About

My Image Collage Generator is a Windows Forms application that uses a force-based algorithm to create tessellating patterns of images – the idea being that you can assemble a set of images of varying sizes and aspect ratios, and arrange them nicely on a canvas without having to place them manually.

I created this application primarily to demonstrate another use for force-based algorithms, however, its usefulness extends to producing aesthetically-pleasing arrangements of image thumbnails, which can be used for artistic, illustrative and summary purposes.

Features

• Configure background colour (including transparent backgrounds)
• Various canvas sizes supported
• Choose between uniform and random initialisation
• Optional soft edges on images
• Preview several layouts before selecting one to render
• Show the layout algorithm as an animation
• Select ‘featured images’ which appear larger in the montage
• Save the resulting montage as a PNG image

Demonstration Video

Downloads

Version 1.0

Executable (160KB)
Source code – Visual Studio 2012 project (180KB)