Highlight is excited to partner with the Finnish National Gallery for Combine24, a unique digital art competition that blends generative art with blockchain technology. Now nearing its final round of judging, the competition invited artists to create new digital works using a collection of over 25,000 public domain images from the gallery’s archives. Artists use these historic images as the foundation for generative art, applying algorithmic techniques to create something entirely new. Shortl...

Highlight is excited to partner with the Finnish National Gallery for Combine24, a unique digital art competition that blends generative art with blockchain technology. Now nearing its final round of judging, the competition invited artists to create new digital works using a collection of over 25,000 public domain images from the gallery’s archives. Artists use these historic images as the foundation for generative art, applying algorithmic techniques to create something entirely new. Shortl...

This collection is a part of the Bright Moments Artist in Residence series for February 2024. We had a chance to catch up with William Watkins to learn more about his project and the details behind it. More details about the event can be found here. Q: Can you give us an overview and inspiration behind your project? A: In its original form, the project took inspiration from a poster by Bráulio Amado made for a piano performance depicting very stylized hands stroking the keys of a piano. It’s ...

This collection is a part of the Bright Moments Artist in Residence series for February 2024. We had a chance to catch up with William Watkins to learn more about his project and the details behind it. More details about the event can be found here. Q: Can you give us an overview and inspiration behind your project? A: In its original form, the project took inspiration from a poster by Bráulio Amado made for a piano performance depicting very stylized hands stroking the keys of a piano. It’s ...

We’re 1 month into our marketplace launch and the publication of our royalty research report, and we’re excited to share some early updates on how royalties are looking on Highlight. We’ll focus on three higher volume projects in particular: Aux Arbres by Zancan, Outcasts, and BasePaint Masterpieces by TicklishArt. (Note that the absence of Blur in these numbers is due to the fact that these projects are on Base chain, which isn’t supported by Blur.)First up is Aux Arbres by Zancan, a free (w...

We’re 1 month into our marketplace launch and the publication of our royalty research report, and we’re excited to share some early updates on how royalties are looking on Highlight. We’ll focus on three higher volume projects in particular: Aux Arbres by Zancan, Outcasts, and BasePaint Masterpieces by TicklishArt. (Note that the absence of Blur in these numbers is due to the fact that these projects are on Base chain, which isn’t supported by Blur.)First up is Aux Arbres by Zancan, a free (w...

The Highlight embed can be used to create virtually any kind of custom minting website on Base, allowing you to focus on building creative mint experiences for your collectors without getting bogged down with writing custom contracts and repetitive mint and wallet connect code. The Superchain Chiblings launch by artist Secret Pikachu was a brilliant example of this. The team used the Highlight embed to launch a 20,000 token collection on Base which quickly sold out, while delivering one of th...

The Highlight embed can be used to create virtually any kind of custom minting website on Base, allowing you to focus on building creative mint experiences for your collectors without getting bogged down with writing custom contracts and repetitive mint and wallet connect code. The Superchain Chiblings launch by artist Secret Pikachu was a brilliant example of this. The team used the Highlight embed to launch a 20,000 token collection on Base which quickly sold out, while delivering one of th...

We’re already a month into 2024 and the digital art world is moving as fast as ever. In no particular order, here are the most relevant trends to watch shaping the space in 2024. What did I miss or get wrong? Send me a DM on Farcaster. 1. Expansion of “generative” to encompass much more. In 2024, “generative” is no longer constrained to “long-form” projects and is rightly being used to define other types of dynamic, digitally native code-based works. This includes any project that involves au...

We’re already a month into 2024 and the digital art world is moving as fast as ever. In no particular order, here are the most relevant trends to watch shaping the space in 2024. What did I miss or get wrong? Send me a DM on Farcaster. 1. Expansion of “generative” to encompass much more. In 2024, “generative” is no longer constrained to “long-form” projects and is rightly being used to define other types of dynamic, digitally native code-based works. This includes any project that involves au...

We’re happy to introduce the Highlight Protocol, an interoperable set of building blocks, capable of powering virtually any kind of NFT project, and fully owned by you, the creator. The Highlight platform enables creators to launch a wide range of highly customizable NFT projects, all using simple, point-and-click tools. But under the hood, Highlight deploys these projects as fully independent smart contracts, with a simple, modular architecture you can use to create truly bespoke projects. H...

We’re happy to introduce the Highlight Protocol, an interoperable set of building blocks, capable of powering virtually any kind of NFT project, and fully owned by you, the creator. The Highlight platform enables creators to launch a wide range of highly customizable NFT projects, all using simple, point-and-click tools. But under the hood, Highlight deploys these projects as fully independent smart contracts, with a simple, modular architecture you can use to create truly bespoke projects. H...

This collection is a part of the Bright Moments Artist in Residence series for February 2024. More details can be found here. Julien Gachadoat’s latest generative artwork, Orbe, continues his artistic exploration of plotting and algorithmic subdivision. Drawing from his previous works, such as Mineral and Radiance, Orbe utilizes simple geometric shapes like rectangles and circles paired with a subdivision algorithm. “It’s a direct continuation of my work, which is mainly plot-based. I started...

