# Romello Goodman > Romello Goodman is a Baltimore based algorithmic artist. In his practice he uses software to make physical things. Every page on this site has a raw-markdown twin: append .md to the page URL (e.g. /writing/.md). /llms-full.txt is the whole site in one document, and /text.md is a query endpoint filtering by section, slug, and index (e.g. /text.md?type=writing&index=1) — fetch it with no params for full instructions. ## Writing ### 2026 - [Oscilloscopes Regenerated](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/oscilloscopes-regenerated.md): July 21, 2026 · generative-art, algorithmic-art, creative-coding — Oscilloscopes Regenerated, after Ben Laposky (1914–2000). Ben Laposky’s ‘Oscillons’ were a series… - [sup computer: a small language model studio](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/sup-computer-a-small-language-model-studio.md): July 14, 2026 · ai, tools, open-source, creative-practice, future-of-software — After writing my first small language model, I found myself catching the bug. In my practice I… - [Shifting at the frontier](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/shifting-at-the-frontier.md): July 7, 2026 · ai, personal-update, creative-practice, future-of-software, open-source — Since leaving the frontier my mind has had more space, my mood has improved and I generally feel… - [Thoughts on Designing with Coding Agents](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/thoughts-on-designing-with-coding-agents.md): June 30, 2026 · ai, teaching, workshop, coding-practice, design-philosophy — Last week I wrapped up my new workshop Designing with Coding Agents and the entire process was… - [My first language model: shakespeare-nanogpt](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/my-first-language-model-shakespeare-nanogpt.md): June 25, 2026 · ai, tools, open-source, creative-practice, future-of-software — ROMEO: Thou hadst to do it. The quote above is fake Shakespeare that was written by a small… - [Saying Goodbye](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/saying-goodbye.md): June 12, 2026 · ai, personal-update — Today is my last day at Anthropic. Two years ago I joined the company at the release of Sonnet 3.5… - [Monolith, a deterministic toolbox](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/monolith-a-deterministic-toolbox.md): May 30, 2026 · ai, tools, open-source, future-of-software, coding-practice — If I give you a blank canvas and asked you to paint a landscape, your painting would be different… - [Designing with Coding Agents](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/designing-with-coding-agents.md): May 27, 2026 · teaching, ai, creative-coding, generative-typography — I have a new course that Im teaching at Type@Cooper this June! It's called "Designing with Coding… - [Sprite Pt.II](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/sprite-pt-ii.md): May 18, 2026 · coding-practice, tools, open-source, ai — After spending a few weeks trying to do real work with Sprite. I ran into the same issue I did with… - [Flora Figures](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/flora-figures.md): May 9, 2026 · printmaking, risograph, bookmaking, algorithmic-art — “Every image embodies a way of seeing. Even a photograph. For photographs are not, as is often… - [Social Software Creation](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/social-software-creation.md): May 4, 2026 · ai, coding-practice, community, future-of-software — The video above has been living rent free in my head for a few weeks. In it, three people sit… - [Sprite](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/sprite.md): April 27, 2026 · coding-practice, tools, open-source, ai — After watching Theo's video on how coding agents worked, I decided it was time to write my own. To… - [Crown](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/crown.md): April 22, 2026 · bookmaking, open-source, tools, publishing — A few years ago I took a course at Index called Painting a Website. In it I was introduced to… - [On Claude Design](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/on-claude-design.md): April 20, 2026 · ai, web-design, future-of-software, coding-practice — Claude Design's release has been great for the discourse. Is it the future of design? Has the model… - [Introducing Flora Figures](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/introducing-flora-figures.md): April 8, 2026 · bookmaking, risograph, printmaking, creative-practice — I am ready to announce my newest artist book: Flora Figures. The pencils are down, pixels in their… - [Living with Coding AGI](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/living-with-coding-agi.md): March 12, 2026 · ai, coding-practice, future-of-software, creative-coding — I believe that coding has become automated and soon software engineering will be as well. As the… - [Minipix Halftone Renderer](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/minipix-halftone-renderer.md): January 27, 2026 · generative-art, algorithms, creative-coding, tools — I’ve written a new renderer for Minipix: Halftone. The renderer looks at your image and asks: “What… - [Minipix Subdivison Renderer](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/minipix-subdivison-renderer.md): January 20, 2026 · generative-art, algorithms, creative-coding, tools — I've written a new renderer for Minipix: Subdivision. The renderer begins with the whole image and… - [How books fit into my practice](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/how-books-fit-into-my-practice.md): January 13, 2026 · bookmaking, generative-art, printmaking, creative-practice — I wrote this response for an artist book fair application and want to capture it here: My work… - [Minipix Kaleidoscope Renderer](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/minipix-kaleidoscope-renderer.md): January 6, 2026 · generative-art, algorithms, creative-coding, tools — I've written a new renderer for Minipix: Kaleidoscope. The renderer examines your image and asks:… ### 2025 - [My practice in 2025 & Beyond](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/my-practice-in-2025-beyond.md): December 31, 2025 · creative-practice, personal-update, bookmaking, printmaking — Painting saved me, but I can’t say I loved painting. I painted because I needed to. What I really… - [I make art with software and machines.](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/i-make-art-with-software-and-machines.md): December 23, 2025 · creative-practice, theory, generative-art, algorithmic-art — I make art with software and machines. Inspired by Spencer Chang this is the new way that I am… - [Rendering Minipix](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/rendering-minipix.md): December 17, 2025 · generative-art, algorithms, creative-coding, tools — At the core of Minipix is the idea of an image render. These are self-contained blocks of code that… - [Mechanical fluency](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/mechanical-fluency.md): December 13, 2025 · ai, theory, writing-practice — “Mechanical fluency” captures something essential about how LLMs write—they produce text that flows… - [Paper reliefs](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/paper-reliefs.md): December 10, 2025 · pen-plotter, art-making, creative-practice, laser-cutting — In the name of investing in my practice, I finally purchased a laser cutter. I'd been circling the… - [Minipix](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/minipix.md): December 3, 2025 · generative-art, tools, creative-coding, algorithmic-art — A photo manipulation tool Four years ago I had the idea to use p5.js to manipulate images. At the… - [Generating, Generative Typography](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/generating-generative-typography.md): November 29, 2025 · teaching, generative-typography, ai, creative-coding — Below was my submission for the upcoming Chinatown.js session this week. I think it captures what… - [A year in the studio](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/a-year-in-the-studio.md): November 25, 2025 · studio, creative-practice, art-making — Having a studio means there is no longer a barrier to making art. When I started my practice a few… - [Pyramid Atlantic's 10x10](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/pyramid-atlantics-10x10.md): November 21, 2025 · exhibitions, pen-plotter, printmaking, art-making — Another year, another 10x10 at Pyramid Atlantic. This is now my 4th year participating in the… - [A definition for generative systems](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/a-definition-for-generative-systems.md): November 18, 2025 · generative-art, ai, theory, algorithmic-art — According to the Tate, "Generative art is art made using a predetermined system that often includes… - [Navigating the Generative Possibility Space](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/navigating-the-generative-possibility-space.md): November 18, 2025 · generative-art, theory, creative-coding, algorithmic-art — Lynne Yun coined the term Glyphzian Space to mean the space that encompasses everything surrounding… - [The role of surprise in generative systems](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/the-role-of-surprise-in-generative-systems.md): November 18, 2025 · generative-art, theory, algorithmic-art — Emergence is a key tool used in the design of generative art. When cultivated, the parts of the… - [Thoughts on generativity](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/thoughts-on-generativity.md): November 18, 2025 · generative-art, theory, algorithmic-art — Working at Anthropic as a generative artist can be invigorating and frustrating. In a time where… - [Playgrounds for Thought](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/playgrounds-for-thought.md): November 10, 2025 · creative-practice, teaching, exhibitions — In February 2025, I gave a talk at Russell Sage College as part of my Scrimshaw Distinguished… - [Refreshing my website](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/refreshing-my-website.md): November 