A quick heads up, since I’ve been working with Olympia Noise on the new version of Patterning. I have been involved for the icons, colour palette, the new logo and some promo artwork, together with some minor consulting on the UI. I think it’s a really cool sample-based drum machine app, with a few interesting features. Worth checking out if you’re into iOS apps and drum machines. www.olympianoiseco.com ..read more

A short film I directed (and co-wrote with my Brother) 26 years ago during film school, just resurfaced. The internet does not forget Also some memories about it and the shooting (in German): Pink Bubbled World | SALTO Despite it being very dated from various points of view, I still kind of like how it turned out ..read more

A discussion on the internet forum lines, which I think is really worth checking out: The resource leak bug of our civilization The introductory post, by Brian Crabtree aka tehn – which could as well have been a blog post, or an article – talks about how our computing systems are inherently wasteful and bloated. Every time I download a simple utility and see that it weights 500Mb or more I get reminded of this. In the meantime, people create whole animations in 256 bytes. And I think it’s worth stressing bytes. Of course this is art, and not an application to get things done, but it still tel ..read more

A collection of links, videos and random finding from the web Let’s start with something funny, found out about this through the active UX of Musical Instruments discussion on lines: The worst volume control UI in the world Did you know you could make mid-century furniture out of coathangers? Now you do: Design nordico “homemade” (in Italian) The book is only available in Italian for now (at least as far as I know) In case you’re wondering if it is FairTradeMusicFriday, here’s a website to help you: isitfairtrademusicfri.day Also, the website has a fee of music that you can check out. Be Yo ..read more

I’ve recently been asked to create an illustration for the theatrical play Wolpertinger – In Progress by Benno Heisel, playing later in April, in its “tryout version” at the Rationaltheater Munich. You’ve never seen a show like this before. We promise. Wolpertinger – in Progress is a unique mixture of object and puppet theater, robotics and stand-up comedy. […] rationaltheater.de More info about the play: Wolpertinger in Progress ..read more

Finally got around making a dedicated portfolio website for my illustration work! In the spirit of BeYourOwnPlatform it’s self-hosted and static. Also, it’s all nicely self-contained and completely cookie-free. hannes.papernoise.net ..read more

Photo: Zombie REC Audio Over the last couple of years I’ve been working on the UI and graphic design for this high-end rack-mount bass enhancer/shaper and its companion DAW plug-in (which lets you control the hardware from the computer) called Mammut, by the Swiss company Zombie REC Audio. It’s been a great experience. Not only did I get to work on a custom knob design (you can see some prototypes below), but the project as a whole has been very much down my alley. While I’ve been occasionally working on minimal and functionalist designs, I am more and more convinced that we need to re-learn t ..read more

More pages from my sketchbook, and even more creatures. I regularly post these on my mastodon profile, in case you want to follow me there ..read more

I’m a bit late with this one, since it’s been out for some time already. As part of Erica Synths’ Hexinverter reissue program they have now launched the Mutant Machine. This new version comes with a handy trigger button that allows you to preview the drum sound while tweaking the patch. Everything else is exactly the same as the original. Personally this is one of my favourite Hexinverter panels, I’m really happy with how the subtle relief patterns on the membrane and snappy sections turned out! www.ericasynths.lv ..read more

Mirlo’s Header It’s #FairtradeMusic Friday! But instead of posting about individual albums I’d like to recommend a platform where to find them. I haven’t really written about this new collectively owned and managed music publishing platform. Or as they describe it: Mirlo is a community of musicians, listeners, and coders who are daring to do just that: taking lessons learned in working in the solidarity economy and applying them to our process and product. https://mirlo.space I’ve been talking about other, similar music platforms in the past (like jam.coop), but I think Mirlo needs a special ..read more