I’ve always enjoyed understanding how things work.
Whether it’s a website, a piece of software, a printed poster or a generative artwork, I’m interested in the process as much as the finished result. I like taking something apart, learning from it and rebuilding it in a different way.
That curiosity has shaped much of my career.
Professionally, I work as a designer and developer, creating websites, digital products and online experiences. My work sits somewhere between design and engineering; thinking about typography one minute and writing code the next. Both disciplines solve problems, just in different ways.
Outside of work, that same mindset continues.
This website is where I document the projects I create for myself. Some begin as a sketch in a notebook. Others start with a question: What happens if thousands of particles try to draw a bird?
Can server statistics become a landscape?
Could an algorithm recreate the structure of a long-tailed tit’s nest?
Sometimes those ideas become finished prints. Sometimes they become software. Occasionally they fail completely.
They’re all worth documenting.
Much of my recent work explores generative art using Processing (Java). I enjoy writing systems rather than fixed compositions, giving algorithms a set of rules and watching them produce unexpected results. Small adjustments to colour, movement or randomness can transform a piece entirely, which means every iteration becomes part of the creative process.
Nature is a constant source of inspiration. Birds, landscapes, geology and patterns found in the natural world often influence the direction of my work. I enjoy observing how complex forms emerge from simple behaviours, and many of my projects borrow those same principles through code.
I also have a fascination with data.
Numbers don’t have to live in spreadsheets. They can become textures, structures and compositions. Whether I’m visualising website analytics, support metrics or wildlife sightings, I’m interested in finding ways to turn information into something engaging and visually meaningful.
This site isn’t intended to be a polished portfolio or a showcase of only the finished pieces. Instead, it’s a working archive of ideas, experiments and lessons learned along the way.
You’ll find sketches alongside completed artwork, code next to photography, and successes sitting comfortably beside projects that never quite worked. Creativity is rarely a straight line, and I think the unfinished work often tells the more interesting story.
If something here sparks an idea, teaches you something new or simply encourages you to make something yourself, then this site has done its job.
Thanks for reading.
— Scott