Best of Blender — November 2025

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   Juxtopposed·25w

   I Redesigned App UIs "LITERALLY"

   A creative exploration of redesigning popular software interfaces based on their literal names. The author reimagines Blender as an actual blender with cylindrical workspace, SoundCloud as cloud-shaped music players, 7zip with seven zippers as progress bars, Steam with industrial pipes and valves, Obsidian with Minecraft-style blocks over lava, Chrome as metallic chromium, Telegram as vintage telegraph messages, TikTok with a prominent time counter, and Letterboxd as movie stamps in envelopes. Each redesign transforms functional UI elements into thematic visual metaphors while maintaining core functionality.

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   Article

   freeCodeCamp·29w

   Creative Web Development with Three.js and Blender

   A comprehensive 6-hour beginner course covering 3D web development by combining Blender for 3D modeling with Three.js for web integration. Learn to create an immersive 3D portfolio from scratch, starting with Blender fundamentals (modeling characters, trees, environments, textures) and progressing to Three.js implementation (camera controls, lighting, raycasting for interactions, character movement with GSAP, collision detection). Includes practical exercises, code analysis techniques, and deployment guidance using GitHub and Vercel.

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   80 LEVEL·29w

   Magical Balatro-Like Card Effects & Animation Made with Blender

   Mingwei 'CMZW' Lim created Balatro-inspired 3D playing cards with holographic effects and destruction/conjuration animations using Blender. The project showcases advanced shader work and visual effects, with the card shaders available for free on the creator's Ko-Fi page. The work demonstrates Blender's capabilities for creating game-style visual effects and continues the artist's collection of creative 3D card effects.

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