Beautiful things

Here’s a little thing I wrote back sometime back. As the year rolls to the end, I considered writing a year-end retrospective but decided not to. Instead, here’s a little moment from a random day in the past year that was particularly delightful that I decided I had to record. Enjoy.

Falling in love with computers again at the Vintage Computer Festival East 2019

I attended the Vintage Computer Festival (VCF) East in New Jersey for the first time and it was such a compelling experience that I felt the need to write it up. So here goes! (photo above is of an early modem)

Truth as art

I’ve come to a recent realization that I have a lot of thoughts and nowhere to share them. I recently quit my usual online social media platforms, i.e. Facebook and Instagram awhile back. While it has been great not being constantly distracted by them, I don’t think I fully appreciated how they were means of personal expression.

History of Computer Art -- Part 2: Plotters

I’m writing a series of blog posts on computer art history from the 1960s onwards. In this installment we’ll talk about plotters.

History of Computer Art -- Part 1: Computer Graphics

I’m writing a series of blog posts on computer art history from the 1960s onwards. This is the first part and we’ll talk about the early beginnings of computer graphics. This is part of my work during a week-long programming retreat at the Recurse Center.

Twenty Eighteen: a visual retrospective

Twenty Seventeen: an essay

Instead of talking about what I accomplished this year, I want to talk about all the things I struggled with.

Art I Loved in 2017

More accurately titled, ‘Art That Made Me Cry in 2017’.