About//
Prmnt is platform to create, collect, and display on-chain art, with a focus on minimalist, composable and semi-generative works.
A manifesto for adaptive art
We are in the midst of a revolution in the way we consume and store digital value, yet the NFT has been maligned and "pigeon-holed" as just a place to store a jpg reference or ruined by those taking advantage of a hype cycle to extract maximum income for minimum effort.
In a world of AI, everything is possible yet very little has meaning.
Surely, we can do better.
PRMNT is composable, generative, and adaptive, yet PRMNT is forever
We believe in the wild, the weird, the whimsical. We embrace the unknown, adaptive, the unlikely.
We believe creativity is a fundamental good, adding to the world. Being creative for no other reason than it is interesting is a revolutionary idea.
This is not a platform built to make millions. Rather it exists to fascinate, to distract, to show you unexpected things. To add more joy, whimsy, pleasantness to your feeds. To introduce you to creators unknown previously. To give you a reason to post that is not politics, sport, or thirst.
We believe in slow. We are not here to hype and quit. Value is built over time, is in giving collectors agency and sharing income with them.
We are not clever. Or at least, we are not more clever than you. We can be not-clever together
PRMNT is forever
Goals
Immutable, Yet adaptive
The SVG format allows us to store image data as code. When combined with rendering-on-demand made possible by smart contracts, we can create artworks that adapt and respond to data attributes. Those attributes, in turn, do not have to come from the same place.
Composable
Composability between contracts allows us to combine and reuse fragments of image code. This opens up possibilites of combination and collage, often in unforseen ways that open the door to wimsy and happenstance.
Pemanence On-Chain
The permanent nature of on-chain data is appealing for ownership of digital art, but the massive costs of storage and transaction fees has limited usage.
The proliferation of L2 blockchains with rapid and low cost transactions mean that on-chain imagery has become feasible and cost effective.
Now, any evm compatible chain may be used for PRMNT images
Modular & Multi-Use
Contracts that add value by re-using your existing owned tokens in interesting ways. Modular plugin render engines, enabling variation as time goes by.
Interactive
PRMNT is interested in works that ancourage users to have some control over how they are rendered.
Elements
Attributes
A set of values that are used to generate the artwork. May also be used calculate animations and visulisations.
Engines
Contracts that take attributes and render art content. These may also combine fragments, backgrounds, themes, and styles based apon attribtue values
Fragments
Standalone image parts that may be combined into other images. In PRMNT these are ownable and earn royalties.
Styles
Modifications injected into svg that alter the visual aspect of the image, without changing the core structure of it.
Themes
A set of colors applied to the structure of the art. Typically these are an array of 5 colors.
Composable Art
On-chain composability
One feature of bullckchain smart contracts is to reference or include parts of one in another. For onchain images, this means we can combine the attributes from one contract with an image fragment from another, a generator in a third, styles from a 4th, to create a new image.
Even further, if the source attributes change, then if our image uses them to generate our outcome image will change - automagically.
Client Composability
While an on-chain svg artwork is permanent, it allows a structure may be temporarily manipulated (typically in a browser or app).
This means we can alter the layout depending on updating information at time of render. Consider these possibilities:
- Art that changes with time or date.
- Art that changes with music or audio.
- Art that changes with weather data.
- Art that changes with your personal wearable data.
Own To Earn
Shared Incentives
By passing on royalty payments to owners of attributes, themes, and source fragments we create a virtuous cycle where collectors are encouraged to share the creativity of others.
Owner Generated Drops
Owners may create and sell their own drops based on the tokens they control. By taking a snapshot of their settings at a point in time, they create a static version of their token, which they can in turn create editions and sell.
Collections such as Spectrum, Skies, and Layer Cake all allow owners to create sellable drops.
Derivative collections
Derivatives are artwork collections that consume source attributes to create new works.
Upcoming Collections
- Spectrum: Audio enhanced visualisations
- Snapshots: Static nfts of a static state of origins
- Landscapes: Usage of color variables to seed generative landscapes
- Layer Cake: Create randomized grids of image fragments
Roadmap
Phase 1 Md
Origins Collection Release.
Spectum: Audio tokens with responsive imagery.
Presentation: Customizable on-chain images on your own contracts
Phase 2 Collections
Landscapes #1: Generative landscapes using PRMNT color themes.
Skies: Generative on-chain clouds with daytime themes.
Solar: Private Universe #2
Lunar: Private Universe #3
Layer Cake: Randomized grids using image fragments and themes.
Phase 1 Elements
Visualisation: Audio & microphone input response
Visualisation: API - weather
Visualisation: Theme Selection
Future Enhancements
- Forecaster integration: Show off your animated artwork
- Galleries: Interactive standalone galleries for programmable art
New To Digital Collectables?
NFT
NFTs sometimes have a bad reputation, but in essence it is just a way to make digital things provably ownable.
One goal of Prmnt is to showcase how nfts can be much more than a jpg you can right click and save - a living digital thing with no true state - that becomes a reflection of its owner.
You need a wallet to store your things in with some funds. You can set one up yourself or generate one right here in the connect dialog.
Collaborate
Partnerships, Collaboration, & Bespoke Contracts
A goal of PRMNT is composability and interactivity - collaboration is welcome and invited.
If you are interested in creating your own dynamic on-chain artworks, display modules, or atribute source contract, get in touch.
More about Collaboration