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/generative systems
- 03.05.26 That Was The Week That Was — 3rd May 2026
Monday morning saw us head to Düsseldorf for Beyond Tellerrand, celebrating its fifteenth anniversary, for which I’d created all the …
- 19.04.26 That Was The Week That Was — 19th April 2026
After picking up an original 1977 pressing of The Strangler's debut album Rattus Norvegicus from my local record shop, it got me thinking …
- 12.04.26 That Was The Week That Was — 12th April 2026
Schubert’s imagination was unusually literary. Words released music in him: poems about desire, love, loss, solitude, the longing for rest; …
- 08.03.26 That Was The Week That Was — 8th March 2026
This week I've been deep in the weeds as I work on expanding some of the systems I use especially in respect of machine-learning. In the …
- 01.03.26 That Was The Week That Was — 1st March 2026
"What is the elementary particle of sudden understanding? It is the clariton. Any scientist will recognise the “Aha!” moment when this …
- 22.02.26 That Was The Week That Was — 22nd February 2026
"World is crazier and more of it than we think, Incorrigibly plural. I peel and portion A tangerine and spit the pips and feel The …
- 25.01.26 That Was The Week That Was – 25th January 2026
Started the week off in a nice way with news that Cinema Redux: Metropolis had been acquired by a collector through Gazelli Art House. …
- 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 …
- 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 …
- 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 …
- 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.
- 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.
- 14.05.25 Yes I still have business cards and yes they are unique and generative
Yes I still have business cards and yes they are unique and generative.
- 12.05.25 That Was The Week That Was – 11th May 2025
This week saw myself and Lisa head to Dusseldorf for a few days as I was speaking at Beyond Tellerrand, a wonderful design event created …
- 10.05.25 The Joy of Uncertainty
The Joy of Uncertainty. Next week I’ll be travelling to Newcastle to speak at @thinking_digital_conf, talking about creating work using …
- 01.05.25 The front cover of my latest publication is actually a data visualisation of …
The front cover of my latest publication is actually a data visualisation of the updates on my site over the years. It tracks from 2016 — …
- 30.04.25 💥Now Becomes Then — A forty page, large format algorithmic broadsheet …
💥Now Becomes Then — A forty page, large format algorithmic broadsheet publication to mark twenty five years of brendandawes.com Since 2000 …
- 25.04.25 Some snippets of outputs today using my own procedural models together with …
Some snippets of outputs today using my own procedural models together with Clip Vision in ComfyUI.
- 25.04.25 🎤 Meet the Minds of Thinking Digital 2025 🎤 We've got a fabulous speaker lineup …
🎤 Meet the Minds of Thinking Digital 2025 🎤 We've got a fabulous speaker lineup including.. 🚀 @juliantreasure : a TED Talk Titan on …
- 31.03.25 A generative system allows for many possibilities
A generative system allows for many possibilities.
- 16.03.25 The joy of code
The joy of code. Same algorithmic system, different outcomes.
- 16.03.25 That Was The Week That Was – 16th March 2025
I've been continuing to explore more ideas using the Axidraw plotter, looking at various algorithms for generating possible prints. One of …
- 14.03.25 💥A new generative print is now live on @producedforuse
💥A new generative print is now live on @producedforuse. Flocks, Herds and Schools pays tribute to Craig W. Reynolds 1987 paper of the same …
- 13.03.25 Certain Irregularities
Certain Irregularities. Limited edition unique generative works.
- 12.03.25 Break the system
Break the system.
- 11.03.25 Generative type montage engine with a plotted flocking algorithm overlay
Generative type montage engine with a plotted flocking algorithm overlay.
- 10.03.25 Experiments with using Craig Reynold’s 1986 flocking algorithm
Experiments with using Craig Reynold’s 1986 flocking algorithm. This places random unseen objects in the space, at various sizes and looks …
- 09.03.25 That Was The Week That Was - 9th March 2025
With the publication of Certain Irregularities last week, this week was centered around fulfilling those orders – printing, packing and …
- 05.03.25 Detail from new generative type experiments using a flocking algorithm
Detail from new generative type experiments using a flocking algorithm.
- 02.03.25 That Was The Week That Was – 2nd March 2025
At some point this week I realised 2025 marked 25 years since I first registered brendandawes.com. It's been my corner of the web where …