Author: dioptric

  • Project Spotlight: Diamond EP

    Diamonds EP The Diamond EP is a short Lo-fi Hip hop album. Moreover, It was my first music design project and a major learning experience. Initially, the Diamond EP was inspired by the passing of a good friend. They introduced me to many styles of music, and aspired to be a producer themselves… Style To…

  • Project Spotlight: Wallpapers

    High Res Wallpapers I have chosen to upload some of my designs to the wallpaper sharing platform wallhaven. You can see them on my wallhaven profile page. Some of these designs are standard high-definition and some of them are ultra-high-definition. They’re mostly abstract designs that are part of a larger unpublished series. I’ve uploaded wallpapers…

  • Project Spotlight: Iris Color Scheme

    Iris Iris is a high contrast color scheme for the Alacritty terminal emulator. This is a project that I had been considering for a long while. Not just for Alacritty but, as a general design guide. A simple, complete color palette can be a great aid in creating consistent designs. Alacritty Recently I started using…

  • Update: Qtile-Chameleon

    A Young lizard This post is to announce an important update to qtile-chameleon. I have decided to move the project from Debian to Arch Linux. When I started designing qtile-chameleon I was making an effort to switch from an Arch Linux based distribution of Linux to a Debian based distribution, Pop!_OS. I noticed I had…

  • Graphic Medley

    A Graphic Mashup I’ve been very busy designing. I’ve been revisiting techniques I’ve talked about before for example, kaleidoscopic images, glitch art, 3D computer graphics, and fractals. As well as synthesizing these techniques to create new concepts. I’ve been exploring a new fascination with color gradients, as well as revisiting some old projects like my…

  • 2D Fractals

    What is a fractal? A fractal is a self similar geometric object. For instance, the Mandelbrot set is a commonly recognized two dimensional fractal. In design, fractals are a bridge between the mathematical scientific world and the emotional aesthetic world. Moreover, they are logical objects that inspire awe. Furthermore, they represent artistic ideals as forms…

  • Electronic Bleach: False Color Photography

    False Color Recently I find infrared false color photography fascinating. IRFC is a process that opens up a whole new world of possibilities. Moreover, It’s a look beyond what human perception is capable of recognizing. Furthermore, IRFC is a view into an unseen world. In this post I would like to share some false color…

  • Digital Kaleidoscopes

    Kaleidoscopes Kaleidoscopes are a civil derangement of the senses. An innocuous parlor trick that gives views into mirrored infinity. Kaleidoscopes are instruments as prestigious as the telescope and the microscope. It is an oculus that provides dynamic views of symmetry. Humans are bilateral symmetrical entities, and this greatly informs our concept of beauty. Symmetry is…

  • NeoVim a Fresh Modal Editor

    Vim Vim is a classic command line text editor. When you learn vim you feel like you know Kung-Fu. You realize that there is a superior way to edit text. Vim is an editor, but also mnemonic method of loci. It takes common tasks like changing a word and makes it trivial through mnemonic logic.…

  • Aerochrome a vanishing Curiosity

    Infrared Photography Infrared photography is the process of making photographic impressions on a medium that is sensitive to infrared light. Human visual perception lies in the range of 400 – 700 nanometer wavelength. Infrared light is beyond human perception in the 700 nanometer to 1 millimeter wave length. When we take infrared photographs it gives…