Walk in the park, look at the sky: collected thoughts, processes and observations made during the course of making things
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- 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 …
- 17.11.25 Nine Days Working with Google (2014)
Nine Days Working with Google (2014). In 2014 I spent nine days in London sketching out ideas for a never seen, never realised Google …
- 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 …
- 15.11.25 Evil Landord Hum, @offlinenyc
Evil Landord Hum, @offlinenyc. Last night saw the opening of the latest @anamorph.inc project from myself and @gary_hustwit ELH is our …
- 14.10.25 Last weekend I had the honour of speaking on a panel at the Gazelli Digital Art …
Last weekend I had the honour of speaking on a panel at the Gazelli Digital Art Symposium @gazelliarthouse. I spoke about my process and …
- 09.10.25 Altarpiece: Ascension is currently on view @gazelliarthouse till December as …
Altarpiece: Ascension is currently on view @gazelliarthouse till December as part of Subject to Change. Brendan Dawes’ Altarpiece: …
- 08.10.25 Sixteen years on I finally decided to get my D&AD pencil for creating …
Sixteen years on I finally decided to get my D&AD pencil for creating Doodlebuzz, the experimental news discovery interface I made back …
- 06.10.25 Animal architecture
Animal architecture.
- 05.10.25 No need to be anyone but yourself
No need to be anyone but yourself.
- 03.10.25 Had a wonderful evening @gazelliarthouse for the preview of Subject to Change
Had a wonderful evening @gazelliarthouse for the preview of Subject to Change. Great crowd, great conversations, saw lots of friends and …
- 01.10.25 I never get complacent about my career or my work
I never get complacent about my career or my work. It still feels unbelievable to see my work on the homepage of @gazelliarthouse and be …
- 26.09.25 It’s finally here
It’s finally here. On NFTs from @taschen edited by @robertalice.studio. A beautiful hardback souvenir of a moment in time. Thanks to …
- 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 …
- 19.09.25 Heading back home from @aestheticamag Art Prize 2025
Heading back home from @aestheticamag Art Prize 2025. Huge thank you to all the @aestheticamag team and all the team @yorkartgallery for …
- 03.09.25 Divergent routes
Divergent routes.
- 30.08.25 That Was The Week That Was – 30th August 2025
Bugs and Errors At the beginning of the week I noticed my site was peppered with errors and bugs. The latest version of PHP had thrown up …
- 29.08.25 Electrify
Electrify.
- 24.07.25 Look again at the scraps on the cutting room floor
Look again at the scraps on the cutting room floor. This image was a throwaway remnant of a deeper process. Yet it appeals to me as a thing …
- 19.07.25 Eventually the blank must be filled in totally
Eventually the blank must be filled in totally.
- 13.07.25 Colossal Machine
Colossal Machine.
- 09.07.25 Leave space in your work for the unexpected to grow
Leave space in your work for the unexpected to grow.
- 06.07.25 “There was a star riding through clouds one night, & I said to the star, …
“There was a star riding through clouds one night, & I said to the star, ‘Consume me’.” — Virginia Woolf.
- 04.07.25 Inner biology
Inner biology.
- 02.07.25 Strange circuits
Strange circuits.
- 28.06.25 One of the many outputs from the generative and recursive system I’m currently …
One of the many outputs from the generative and recursive system I’m currently developing.
- 26.06.25 A thousand capacities
A thousand capacities.
- 24.06.25 Self recursion
Self recursion. Having a lot of fun exploring some generative systems and processes for an upcoming group show in London later this year.
- 22.06.25 Iteration eleven
Iteration eleven.
- 26.05.25 constructione ornamentum