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A collection of isometric assets that have been converted from photos on my trip to Japan, inspired by this tweet by Alexander Chen using Gemini 2.5 Flash. 

I'll keep growing the city with more photos of buildings that I find interesting all over the world.

<Tweet id="1961169243199672648" />

Here is an example of a source and converted isometric image. Pretty darn cool. 

<Figure caption="Source image to converted isometric image">
  <img src="/images/projects/isometric/side-by-side.png" />
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## Structures
A collection of structures I've snapped in photos and converted into isometric form, using Gemini 2.5 Flash.

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    "scaffolding-hong-kong.png",
    "skinny-hong-kong.png",
    "hobby-store-osaka.png",
    "lawson-corner-osaka.png",
    "lawson-naoshima.png",
    "lawson-okayama.png",
    "nikkei-hiroshima.png",
    "corner-osaka.png",
    "panasonic-vending-machine-naoshima.png",
    "ramen-hiroshima.png",
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Transforming travel photography into isometric art using AI. Converting real architecture from Japan into pixel-perfect isometric assets with Gemini 2.5 Flash.

2025-09-12-isometric-architecture.mdx

Isometric Architecture

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title: Shift
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Building an open-source font editor from scratch using TypeScript and Rust. Exploring typography, type design, and the technical challenges of creating professional font editing tools.

2025-08-06-shift.mdx

A collection of words I didn't know

Shift

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Contributing to the Ladybird browser project: implementing CSS text properties and HTML fieldset element support.

2024-11-29-ladybird.mdx

Ladybird Contributions

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A collection of books that I've read and store online. Mostly non-fiction and science-fiction. Some entries my contain words I've collected.

2023-11-21-books.mdx

Books

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* https://github.com/kostyafarber/alfred-hackernews
* https://alfred.app/workflows/kostyafarber/notable/

Custom Alfred workflows for productivity: browsing Hacker News and quick note-taking with Notable.

A collection of things I've made, experimented with or keep track of.

Isometric Architecture

Shift

Ladybird Contributions

Books

Alfred Utilities