Design is dead – long live Design!
I have been observing developments in design for 40 years. That may sound strange, as I’m only forty myself, but […]
Omid Nemalhabib on Design within Limitations
I met Omid Nemaldhabib quite coincidentally in Rotterdam in 2022. I remember that day very well, when we sat in […]
It’s Nice That POV: What happens when design ditches big tech?
I’ve had the great pleasure to chat with It’s Nice That editor Lucy Bourton about some of the aspects of […]
Back to the Future of the Internet
About a year ago, in February 2024, I was a invited speaker at an event at the Akasha Hub in […]
Diogenes meets Demo Festival
This year again I have been working as a curator for the Demo Festival Yesterday (January 30th 2025) the main […]
Luna Maurer on Designing Friction
In December 2024, I was at the Iterations conference in s’Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) and there she was: Luna Maurer! I’ve known […]
Thinking Different – Using Linux in Design
“Think Different” If you are as old as me, you probably remember the iconic advertisement of Apple with the bold […]
Hannah Gmeiner on Permacomputing in Graphic Design
In an age of increasing digital consumption, Hannah, a recent visual communication graduate, explored “Permacomputing”—a sustainable approach to technology inspired […]
p5.js Design Tools Directory
Hi! In this post I’ll collect case studies and direct links to tools that people have built with p5.js and […]
Meandering Thoughts on “Low Technology”
Intro A few years ago, I received an old Macbook Air from 2011 as a gift from my mother. It […]
Omid Nemalhabib explores the intersection of Creative Coding and Perso-Arabic Typography
In 2022, I spontaneously posted a story on Instagram: If anyone out there is also in Rotterdam, I’d love to […]
How I built myself a Digital Garden
It was a red hot day in July 2023 when I met Alex Muñoz for breakfast in the morning at […]
Monica Losada on Overcoming Interfaces
She is super young, incredibly sympathic and insanely creative. In her work as a graphic designer, she experimentally explores the […]
A conversation with Soyun Park
I met Soyun, a creative technologist from South Korea at a party hosted by Vera van de Seyp in Rotterdam, […]
A conversation with Yannick Gregoire
About a year ago I stumbled upon Yannick Gregoire’s profile on Instagram and was immediately fascinated by his work. Later, […]
The Magic Triangle
Hey people, I hope you are all well! I escaped the cold and wet weather in Germany and am now […]
How to breathe life into an old computer with Linux/Ubuntu
In this article i explain how i switched from Mac OS to Ubuntu, which is a powerful, free, Linux-based operating-system. […]
FFMPEG Snippet Collection
FFMPEG is a very small and handy tool for converting and editing media from the command-line. Not only is it […]