Some incredible designs in this article. Obviously the Kentucky Route Zero petrol station caught my eye, but I really do love the variety of work on show here. The combination of brutalist exterior and retro-futurism interiors always gets something moving inside me.

Structural decline: what happened to Japan’s iconic buildings? – in pictures

Japan once had a reputation for statement architecture – yet many buildings have been torn down since 2000. A new book reminds us of their futuristic beauty

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No matter how much I think I’ve changed, there’s always something that makes me feel like I’m 16 again!

Oasis: Liam and Noel Gallagher Portrait

ALT: Oasis: Liam and Noel Gallagher Portrait

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You know when you hear just one or two songs from a record and think “oh yeah, this is what I need…” slowpulp.bandcamp.com/album/melodi...

Melodie, by Slow Pulp

11 track album

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Busy few weeks on work and some other client projects, but should be training to a new phase of updates to DT MTRX soon and then further progress on PXLRT. It’s nice to have some time away from active dev sometimes to let new ideas and approaches have space to appear

Diablo V capturing the mood through closed captions

I've written a little blog about DT MTRX, PXLRT and the DTLS library that I'm building. The idea is that DTLS is a common library that the unique tools and apps implement. The goal is to speed up development, share logic between apps and raise all apps up together ko-fi.com/post/Updates...

Updates on DT MTRX, future features and DTLS.

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Some late night repost here for #PXLRT, the pixel art tool I’m building. I want to try and get type conversion accurate and reliable. If you have a typeface you like and want it to be rendered true to your pixel art, then you should just be able to press a button and it’s done.

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I've done another pass on how #PXLRT does typeface conversion to the pixel grid - basically it renders at a multiplied grid value to ensure readability even on really chunky pixel grids. It's a non-destructive process, so you can keep typing and editing even after converting. #pixelart #design

I've done another pass on how #PXLRT does typeface conversion to the pixel grid - basically it renders at a multiplied grid value to ensure readability even on really chunky pixel grids. It's a non-destructive process, so you can keep typing and editing even after converting. #pixelart #design

I've started adding in text support to #PXLRT You can add your own fonts or use browser embedded ones. It's a non-destructive process, meaning you can swap back and forth between the pixelated and the standard vector rendering, with options for how the text is quantized.

I've started adding in text support to #PXLRT You can add your own fonts or use browser embedded ones. It's a non-destructive process, meaning you can swap back and forth between the pixelated and the standard vector rendering, with options for how the text is quantized.

A few small updates to #PXLRT. Update the guides - you can now have more than one guide. A new 'preview' window that lets you see how the graphic would look at various sizes. made adjustments to canvas settings so it's either grid driven or resolution driven. #pixelart #design

Hey there #pixelart people. How do you normally setup your canvas when starting a new project? Do you base it on resolution of the final output or define a grid size / ratio so you can control how 'chunky' everything is and then handle the resolution in the export later? or...another way?

A morning of light house-keeping for the dtmtrx and pxlrt projects. They are both (along with some other in-development things) built on a library I call DTLS, which shares components, structures and design system framework Now setting up a proper CI/CD pipeline for each project and the library

I'm working on a pixel art editor. Drawing, layers, palettes, canvas controls, image importing and exporting. I'm terrible at drawing, so here's some images that have been converted and various palettes and layer based edits applied to them. Where are all the #pixelart people?

I'm working on a pixel art editor. Drawing, layers, palettes, canvas controls, image importing and exporting. I'm terrible at drawing, so here's some images that have been converted and various palettes and layer based edits applied to them. Where are all the #pixelart people?

Now that DT MTRX 1.0 is live, I’ve recorded a video that outlines the main features of this release. Take a look at the video and give it a go here: dtmtrx.rssmrrs.com #design #graphicdesign #apps #pixelart

DT MTRX - Free online retro GFX editor. Dot matrix, pixel art and more.

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DT MTRX is out now! Create beautiful dithered images or chunky pixel art right in your browser It combines intuitive tools and powerful customisations options Try it FREE: dtmtrx.rssmrrs.com See full features here: tinyurl.com/4vaxjkmh Support on Gumroad: tinyurl.com/ms5xz2vm #Design #pixelart

Working on some supporting graphics and assets for launch of DT MTRX

The final feature update is getting the undo/redo stack implemented. I've been building with this in mind, so hopefully the implementation won't take too long. Once that is done, then it's final bit of testing and will nearly be time to release

Into the final round of tweaks and improvements on DT MTRX before official release of version 1.0 Typing has been greatly improved by having better support for 'fit to text' and the ability to place the position of the text wherever you like.

The biggest problem with making a tool that allows people to make really cool things? When you yourself lack the ability to make cool things! Here's my best effort - I may have taken a bit of inspiration from a certain Italian plumber. I'm sure you could do better - dtmtrx.rssmrrs.com

A new version of DT MTRX is now online This is v1.0-rc1, so we are nearing completion, which is exciting! Give it a go here and make some cool stuff! dtmtrx.rssmrrs.com #Design #UXUI #WebApps #GraphicDesign #Retro

examples of different levels of density for image importing in DT MTRX

I've added one more theme to DT MTRX. it's called VHS. See if you can spot it.

DT MTRX now has themes that allow you to work in an environment that matches your vibe. From soft inviting pastels to neo brutalist punchiness all the way to blissful synth wave. Preview version is up at dtmtrx.rssmrrs.com give it a go. #UX #UI #Design #GraphicDesign #Webapps

working on some little website interaction things. #UX #Design #UI

DT MTRX is in preview and ready for testing - create dot / glyph matrix style images or pixel art - write, draw or convert images. - control of pixel shape, canvas size, density and colours - flexible export options - project save/load dtmtrx.rssmrrs.com #ux #web #design #glyph #nothing

Lots of good progress on 'DT MTRX' over the weekend. It's mostly feature complete now (at least for version 1.0) I need to do a bunch of layout and IA work on it, but on the whole it's getting there. Going to start opening it for some testing soon. #UX #Design #WebApps

A feature I've added to the dot matrix tool is the ability to create a dot matrix image from a picture - with configurable settings to reach your desired result regardless of the image that is being used.

Somewhat inspired by the nothing glyph matrix (and the entire history of modern screen rendering) I've been working on a simple dot matrix style tool to create simple graphics and animations