I want to share an exciting journey about how I built an interactive color art web page, even though I'm not a professional programmer. Years ago, I dabbled with HTML, CSS, and PHP, creating basic web pages that didn't look particularly impressive. Despite my early interest, I eventually moved on to using website builders like Wix and Squarespace because coding from scratch was too complicated and time-consuming.

But I had a creative idea that always lingered: an interactive digital art piece. I imagined a big screen in an art gallery covered with hundreds of little colored squares. Visitors could touch any square, changing its color or freezing it in place. Over time, with people interacting, this digital canvas would evolve into a unique collaborative artwork.

Fast forward to recently, I discovered the incredible capabilities of AI chatbots, specifically tools like Claude and ChatGPT, which made me revisit my old idea. Curious, I asked Claude for a programming language that wouldn't need complicated setups or installations. Surprisingly, the AI suggested JavaScript, a language I had briefly encountered but never deeply explored.

With Claude’s help, I managed to create my very first JavaScript snippet, something as simple as displaying 'Hello World'. It was thrilling because I did it without downloading special software or complicated setups. Encouraged by this, I asked Claude to help me bring my old art project idea to life, starting with generating colored squares.

I gradually built upon this, making the squares interactive. The final concept involved around 300 little squares filling the browser screen. Each square is clickable; clicking one fixes its color, while all unfixed squares change color randomly with each click. Visitors can click multiple squares, creating and freezing patterns or images of their choosing.

I later refined this idea using ChatGPT, testing and adjusting until it worked perfectly. Each time a user clicks, the artwork transforms, encouraging creative and spontaneous interaction. To take it further, I implemented a database system to store these fixed colors permanently, allowing the artwork to evolve continuously without resetting every time the page reloads.

What amazed me most was how accessible AI made this entire process. I didn't have to write complex code or understand intricate backend systems. With just clear instructions and a few clicks, the AI guided me step-by-step until I achieved precisely what I envisioned.

Today, this interactive color art web page exists as proof that anyone with creativity and curiosity can bring their digital ideas to life—no extensive coding knowledge required. It's empowering and exciting to think about the endless possibilities now available, simply by asking the right questions and experimenting with AI.

Check out the interactive color art page here: Interactive Color Art Web Page.