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- 26.01.20 An Epidemic of AI Misinformation
An Epidemic of AI Misinformation Interesting read on the current state and overpromise of AI.
- 25.01.20 Creating Gradients from the Edge of a Shape in Houdini
This was something which had me baffled for a few hours. I wanted to scatter points onto an irregular shape, but control the scatter in …
- 20.01.20 That Was The Week That Was — 19th January 2020
This week I did something I've been meaning to do for a long time — I went to the cinema on my own, in the day time. For many, the cinema …
- 17.01.20 Handy Timecode to Frames Calculator
Handy Timecode to Frames Calculator Right now, find this very handy.
- 16.01.20 3DPeople Dataset
3DPeople Dataset Handy datasets of people doing various actions.
- 16.01.20 Making The Art of Cybersecurity
A year on from when this work was commissioned, I thought I'd write up my thinking and process that went into The Art of Cybersecurity — my …
- 16.01.20 Making The Art of Cybersecurity
A year on from when this work was commissioned, I thought I'd write up my thinking and process that went into The Art of Cybersecurity — my …
- 12.01.20 That Was The Week That Was — 12th January 2020
The Entagma Houdini tutorials are always really high quality, so I wasn't surprised to see just how good this series of videos were …
- 05.01.20 That Was The Week That Was — 5th January 2020
Every now and then I like to go back and revisit an experiment I've been playing with, to see if I can dig down further, to see what might …
- 04.01.20 Kazuo Ishiguro: how I wrote The Remains of the Day in four weeks
Kazuo Ishiguro: how I wrote The Remains of the Day in four weeks Love this piece about how Ishiguro created an environment to force himself …
- 03.01.20 It's Good to Talk — How Having Video Calls With My Peers Keeps Me Sane
A few years ago Joel Gethin Lewis sent me a private message on Twitter, asking how I was and how we should have a catch-up sometime on …
- 31.12.19 Moving all the points in a Houdini primitive using Vex
This is just a quick one but wanted to note this down for future reference. Sometimes it's handy to be able to manipulate all the points in …
- 31.12.19 Imagination is such an ancient ability it might precede language | Aeon Essays
Imagination is such an ancient ability it might precede language | Aeon Essays Interesting, in-depth piece on the possible beginnings of …
- 31.12.19 Wishing you all a wonderful 2020
- 31.12.19 Visually Setting the Depth of Field Focal Point in Houdini
When using Depth of Field in Houdini, I've always found it a little frustrating that you can't visually set a focal point for the camera, …
- 29.12.19 That Was The Week That Was — 29th December 2019
My last weekly post of 2019. Maybe I will do one of those year in review things. Maybe I won't. This week has obviously been taken up with …
- 23.12.19 Great piece on the life of Yves Saint Laurent, talking not just about his …
Great piece on the life of Yves Saint Laurent, talking not just about his success but also his failures Yves Saint Laurent
- 22.12.19 That Was The Week That Was — 22nd December 2019
The Dubai large screen visualisation enquiry I had last week has now been moved back to a little later in the New Year, so the pressure is …
- 16.12.19 Neil Gaiman Talks Dreamily About Fountain Pens, Notebooks & His Writing …
Neil Gaiman Talks Dreamily About Fountain Pens, Notebooks & His Writing Process in His Long Interview with Tim Ferriss Love how Neil …
- 16.12.19 Flying Baby Trumps
- 15.12.19 That Was The Week That Was — 15th December 2019
It seems next year the theme is one of collaboration if this week's phone conversations is anything to go by. The last few weeks have been …
- 13.12.19 Pink Inflating Arse
- 12.12.19 The Art of Data — free talk @idealbarcelona 19th December in a 1000m2 stunning …
I’ll be talking about my work exploring beauty born from data.
- 10.12.19 Fractures
#Houdinifx #generativedesign #generativeart #computationalart #codedart
- 10.12.19 Continuing to explore these delicate structures
#Houdinifx #generativedesign #generativeart #computationalart #codedart
- 09.12.19 That Was The Week That Was — 8th December 2019
After getting back from OFFF Sevilla late on Sunday, the next few days consisted of phone calls with some exciting new collaborators, …
- 04.12.19 Repost @lame_white_male with @get_repost ・・・ Don’t let them fool you
This is the only there is. @producedforuse #design
- 01.12.19 That Was The Week That Was — 1st December 2019
I started to drill down into my Code in your Pocket print project. As I began to play with the code I realised some of the iterations began …
- 28.11.19 Creep
Using the creep SOP to map intersecting lines around a sphere. #Houdinifx #generativedesign #generativeart #computationalart #codedart
- 27.11.19 Attempting to keep line intersections in a bounding shape
A few anomalies to sort but has a kind of ancient Egypt vibe. #Houdinifx #generativedesign #generativeart #computationalart #codedart