Walk in the park, look at the sky: collected thoughts, processes and observations made during the course of making things
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- Input
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- Notes
- Opinion
- Output
- Process
- Processing
- ThisisHCD
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- URL
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- Vim
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- 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
- iOS
- ifttt
- imperfection
- indieweb
- input
- inspiration
- installation
- inventory
- ios
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- kirby
- leap motion
- mac
- machine learning
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- markdown
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- misconceptions
- nft
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- notes
- openframeworks
- opinion
- output
- p5js
- photoshop
- plain text
- plotter
- process
- processing
- python
- robots
- roslindale
- sound
- time
- tmux
- tools
- touchdesigner
- transferwise
- travel
- tw3
- ultisnips
- video
- vim
- vimwiki
- vinyl
- visual systems
- watson
- web
- work
- zx81
- Everything
/generative systems
- 16.09.19 A Simple Colour / Texture Map Creator Using Processing
When I'm working in Houdini or other 3D software, I might need to use an image as a colour map texture which can then be applied to a …
- 08.09.19 That Was The Week That Was — 8th September 2019
Arrived back to a drizzly UK after two weeks away in the French sunshine. I purposefully left me phone behind when we went out and didn't …
- 01.09.19 What the Ack! Multi-file Find and Replace with Vim and Ack
Occasionally it's handy to be able to do a find and replace across multiple files, or even insert something new across many files. Using …
- 01.09.19 Semicolon by Cecelia Watson
Throughly enjoyed this book by Cecelia Watson on the infamous punctuation mark. It’s not a book detailing how to use it, nor is it a book …
- 18.08.19 That Was The Week That Was — August 18th 2019
As Getz / Gilberto dominated the turntable this week, I continued to send out the Manifesto for Myself prints, only now the print arrives …
- 14.08.19 Adobe Alternatives
No longer will you find Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator on any of the Macs I use. You will find Premiere but that's only kept around in case …
- 28.07.19 That Was The Week That Was — 28th July 2019
At the beginning of the week I put together the first round of images for this latest client work. These were very much work in progress — …
- 21.07.19 That Was The Week That Was — 21st July 2019
I started in earnest on a new client commission — creating four images using data, for a US based client. As usual everything starts out …
- 15.07.19 Overwhelmed by your to-do lists? Try this simple solution | Oliver Burkeman | …
Overwhelmed by your to-do lists? Try this simple solution | Oliver Burkeman | Life and style | The Guardian I use a similar system to this, …
- 14.07.19 That Was The Week That Was — 14th July 2019
This week saw Lisa and myself take an impromptu break to the city of Copenhagen. We're both fans of Danish design so we were both looking …
- 07.07.19 That Was The Week That Was — 7th July 2019
This week I was mainly working in TouchDesigner, getting stuff finished for an exciting meeting happening the following week. One of the …
- 01.07.19 That Was The Week That Was — 30th June 2019
Even though I had just signed the contract for my next project, there was still a few things to fall into place before I could actually …
- 24.06.19 That Was The Week That Was — 23rd June 2019
It felt like I had put a sign across my website to say "open for business", as this week seemed to be all about new work enquiries, so …
- 20.05.19 That Was The Week That Was — 19th May 2019
A week of travel. Firstly Dusseldorf for Beyond Tellerrand for a few days then back for less than 24 hours before heading to Moscow for …
- 06.05.19 Ultisnips snippet to quickly create Markdown formatted links using content from …
When I'm writing a blog post or putting together some other article on my site, I often need to create links to content on the web. I do …
- 28.04.19 That Was The Week That Was — 28th April 2019
The week started out on a sad note when John Davey announced he was ending the Reasons festival which happens in Brighton each year. I …
- 27.04.19 Wire
Similar technique as before but makes things look more circuit like. #houdinifx #generative
- 10.04.19 That Was The Week That Was — 7th April 2019
Whilst waiting in a car park I was checking Instagram when I saw that little red dot appear in the top right corner — the one that says you …
- 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 …
- 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 …
- 13.12.18 More scenes from the cutting-room floor
#generative #processing
- 27.11.18 Data flows
#datavisualization #generative
- 24.11.18 Fresh — app to show recently updated files — one of my most used apps
Fresh — app to show recently updated files — one of my most used apps Whenever I get a new Mac, Fresh is one of the first things I install. …
- 21.11.18 Sneak peek of the interface / system I’ve built for this latest piece of work
Building my own systems is a big part of my process. Doing this means I have control of every aspect, creating a tool to create the work …
- 20.11.18 Using Vimwiki as a simple, synced, note taking system
For many years I've been using Evernote to store notes, code snippets, found things from the web and a whole lot of other stuff. I like it, …
- 20.11.18 Environmental Undulations
#generative #processing
- 02.08.18 Vim File Navigation and Bookmarking with NETRW
When I first started using Vim I read a lot about how I should install a plugin called NerdTree to enable a project drawer type file …
- 01.08.18 Second build of my new system for Fadecandy driven LED installations done
This can drive 1024 LEDs through 16 XLR connections. Inside is a 5v 40a PSU, two Fadecandy‘s and a slimline USB hub. This is a smaller …
- 22.07.18 My File Naming Convention
Over the years I've had a pretty loose approach to naming files. When you've got deadlines often times you're not concerned with how a file …
- 05.06.18 Storing and Organising Physical Things with Sortly
Much of my work these days is creating physical installations, often using various components — be they digital or analogue — that I have …