Creative Coding

We’re always on the lookout for new ways to make coding fun and engaging. That’s why Tynker is excited to announce its new high school course Intro to Programming and Art, inspired by Zoë Wood, Professor of Computer Science at the renowned California Polytechnic State University (often referred to as Cal Poly San Luis Obispo). Professor Wood’s original course CSC […]

Tynker has been developing Python and JavaScript courses and projects for years. And the feedback we get from the Tynker community has been very helpful in that process. That’s how we know that you want more capabilities and more tutorials! Are you a future artist or computer programmer? Have you tried text coding yet? It’s a great next step if […]

Have you been playing with Tynker’s Synth blocks? Synth, short for synthesizer, is a cool way to create totally custom sounds with computers. Our new Synth blocks allow you to add new sound effects and music to your Tynker projects. Instead of just managing notes, you can take total control of how notes play, just like pop stars, sound designers, […]

New Programming and Art Course for High School Students! Tynker is excited to announce a new high-school level course in advanced coding that’s available to all paid home and school subscribers! Students are introduced to art, design, and animation principles using Processing, a programming language designed for the visual arts community This course is perfect for high school students and […]

Tynker’s Story-Driven Platform Strikes A Chord With Coders Sitting around the campfire at night telling stories is how history was passed along from generation to generation for centuries while teaching valuable life lessons. The more compelling the story, the more likely people paid attention and remembered the important details. That’s why Tynker uses a story-driven platform to fully capture kids’ […]

New Tynker Course! Ada’s Adventure Kids will have a blast this summer learning how to code with our newly remastered Ada’s Adventure! This engaging course takes coders on an incredible journey from a faraway Martian base to Professor Ada’s secret lab on Earth. Kids will have so much fun with Ada, they won’t even notice how much they’re learning! Coding […]

Tynker’s new Synthesizer blocks make creating your own sound effects and instruments fun and easy.  You can create funky basslines, crunchy dubstep drops, glitchy chiptunes, or a groovy ‘70s organ solo—in short, sounds, noises, and instruments from any style of music you can imagine! You can even create bleeps and bloops from retro games like Pong, Super Mario, and Donkey […]

Let Your Kids Get Creative At Home with Tynker! Tynker has been happy to do our part in helping kids adjust to being at home all day by making our coding curriculum free. And now we’re starting to see the results. Kids all around the world have been showing us the incredible projects they’ve been coding while schools have been […]

Tynker Lets Kids Create Art—with Code! Art, it’s often said, is the expression of your imagination, most readily identifiable in mediums such as painting, sculpture, film, and music. Not everyone, however, is aware of how art is exemplified in the world of technology. But, it’s truly an art form when a computer programmer can bring their incredible visions to life […]