Notes from the workbench
A workbench for creative coding: small experiments in motion, materials, light, and interaction by Thomas Gertenbach. Select a photograph to take a closer look.
Adrift in the Abyss
- 2023
- Experiment
- Live site
A lone traveller watches asteroids drift past a weathered spacecraft’s window. A real-time study in cinematic light, atmosphere and slow motion.
Alamiya
- 2023
- Experiment
3D rooms for broadcast company Alamiya: an editing suite, an OB van and a control room that you explore by scrolling through the site.
Endless Server Rack
- 2026
- Experiment
A server corridor that never ends: symmetrical rows of glowing racks disappearing into black fog, rendered with WebGPU.
Fotografie Gertenbach
- 2024
- Project
A website for our dad’s wedding photography, built with my brother Christian, with full-screen images and gentle scroll transitions.
Hauntkeeper
- 2024
- Experiment
A Halloween game where you play the ghost of an abandoned mansion, haunting objects to keep the Spookymeter up for as long as you can.
Isometric Brink
- 2024
- Experiment
- Live site
An isometric tribute to The Brink Agency: autumn trees, reflective water and butterflies, with grass that bends away from your cursor.
Jägermeister
- 2025
- Experiment
A concept sneaker in Jägermeister green and orange, turning slowly under studio light.
Kirilo Experiment
- 2024
- Experiment
A portfolio intro for product designer Kirilo: a sculpted head grows a filigree mask while the headline scrambles into place.
Otis Bay Experiment
- 2023
- Experiment
The Otis Bay logo rebuilt from chunky 3D shapes that tilt and turn as the cursor passes over them.
Posthuman
- 2025
- Experiment
A hero for AI company Posthuman: a hand of dithered pixels reaches for a real one, in a nod to Michelangelo.
Train Challenge
- 2026
- Experiment
A wooden toy train seen from floor level, rolling under a chair, past scattered building blocks and behind a curtain.