Animations with Python and Coldtype

Exploring Coldtype

Animation + Typography + Code

Lately, I’ve been experimenting with code-generated animations, combining Python with the Coldtype library. This article is just a showcase of some of those experiments.

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All animations are generated directly from Python scripts, using typographic shapes as a base to play with motion, timing, and curve transformation.

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Here’s the sample code

from PIL import Image, ImageDraw
import numpy as np
import os

def hex_to_rgb(hex_color):
    hex_color = hex_color.lstrip("#")
    if len(hex_color) == 6:
        return tuple(int(hex_color[i:i+2], 16) for i in (0, 2, 4))
    elif len(hex_color) == 8:
        return tuple(int(hex_color[i:i+2], 16) for i in (0, 2, 4, 6))
    else:
        raise ValueError("Hex color must have 6 (RGB) or 8 (RGBA) digits.")