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HTML

              
                <canvas id="canvas"></canvas>

<div id="controls">
  <p id="intro">Try different values below and click the Generate button to create new art. Hover over inputs for tips.</p>
	<p><label for="numberOfLines">No. of lines</label><input type="text" id="numberOfLines" value="6" title="Number of lines to draw - between 3 and 8 gives the best results"/></p>
	<p><label for="size">Line width</label><input type="text" id="size" value="4" title="Width of the lines - try chunky lines for a different effect"/></p>
	<p><label for="distance">Step size</label><input type="text" id="distance" value="1" title="The length of each line/step before rotating - smaller numbers produce smoother patterns"/></p>
	<p><label for="speed">Draw speed</label><input type="text" id="speed" value="30" title="Delay in milliseconds between draw updates - doesn't affect the end result"/></p>
	<p><label for="increment">Step increment</label><input type="text" id="increment" value="0.8" title="Amount to increase the step size by each time - very small numbers are best"/></p>
	<p><label for="turn">Rotation amount</label><input type="text" id="turn" value="45" title="Amount to rotate by between steps"/></p>
	<p><label for="wobble">Split point</label><input type="text" id="wobble" value="7" title="An interval afterwhich the rotation amount resets to zero - results in sharp turns. Set to zero to turn off."/></p>
	<p><label for="opacity">Line opacity</label><input type="text" id="opacity" value="0.5" title="Opacity/alpha values of the lines"/></p>
	<!--<p><label for="randomVariance">Randomness</label><input type="text" id="randomVariance" value="0" title="Make lines wobbly - lessons better"/></p>-->
	<p id="shareLine"><label for="sharecode">Share code</label><input type="text" id="sharecode" value="" title="Copy and paste this code for easily sharing between friends"/></p>
	<p id="buttonsLine">
		<input type="submit" id="submit" value="Generate" title="Click to redraw with your new settings"/>
		<input type="button" id="random" value="Random" title="Get some random settings"/>
		<input type="button" id="hide" value="Hide" title="Get rid of this settings panel - you won't get it back though!"/>
	</p>
  <p><a href="#" id="download" title="Careful, this can affect the image on screen!">Download image (beta)</a></p>
  <p id="reddit">View other people's creations on <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/InternetIsBeautiful/comments/2u0248/spiral_art_generator_xpost_from_rwebdev/" target="_blank">Reddit</a>!</p>
</div>
              
            
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CSS

              
                body {
  color: #000;
  background-color:#1D1F20;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
}

canvas {
  background-color:#000;
  display: block;
  margin: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  box-shadow: 0px 0px 20px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.65);
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
}

#controls {
  position: fixed;
  top: 20px;
  left: 20px;
  border:1px solid #808080;
  padding: 5px 15px;
  background: #CCC;
  box-shadow: 0px 0px 20px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.65);
  opacity: 0.95;
}

#intro, #reddit {
  width: 200px;
  font-size: 0.9em;
}

#intro {
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  font-weight: bold;
}

#reddit {
  padding-top: 20px;
}

#controls p {
  margin: 5px 0;
}

#controls label {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 130px;
  font-size: 0.9em;
}

#controls input {
  width: 70px;
  text-align: center;
}

#controls #submit, #controls #random, #controls #hide {
  margin-right: 1px;
  font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
  cursor: pointer;
}

#controls #submit {
  width: 80px;
}

#controls #random {
  width: 70px;
}

#controls #hide {
  width: 50px;
  margin-right: 0;
}

#controls #shareLine {
  margin-top: 15px;
}

#controls #buttonsLine {
  margin-top: 15px;
}
              
            
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JS

              
                $(function () {
	var myCanvas, context, width, height;
	var lines = [], numberOfLines = 12;
	var colours = ['#FFD800','#FF6A00','#FF0000','#0094FF','#0026FF','#4800FF','#7FFF8E','#B6FF00','#4CFF00', '#FFFFFF'];

	var Line = function() {
		return {
			x: 0,
			y: 0,
			size: 4,
			colour: '#FFFFFF',
			distance: 1,
			speed: 30,
			increment: 0.8,
			turn: 45,
			wobble: 7,
			rotation: random(0, 359),
			randomVariance: 0,
			opacity: 0.5,
			clockwise: true,
			glow: true,
			interval: {},
			tick: function() {
				var oldX = this.x;
				var oldY = this.y;

				if (this.clockwise)
					this.rotation -= this.turn;
				else
					this.rotation += this.turn;

