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The Story of 128KB

One day in January 2024, I was lethargically scrolling through my Instagram feed on my laptop. And, as so often […]

A 128KB Export Pipeline

With some help by CoPilot I have coded a Bash script that you can use to convert your animations for […]

Kris de Decker on Low Technology

In the two years I lived in Barcelona, one person in particular fascinated and inspired me. His name is Kris […]

Lo-Fi Collage Machine

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Raquel Meyers – The Tool is the Message

Let’s begin here: A myriad of new technologies is accelerating our world at a breathtaking pace. I’m not interested in […]

Diogenes meets Demo Festival

Below is the written version of my talk at DEMO Festival in Amsterdam, January 2025. I’ve also recorded an audio […]

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 […]

A bash script to convert 128KB gifs to mp4

Do you want to share the creations and sketches you’ve developed for the 128KB challenge on Instagram or other social […]

Studio visit: Julian Hespenheide

Two thousand and twenty-four. At the “Barceloneta” metro station, a few hundred meters from the beach, stands an old dot-matrix […]

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 […]

DEMO 2025 – My Submissions

Limitations have always been playing a major role in my creative work; I was only able to develop my best […]

Throwback: My Talk at Demo Festival 2022

The next edition of the DEMO Festival is already approaching and I am currently developing a brand new talk for […]

Powers of Two – 128kb by Lena Weber

20 = 1 21 = 222 = 323 = 824 = 1625 = 3226 = 6427 = 128 … »In […]

A p5.js starter template for the 128kb Challenge

Your 128kb journey starts here! This is a template you can use to start developing your idea within the 128kb […]

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 […]

The 128kb Framework and its Aesthetic Characteristics

One day in early 2024 I started to experiment with a new idea. I wrote down a set of rules […]