1, 2025 · web-design, personal-update, creative-practice — I redid my website! It's something I tend to do every fall and spring, and you can read about my… - [Making room for play on the web](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/making-room-for-play-on-the-web.md): October 25, 2025 · web-design, interactive-tools, games, creative-coding — If software is becoming personal, then I hope we all make tiny games for each other again. The web… - [Open tools for the personal software era](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/open-tools-for-the-personal-software-era.md): October 18, 2025 · open-source, future-of-software, creative-coding, archiving — The AI community is calling this the era of personal software. What in the past took teams to… - [Revelations](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/revelations.md): October 8, 2025 · bookmaking, printmaking, pen-plotter, creative-practice — I've been wanting to work with transparent paper since I first came across the work of Hunter… - [Refaceting Garnet](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/refaceting-garnet.md): October 6, 2025 · creative-coding, generative-art, web-design, tools — During the pandemic is when I first learned about creative coding. It was through the lens of a… - [Prototyping with paper](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/prototyping-with-paper.md): October 3, 2025 · prototyping, bookmaking, creative-process, art-making — For every art fair, I try to add one new twist to my practice. Whether it is a new printing… - [Coding to think](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/coding-to-think.md): September 20, 2025 · prototyping, ai, creative-coding, creative-process — There's a strange loop that is occurring in my life as I am thinking about coding more. I think… - [My answers for Print Center's New Voices program](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/my-answers-for-print-centers-new-voices-program.md): August 30, 2025 · printmaking, pen-plotter, generative-art, theory — These are the answers I’m submitting for the Print Center’s New Voices program. I'm sharing them… - [Orpheus in the Underworld Wide Web](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/orpheus-in-the-underworld-wide-web.md): August 6, 2025 · writing-practice, web-design, creative-process — Every time we launch a new model at Anthropic I get to generate new poem for our 404 page. This one… - [Websites are not the web](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/websites-are-not-the-web.md): May 22, 2025 · web-design, ai, future-of-software, theory — I posted this at work and it rings truer each day. Here are some perspectives that are helping me… - [Two new ways of looking at my art](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/two-new-ways-of-looking-at-my-art.md): May 3, 2025 · bookmaking, generative-art, printmaking, algorithmic-art — What draws me to making art with generative systems is the surprise aspect. How introducing… - [Markdown and UI Ligatures](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/markdown-and-ui-ligatures.md): April 29, 2025 · web-design, typography, hci, tools — Last week, I was using Google Docs when I noticed something. I typed #, hit space and watched as my… - [For-Profit (Creative) Software](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/for-profit-creative-software.md): April 8, 2025 · open-source, tools, ai, future-of-software — My partner fell asleep while we were watching The Bachelor the other night, so I opened up YouTube.… - [Coding in the time of monsters](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/coding-in-the-time-of-monsters.md): March 25, 2025 · ai, coding-practice, future-of-software, creative-coding — It is hard to imagine writing code today without developing feelings about AI. There is optimism,… - [Repetition as Prayer](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/repetition-as-prayer.md): March 3, 2025 · exhibitions, generative-art, community, printmaking — Repetition as Prayer is a show exploring the role of the individual in creating systems and… - [Nearing the end of three projects](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/nearing-the-end-of-three-projects.md): February 28, 2025 · creative-practice, personal-update, exhibitions — I'm on the train to the city coming from Russell Sage college in Albany, NY. The talk and the… ### 2024 - [My practice in 2024 & Beyond](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/my-practice-in-2024-beyond.md): December 28, 2024 · creative-practice, personal-update, studio — In 2024, I learned how to think deeper about my art. Instead of always focusing on the next piece,… - [Ode to BASIC](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/ode-to-basic.md): November 19, 2024 · future-of-software, open-source, coding-practice, archiving — In response to the death of Thomas E. Kurtz, creator of BASIC. You lived the dream. You created… - [The Hands & The