design engineers,
invest in your creative skillset.
Your future self will thank you.
invest in your creative skillset.
Your future self will thank you.
Not sure if I've mentioned this before* but I've been deep diving into generative art and creative coding with shaders and threejs.
I built fragments.supply - copy-paste snippets and creative coding flow, ready to go.
If you want to get hands-on fast, it's all here 🙌
* a great joke 😅
I built fragments.supply - copy-paste snippets and creative coding flow, ready to go.
If you want to get hands-on fast, it's all here 🙌
* a great joke 😅
October 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Not sure if I've mentioned this before* but I've been deep diving into generative art and creative coding with shaders and threejs.
I built fragments.supply - copy-paste snippets and creative coding flow, ready to go.
If you want to get hands-on fast, it's all here 🙌
* a great joke 😅
I built fragments.supply - copy-paste snippets and creative coding flow, ready to go.
If you want to get hands-on fast, it's all here 🙌
* a great joke 😅
👋 Creative coders, what's your go-to for visual inspiration?
I want to explore different areas and expand my skills. I've got a couple of go to places I check out, but wondering what else is out there.
Would love to see what inspires you. Your recs would be appreciated 🫶
I want to explore different areas and expand my skills. I've got a couple of go to places I check out, but wondering what else is out there.
Would love to see what inspires you. Your recs would be appreciated 🫶
October 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
👋 Creative coders, what's your go-to for visual inspiration?
I want to explore different areas and expand my skills. I've got a couple of go to places I check out, but wondering what else is out there.
Would love to see what inspires you. Your recs would be appreciated 🫶
I want to explore different areas and expand my skills. I've got a couple of go to places I check out, but wondering what else is out there.
Would love to see what inspires you. Your recs would be appreciated 🫶
This week's newsletter is out! I talk about Roli Lightpad Blocks!
... and also about my struggles 🪄
www.fragments.supply/writing/16-a...
... and also about my struggles 🪄
www.fragments.supply/writing/16-a...
I almost quit making this LED effect — Fragments
Hours of tweaking shapes and offsets almost broke me. Here's what happens when you push through the frustration.
www.fragments.supply
October 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
This week's newsletter is out! I talk about Roli Lightpad Blocks!
... and also about my struggles 🪄
www.fragments.supply/writing/16-a...
... and also about my struggles 🪄
www.fragments.supply/writing/16-a...
Took that threejs noise sketch and pushed it further - the new outputs are showing me stuff I didn't even think about before.
Amazing how a few tiny tweaks can stack up and turn some mundane shapes into something special.
Honestly love when the code just does its own thing ✨
Amazing how a few tiny tweaks can stack up and turn some mundane shapes into something special.
Honestly love when the code just does its own thing ✨
October 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Took that threejs noise sketch and pushed it further - the new outputs are showing me stuff I didn't even think about before.
Amazing how a few tiny tweaks can stack up and turn some mundane shapes into something special.
Honestly love when the code just does its own thing ✨
Amazing how a few tiny tweaks can stack up and turn some mundane shapes into something special.
Honestly love when the code just does its own thing ✨
Maybe your obsession isn't mesh gradients.
Maybe it's fluid sims, delightful micro-interactions, or crazy particle systems.
Find the thing that keeps you up at night, then make it - again and again.
That's where the real growth happens 💪
Maybe it's fluid sims, delightful micro-interactions, or crazy particle systems.
Find the thing that keeps you up at night, then make it - again and again.
That's where the real growth happens 💪
October 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Maybe your obsession isn't mesh gradients.
Maybe it's fluid sims, delightful micro-interactions, or crazy particle systems.
Find the thing that keeps you up at night, then make it - again and again.
That's where the real growth happens 💪
Maybe it's fluid sims, delightful micro-interactions, or crazy particle systems.
Find the thing that keeps you up at night, then make it - again and again.
That's where the real growth happens 💪
Gotta say, kind of clean in light mode 🤔
October 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Gotta say, kind of clean in light mode 🤔
I love iterating on ideas and techniques, but you need to know when to stop.
Here's what I've learned:
Keep going when: still discovering, results surprise you, you enjoy it.
Move on when: you're bored, it feels like busywork.
Your gut knows, just listen to it 🙇
Here's what I've learned:
Keep going when: still discovering, results surprise you, you enjoy it.
Move on when: you're bored, it feels like busywork.
Your gut knows, just listen to it 🙇
October 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I love iterating on ideas and techniques, but you need to know when to stop.
Here's what I've learned:
Keep going when: still discovering, results surprise you, you enjoy it.
