Walk in the park, look at the sky: collected thoughts, processes and observations made during the course of making things
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- 3d
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- Kirby
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- Notes
- Opinion
- Output
- Process
- Processing
- ThisisHCD
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- URL
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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
- keyshot
- kirby
- leap motion
- mac
- machine learning
- making
- markdown
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- misconceptions
- nft
- notch
- 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
- 04.04.18 Design as a reactive system
- 19.03.18 Post from Instagram to Kirby
I'm a big fan of the IndieWeb movement and the idea of publishing your content to a place you own and control rather than exclusively on …
- 02.03.18 Back your sh*t up!
This work that we all make — these little fragments of digital ephemera — well, I think it's important. Over the years that work builds up …
- 16.02.18 Tips on exporting video from Processing
Sometimes my projects involve creating HD format — or larger — videos of coded work created in Processing. There's various ways to create …
- 15.02.18 An introduction to the Dawesome Toolkit — my library for Processing
The Dawesome Toolkit is a library for Processing that I originally made for myself, so I could use bits of code I always use in my projects …
- 07.02.18 Using a restaurant style Tab Grabber as a todo list
This is something I’ve been doing for over a year now. Rather than write down my daily task list in a journal or in some web based system, …
- 10.01.18 Rules.
- 05.12.17 “The system had a Data Clot, but luckily we were able to remove it”
- 28.09.17 Neural Network Generative Modernist Furniture!
- 03.08.16 Take that same system into a 3D space, use cubes and add some directional light
- 18.11.15 Taking a break from generative code to print out slightly organic looking …
- 08.07.11 Why I think the Desert Island Discs site is the best thing @mnwork have ever …
On Monday, whilst many in the USA were celebrating Independence Day, July 4th also marked the the eleventh birthday of [redacted]. I'm very …
- 20.06.11 Making in the browser: using a web browser to make physical things
A few years ago Andy Clarke did a presentation called Walls Come Tumbling Down where he talked about the idea of designing in the …
- 20.03.11 The best data visualisation I've ever seen
The best data visualisation I've ever seen wasn't on the web. Wasn't a limited edition A2 poster. Wasn't featured on any blog or twitter …
- 27.10.10 Why the next version of Accidental News Explorer won't be full of new features.
When I created The Accidental News Explorer I made it mainly for myself. I wanted an app to help me discover new things to read in a way …
- 28.08.10 My take on last night's @layertennis match with @joshuadavis
For only the second time, last night I had the honour of taking part in a Layer Tennis match, this time against the wonderful Joshua Davis. …
- 19.07.10 Flash: it's not you, it's me.
I've had a long standing love affair with Flash – it's been my tool of choice for making things, experimenting with ideas and …