This collection is a part of the Bright Moments Artist in Residence series for February 2024. More details can be found here. Julien Gachadoat’s latest generative artwork, Orbe, continues his artistic exploration of plotting and algorithmic subdivision. Drawing from his previous works, such as Mineral and Radiance, Orbe utilizes simple geometric shapes like rectangles and circles paired with a subdivision algorithm. “It’s a direct continuation of my work, which is mainly plot-based. I started...

This collection is a part of the Bright Moments Artist in Residence series for February 2024. More details can be found here. In Eliza Struthers-Jobin’s latest collection, Resonances, she explores the visual convergence of sound and sight. “I’ve often wanted to include sound in my generative projects, but issues arose with how sound can be presented — it can be tricky to showcase sound without it polluting the experience of other artworks, and not everyone enjoys the isolation of headphones.”...

This collection is a part of the Bright Moments Artist in Residence series for February 2024. More details can be found here. In Eliza Struthers-Jobin’s latest collection, Resonances, she explores the visual convergence of sound and sight. “I’ve often wanted to include sound in my generative projects, but issues arose with how sound can be presented — it can be tricky to showcase sound without it polluting the experience of other artworks, and not everyone enjoys the isolation of headphones.”...

This collection is a part of the Bright Moments Artist in Residence series for February 2024. More details can be found here. System 1 began with Nicolas Daniel’s desire to explore plotter art within a generative algorithm. The project initially focused on creating simple line drawings but quickly evolved into something more complex with the introduction of a propagation algorithm. This algorithm led to unexpected outcomes resembling maps of natural and urban landscapes, influenced by cartogr...

This collection is a part of the Bright Moments Artist in Residence series for February 2024. More details can be found here. System 1 began with Nicolas Daniel’s desire to explore plotter art within a generative algorithm. The project initially focused on creating simple line drawings but quickly evolved into something more complex with the introduction of a propagation algorithm. This algorithm led to unexpected outcomes resembling maps of natural and urban landscapes, influenced by cartogr...

This collection is a part of our Spring collections 2024. We had a chance to catch up with Loackme to learn more about his project, “a Sunday in the Park,” and the inspiration behind it. “a Sunday in the Park” is an ultra-curated edition of 20 unique artworks. Minting will be via Dutch auction with rebate, set to start 12pm ET / 5pm CET on Friday, March 22. The auction will begin at 0.5 ETH on Base and decrease every minute over the span of an hour until it reaches 0.05 ETH. Collection can be...

This collection is a part of our Spring collections 2024. We had a chance to catch up with Loackme to learn more about his project, “a Sunday in the Park,” and the inspiration behind it. “a Sunday in the Park” is an ultra-curated edition of 20 unique artworks. Minting will be via Dutch auction with rebate, set to start 12pm ET / 5pm CET on Friday, March 22. The auction will begin at 0.5 ETH on Base and decrease every minute over the span of an hour until it reaches 0.05 ETH. Collection can be...

Introducing… 🎉 HIGHLIGHT STUDIO 🎉 !!! Your companion app designed to help you iterate and test your generative artwork quickly and reliably! Have you ever thought to yourself: "Hmmm, I wish I could just quickly test thousands of different token IDs and hashes and see how my artwork really behaves"? Well you are in luck! Introducing the "Single artwork" tab in Highlight Studio. This tool allows for quick iteration through different parameters your artwork can receive, and is just a nice litt...

Introducing… 🎉 HIGHLIGHT STUDIO 🎉 !!! Your companion app designed to help you iterate and test your generative artwork quickly and reliably! Have you ever thought to yourself: "Hmmm, I wish I could just quickly test thousands of different token IDs and hashes and see how my artwork really behaves"? Well you are in luck! Introducing the "Single artwork" tab in Highlight Studio. This tool allows for quick iteration through different parameters your artwork can receive, and is just a nice litt...

We met with the WAGAMI Labs team, creators of Shinsei Galverse, to discuss their upcoming interactive art series, Gameboy Secrets 「シークレット」, launching exclusively on Highlight. Gameboy Secrets 「シークレット」 is a mini collection of 32 unique interactive, game-like narrative artworks. Minting begins October 15th at 3:00 PM PST for 0.02 ETH. Explore the Gameboy Secrets 「シークレット」 collection here. During our conversation, the team shared their inspiration behind this new project.Q: We’re talking to Devin...

We met with the WAGAMI Labs team, creators of Shinsei Galverse, to discuss their upcoming interactive art series, Gameboy Secrets 「シークレット」, launching exclusively on Highlight. Gameboy Secrets 「シークレット」 is a mini collection of 32 unique interactive, game-like narrative artworks. Minting begins October 15th at 3:00 PM PST for 0.02 ETH. Explore the Gameboy Secrets 「シークレット」 collection here. During our conversation, the team shared their inspiration behind this new project.Q: We’re talking to Devin...