Eyes](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/the-hands-the-eyes.md): November 12, 2024 · creative-practice, theory, coding-practice — The hands have done this hundreds of times. Traced the circle. Scaffolded the component. Can do it… - [Onyx](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/onyx.md): October 13, 2024 · creative-coding, open-source, tools, generative-art — Onyx is a black gemstone that is said to ward off the evil eye. It is associated with strength and… - [My first week in my first studio](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/my-first-week-in-my-first-studio.md): October 6, 2024 · studio, creative-practice, personal-update — I moved into my studio this week in Baltimore. It's been a journey. I've had to break and heal old… - [Experiments in printmaking](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/experiments-in-printmaking.md): June 19, 2024 · printmaking, letterpress, risograph, art-making — I’m in between jobs so I finally have to time to write about the ways that I’ve been trying to… - [Come paint with me!](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/come-paint-with-me.md): May 24, 2024 · teaching, creative-coding, p5js, workshop — I'm back at Index this summer running my Painting with p5.js workshop. About the workshop: Having… - [On Renewals](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/on-renewals.md): May 19, 2024 · personal-update, writing-practice — I want you to turn me into a 10 ringer. You my Alabaster. Me your Syenite. Each ring a… ### 2023 - [My Practice in 2023 & Beyond](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/my-practice-in-2023-beyond.md): December 28, 2023 · creative-practice, personal-update — In 2021 I hoped that in 2022 I would give myself "more space to run around and experiment". In 2022… - [What I'm teaching this Fall!](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/what-im-teaching-this-fall.md): September 7, 2023 · teaching, creative-coding, generative-typography, p5js — I'm back this Fall teaching at Cooper Union and Index! Registration for both courses just opened… - [I've been sketching!](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/ive-been-sketching.md): August 31, 2023 · generative-art, creative-coding, tools, creative-process — Recently, I rebuilt my artstack for the 3rd time. In past versions, I’ve struggled balancing a… - [artsupply](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/artsupply.md): August 4, 2023 · creative-coding, open-source, tools, school-of-creative-software — One of my goals with the School of Creative Software is to make the field of creative coding more… - [The School of Creative Software](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/the-school-of-creative-software.md): July 10, 2023 · teaching, school-of-creative-software, community — I want to introduce you to The School of Creative Software, my latest project. I want to explore… - [THIS IS ECHO](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/this-is-echo.md): June 20, 2023 · generative-art, generative-typography, creative-coding — The thing about finishing your first draft is that you get to return to the work. Ideas can settle,… - [I wish I could do a few things](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/i-wish-i-could-do-a-few-things.md): May 7, 2023 · creative-practice, teaching, school-of-creative-software, personal-update — I wish I could take this course at Cooper, AI Motion Capture for Designers I wish I could take this… - [My class was cancelled and now I want to start a school](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/my-class-was-cancelled-and-now-i-want-to-start-a-school.md): April 11, 2023 · teaching, school-of-creative-software, community, creative-practice — A bunch of designers that I follow are all starting something new: - Talia Cotton has started… - [yeslike](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/yeslike.md): March 13, 2023 · poetry, writing-practice, personal-update — yeslike yeslikethecountry meet yesliketheark and said yeslikeforever yeslike thru sickness and… - [32 Hours in New York](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/32-hours-in-new-york.md): March 1, 2023 · travel, photography, new-york, personal-update — Footnotes Coyote Park: I Love You Like Mirrors Do - Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art Xiyadie: Queer Cut… - [I was gonna....](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/i-was-gonna.md): February 17, 2023 · personal-update, creative-process, ai — I was gonna perform the consternation I feel between my desire to appear smart/cool for you in this… - [I've been doing user testing](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/ive-been-doing-user-testing.md): February 8, 2023 · web-design, teaching, personal-update, creative-practice — My favorite thing to do is to watch a person use their phone. Sometimes, without thinking, I'll… - [Others' thoughts on ai + art](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/others-thoughts-on-ai-art.md): January 