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
/2019
- 28.03.19 There’s nothing more satisfying than when you manage to figure out something …
Currently working on a project in TouchDesigner and needed an elegant way to fade out and fade in audio programmatically. In the end I used …
- 26.03.19 That Was The Week That Was — 24th March 2019
Monday saw me travel to Manchester to give a little talk at PrintCity, based at MMU. It's been a while since I took the early morning train …
- 26.03.19 Strata
- 25.03.19 Contours
- 25.03.19 Matthew Ragan’s TouchDesigner Resources
Matthew Ragan’s TouchDesigner Resources One of my current projects sees me working in TouchDesigner. This resource from Matthew Ragan is a …
- 21.03.19 Vents
- 17.03.19 That Was The Week That Was — 17th March 2019
There seemed to be a big German theme this week. I had an email from an agency in Germany asking if I would be available to speak at an …
- 13.03.19 Flowing Dragon
#houdinifx
- 11.03.19 Molecular
- 10.03.19 That Was The Week That Was — 10th March 2019
Much of the week was spent finally getting round to doing a much needed update to Kennedy, my app for capturing the now. Since iOS 12 came …
- 08.03.19 You Are Not a Tool
When I first got a job in the world of design — as a web designer with northern web design company Subnet — my main role was doing things …
- 05.03.19 Slow Looking at Art
Slow Looking at Art
- 02.03.19 That Was The Week That Was — 3rd March 2019
Monday I started in earnest on a title sequence for an upcoming conference — another project I'm creating in Houdini. It's based on the …
- 01.03.19 Hail to the g
The more I dig into Vim the more I discover the power of the most simple commands and key combinations. One of those is the use of the g …
- 27.02.19 Seeking alternative rectangles
My career has largely been predicated by things emanating from glowing rectangles. Whilst I'm incredibly grateful for everything that …
- 27.02.19 Trying to improve my typing speed with Keybr
Trying to improve my typing speed with Keybr I’m a few days in to using this free service to help you improve your typing skills. It’s …
- 27.02.19 More interference studies
- 26.02.19 Noisy sketch
- 24.02.19 That Was The Week That Was — 24th February 2019
Monday saw me deliver work for a wonderful new client that will be rolled out during an event starting on the 4th March in California. The …
- 22.02.19 A Handy Command Line Script to Generate a Readme File for Project Delivery
When a project is completed I often have many files to deliver to the client. When I'm delivering these files I like to create folders for …
- 22.02.19 The Machine Stops
The Machine Stops Love this piece by Oliver Sacks about his fears for the future.
- 09.02.19 Marking Time with Yuji Agematsu
Marking Time with Yuji Agematsu As a fan of exploring discarded scraps off the cutting-room floor, I love the work born from found things …
- 06.02.19 Metallic disco noise
- 06.02.19 Noisy vinyl
- 06.02.19 Noise ridges
- 02.02.19 Quick sketch of Boolean growth test
- 30.01.19 The First Things I Install on a New Mac
Having recently put my trusty 2012 iMac out to pasture — a machine that has given me great service over the years — I had the task of …
- 27.01.19 Florence Knoll Basset Interview from 2010
Florence Knoll Basset Interview from 2010 “That revolution in the office took place 20 years ago and Florence Schust (Schu) Knoll, the …
- 18.01.19 HOUDINI - RESCALING THE UI FOR HIGH DPI MONITORS
HOUDINI - RESCALING THE UI FOR HIGH DPI MONITORS Great tip by Matthew Hanger that came in very handy when I upgraded to an iMac Pro with …
- 12.01.19 John Whitney's Showreel from 1961
I’ve always been a fan of John Whitney’s work, starting from when I first saw his collaboration with Saul Bass to create the Vertigo titles …