				// Wobble (point at which lines bend sharply)
				if (this.wobble) {
					if (this.rotation < 0) this.rotation += this.wobble;
					if (this.rotation >= this.wobble) this.rotation -= this.wobble;
				}

				this.x = this.x + this.distance * Math.sin(this.rotation);
				this.y = this.y + this.distance * Math.cos(this.rotation);

				// Random wander
				if (this.randomVariance) {
					this.x += random((-1 * this.randomVariance), this.randomVariance);
					this.y += random((-1 * this.randomVariance), this.randomVariance);
				}

				if (this.glow) {
					drawLine(oldX, oldY, this.x, this.y, this.size * 6, this.colour, 0.03);
					drawLine(oldX, oldY, this.x, this.y, this.size * 4, this.colour, 0.05);
				}

				drawLine(oldX, oldY, this.x, this.y, this.size, this.colour, this.opacity);

				this.distance += this.increment;

				return this;
			},
			init: function(details) {
				for (var x in details) {
					this[x] = details[x];
				}

				var self = this;
				this.interval = setInterval(function() { self.tick(); }, this.speed);

				return this;
			},
			stop: function() {
				clearInterval(this.interval);
			}
		};
	};

	if ($("canvas").length > 0) {
		myCanvas = $("#canvas")[0];
		context = myCanvas.getContext("2d");
		resizeCanvas();
		eventListeners();
		startAnimation();
	}

	function resizeCanvas() {
		myCanvas.width = $("canvas").width();
	    myCanvas.height = $("canvas").height();
	    width = myCanvas.width;
		height = myCanvas.height;
	}

	$(window).on('resize', resizeCanvas);

	function eventListeners() {
		$('#submit').on('click', function() {
			var options = {};

			$('#controls input[type="text"]').each(function() {
				options[$(this).attr('id')] = checkNumber($(this).val());
			});

			numberOfLines = options.numberOfLines;

			var shareString = '';

			for (var x in options) {
				shareString += options[x] + '|';
			}

			$('#sharecode').val(shareString);

			startAnimation(options);
			return false;
		});

		$('#random').on('click', function() {
			randomSettings();
		});

		$('#hide').on('click', function() {
			$('#controls').hide();
		});

		$('#download').on('click', function() {
      		var image = myCanvas.toDataURL('image/png').replace('image/png', 'image/octet-stream');
			var filename = 'spiral_' + (new Date()).getTime() + '.png';

			$(this).attr('href', image).attr('download', filename);
		});

		$('#sharecode')
		.on('paste', function() {
			setTimeout(function() {
				var shareString = $('#sharecode').val().split('|');

				$('#controls input[type="text"]').not('#sharecode').each(function(x) {
					$(this).val(shareString[x]);
				});

				$('#submit').trigger('click');
			}, 100);
		})
		.on('focus', function() {
			$(this).select();
		});
	}

	function randomSettings() {
		var settings = {
			numberOfLines:    random(2, 12),
			size:             random(1, 10),
			distance:         random(1, 30),
			speed:            random(2, 6) * 10,
			increment:        random(1, 10) / 10,
			turn:             random(1, 200),
			wobble:           random(1, 400),
			opacity:          random(3, 10) / 10,
			randomVariance:   0
		};

		for (var x in settings) {
			$('#' + x).val(settings[x]);
		}

		$('#submit').trigger('click');
	}

	function startAnimation(options) {
    	options = options ? options : {};

		options.x = width / 2;
		options.y = height / 2;

		context.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
		context.fillStyle = '#000000';
		context.globalAlpha = 1;
		context.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);

		for (var x = 0; x < lines.length; x++) {
			lines[x].stop();
		}

		lines = [];

		for (var y = 0; y < numberOfLines; y++) {
			options.colour = colours[random(0, colours.length - 1)];
			options.rotation = (360 / numberOfLines) * y;
			lines.push(
				Line().init(options)
			);
		}
	}

	function drawPoint(x, y, size, colour) {
		context.fillStyle = colour;
		context.fillRect(x, y, size, size);
	}

	function drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2, size, colour, opacity) {
		setOpacity(opacity);
		context.beginPath();
		context.strokeStyle = colour;
		context.lineWidth = size;
		context.moveTo(x1, y1);
		context.lineTo(x2, y2);
		context.stroke();
		context.closePath();
	}

	function setOpacity(alpha) {
		context.globalAlpha = alpha;
	}

	function random(min, max) {
		return (Math.floor(Math.random() * ((max - min) + 1) + min));
	}

	function checkNumber(n) {
		n = parseFloat(n);
		if (isNaN(n) || n < 0) n = 0;

		return n;
	}
});



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