NOAH BACKMAN

backman.design

compiled curiosity.

01The Work

backman.design/portfolio/attention

Attention

[interactive][generative][inference]

A living chamber of coupled concept territories where neural activity resolves into one buildable idea.

02The Lab

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/portfolio/proliferant
Proliferant
2026

A fragile, fractal creature under glass that interacts with touch.

[biology][interactive][real-time]
/portfolio/perihelion
Perihelion
2026

Git commit history becomes gravitational fabric. Place unstable black holes, feed them binary particles, and watch spacetime heal.

[physics][cosmic][interactive]
/portfolio/sonoflora
Sonoflora
2026

A wildflower field in equilibrium. Click to seed invasive species. Their competition for territory becomes an Am7 chord — three strangers accidentally in tune.

[auditory][interactive][biology]
Breathing Code Garden
2025

Git commits bloom into organic flowers that pulse with your coding rhythm. Variable names seed each plant's DNA. Debugging creates mutant hybrids.

[biology][generative][ambient]

03About

Software Engineer building interactive exhibits at the intersection of code, math, and natural systems. Interested in emergence, systems, complexity — the deep structure underneath things.

The work speaks.

backman.design/guestbook
GUESTBOOK
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