Turn your MatrixPortal S3 into a beautiful analog clock with animated backgrounds that change throughout the day.
The clock displays hour and minute hands over a flowing gradient background, inspired by blurry LED art gallery sculptures.
The background shifts through four palettes — morning, daytime, evening, and nighttime — each with its own color scheme that transitions automatically based on the time of day.
A slow wave animation ripples through the gradient, giving it a calming, water-like motion.
At nighttime, twinkling yellow stars appear scattered across the dial.
A soft glow halo surrounds the clock hands, and plus-shaped hour markers make it easy to read at a glance.
The whole display is designed to sit behind a diffuser panel for a blurred, dreamy look — inspired by LED artwork encased in thick resin.
We think this makes a great desk piece or wall-mounted accent clock.
It also works as a playful way to help kids learn how to tell time — the colorful backgrounds and animated hands keep it engaging, and the large, simple hour markers make it easy to follow.
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