hda1; design, geekery and ranting

jeezy creezy that was a long weekend

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:18:10 +0100

All I can say is thank god that the weekend is over and we are all moved in, all we have to do now...

update

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:24:58 +0100

It’s been a while so here is my life over the last three or four months in a...

GraphJam for Life!!!

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:05:46 +0000

My friend Laurence bought my attention to an awesome little microblogging service that doesn’t...

wow yet more Arduino/Processing stuff

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:17:00 +0000

It would seem that not a day will pass at the moment that the Arduino/Processing ecosystem...

Really cool interview with Graphic Designer Chipp Kidd. I think...

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:19:24 +0000

Really cool interview with Graphic Designer Chipp Kidd. I think the high point is “I think the next step for graphic designers is to learn how to meaningfully generate their own content, rather than working for a client all the time.”

I found this video on wired.com. Take time to read the article as its also very good.

So yeah, this is the first render from my first static image...

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:30:00 +0000

So yeah, this is the first render from my first static image generator. Built in Processing it will eventually be used to spit out post-cards and business cards from Moo.com. I took inspiration from a couple of pieces of example code from “Processing, A Programming Handbook for Visual Designers and Artists” by Casey Reas and Ben Fry. The idea being I am going to add in more and more elements that will be switched in and out according to certain rule sets to proved unique, yet thematically simiar images.

RepRap, and Sanguino

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:17:00 +0000

For those of you not already in the know RepRap stands for (self) REPlicatingRAPid (prototyper) in...

Arduino Midi Shield

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:24:29 +0000

The title says it all really, I was googling my way through the boredom of not enough to do at work...

Interesting new Arduino project.

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:38:00 +0000

First things first, in the interests of total disclosure I feel I must mention before writing this...

More on Processing

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:39:51 +0000

For those of you that know me, you will no doubt aware of the fact that I am a Designer, and as such...

Processing, Arduino and PureData

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:53:00 +0000

Yes, I know it’s the first update for a long time and I’m afraid it’ll have to be...

Quick KDE 4 Update

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:56:46 +0100

Just to give you an update really, I decided re-install Kubuntu last week and went straight to the...

can-of-opensource

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:49:05 +0100

can-of-opensource

it's official Dell Mini 9 available in the UK with Ubuntu

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:33:12 +0100

According to this page Dell are now selling the Mini 9 with Ubuntu in the UK. However, I don’t...

Rocking with the Plasmoids

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:48:00 +0100

hmmm…., the Plasmoids, sounds like a band name doesn’t it, now theres an...

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Update

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:15:25 +0100

I got off the line to the Dell Chatbot today with some good news, the Mini 9 will be available WITH...

White Clouds in the City: Another snap taken on the way into...

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:33:34 +0100

White Clouds in the City: Another snap taken on the way into work.

Underneath the Bridge: Taken on a wander from work to Charing...

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:32:25 +0100

Underneath the Bridge: Taken on a wander from work to Charing Cross one drizzly evening, cropped and rotated a little in the GiMP.

London-Bridge Station at Rush-Hour: Taken during my journey home

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:30:30 +0100

London-Bridge Station at Rush-Hour: Taken during my journey home

Converting video to play on your PSP

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:25:00 +0100

I own a PSP and as previously mentioned I run Linux, which, I will admit presents me with the...