3d Network

Interactive three.js visualization of postwar U.S. poetry networks

MADE WITH

CLAUDE SONNET 4.5

BASED ON THE COSMOS VISUALIZATION ON CLAUDE CODE

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Figure 1. 3D visualization of postwar U.S. poetry networks, made with Claude Sonnet 4.5.

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All That Glitters Is Not Gold

Oct. 3, 2025

For a long time, I have wanted to create a 3D visualization of literary networks. Unlike a flat image where the network is laid out on the ground, the idea was that a 3D visualization would allow us to view the network from the side of the plane—that is, its cross-section. We could then zoom in on specific sections of the graph to examine the structure of sub-networks more closely.

When I saw the cosmos visualization on Claude's page during Sonnet 4.5's release, I wanted to take a stab at it. Although I did not get the results I was hoping for, with the help of Sonnet 4.5 on Claude Desktop, I quickly created a three.js visualization using my nodes and links json files.

I could not implement the layout I had envisioned for the graph. In fact, I soon realized I needed to “freeze” the graph to maintain the spherical shape—just like the example on Claude's page.

All in all, the result was pleasant to look at, but not particularly instructive. This might have been the motivation behind the cosmos visualization on Claude's page: to show something that's flashy and functional, though not necessarily insightful.