A Topological Picture Book, Rendered
Shares rank 21 of 31 interactive visualizations by recommenders
People recommend it as a pretty, playful interactive piece with hand-sketched lines that is fun to tweak through its parameters.
People recommend it as a pretty, playful interactive piece with hand-sketched lines that is fun to tweak through its parameters.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun to tweak parameters
“Pretty, and a lot of fun to tweak around the parameters.”
Comment from 9 Sep 2026 in “A Topological Picture Book, Rendered” Hand-sketched lines look great
“The spacing and style of the hand sketched lines are really perfect.”
Comment from 9 Sep 2026 in “A Topological Picture Book, Rendered” Engaging playful app to explore
“Fantastic project. Love the bells and whistles. I could spend all day here.”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “A Topological Picture Book, Rendered” “Great app to play around with.”
Comment from 12 Sep 2026 in “A Topological Picture Book, Rendered”
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The four most recommended other interactive visualizations, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ciechanow.ski | 33 | 1 | 97% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Size of Life | 30 | 4 | 88% | 2 | — | — |
| PGSimCity | 27 | 3 | 90% | 1 | — | — |
| Ithihāsas | 18 | 3 | 86% | 1 | — | — |
| A Topological Picture Book, RenderedThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Great app to play around with.”
“Fantastic project. Love the bells and whistles. I could spend all day here.”
“Pretty, and a lot of fun to tweak around the parameters.”
“The spacing and style of the hand sketched lines are really perfect.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.