Website cleanup: the updates feed
I updated the Updates feed to remove the Highlights section and add thumbnails to the post feed to improve the site's organisation and clarity.
Future Horizon Design
Graphic Design and Illustration by Travis Jeans.
Latest posts
How I've been teaching myself braille
I write about my experience learning braille and using automatic transcription software and file comparison software to practice transcribing braille.
Seamless Patterns in Inkscape
I share a design I made for the May 2026 Inkscape Challenge and some general instructions on how to use the Seamless Pattern Template.
Atari Style Randomart
I made a randomart artwork, an illustration of a ssh fingerprint for a public and private key pair.
Optimizing Portfolio Images for Web
I discuss some methods of reducing image size using Linux command line utilities like optipng and Image Magick. This includes reducing colour depth and applying dithering.
Early 2000s Vector Art
I share a spring themed vector artwork for the March Inkscape challenge 2026.
A Logo Redesign For An Open-Source Project
I share the process of designing the PlugBrain logo including some tips on making a logo and style guide accessible.
Vector Pixel Art In Inkscape
I share a vector and pixel art lucky cat for the Inkscape Challenge for February 2026.
Posts Reorganised and Rejoining the Indieweb
I discuss recent changes to the website such as a reintroduction of a comment form to the website, posts, and my intentions to blog more frequently about more than just design and artwork.
Interpolate Inkscape Challenge
I made an abstract artwork for the January Inkscape Challenge.
Mandala for Inkscape Challenge
I made a mandala for the November Inkscape Challenge.
Nebula Classless CSS
I share some CSS themes: Nebula I and II are simple, minimal classless CSS themes designed to look like Gemtext from the Project Gemini web protocol.
Affinity App First Impressions
Sharing my first impressions of the new Affinity app.
Blue Sky Photo Manipulation with GIMP
Experimenting with photo manipulation filters in the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP).
Site Audit
A short summary of automatic accessibility testing I completed on a few of the site pages.
RBlind Themes Uploaded to Lemmy For All Users
The RBlind Lemmy themes have been uploaded to lemmy-ui to be a default theme option for users on the latest version.
OneColor High Contrast window theme for Linux XFCE
I've added the window decoration theme from the Windows 11 high contrast desktop theme to the website.
High Contrast Windows 11 Themes for Linux XFCE
I modified the GNOME Adwaita light and dark themes to make coloured Linux desktop themes based on the high contrast themes in Windows 10 and 11.
Accessibility Improvements to Lemmy
I outline some improvements to the accessibility of theLemmy social media platform since working on the RBlind Lemmy Themes.
Debian XFCE Wallpaper
I made a wallpaper featuring some Linux mascots like Tux, Xue (XFCE), and the Debian swirl. Download links are available.
Hackneyed High Contrast Static Cursors
Sharing my latest project, a high contrast and static modification of the Hackneyed cursors. They're open source and free to download!.
New Site Design
Announcing my new website and visual identity.