24, 2023 · ai, generative-art, theory — Generative AI is the talk of the town. Where last year it was Web3 and NFTs, this year every… ### 2022 - [My Practice in 2022 & Beyond](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/my-practice-in-2022-beyond.md): December 28, 2022 · creative-practice, personal-update — When I wrote “My Practice in 2021 & Beyond” , I thought I had a handle on things. I thought I knew… - [Connected Flow](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/connected-flow.md): December 15, 2022 · generative-art, printmaking, personal-update, creative-practice — This years card is called Connected Flow. It continues my fascination with arches that I’ve… - [Wave](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/wave.md): November 30, 2022 · pen-plotter, generative-art, exhibitions — A pen plotter print for 10x10 --- Whenever I have a big project, I overcomplicate it by adding 2-3… - [just setting up my twttr](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/just-setting-up-my-twttr.md): November 15, 2022 · social-media, black-culture, community, personal-update — I'm thinking about the computer in the bedroom of my childhood bestfriend. How computing used to be… - [A new website for a new season](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/a-new-website-for-a-new-season.md): October 11, 2022 · web-design, personal-update, teaching, generative-typography — Check it out at romellogoodman.com. The big change is that I made the typography larger and bolder.… - [I've been living in my new place for 6 months](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/ive-been-living-in-my-new-place-for-6-months.md): September 8, 2022 · personal-update, studio, teaching — After 5.5 years of living together, my partner Aubrie and I decided to de-nest and see what living… - [Web Design for Artists](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/web-design-for-artists.md): August 14, 2022 · web-design, teaching, creative-coding — I’m teaching Introduction to Web Design for Artists this fall at MICA. It’s a subject that I hold… - [my design dna](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/my-design-dna.md): July 13, 2022 · creative-practice, theory, graphic-design, design-philosophy — I recently went to see the Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech” exhibition at BkM. (shouts to emma for… - [6292022](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/06292022.md): June 30, 2022 · creative-practice, personal-update, art-tools, generative-art — It’s been 2 months since my last email and a big reason for that is that I sorta hate my art right… - [Piet](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/piet.md): April 27, 2022 · generative-art, algorithms, creative-coding — I have a new Long-Form piece that I think I’m going to start working on. It’s called Piet. Visit… - [graphic design is my passion](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/graphic-design-is-my-passion.md): April 23, 2022 · graphic-design, teaching, workshop, personal-update — Promos for my workshop I’m working on a workshop called Tiles and Mosaics with Index. Here’s some… - [Poetry in the Textbox](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/poetry-in-the-textbox.md): April 9, 2022 · web-design, hci, theory, writing-practice — The textbox is simultaneously the most basic form of posting content and a ground for innovation… - [Rope, v3](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/rope-v3.md): March 19, 2022 · generative-art, algorithms, creative-coding - [You ever see a website so good that it makes you redo your own?](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/you-ever-see-a-website-so-good-that-it-makes-you-redo-your-own.md): February 24, 2022 · web-design, personal-update, teaching — So I teach at MICA now, and on campus there is so much amazing artwork. From student presentations,… - [Rope, v1](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/rope-v1.md): February 21, 2022 · generative-art, algorithms, creative-coding — I’ve been mulling the idea of starting a development diary for a Long-Form Generative Art piece.… - [My Practice in 2021 & Beyond](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/my-practice-in-2021-beyond.md): January 2, 2022 · creative-practice, personal-update, pen-plotter, printmaking — A Year of Risograph Printing It’s that time of the year where we look back at the last one and take… ### 2021 - [It's December](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/its-december.md): December 7, 2021 · creative-practice, personal-update, pen-plotter, printmaking — I write this at 4am, unable to sleep, after being read by my monthly horoscope: So this is me… - [Generative Print: Every Frame a Plot](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/generative-print-every-frame-a-plot.md): November 6, 2021 · pen-plotter, generative-art, printmaking, algorithms — I got the idea staring at my tattoo one day. I have a thing for gallery walls and used a… - [Generative