Remember when CPU/motherboard design outpaced human ability and CAD took over? The Amiga (1985) was one of the last designed without. Software is hitting the same wall. AI is enabling designs impractical or impossible with today's toolsets. Complexity is outpacing human cognitive bandwidth.

I can trace back all my problems to that one time in 7th grade I forgot to say "good bye" on a ouija board.

Optical Type (PETSCII)

Little Bird (2024) 32x32 Bitmap, Three.js, Shader

Optical Type (PETSCII) #p5js #petscii

Your April Fool's name is your mother's maiden name + the last 4 digits of your social.

Optical Type (PETSCII) #p5 #petscii

Optical Type (PETSCII) #p5

Optical Type (PETSCII) #p5 #c64 #petscii

Optical Type (PETSCII) #p5

PETSCII Study Built with p5.js

Optical Fragments Ink on paper, 28"x20" #p5 and #NextDraw plotter

Optical Fragments Postcards Ink on paper, 6"x4" (x6) #p5 and #NextDraw

Optical Type Ink on paper, 19"x26" #p5 and #NextDraw Plotter

I made 256 plotted generative art postcards for a thing next week. #p5 #plotter #mailart

Flow States (pre-cut postcards) Ink on paper, 6"x4" each #p5 and #NextDraw plotter

Optical Type — ▓╝\n░? Ink on paper, 11"x11" #p5 and #NextDraw Plotter

Optical Type — ▒╔╩\n.╪╔ Ink on paper, 11"x11" #p5 and #NextDraw Plotter

Optical Type — 9╣ Ink on paper, 11"x11" #p5 and #NextDraw Plotter

Optical Type — ░╠6 Ink on paper, 18"x18" #p5 #NextDraw Single tile layered at two scales with XOR inversion.

Five Ink on paper, 11"x11" #p5 #NextDraw #opArt

OpArt Study Built with p5.js

OpArt Study #p5 #NextDraw

Setting up a mail art kiosk at an art thing later this month. (more on that soon) Here it is in its current state. #p5 #nextdraw #mailart #generative

Nodes Ink on paper 6"x4" #p5 #NextDraw #mailart

Nodes Ink on paper 6"x4" #p5 and #NextDraw

Nodes Ink and Acrylic on Paper 11"x11" #p5 #NextDraw

Nodes Ink on Paper 6"x4.5" #p5 and #NextDraw

Mail Art Ink on Paper 6"x4.5" #p5js and #NextDraw

Ported an 8+ year old Processing sketch into p5 this morning. With the new available tools, it only took an hour. #p5 #nextdraw

Node Study Ink on Paper 11"x11" #p5 and #NextDraw

Mail Art Study Ink on Paper 6"x4.5" #p5js #NextDraw

Mail art test. And now the waiting game begins.

Abstract Sculpture Zone Ink on paper 11"x11" #p5js #NextDraw

Bool Study Ink on paper 11"x11" #p5js #NextDraw

Bool Study Ink on paper 11"x11" #p5js #NextDraw

endShape(CLOSE) Ink on paper 11"x11" #p5js #NextDraw

endShape(CLOSE) Acrylic on paper 11"x11" #p5js #NextDraw #opart

endShape(CLOSE) Acrylic on paper 11"x11" #p5js #nextdraw #generatve

Paintbrush Calibration Study Acrylic on paper 11"x11" #p5js #NextDraw

Paintbrush Calibration Study Acrylic on paper 11"x11" #p5js #NextDraw

endShape(CLOSE) Ink on paper 11"x11" #p5js #NextDraw

endShape(CLOSE) Ink on paper 11"x11" #p5js #NextDraw

I'm old enough, and young enough, to remember when "the measles" was a funny phrase in a Shel Silverstein poem.

Lines and Bursts Ink on paper 11"x11" #p5js #NextDraw

Lines Ink on paper 11"x11" #p5js and #NextDraw

Even a boring art algorithm can become interesting if repeated. Just listen to techno.

endShape(CLOSE) Ink on paper 18"x18" #p5js #NextDraw

endShape(CLOSE) Acrylic, ink on paper 9"x9" #p5js #NextDraw