nasa_apod.py
to download that screenshotThe very first version was a mix of the poem clock and the weather. I tried generating different versions of weather in different writing styles.
The next version was a grid dashboard (according to Nikki, it looks like a dashboard made by a data scientist).
Then tried to copy what mobile apps do.
Inky Frame has smoothed out a lot of the rough spots from the last time I used Raspberry Pi. There's preloaded examples, an easy to edit text file to put your wifi password in, and a battery pack and stand.
I wanted to try writing code just on the Inky Frame but it takes a minute to save refresh, not really ideal for making quick adjustments and exploring different designs, which is why I ended up doing the screenshot-of-a-webpage approach.
It's also interesting to deal with a very different kind of display that's not lit and a different viewing distance. I really wanted the information to be glanceable from afar like a wall clock which is what eliminated the other options for me. It would've been nice to add more color and variety, but I don't really like the dithering that resulted. I think I'm going to figure out the exact seven colors and find more suitable assets.