Good day! My identify is Yannis Yannakopoulos, and I’m an impartial developer from Athens, Greece. I construct web sites, experiment with generative artwork and modular synths, and sometimes mix the latter two in audio-reactive sketches. I’ve been within the subject for greater than 15 years, roughly half of which I’ve spent working independently, collaborating with studios and people from world wide.
Here’s a small listing of my most favourite tasks from latest years.
My private web site, designed by Brijan Powell virtually two years in the past, and I nonetheless love each pixel of it. It is available in totally different variations and contains a few Easter eggs!
A small private undertaking to gather music releases and extra. It’s been operating for over 10 years now, and not too long ago, Isabel Moranta took it to the subsequent degree with a recent design! Have a look round—you would possibly discover one thing attention-grabbing to take heed to!
One other collaboration with Isabel, this time for her private portfolio. We wrote an in depth case research on this very web site, which you’ll learn right here: Case Research: Isabel Moranta Portfolio — 2024
Not an precise undertaking of mine, however a enjoyable train in what I really like doing. Genuary is an annual inventive coding problem that takes place all through January and encourages artists, designers, and builders to generate artwork utilizing code.
I accomplished Genuary once more this 12 months, for the second time since 2023, and realized tons of issues alongside the best way. 31 day by day sketches made in GLSL as a approach to apply and be taught new abilities. You’ll be able to see the total listing right here, however listed here are some previews.
Extra about me
I began coding within the days of Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash, slicing Photoshop photographs for button hovers. I labored at a number of studios and businesses over time, till I made a decision to go impartial roughly 7 years in the past.
My most important objective in all my tasks is to supply one thing that feels proper to everybody concerned within the course of.
What I’ve realized over time is that it’s not in regards to the instruments, or about very best routines and workflows. It’s in regards to the mindset, the aesthetics, and the concepts. Making an attempt to grasp how instruments work underneath the hood, creating a powerful eye for element, all the time experimenting, and making an attempt new issues on each shopper and private tasks may also help you develop and simply adapt to any explicit device or surroundings.
And keep in mind: typically, if you happen to don’t go to extremes, you received’t get anyplace.
When not at work, I largely discover oscillators, MIDI, and patches on modular synths. I’m presently creating a small audio-reactive library to make use of with reside synth setups, and shifting ahead, I need to dive deeper into shaders and discover totally different mediums as effectively.
Thanks, Codrops, for being a continuing supply of inspiration from day one! I’m tremendous proud to have been featured on this web site over time!
