diff --git a/examples/rdom-canvas-basics/package.json b/examples/rdom-canvas-basics/package.json
index f129dca67c..6b61313212 100644
--- a/examples/rdom-canvas-basics/package.json
+++ b/examples/rdom-canvas-basics/package.json
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@
 		"vite": "^4.4.9"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
+		"@thi.ng/compose": "workspace:^",
+		"@thi.ng/dsp": "workspace:^",
 		"@thi.ng/geom": "workspace:^",
 		"@thi.ng/rdom-canvas": "workspace:^",
 		"@thi.ng/rstream": "workspace:^",
-		"@thi.ng/transducers": "workspace:^"
+		"@thi.ng/transducers": "workspace:^",
+		"@thi.ng/vectors": "workspace:^"
 	},
 	"browser": {
 		"process": false
diff --git a/examples/rdom-canvas-basics/src/index.ts b/examples/rdom-canvas-basics/src/index.ts
index f86b66ce2b..9bd27db7fb 100644
--- a/examples/rdom-canvas-basics/src/index.ts
+++ b/examples/rdom-canvas-basics/src/index.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,53 @@
+import { threadLast } from "@thi.ng/compose";
+import { osc, parabolic, sin } from "@thi.ng/dsp";
 import { circle, group } from "@thi.ng/geom";
 import { $canvas } from "@thi.ng/rdom-canvas";
 import { fromRAF } from "@thi.ng/rstream";
-import { repeatedly } from "@thi.ng/transducers";
+import { mapIndexed, take, zip } from "@thi.ng/transducers";
+import type { Vec } from "@thi.ng/vectors";
 
-// create geometry stream/subscription
-const geo = fromRAF().map((t) =>
-	// shape group w/ attribs
-	group(
-		{
-			// fill canvas w/ background color (see readme)
-			__background: "#0ff",
-		},
+// create subscription for `requestAnimationFrame()` (RAF) events
+// transform input timestamps into geometry
+const geo = fromRAF().map((time) =>
+	// generate geometry...
+	threadLast(
+		// 1. form coordinates by combining oscillators into tuples (2d points).
+		// used like this, the oscillators (and therefore `zip` too) are
+		// producing a lazy, but infinite(!) sequence...
+		zip(
+			// x-axis oscillator (see thi.ng/dsp readme)
+			// oscillators are also iterable, hence can be used with zip
+			osc(sin, 0.008, 150, 300, time / 300),
+			// y-axis oscillator (with different waveform & slightly offset phase)
+			osc(parabolic, 0.008, 150, 300, time / 100)
+		),
+		// 2. only take first N values from the infinite sequence
+		[take, 100],
+		// 3. convert points into colored circles:
+		// unlike in e.g. Processing/p5.js these are **NOT** drawing commands!
+		// here we're purely generating 2d shapes, which could be
+		// used in many different ways (incl. for drawing to a canvas, as done
+		// further below, but at this point there're just data...)
 		[
-			// create 10 circles
-			...repeatedly(
-				(i) =>
-					circle(
-						[
-							Math.sin(t * 0.01 + i * 0.5) * 150 + 300,
-							Math.sin(t * 0.03 + i * 0.5) * 150 + 300,
-						],
-						50,
-						// colors can be given as RGBA vectors or CSS
-						{ fill: [i * 0.1, 0, i * 0.05] }
-					),
-				10
-			),
+			mapIndexed,
+			(i: number, pos: Vec) =>
+				circle(
+					pos,
+					50,
+					// colors can be given as plain RGB(A) vectors or CSS strings
+					{ stroke: [i * 0.01, 0, i * 0.005] }
+				),
+		],
+		// 4. wrap all shapes into a group shape node
+		[
+			group,
+			// fill canvas w/ background color (see thi.ng/rdom-canvas readme)
+			{ __background: "#0ff" },
 		]
 	)
 );
 
-// create & mount canvas component (w/ fixed size)
-$canvas(geo, [600, 600]).mount(document.getElementById("app")!);
+// create & mount reactive canvas component (w/ fixed size).
+// this DOM component subscribes to the above geometry stream and
+// redraws the canvas with every update/frame...
+$canvas(geo, [600, 600]).mount(document.body);
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f8950643da..a143e76de3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1417,10 +1417,13 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@example/rdom-canvas-basics@workspace:examples/rdom-canvas-basics"
   dependencies:
+    "@thi.ng/compose": "workspace:^"
+    "@thi.ng/dsp": "workspace:^"
     "@thi.ng/geom": "workspace:^"
     "@thi.ng/rdom-canvas": "workspace:^"
     "@thi.ng/rstream": "workspace:^"
     "@thi.ng/transducers": "workspace:^"
+    "@thi.ng/vectors": "workspace:^"
     typescript: ^5.2.2
     vite: ^4.4.9
   languageName: unknown