Print: Voronoi's Monsters](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/generative-print-voronois-monsters.md): October 10, 2021 · pen-plotter, generative-art, printmaking, algorithms — It’s Spooky Season so for October the Generative Print is called… Voronoi's Monsters. The algorithm… - [On the intimacy of generative art](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/on-the-intimacy-of-generative-art.md): October 1, 2021 · generative-art, theory — I wanted to share an essay that I came across a few weeks ago: (Content warning: contains… - [Mechanic](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/mechanic.md): September 18, 2021 · creative-coding, tools, open-source — So a new creative coding tool just dropped called, Mechanic It’s creators are Design Systems… - [NoMa Mural](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/noma-mural.md): September 9, 2021 · generative-art, black-culture, community, algorithmic-art — // content warning: police brutality In Washington, DC there is a neighborhood called NoMa. Its… - [Generative Print: Infinite Arches](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/generative-print-infinite-arches.md): September 3, 2021 · pen-plotter, generative-art, printmaking, algorithms — For September the Generative Print is called… Infinite Arches. In these “unpresented times” I’ve… - [Tiles and Mosaics](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/tiles-and-mosaics.md): August 28, 2021 · generative-art, algorithms, creative-coding — So I’ve been posting through it over on Twitter working through and iterating on a new… - [Only Graphics #3](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/only-graphics-3.md): August 26, 2021 · generative-art, art-making, pen-plotter — I got through spurts of art making and sometimes I make things and keep them for myself. Here’s a… - [Why goodgraphics.js exists](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/why-goodgraphics-js-exists.md): August 21, 2021 · open-source, creative-coding, tools, design-philosophy — goodgraphics.js is a library for scripting SVGs. It’s the main tool that I use to create all of my… - [Let's Package a Print!](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/lets-package-a-print.md): August 14, 2021 · pen-plotter, printmaking, art-making - [Generative Print: Wavy Circles](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/generative-print-wavy-circles.md): August 5, 2021 · pen-plotter, generative-art, printmaking, algorithms — Per my last email (blog post), I’m experimenting with Generative Prints for Patreon Members. For… - [Generative Prints and the idea of "1 of 1 of X"](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/generative-prints-and-the-idea-of-1-of-1-of-x.md): July 30, 2021 · generative-art, nft, printmaking, creative-practice — So a Patreon member sent me the above photo of their July Postcard. It’s ruined. Turns out that the… - [Only Graphics #2](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/only-graphics-2.md): July 28, 2021 · generative-art, art-making, algorithms — Only Graphics Archive: - [Relearning my love for Math](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/relearning-my-love-for-math.md): July 24, 2021 · creative-coding, algorithms, personal-update, creative-process — So I signed up for a 5 week class on Mathematics at the School for Poetic Computation called… - [Code as Generational Wealth](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/code-as-generational-wealth.md): July 17, 2021 · archiving, black-culture, creative-practice, preservation — All of Good Graphics was uploaded to this here flash drive. Pictures of Prints. Videos of Plotter… - [Only Graphics #1](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/only-graphics-1.md): July 12, 2021 · generative-art, art-making, algorithms — Correction: Original title of this post was "a graphics only post" - [Postcards are in the mail 📫](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/postcards-are-in-the-mail.md): July 6, 2021 · pen-plotter, printmaking, personal-update — I tried to write 3 different ideas and am giving up for this issue. They’re all drafted though so… - [H1 2021 Report](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/h1-2021-report.md): June 25, 2021 · creative-practice, personal-update, pen-plotter, printmaking — At my place of labor, The New York Times, it’s ✨ the magical ✨ time of year where we start to plan… - [Creative Coding Algorithms](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/creative-coding-algorithms.md): June 23, 2021 · generative-art, creative-coding, algorithms, tools — The Generative Artist Tyler Hobbs wrote an article about his new Generative Art Algorithm: Fidenza.