Brendan Dawes

Brendan Dawes is an artist and designer exploring the interaction of objects, people, technology and art using an eclectic mix of digital and analog materials.

The Happiness MachineA simple button reveals happy thoughts from people connected across the Internet
Lissajous Iteration PrintA visual representation of the process of iteration
TedX ManchesterA talk about the creative process of iteration
Notes on DesignThoughts, sketches, doodles on design, creativity and making
Between the Ones and ZeroesVideo of my talk at #See6 in Germany
Fun with LasersCreating laser-cut business cards
Memento Bricks3D printed modular mementos of meeting
Whilst I Was SleepingUsing a humble brown paper bag to create surprise and delight
Object for the Display of MemoriesA simple visual representation of digital data
DoodlebuzzA chaotic system to help you find things you didn't know you were looking for
Memory BoxStoring digital memories in a physical box
Makers of ThingsTrying to become a better maker
The Grammar of Interactive DesignTalk at FITC about six things within interactive design
Talk-Action=Shit Letterpress PrintA personal mantra
The Accidental News ExplorerAn iPhone app for bumping into things
BlabDeath to Powerpoint
SuperformulaNatural forms created with a system inspired by nature
Two Paths in the Same SpaceTwo paths in the same space flowing together with occasional interruption but no longer touching
ConnectionsMapping connections
Fido Weather IndicatorAn Internet connected box tells you the weather
ElenaA do nothing time wasting iPhone app
YuugenA talk about the creative process of iteration
Apollo 11 Transcript StaticA memorable signal coming out of the noise
Dopplr DoodlesVisualising my travel data
Play Stop GoA constantly moving, changing interface.
COFA Talk OnlineAndy Polaine interviews me for COFA series of talks
DaisyA tactile interface to create organic shapes
Screenshot DiaryCapturing abstract screens as I work
Dynamic Identity SystemA fluid dynamic system for graphic exploration
A Study in Time and PlaceThe movement and placement of objects
100 Feelings FeltFleeting digital moments become physical
Dot Dot Dot Lecture New YorkLittle bits combine into something bigger
Analog In, Digital OutMy thoughts on interaction design
From One to the OtherSearch, find, repeat
The Moments In-betweenComma, semicolon, full-stop
Browsebox ChumbyA hacked visual interface to streaming audio
Vogel Spiral NavigationCreating an interface using a pattern found in nature
Collision Engine Display SystemFluid anti-grid display mechanism
Atari Hardware HacksRecycling dead media hack
Lissajous SpiralsJohn Whitney inspired shapes
Typographic MonkTypographic expression of Thelonious Monk
Play-Doh as InterfaceUsing an analog material to control digital media
Nothing ThereThis is what silence looks like
Slit Scan: Don't Look NowHaunting images formed from simple processing
Snow Globe MemoriesA physical interface to past memories
Sonic PaintingCreating a painting from sound input
Cinema ReduxCreating a visual fingerprint of an entire movie
Postcard from New YorkA personal note from NYC
Hitchcock FilmographyA tool to explore Hitchcock's movies
Drag Slide FadeCode for designers
Proximity Based SoundThings become louder the nearer you are to them
New Masters of FlashThe shape of things to come
Chomsky SpaceManipulate the message, manipulate the interface
Psycho StudioEdit your own version of the infamous shower scene
Saul Bass on the WebHomage to legendary graphic designer