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e-ink wallpapers

small-batch 1-bit patterns, sized for e-ink screens.

still, quiet patterns made to be looked at for a long time. each one is pure black and white, so it renders crisp on paper-like screens with nothing for the device to guess.

$5

what's inside

  • 1-bit patterns, each in several native screen sizes
  • png for devices, bmp for microcontroller libraries
  • c and python byte arrays for the maker crowd
  • a readme with which size fits which screen

works with

  • any microcontroller driving an e-ink display (adafruit thinkink, eink feather, and more)
  • waveshare and inkplate displays
  • boox tablets (wallpaper or sleep screen)
  • kobo e-readers (custom sleep screen)
  • kindle and remarkable with community mods, not officially supported

formats

pngbmp.h.pytxt

how it's made

  • grow a pattern: write a small generative sketch: ripples, blooms, tides.
  • dither to 1 bit: reduce every pixel to ink or paper with an ordered dither.
  • proof on glass: load it onto a microcontroller with an e-ink screen, like a thinkink feather, and watch it refresh.

how you get it

  • a download link arrives by email right after checkout
  • for personal use: your screens, your projects, your desk
  • please don't resell or redistribute the files