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/installation
- 24.01.18 The thing is, Web Design doesn’t have to be about grids. Web Design is not a …
- 23.01.18 Trying to map 3D world coordinates to 2D screen coordinates without much …
- 02.01.18 As much as I do like a bit of colour I’m always drawn back to the simplicity of …
- 28.11.17 After several iterations, happy with the enclosure for Plastic Player II. Album …
- 04.10.17 Looking forward to being back at PWC next week with @kateegan_artist to finish …
- 14.01.17 More #Fermata development for #NeoMcr — 1000 things on screen at 60fps. Lovely!
- 03.08.16 Take that same system into a 3D space, use cubes and add some directional light
- 29.07.16 Whitney Rose in a 3D space.
- 13.02.15 Finishing touches for a new piece for my gallery show at Dog & Pony in …
- 09.02.15 Preparing some Doris Le Bot parts for full colour 3D printing tomorrow.
A video posted by Brendan Dawes (@brendandawes) on Feb 9, 2015 at 2:59am PST
- 01.02.15 Quick and dirty controls for prototyping
Quick and dirty controls. #process A photo posted by Brendan Dawes (@brendandawes) on Feb 1, 2015 at 6:33am PST
- 31.01.15 Preparing some parts for next installation. #process
- 16.01.15 Juxtaposition
Progress. A photo posted by Brendan Dawes (@brendandawes) on Jan 15, 2015 at 11:51am PST
- 04.01.15 Sine Waves
Work in progress for a print piece. A photo posted by Brendan Dawes (@brendandawes) on Jan 4, 2015 at 2:43pm PST
- 11.12.14 Accidental Explorations
Exploring designs for completely new version of The Accidental News Explorer. The old version no longer works due to the api it used being …
- 03.10.14 Analog Display
Working on things for an exhibition in Munich next year. A photo posted by Brendan Dawes (@brendandawes) on Oct 3, 2014 at 8:09am PDT
- 11.08.14 Using p5.js and Phantomjs to create images on the fly
I've been actively using Processing since 2003 – it's at the core of what I do and the work that I make. Yet I've always wanted something …
- 22.04.14 Black & White Swarms
Simple black and white. Swarms mapped around a sphere. A video posted by Brendan Dawes (@brendandawes) on Apr 22, 2014 at 8:18am PDT
- 01.11.13 Hatch Show Print
"We're all carving new blocks all the time, something to add, something new". Great film about the legendary Hatch Show Print who are …
- 24.05.13 Work-in-progress: Box of Tweets
A tiny OLED display is used to show past tweets from my Twitter archive. Turning the rotary control allows me to traverse the archive one …
- 04.08.12 My first DIY Arduino shield made with Fritzing
Recently, whilst looking for a way to document the wiring for the little Arduino projects I make, I chanced upon a great free app called …
- 02.08.12 Title designer Richard Morrison: Simple is Good
"I'm reminded of the story of how Ridley Scott sold Alien with just three words – Jaws in Space."
- 31.07.12 Cecil Balmond: Narratives in Space
While I can't really say I'm a fan of the aesthetic of the Orbit, it's fascinating none the less to hear about the idea behind the design …
- 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 …
- 20.12.10 Use Dropbox to print to a Pogo from an iPhone automatically.
This has come out of a little project I'm currently working on that I thought was pretty handy. I've had a Polaroid Pogo printer for a …
- 02.12.10 Flickr set plugin for Indexhibit
I've made a simple little plugin for anyone using Indexhibit which will display any Flickr set of your choosing from your Flickr account. …
- 29.09.10 Links from my #fotb talk
Here's a few links for some of the things I mentioned at my FOTB session: Saul Bass on the Web www.saulbass.tv Sesame Street Pinball …
- 03.08.10 This is why we get up in the morning
It's your shelf space; you decide what goes on your shelves.
- 21.06.10 How do we "lend" our digital stuff?
Over the last year or so I've been gradually getting rid of my physical DVD collection and one-by-one ripping each film to disc. When I …
- 22.04.10 Flash as an attitude not a platform
Many years ago, when I was in a mind numbing job working in a factory, I did a night school course in Pascal programming. I'd grown up …