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Gold-Leaf Ornamental Studies

The Gilded Frame

Four nested gold rectangular frames breathe in and out with corner coils and pulsing dot edges; a rotating golden spiral glows at center.

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When to use it

Dark-background hero sections, luxury or art-deco themed UIs, ambient loading screens needing an ornate gold-leaf aesthetic.

When not to

Light backgrounds (hardcoded dark canvas). Layouts needing legible text overlay — center glow competes with content.

Working with an AI agent

Every component ships agent-ready metadata. An example instruction for this one:

Change frame layer count to 6 by setting layers=6, slow the breathing to t*0.4, and shift the gold palette to rose-gold by replacing GOLD='#c8a951' with GOLD='#c9857a'. Theme: dark tokens live in :root, the light variant in :root[data-theme="light"]; ?theme=light or a {type:'forever:theme'} postMessage switches at runtime.

Safe to edit

  • layer count (layers=4)
  • breath speed (t*0.8)
  • gold palette (GOLD, GOLD2, GOLD_HI constants)
  • dot density (w/26 divisor)
  • center spiral rotation speed (t*0.4)
  • theme tokens (:root dark defaults + [data-theme=light] overrides)

Keep intact

  • DPR-aware fitCanvas sizing
  • visibilitychange pause/start guard
  • IIFE wrapper
  • prefers-reduced-motion static frame branch
  • theme hook (?theme= bootstrap + forever:theme message listener + theme tokens)

Known limitations

  • Background color hardcoded in CSS (#070502) — must edit both CSS and canvas fill to change
  • No touch or pointer interactivity — purely passive
  • Corner coil spiral uses lineTo approximation; may look rough at very small canvas sizes

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More Gold-Leaf Ornamental Studies components

  • The Golden TreeRecursive gold fractal tree grows and breathes via a pulsing sine wave, with spiral coil tips and drifting gold flecks against a near-black background.
  • Mosaic ShimmerA 14x10 grid of gold tesserae pulses in diagonal sine-wave shimmer; sparse jewel-toned accents pop against the gold, evoking Byzantine mosaic.
  • Spiral Ornament EngineGold spirals, all-seeing eyes, and gilded triangles fade in and out against a near-black background, slowly rotating as they drift through their lifespan.
  • Gilded HaloConcentric gold rings bloom and fade from click/pointer points while gold-leaf flecks scatter with gravity; auto-strikes keep it alive passively.
  • The Pattern LoomThree gold friezes of gold-leaf symbols (circles, spirals, triangles, eyes) scroll in alternating directions at staggered speeds, endlessly re-weaving.
  • Falling GoldDiamond-shaped gold flakes drift and sway downward against a near-black background, each shimmering in opacity as they tumble and rotate.