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Contemplating Randomness and Random Things

abstract & thinking, art & code »

[11 Apr 02013 | 198 views | 4 minutes of your time ]

True randomness, when true randomness is required, is important, too. Think about games of chance or when money or something else of value is on the line.

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I, Inkscapist: Three Curves Every Artist Should Know

art & code, informology »

[21 Feb 02013 | 320 views | 5 minutes of your time ]

…pure vector design is that ace in your art tool-kit that once you master you’ll find yourself gravitating to more and more.

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Daddy Daze: Still No Kindergarten Edition

art & code, fatherhood »

[7 Jan 02013 | 706 views | 3 minutes of your time ]

…last week when I had a post-holiday Friday-day-off she was still on the lamb from classes and eager for another installment of our Daddy Days. Who was I to disappoint?

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Crafting Reality: The Grass-Block Table – Part 1

art & code, gamer, weird & whimsical »

[5 Jan 02013 | 1,153 views | 3 minutes of your time ]

I’m building a small table based off the style of a dirt-slash-grass block from everyone’s favourite game, Minecraft.

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Project: Maps, Routes and Fun with Vector Art – Part 1

art & code, informology, running »

[10 Dec 02012 | 232 views | 4 minutes of your time ]

At the root of it is the same sort of thing that generally happens when I get involved with something: it turns techie.

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360 Degrees of Churchill Square

art & code, informology, photography »

[22 Sep 02012 | 394 views | 2 minutes of your time ]

This is one of the quirky little tools that I’ve adapted. I’m thinking of piecing it together for a WordPress plugin — when I have a spare couple of hours — but for now it’s basically a brute-force code-job.

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One Way To Do This: Texture From Image in Inkscape

art & code, meta & methods »

[30 Apr 02012 | 1,174 views | 4 minutes of your time ]

Recently I’ve been writing a children’s picture book. I’ve been illustrating the story using Inkscape drawings — but even from the start I realized that I didn’t want it to be exclusively neat-and-clean vector art. This means I’ve been trying …

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The Picture Book Project: Idea

art & code, writing »

[16 Apr 02012 | 365 views | 2 minutes of your time ]

It was something Claire said; She has been decidedly artistic lately. I don’t know if it’s a phase or a personality quirk or a blossoming skill, but she’s been churning out this inspired quantity of increasingly complex art lately. And …

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Disneyland Video

art & code, opinions & venting, technology »

[22 Mar 02012 | 712 views | 4 minutes of your time ]

This is a bit of an experiment. The attached video (if one is still attached by the time you read this post) contains copyrighted music. If you like the music, you can buy it. You should buy it. …

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