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
- 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
/process
- 23.09.19 There’s something weird in the garden
Adding some collision detection. Not perfect but not bad either. #generativedesign #houdinifx #generativegraphics
- 23.09.19 One more of these
Grainy render on the shadows. #generative #typefacedesign #houdinifx #natureinspires
- 22.09.19 Grow
Using the Crayonette typeface from @djrrb #generativedesign #generative #houdinifx #typography #typefacedesign
- 22.09.19 Delicate glass cubes
I like the little compositions the refractions of the cubes make in combination. I’ve also added tapering to the branches to make them seem …
- 22.09.19 Strange refractions
#houdinifx #generativedesign #generative
- 21.09.19 Learning how to do plant growth
The @therealentagma video series on Patreon is always so good. Spent this morning learning more about PopNets and PopReplicate.
- 20.09.19 Playing with PopNetworks
#houdinifx
- 18.09.19 Finding pathways through
#houdinifx #sidefxhoudini
- 18.09.19 Metal and Glass
#houdinifx
- 17.09.19 That Was The Week That Was — 15th September 2019
At the start of the week I found myself firing up Fusion 360 to create a better case for my Git Deploy Notifier which I had built the …
- 17.09.19 Everything is connected
#houdinifx
- 17.09.19 Slightly peacock like
#houdinifx
- 25.08.19 That Was The Week That Was — 25th August 2019
My free copy of Vitsoe Voice arrived, complete with Gary Hustwit on the cover. Inside he talked about his latest film, Rams, about the …
- 21.08.19 Work-in-progress
Everything starts with a simple sketch. The act of scribbling things is directly connected, I believe, to how thoughts are formed, starting …
- 14.08.19 Adobe Alternatives
No longer will you find Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator on any of the Macs I use. You will find Premiere but that's only kept around in case …
- 11.08.19 That Was The Week That Was — August 11th 2019
My new print — Manifesto for Myself — arrived on the Tuesday from Harvey Lloyd Screens and looked fantastic. It's an A5 two colour screen …
- 31.07.19 Strangely enough, all my work this year has been made using node and wire style …
I find it a really nice, intuitive, visual and playful way to work. Of course I also combine with code when I need to (though Python in TD …
- 31.07.19 Organic Frame
- 28.07.19 That Was The Week That Was — 28th July 2019
At the beginning of the week I put together the first round of images for this latest client work. These were very much work in progress — …
- 28.07.19 Creating small experiments
One of the things I do whenever I have some downtime is explore or learn a new technique and then save that out so I may use it in the …
- 21.07.19 That Was The Week That Was — 21st July 2019
I started in earnest on a new client commission — creating four images using data, for a US based client. As usual everything starts out …
- 15.07.19 Overwhelmed by your to-do lists? Try this simple solution | Oliver Burkeman | …
Overwhelmed by your to-do lists? Try this simple solution | Oliver Burkeman | Life and style | The Guardian I use a similar system to this, …
- 03.07.19 Making it up as you go along: how your brain improvises
Making it up as you go along: how your brain improvises Interesting piece in The Guardians on how certain parts of the brain go quiet when …
- 28.06.19 Loving the shape of this as it continues to grow
Love me a good node based interface for making stuff.
- 24.06.19 That Was The Week That Was — 23rd June 2019
It felt like I had put a sign across my website to say "open for business", as this week seemed to be all about new work enquiries, so …
- 09.06.19 That Was The Week That Was — 9th June 2019
Headed to Heidelberg on the Tuesday as I was speaking at a Trend Micro Partner Talk event the next morning. I was giving the keynote as …
- 01.06.19 Waking
- 31.05.19 A little Fritz Lang like
- 31.05.19 Electronic City
More playing with these noise generated patterns, this time a bit of modulo action to create some striping, plus grouping of materials.
- 30.05.19 Continuing to play with using noise to create ridged forms