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/2019
- 31.12.19 Moving all the points in a Houdini primitive using Vex
This is just a quick one but wanted to note this down for future reference. Sometimes it's handy to be able to manipulate all the points in …
- 31.12.19 Imagination is such an ancient ability it might precede language | Aeon Essays
Imagination is such an ancient ability it might precede language | Aeon Essays Interesting, in-depth piece on the possible beginnings of …
- 31.12.19 Wishing you all a wonderful 2020
- 31.12.19 Visually Setting the Depth of Field Focal Point in Houdini
When using Depth of Field in Houdini, I've always found it a little frustrating that you can't visually set a focal point for the camera, …
- 29.12.19 That Was The Week That Was — 29th December 2019
My last weekly post of 2019. Maybe I will do one of those year in review things. Maybe I won't. This week has obviously been taken up with …
- 23.12.19 Great piece on the life of Yves Saint Laurent, talking not just about his …
Great piece on the life of Yves Saint Laurent, talking not just about his success but also his failures Yves Saint Laurent
- 22.12.19 That Was The Week That Was — 22nd December 2019
The Dubai large screen visualisation enquiry I had last week has now been moved back to a little later in the New Year, so the pressure is …
- 16.12.19 Neil Gaiman Talks Dreamily About Fountain Pens, Notebooks & His Writing …
Neil Gaiman Talks Dreamily About Fountain Pens, Notebooks & His Writing Process in His Long Interview with Tim Ferriss Love how Neil …
- 16.12.19 Flying Baby Trumps
- 15.12.19 That Was The Week That Was — 15th December 2019
It seems next year the theme is one of collaboration if this week's phone conversations is anything to go by. The last few weeks have been …
- 13.12.19 Pink Inflating Arse
- 12.12.19 The Art of Data — free talk @idealbarcelona 19th December in a 1000m2 stunning …
I’ll be talking about my work exploring beauty born from data.
- 10.12.19 Fractures
#Houdinifx #generativedesign #generativeart #computationalart #codedart
- 10.12.19 Continuing to explore these delicate structures
#Houdinifx #generativedesign #generativeart #computationalart #codedart
- 09.12.19 That Was The Week That Was — 8th December 2019
After getting back from OFFF Sevilla late on Sunday, the next few days consisted of phone calls with some exciting new collaborators, …
- 04.12.19 Repost @lame_white_male with @get_repost ・・・ Don’t let them fool you
This is the only there is. @producedforuse #design
- 01.12.19 That Was The Week That Was — 1st December 2019
I started to drill down into my Code in your Pocket print project. As I began to play with the code I realised some of the iterations began …
- 28.11.19 Creep
Using the creep SOP to map intersecting lines around a sphere. #Houdinifx #generativedesign #generativeart #computationalart #codedart
- 27.11.19 Attempting to keep line intersections in a bounding shape
A few anomalies to sort but has a kind of ancient Egypt vibe. #Houdinifx #generativedesign #generativeart #computationalart #codedart
- 27.11.19 Intersecting Lines
More learnings from @therealentagma
- 25.11.19 What is 'nunchi', the Korean secret to happiness? | Life and style | The …
What is 'nunchi', the Korean secret to happiness? | Life and style | The Guardian The world really needs more people with Nunchi skills.
- 24.11.19 That Was The Week That Was — 24th November 2019
On Thursday I travelled to Glasgow to speak at the inaugural Silicon Swalley — an event organised by Filament PD, who I haven't seen for a …
- 21.11.19 With a Net Worth of $950 Million, Why Does Jerry Seinfeld Still Work So Hard? …
With a Net Worth of $950 Million, Why Does Jerry Seinfeld Still Work So Hard? His Response Is a Master Class in Achieving Incredible …
- 17.11.19 That Was The Week That Was — 17th November 2019
My latest client work was delivered at the beginning of the week. I decided to re-render one of the images as when looking at it later that …
- 17.11.19 The Science behind the Smile
The Science behind the Smile I’m a great believer in the power of the smile. Often I wonder why I connect with certain people, and the …
- 16.11.19 Strange Bonsai
#Houdinifx #generativedesign #generativeart #computationalart #codedart
- 12.11.19 In the network, the system began to blossom
#houdinifx #generativedesign #generativeart #computationalart #codedart
- 12.11.19 The delicate nature of data
#Houdinifx #generativedesign #generativeart #computationalart #codedart
- 12.11.19 Untitled Form
#Houdinifx #generativedesign #generativeart #computationalart #codedart
- 10.11.19 That Was The Week That Was — 10th November 2019
I started the week commissioning a new screen print from Harvey Lloyd Screens, based on my process sketch — something that is often the …