Move on when: you're bored, it feels like busywork.
Your gut knows, just listen to it 🙇
Here's what I've learned:
Keep going when: still discovering, results surprise you, you enjoy it.
Move on when: you're bored, it feels like busywork.
Your gut knows, just listen to it 🙇
I wrote some words about obsession, repetition and shuhari. Been thinking about this for a while. What do you all think?
www.fragments.supply/writing/15-b...
www.fragments.supply/writing/15-b...
I built the same thing 12 times and I'll do it again — Fragments
Most people hate repetition, but I've spent years making the same mesh gradient over and over. Here's why remaking the same thing teaches you more than making new things.
www.fragments.supply
October 8, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I wrote some words about obsession, repetition and shuhari. Been thinking about this for a while. What do you all think?
www.fragments.supply/writing/15-b...
www.fragments.supply/writing/15-b...
I'm a design engineer in threejs
I'm a shader artist in threejs
I'm a creative coder in threejs
Any questions? 😇
I'm a shader artist in threejs
I'm a creative coder in threejs
Any questions? 😇
October 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I'm a design engineer in threejs
I'm a shader artist in threejs
I'm a creative coder in threejs
Any questions? 😇
I'm a shader artist in threejs
I'm a creative coder in threejs
Any questions? 😇
This is a great community - been really enjoying this so far 🙇
🚀 Big news! Okay Social is now open to everyone.
It's the social network for creatives.
Claim your handle, create a profile, and start connecting with others.
Join our community today!
👉 okaydev.co/social
It's the social network for creatives.
Claim your handle, create a profile, and start connecting with others.
Join our community today!
👉 okaydev.co/social
October 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This is a great community - been really enjoying this so far 🙇
I think some of my favourite shader outputs happen by accident
Using a loop iterator as an input, altering a colour with noise, reversing the coordinates...
Stumbling into these happy accidents is one of the most satisfying feelings in creative coding
Embrace the chaos and just try stuff 💪
Using a loop iterator as an input, altering a colour with noise, reversing the coordinates...
Stumbling into these happy accidents is one of the most satisfying feelings in creative coding
Embrace the chaos and just try stuff 💪
October 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I think some of my favourite shader outputs happen by accident
Using a loop iterator as an input, altering a colour with noise, reversing the coordinates...
Stumbling into these happy accidents is one of the most satisfying feelings in creative coding
Embrace the chaos and just try stuff 💪
Using a loop iterator as an input, altering a colour with noise, reversing the coordinates...
Stumbling into these happy accidents is one of the most satisfying feelings in creative coding
Embrace the chaos and just try stuff 💪
Some more morning inspiration here
I've been following @brettbolton_av for quite a while, and he just dropped a new single https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvXkZxrHZ4Q
This is the kind of stuff I've always dreamed of doing
The way the visuals react and play to his live playing is just magical 😍
I've been following @brettbolton_av for quite a while, and he just dropped a new single https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvXkZxrHZ4Q
This is the kind of stuff I've always dreamed of doing
The way the visuals react and play to his live playing is just magical 😍
October 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Some more morning inspiration here
I've been following @brettbolton_av for quite a while, and he just dropped a new single https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvXkZxrHZ4Q
This is the kind of stuff I've always dreamed of doing
The way the visuals react and play to his live playing is just magical 😍
I've been following @brettbolton_av for quite a while, and he just dropped a new single https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvXkZxrHZ4Q
This is the kind of stuff I've always dreamed of doing
The way the visuals react and play to his live playing is just magical 😍
People often ask me why I write shaders when AI exists
I just love to know how things work. I think that building rad stuff is the best way to learn and grow as a creative developer
Also, gives me massive appreciation to all of the amazing shader artists out there 🙇
I just love to know how things work. I think that building rad stuff is the best way to learn and grow as a creative developer
Also, gives me massive appreciation to all of the amazing shader artists out there 🙇
October 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
People often ask me why I write shaders when AI exists
I just love to know how things work. I think that building rad stuff is the best way to learn and grow as a creative developer
Also, gives me massive appreciation to all of the amazing shader artists out there 🙇
I just love to know how things work. I think that building rad stuff is the best way to learn and grow as a creative developer
Also, gives me massive appreciation to all of the amazing shader artists out there 🙇
Ever notice that so much in tech is starting to look the same? Like a copy-paste of itself?
Learning to write shaders opens up a whole new world of creativity that actually sets you apart as a dev or artist ✨
Learning to write shaders opens up a whole new world of creativity that actually sets you apart as a dev or artist ✨
October 2, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Ever notice that so much in tech is starting to look the same? Like a copy-paste of itself?
