# generative-design/Code-Package-p5.js

Code package of the book: Generative Design – Creative Coding for the Web with JavaScript in p5.js

Repository: https://github.com/generative-design/Code-Package-p5.js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/code-package-p5js
Homepage: http://www.generative-gestaltung.de/2/
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: sketches, p5js, p5, p5-sketches, generative-design, generative-art
Last push: 2026-08-04T18:15:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 69/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 16, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3969, "days_push": 29, "days_rel": 476, "gap_med": 173, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1012, forks 205 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:13.440334+00:00)

## What it is
Source code package for the book Generative Design: Creative Coding for the Web, containing all p5.js sketches from the book. It runs in the browser via a local web server or the p5.js web editor.

## Use cases
- learn creative coding with p5.js
- find generative art sketch examples
- follow along with the Generative Design book exercises
- explore random, noise, and oscillation sketches
- teach generative design in a classroom

## When to choose
- you are reading the Generative Design book and want its code
- you want a curated collection of p5.js generative art sketches to study or remix

## When to avoid
- you need a production graphics library or framework
- you want a maintained tool rather than book companion code

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: stable
- function: graphics, data-visualization, animation
- domain: tutorials, graphics, web-development
- platform: browser
- tags: p5js, generative-art, creative-coding, book-code, sketches, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- generative-design/Code-Package-p5.js (main) score 69

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:13.440334+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:11:45.393813+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/generative-design/Code-Package-p5.js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:13.440334+00:00, sha 4fe6e9fb0210)
  - homepage: http://www.generative-gestaltung.de/2/ (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:35.001483+00:00, sha 4fc10e0694a2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.