Walk in the park, look at the sky: collected thoughts, processes and observations made during the course of making things
- 3d
- ack
- adobe
- altoids
- analog
- anamorph
- arduino
- automator
- axidraw
- backup
- bash
- boids
- bookmark
- books
- cinema
- cncserver
- code
- coltrane
- conference
- data
- dataart
- design
- dropbox
- eno
- everyday objects
- eyes
- ffmpeg
- flocking
- fotb
- fusion360
- future-everything
- fzf
- generative systems
- git
- gridmarkets
- hardware
- hitfilm
- houdini
- ifttt
- imperfection
- indieweb
- input
- inspiration
- installation
- inventory
- ios
- keyshot
- kirby
- leap motion
- lrb
- mac
- machine learning
- making
- markdown
- memory
- misconceptions
- nft
- notch
- notes
- openframeworks
- opinion
- output
- p5js
- photoshop
- plain text
- plotter
- process
- processing
- python
- robots
- roslindale
- sound
- time
- tools
- touchdesigner
- transferwise
- travel
- tw3
- ultisnips
- video
- vim
- vimwiki
- vinyl
- visual systems
- watson
- web
- work
- zx81
- Everything
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- 03.05.26 That Was The Week That Was — 3rd May 2026
Monday morning saw us head to Düsseldorf for Beyond Tellerrand, celebrating its fifteenth anniversary, for which I’d created all the …
- 26.04.26 That Was The Week That Was — 26th April 2026
This week was spent finishing the titles for the upcoming Beyond Tellerrand conference, adding the music created by Tobi Lessnow. I also …
- 19.04.26 That Was The Week That Was — 19th April 2026
After picking up an original 1977 pressing of The Strangler's debut album Rattus Norvegicus from my local record shop, it got me thinking …
- 12.04.26 That Was The Week That Was — 12th April 2026
Schubert’s imagination was unusually literary. Words released music in him: poems about desire, love, loss, solitude, the longing for rest; …
- 05.04.26 That Was The Week That Was — 5th April 2026
Back in 2019 I created the graphics and titles for Beyond Tellerrand — the design event run by my friend Marc Thiele. Seven years on I'm …
- 15.03.26 That Was The Week That Was — 15th March 2026
We’re currently experiencing some issues setting up the Google Meet call, so we’ll be hosting the meeting on our platform, Riverside …
- 01.03.26 That Was The Week That Was — 1st March 2026
"What is the elementary particle of sudden understanding? It is the clariton. Any scientist will recognise the “Aha!” moment when this …
- 01.02.26 That Was The Week That Was — 1st February 2026
"Curiosity might be pictured as being made up of chains of small questions extending outwards, sometimes over huge distances, from a …
- 23.11.25 That Was The Week That Was — 23rd November 2025
Following an email from David Connor, Tutor for Architecture + Design at the University of Salford, I found myself on a train heading to …
- 16.11.25 That Was The Week That Was – 16th November 2025
This week saw me travel to New York for the third time this year. During the short three night trip myself and Gary Hustwit were revealing …
- 21.09.25 That Was The Week That Was – 21st September 2025
"You're very calm." One of the two sisters, and the one who wasn't as stressed as the other, said this to me as I sat on a bench at Leeds …
- 18.05.25 That Was The Week That Was – 18th May 2025
Following on from my talk last week in Dusseldorf, this week saw me take a train across the Pennines to the North East of England for the …
- 12.05.25 That Was The Week That Was – 11th May 2025
This week saw myself and Lisa head to Dusseldorf for a few days as I was speaking at Beyond Tellerrand, a wonderful design event created …
- 10.05.25 The Joy of Uncertainty
The Joy of Uncertainty. Next week I’ll be travelling to Newcastle to speak at @thinking_digital_conf, talking about creating work using …
- 25.04.25 🎤 Meet the Minds of Thinking Digital 2025 🎤 We've got a fabulous speaker lineup …
🎤 Meet the Minds of Thinking Digital 2025 🎤 We've got a fabulous speaker lineup including.. 🚀 @juliantreasure : a TED Talk Titan on …
- 09.02.25 That Was The Week That Was – 9th February 2025
"Gardens exist on the threshold of artifice and nature, conscious decision and wild happenstance" – Olivia Laing, A Garden Against Time …
- 02.02.25 That Was The Week That Was - 2nd February 2015
This week started painfully. I managed to sprain my left ankle — not by any activity at the gym but by simply standing up from the sofa on …
- 26.01.25 It was great to be able to show Nothing Can Ever Be The Same to a wider …
It was great to be able to show Nothing Can Ever Be The Same to a wider audience as part of the Eno 24 event yesterday. Previously this …
- 26.01.25 That Was The Week That Was - 26th January 2025
Sunday saw me heading to New York for a few days to meetup with Gary Hustwit to consult on a new film project through our joint venture …
- 23.01.25 Eno 24h streaming event starts tomorrow from 12pm EST
Eno 24h streaming event starts tomorrow from 12pm EST. Link to tickets in my bio. The global streaming premiere of the generative …
- 19.01.25 That Was The Week That Was - 19th January 2025
"Your flight has been cancelled." These words flashed across my phone on Monday evening, about 12 hours before I was due to fly early the …
- 16.01.25 Eno - Berlin Premiere
We are absolutely stoked to co-present the Berlin premiere of Eno, @Gary_Hustwit ‘s new generative documentary film. Join us for one of two …
- 16.01.25 Great photo of @gary_hustwit @marcthiele and myself by @anopengrave from last …
Great photo of @gary_hustwit @marcthiele and myself by @anopengrave from last night’s Berlin premiere of Eno @babylonberlin. Huge thank you …
- 19.12.24 Chance, luck, and ignorance: how to put our uncertainty into numbers
Chance, luck, and ignorance: how to put our uncertainty into numbers Great lecture by David Spiegelhalter on chance, randomness and …
- 24.11.24 Eno @vamuseum
Eno @vamuseum. Well that was a whole load of fun. Live generation of the Eno documentary at the stunning V&A lecture hall and then a …
- 22.10.24 Thrilled to announce the @vamuseum will be showing a live screening of Eno on …
Thrilled to announce the @vamuseum will be showing a live screening of Eno on the 24th November at the gorgeous Lydia and Manfred Gorvy …
- 31.07.24 The Art of Cybersecurity (2019) As this was featured in the history of …
The Art of Cybersecurity (2019) As this was featured in the history of generative art timeline created by @lerandomart_ I thought I’d post …
- 22.07.24 How to do Nothing by Jenny Odell
Had the pleasure of meeting Jenny Odell a few years ago when we were both speaking at the same conference. Immediately afterwards I bought …
- 06.06.24 All Flows 2024
All Flows 2024. A couple of weeks ago I had the honour of speaking @allflowslive — a three day design event in Milton Keynes. I talked …
- 03.05.24 New York I Love You
New York I Love You. Heading back home after a wonderful time in NYC with the NY premiere of ENO with two sold-out screenings, and of …