… - [I WILL NOT MAKE A DISCORD FOR GOOD GRAPHICS. I WILL NOT MAKE A DISCORD FOR GOOD GRAPHICS. I WILL NOT MAKE A DISCORD FOR GOOD GRAPHICS. I WILL NOT...](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/i-will-not-make-a-discord-for-good-graphics.md): June 11, 2021 · community, social-media, curation, creative-practice — Originally, I was going to write about “Modern Software Development” and why I feel like a… - [Romello Goodman, Head Graphic Engineer](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/romello-goodman-head-graphic-engineer.md): June 6, 2021 · creative-practice, pen-plotter, personal-update — They say "dress for the job you want" but how about printing business cards with the title you… - [Lots of "Elsewhere..."](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/lots-of-elsewhere.md): May 29, 2021 · personal-update, creative-coding, web-design — Yall! I've inadvertently booked my June to capacity project wise. Currently, I am scheduled to… - [click to tweet: goodgraphics.xyz/tweet](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/click-to-tweet-goodgraphics-xyz-tweet.md): May 20, 2021 · interactive-tools, hci, social-media, generative-art — click to tweet: goodgraphics.xyz/tweet I never understood the field HCI, Human-computer… - [Retreat + Art Fair = $ucce$$](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/retreat-art-fair-ucce.md): May 17, 2021 · creative-practice, personal-update, exhibitions — Well…it depends on what you mean by success. The fair was pretty dead. Not a lot of people were… - [Welcome to the Good Graphics Newsletter](https://www.romellogoodman.com/writing/welcome-to-the-good-graphics-newsletter.md): May 15, 2021 · personal-update, creative-practice — Welcome to Good Graphics by me, mello. This is an attempt at providing weekly progress reports to… ## Works - [Flora Figures](https://www.romellogoodman.com/works/flora-figures.md): Book — A study of Kazumasa Ogawa's Tree Peony Kazumasa Ogawa (1860–1929) was one of the most important… - [Repetition as Prayer](https://www.romellogoodman.com/works/repetition-as-prayer.md): Series — Repetition as Prayer is a show exploring the role of the individual in creating systems and… - [Throwies](https://www.romellogoodman.com/works/throwies.md): Series — Throwies is a generative algorithm I discovered while working on a commission for the Bollag-Miller… - [Chroma Steps](https://www.romellogoodman.com/works/chroma-steps.md): Series — Chroma Steps is a series of prints exploring the space between colors. Each Risograph print uses… - [Closer by the mile](https://www.romellogoodman.com/works/closer-by-the-mile.md): Animation — A pen plotter animation made as a thank you for supporters of my Pan-Mass Challenge ride. The PMC… - [Echo](https://www.romellogoodman.com/works/echo.md): Series — Echo is a design algorithm using rhythm and repetition to create kinetic typography pieces. The… - [Maze Zine](https://www.romellogoodman.com/works/maze-zine.md): Book — This artist book is a generative system where the physical act of turning pages creates a viewing… - [Reading Color](https://www.romellogoodman.com/works/reading-color.md): Book — What is the simplest way to teach a visual system? Inspired by Sol LeWitt's Four Basic Kinds of… - [Revelations](https://www.romellogoodman.com/works/revelations.md): Book — An artist book exploring transparency and accumulation. Each page is plotted on translucent vellum,… - [Tracing Harmony](https://www.romellogoodman.com/works/tracing-harmony.md): Series — Tracing Harmony is a series of generative drawings. Each piece is the output of a single algorithm… ## Software ([https://www.romellogoodman.com/software.md](https://www.romellogoodman.com/software.md)) - [Artsupply](https://github.com/romellogoodman/artsupply): A javascript utility library for creative coding - [Axya](https://github.com/romellogoodman/axya): A tool for controlling pen plotters (alpha) - [Brush Tool](https://github.com/romellogoodman/brush-tool): A browser tool for drawing and painting - [Chladni Patterns](https://github.com/romellogoodman/chladni-patterns): A demo exploring chladni patterns - [Crescents](https://www.romellogoodman.com/demo/crescents): A demo exploring my Crescent algorithm - [Crown](https://github.com/romellogoodman/crown): A framework for creating books using html, css, and prince xml - [Flow Fields](https://github.com/romellogoodman/flow-fields): A javascript library for creating flow fields - [Goodvg](https://github.com/romellogoodman/goodvg): A javascript library for scripting svgs and html - [Minipix](https://minipix.romellogoodman.com): A browser tool for manipulating images - [Monolith](https://github.com/romellogoodman/monolith): A utility library agents can call via MCP or CLI - [Oscillion](https://github.com/romellogoodman/oscillion): A regeneration of Ben Laposky's oscilloscope Oscillons - [Postervg](https://github.com/romellogoodman/postervg): A browser tool for composing SVGs in layers - [Prototype Boilerplate](https://github.com/romellogoodman/prototype-boilerplate): A boilerplate for rapid prototyping - [Sprite](https://github.com/romellogoodman/sprite): A small helping hand inside your computer - [Supergraphic](https://github.com/romellogoodman/supergraphic): A framework for creating micrographics ## Pages - [About](https://www.romellogoodman.com/about.md): artist statement, bio, courses, and talks