Learning to write shaders opens up a whole new world of creativity that actually sets you apart as a dev or artist ✨
Learning to write shaders opens up a whole new world of creativity that actually sets you apart as a dev or artist ✨
After 9 months of hard work, time to take this out of early access and officially put it out into the world! This is fragments.supply, a platform to help you learn creative coding with shaders and three.js
So happy with how it came together, but now it's time to rest from the grind for a bit 😪
So happy with how it came together, but now it's time to rest from the grind for a bit 😪
Learn creative coding with shaders and Three.js — Fragments
Master creative coding with shaders, Three.js, and TSL. Learn techniques, copy-paste utilities, and build generative art.
fragments.supply
October 1, 2025 at 2:27 AM
After 9 months of hard work, time to take this out of early access and officially put it out into the world! This is fragments.supply, a platform to help you learn creative coding with shaders and three.js
So happy with how it came together, but now it's time to rest from the grind for a bit 😪
So happy with how it came together, but now it's time to rest from the grind for a bit 😪
Heads up: my creative coding platform with shaders fragments.supply is launching out of early access tomorrow!
If you've ever been interested in creating amazing, artful things with #threejs, you should check it out
(Also there's a sneaky 40% discount until we launch 🤫)
If you've ever been interested in creating amazing, artful things with #threejs, you should check it out
(Also there's a sneaky 40% discount until we launch 🤫)
September 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Heads up: my creative coding platform with shaders fragments.supply is launching out of early access tomorrow!
If you've ever been interested in creating amazing, artful things with #threejs, you should check it out
(Also there's a sneaky 40% discount until we launch 🤫)
If you've ever been interested in creating amazing, artful things with #threejs, you should check it out
(Also there's a sneaky 40% discount until we launch 🤫)
This is basically my internal monologue every single day
Don't stop, keep going! ✌️
Don't stop, keep going! ✌️
September 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
This is basically my internal monologue every single day
Don't stop, keep going! ✌️
Don't stop, keep going! ✌️
Curled noise is one of those techniques that can completely transform how your generative art feels
Simply layering noise on top of a warped image can create absolutely incredible results - it's kind of shocking
I'm honestly still shocked how this turned out 🪄
#tsl #threejs
Simply layering noise on top of a warped image can create absolutely incredible results - it's kind of shocking
I'm honestly still shocked how this turned out 🪄
#tsl #threejs
September 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Curled noise is one of those techniques that can completely transform how your generative art feels
Simply layering noise on top of a warped image can create absolutely incredible results - it's kind of shocking
I'm honestly still shocked how this turned out 🪄
#tsl #threejs
Simply layering noise on top of a warped image can create absolutely incredible results - it's kind of shocking
I'm honestly still shocked how this turned out 🪄
#tsl #threejs
everyone: good sleep is the most important thing!
me: has a 3 year old 🫠
me: has a 3 year old 🫠
September 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
everyone: good sleep is the most important thing!
me: has a 3 year old 🫠
me: has a 3 year old 🫠
Think pixellation effects are just for retro games? No way!
This tiny TSL trick shifts the mood of your work dramatically ✨
I used to find it so hard to share effects between shaders, but these little functions are an absolute super power!
#tsl #creativecoding #threejs
This tiny TSL trick shifts the mood of your work dramatically ✨
I used to find it so hard to share effects between shaders, but these little functions are an absolute super power!
#tsl #creativecoding #threejs
September 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Think pixellation effects are just for retro games? No way!
This tiny TSL trick shifts the mood of your work dramatically ✨
I used to find it so hard to share effects between shaders, but these little functions are an absolute super power!
#tsl #creativecoding #threejs
This tiny TSL trick shifts the mood of your work dramatically ✨
I used to find it so hard to share effects between shaders, but these little functions are an absolute super power!
#tsl #creativecoding #threejs
I think I have an unhealthy obsession with mesh gradients 😅
I think I've made at least a dozen different versions over the last few years, but the one I made for Fragments might be my favourite yet
Made these with TSL and ThreeJS - so fun 😊
I think I've made at least a dozen different versions over the last few years, but the one I made for Fragments might be my favourite yet
Made these with TSL and ThreeJS - so fun 😊
September 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I think I have an unhealthy obsession with mesh gradients 😅
I think I've made at least a dozen different versions over the last few years, but the one I made for Fragments might be my favourite yet
Made these with TSL and ThreeJS - so fun 😊
I think I've made at least a dozen different versions over the last few years, but the one I made for Fragments might be my favourite yet
Made these with TSL and ThreeJS - so fun 😊