Newsletterversary VI
Today, I'm celebrating the sixth anniversary of my publication, which has resulted in 314 weekly sketches and mini-essays being published over the past six…
Nono.MA
Creative coding, machine intelligence, and simplicity.
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Carmen Chamorro — From 9-to-5 to Freedom, A Journey to A Portfolio Career
I had a conversation with portfolio careerist Carmen Chamorro for a new episode of Getting Simple. We talked about the benefits of working in different…
Intuitive Interfaces talk at Harvard GSD
I had a blast giving a guest lecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design back in October, invited by Jose Luis Garcia del Castillo. (Watch on YouTube.) …
Welcome to my new Sketches Newsletter
Hi Friends— 👋🏻 I'm excited to be preparing a newsletter to share my sketches with you on a weekly basis. Each week, subscribers will receive a sketch…
Apple's updates to Podcasts, John Gruber on Windows 10, and Saba Ghole on growth mindset
Here are a few things I published over the last week. Listen to Saba Ghole "On Growth Mindset" on The Getting Simple Podcast.
Apple (Finally) Updates Podcasts
To improve your experience with Apple Podcasts, we want to share the following information and updates. iOS 12.2 In addition to bug fixes and feature…
John Gruber on Windows 10
It’s not a better UI — it’s the facade of a better UI built on top of the same old crap, which was in turn a facade on top of older crap. […] I’d rather…
Saba Ghole — On Growth Mindset
Opportunities to talk to people like Saba Ghole and learn about how they understand life and what drives them to do what they do every day, is what moves me…
Interfaces, Artificial Intelligence & BIM Talk
Here's the video of my BIMOn 2019 talk, in Spanish, on intuitive interfaces, artificial intelligence, and their potential uses for BIM. I also talk about…
BIMOn Talk Notes
Notes from BIMON talk of March 21, 2019. Talk audio Talk video Suggestive Drawing RefineryBeta Dynamo The Living pix2pix pix2pix-tensorflow …
Matt Jezyk — The War for Attention
? A month from today, I had a conversation with Matt Jezyk, who recently left Autodesk to go work with the the group that designs and builds the car and…
Norman
Fascinated by James Paterson's virtual reality animation tool: Norman. Hi, I'm artist and coder James Paterson. Norman is the animation tool that I’ve…
Inter UI Thing & Light (Beta) Weights
Yay! Rasmus Andersson recently added Thin and Light weights to Inter UI. "Inter is a typeface specially designed for user interfaces with focus on high…
Antonio García Guerra — A Holistic Approach to Yourself
Last month, I had a conversation with Antonio García Guerra, who recently finished his PhD at the University of Oxford on nanotechnology applied to medicine.…
A 195 Gigapixel Image of Shangai
I'm surprised all of the faces and license plates are there. No blurring. I found this to be a great source of procrastination. Consider yourself warned. …
Soccer on Your Tabletop
"Imagine watching a 3D hologram of a live soccer game on your living room table; you can walk around with an Augmented Reality device, watch the players…
Books to Read
A while ago, I added a list of books I've read (and highly recommend) to my Library. Today I'm starting a list of books I'd like to read next. Farsighted…
Doing It Now or Later
A short-form piece on the pros and cons of engaging with tasks as they come. What's your take on doing things as they happen versus processing later, in batches?
Ben Fry — Co-creator of Processing
This summer, right before leaving Cambridge, I was extremely lucky to interview Ben Fry for the podcast at Fathom Information Design, in Boston,…
How to Make Git Assume Files Are Unchanged
You can set Git to assume certain files haven't changed even when they have (without adding them to your .gitignore file). This way, it won't track changes…
Iterating Through an Array in TypeScript
for...of const numbers = [1, 3, 100, 24]; for (const item of numbers) { console.log(item); // 1, 3, 100, 24 } Before you go If you found this useful, you…
Sorting a List or Array in TypeScript
Sorting a list of numbers let numbers = [-34, 100, 20, 2, 3, 5, 6]; numbers.sort( (a, b) => a - b ); // Ascending sort // [ -34, 2, 3, 5, 6, 20, 100 ]…
CSS-Tricks on GitHub Actions
GitHub just released GitHub Actions, to "automate your workflow from idea to production." Their slogan: Focus on what matters: code Here are some…
Notes on Innersource
Here are some notes I took while reading GitHub's An Introduction to innersource white paper. Organizations worldwide are incorporating open source…
A Super Easy Way to Create Word Tree Charts with Google Charts
React Google Charts is "A thin, typed, React wrapper over Google Charts Visualization and Charts API." View the source on GitHub.
Kevin Kelly on Automation
It is a safe bet that the highest-earning professions in the year 2050 will depend on automations and machines that have not been invented yet. —Kevin…
Jiyoo Jye — The Challenge of Art
Who said that making art was easy? Today, I'm glad to invite you to see the world from the perspective of an artist and creative that brings her craft…
What is Artificial Intelligence?
This year, the ACADIA conference is taking place at UNAM's Facultad de Arquitectura, Mexico City. As part of the Talk to a Wall workshop, Cristobal…
Generative Design Day in Barcelona
Last week, I had a really good time at Generative Design Day, in Barcelona. I recently relocated from the US to Spain. This was a great opportunity to meet…
The Most Enjoyable Part of Design?
Every requirement is an opportunity for delight, even the ugly ones. Sometimes the creative treatment of these warts are the most enjoyable parts of a…