David
@dcarew.com
Software development and (non ai) generative art and pen plotters
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Thoroughly enjoyed this book by @windell-oskay.bsky.social and @tubetime.bsky.social (with @righto.com).
Cool to see the insides of so many electronics, especially some of the older stuff (Dubiler cap!). And the section on how they did it was also cool.
Would love to illustrate some of these! 😉
Cool to see the insides of so many electronics, especially some of the older stuff (Dubiler cap!). And the section on how they did it was also cool.
Would love to illustrate some of these! 😉
December 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed this book by @windell-oskay.bsky.social and @tubetime.bsky.social (with @righto.com).
Cool to see the insides of so many electronics, especially some of the older stuff (Dubiler cap!). And the section on how they did it was also cool.
Would love to illustrate some of these! 😉
Cool to see the insides of so many electronics, especially some of the older stuff (Dubiler cap!). And the section on how they did it was also cool.
Would love to illustrate some of these! 😉
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Learn to write clickbait. Here's how.
December 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Learn to write clickbait. Here's how.
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YEAAH GENUARY 2026⋆˚꩜.ᐟ.ᐟ genuary.art
GENUARY is the most GENERATIVE (creative code based) ART month of the entire universe // There are 31 creative coding prompts for you to play with for daily challenge // beepboop // please enjoy // time travelers welcome
#genartclub #generative #creativecoding
GENUARY is the most GENERATIVE (creative code based) ART month of the entire universe // There are 31 creative coding prompts for you to play with for daily challenge // beepboop // please enjoy // time travelers welcome
#genartclub #generative #creativecoding
December 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
YEAAH GENUARY 2026⋆˚꩜.ᐟ.ᐟ genuary.art
GENUARY is the most GENERATIVE (creative code based) ART month of the entire universe // There are 31 creative coding prompts for you to play with for daily challenge // beepboop // please enjoy // time travelers welcome
#genartclub #generative #creativecoding
GENUARY is the most GENERATIVE (creative code based) ART month of the entire universe // There are 31 creative coding prompts for you to play with for daily challenge // beepboop // please enjoy // time travelers welcome
#genartclub #generative #creativecoding
I’m looking forward to checking out this year’s #AdventOfCode puzzles. But it just keeps getting bumped down to todo list 😭
December 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I’m looking forward to checking out this year’s #AdventOfCode puzzles. But it just keeps getting bumped down to todo list 😭
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December 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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forgetting why you opened a new tab like forgetting why you walked into a room
December 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
forgetting why you opened a new tab like forgetting why you walked into a room
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#ptpx 2025 Postcard Exchange- sixth year of the exchange!
You sign up to send a number of postcards, and the same number of people receive your address, so you will get their post cards in the mail!
Thank you @paulbutler.org for organising this! #penplotter
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
You sign up to send a number of postcards, and the same number of people receive your address, so you will get their post cards in the mail!
Thank you @paulbutler.org for organising this! #penplotter
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#ptpx 2025 Postcard Exchange
As a refresher, the way it works is you sign up to send a number of postcards, I send you the addresses of recipients, and you send them cards. The same number of people receive your address, so you w...
docs.google.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
#ptpx 2025 Postcard Exchange- sixth year of the exchange!
You sign up to send a number of postcards, and the same number of people receive your address, so you will get their post cards in the mail!
Thank you @paulbutler.org for organising this! #penplotter
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
You sign up to send a number of postcards, and the same number of people receive your address, so you will get their post cards in the mail!
Thank you @paulbutler.org for organising this! #penplotter
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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*This is quite a good essay about being a generative plotter-artist. This is, like, the inky, haywire, art-hacker plotter-art real-deal there.
lostpixels.io/writings/cre...
lostpixels.io/writings/cre...
Creating BUSY
A full accounting for the process of creating the BUSY art project over the course of a year. BUSY began as a challenge to create highly detailed artwork with the power of computation.
lostpixels.io
November 26, 2025 at 7:32 AM
*This is quite a good essay about being a generative plotter-artist. This is, like, the inky, haywire, art-hacker plotter-art real-deal there.
lostpixels.io/writings/cre...
lostpixels.io/writings/cre...
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spending over a decade getting pretty good at doing "generative things" only to land in the decade of generative slop is ... not ideal
November 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
spending over a decade getting pretty good at doing "generative things" only to land in the decade of generative slop is ... not ideal
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Version 0.1.7 of p5.plotSvg, a p5.js library for plotter-oriented SVG export, has been released: github.com/golanlevin/p... #p5js #plotterArt
GitHub - golanlevin/p5.plotSvg: A p5.js library for exporting SVG files tailored for pen plotting.
A p5.js library for exporting SVG files tailored for pen plotting. - GitHub - golanlevin/p5.plotSvg: A p5.js library for exporting SVG files tailored for pen plotting.
github.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Version 0.1.7 of p5.plotSvg, a p5.js library for plotter-oriented SVG export, has been released: github.com/golanlevin/p... #p5js #plotterArt
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Hey creative coding folks!! I'm thinking about how to set up my dev/git environment for example, p5js/processing experiments.
Seems wise to keep images I generate outside of my repo (for commit size concerns), but how are YOU managing images? I obvs want to back them up / file / tag them? Software?
Seems wise to keep images I generate outside of my repo (for commit size concerns), but how are YOU managing images? I obvs want to back them up / file / tag them? Software?
November 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Hey creative coding folks!! I'm thinking about how to set up my dev/git environment for example, p5js/processing experiments.
Seems wise to keep images I generate outside of my repo (for commit size concerns), but how are YOU managing images? I obvs want to back them up / file / tag them? Software?
Seems wise to keep images I generate outside of my repo (for commit size concerns), but how are YOU managing images? I obvs want to back them up / file / tag them? Software?
I’ve been missing #PlotterTwitter lately. That was a really special time when so many talented people were all in the same place.
November 23, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I’ve been missing #PlotterTwitter lately. That was a really special time when so many talented people were all in the same place.
Where on earth did my postcard stamps go!? I swear I still had some
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Where on earth did my postcard stamps go!? I swear I still had some
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1.2.0 - Intro to the machines | Drawing Machines 101
Check all the videos here: penplotter.com #penplotter
Great educational video, I love the relaxed and easygoing feel! @revdancatt.com
youtu.be/XOerUtbt-BA?...
Check all the videos here: penplotter.com #penplotter
Great educational video, I love the relaxed and easygoing feel! @revdancatt.com
youtu.be/XOerUtbt-BA?...
1.2.0 - Intro to the machines | Drawing Machines 101
YouTube video by Dan Catt
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
1.2.0 - Intro to the machines | Drawing Machines 101
Check all the videos here: penplotter.com #penplotter
Great educational video, I love the relaxed and easygoing feel! @revdancatt.com
youtu.be/XOerUtbt-BA?...
Check all the videos here: penplotter.com #penplotter
Great educational video, I love the relaxed and easygoing feel! @revdancatt.com
youtu.be/XOerUtbt-BA?...
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Would there be an audience for pen reviews specifically from the point of view of pen plotters? I broached the topic with JetPens, and got the "we'll think about it"
November 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Would there be an audience for pen reviews specifically from the point of view of pen plotters? I broached the topic with JetPens, and got the "we'll think about it"
I’ve been running the pen plotter a little for the first time in a long time. Every time I do this I find myself wishing I had a bigger plotter. This is still true despite the fact that it was hard to justify the cost or space for one even when I was making art much more regularly.
October 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I’ve been running the pen plotter a little for the first time in a long time. Every time I do this I find myself wishing I had a bigger plotter. This is still true despite the fact that it was hard to justify the cost or space for one even when I was making art much more regularly.
I’m making a new batch of pocket #notebooks (and #postcards) today. It’s an accidental lesson in manufacturing tolerances. When you put a ruler to the paper to cut it, you find out that it’s not actually a rectangle and the size isn’t actually 8.5 by 11 inches. Just, hopefully, close enough
October 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I’m making a new batch of pocket #notebooks (and #postcards) today. It’s an accidental lesson in manufacturing tolerances. When you put a ruler to the paper to cut it, you find out that it’s not actually a rectangle and the size isn’t actually 8.5 by 11 inches. Just, hopefully, close enough
This is a really cool book. I recommend it
My coffee table book, Open Circuits, with beautiful cross-section photos of electronics, is 25% off through the 12th. Use the super-secret discount code "SHOWOFF". What, you already have the book? BAM--you just thought of a friend who would enjoy a copy.
nostarch.com/open-circuits
nostarch.com/open-circuits
October 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM
This is a really cool book. I recommend it
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#PLOTPARTY is next week. While primarily organized on Instagram, worth checking out penplotterartwork.com/plotparty/ - you can always sign up for the postcard exchange
Plot Party - 2025 Art Challenge - From Pixels to Ink: Pen Plotter Artwork Blog
Plot Party is a week-long pen plotting art challenge organized by Michelle Chandra (aka @dirtalleydesign) Use hashtag #plotparty on social media to share your pen plot art each day of the challenge. Plot Party is a ton of fun, and a great way to share your work and make new friends. Work is shared to […]
penplotterartwork.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
#PLOTPARTY is next week. While primarily organized on Instagram, worth checking out penplotterartwork.com/plotparty/ - you can always sign up for the postcard exchange
When I was a beginner to programming, I'd have write and run and rewrite a piece of code five times before it worked. Now that I'm more experienced, I still rewrite it five times, just without needing to run it in between.
August 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
When I was a beginner to programming, I'd have write and run and rewrite a piece of code five times before it worked. Now that I'm more experienced, I still rewrite it five times, just without needing to run it in between.
Ipv6 is slowly driving me insane. My personal website's server is (supposed) to be configured to support it, but my home network does not, so any issues with the configuration are completely invisible to me. 🤦♂️
June 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ipv6 is slowly driving me insane. My personal website's server is (supposed) to be configured to support it, but my home network does not, so any issues with the configuration are completely invisible to me. 🤦♂️
"Bug" is such an unfriendly word. I prefer the term "surprise feature"
June 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
"Bug" is such an unfriendly word. I prefer the term "surprise feature"
Don't you love it when the example in the documentation for a library is the exact task you're using it for
May 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Don't you love it when the example in the documentation for a library is the exact task you're using it for