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Percolator 2.3 is served! This is a free update for existing users.
Here’s a brief summary of what’s new:
The complete list of what’s new is detailed on the Percolator blog.
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I developed a sophisticated comics video filter that runs on the iPhone in real-time. To give the app a test run, I shot some footage at lunch one day and edited it in iMovie on an iPhone. The cheesy music Magical Apple-esque Music is courtesy of iMovie. This work is currently ongoing.
Patent Pending
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Percolator 2.0 is a substantial update to my popular circle-based mosaic photo app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.
Percolator combines unique visual effects processing with a beautiful, retro, coffee-themed user interface (UI) and refined user experience (UX) design. The mosaic technology used in Percolator is based on a proprietary circle packing algorithm.
I am developing experimental, stroke-based rendering software—affectionately known as Painty. The software takes a photo, 3D rendering, or some other image as input, perceptually deconstructs it, then rebuilds a new image as a sequence of brush strokes.
By using machine vision and AI algorithms—as well as my own sensibilities—I’m designing the software to be more than just a simple filter.
Painty's node-based workflow.
Polygon detail reduction tools developed for the project enable the map engine to animate monthly indicator data at the county level.
HyperDither is an OS X image processing utility that converts color or grayscale images to 1 bit black & white using a sophisticated dithering routine. Specifically, HyperDither implements the “Atkinson” dithering filter.
The final version of the 6-column graphic
I was the architect and implementor of the entire software system responsible for generating and delivering the AP election maps graphics for print newspapers.
In April, 2009, Herman Miller launched the Herman Miller Materials Program, a collection of over 1,600 materials organized in 16 volumes. The Materials Program was developed by Michael McGinn Design Office (MMDO).
Working with MMDO over a period of several months in 2008, I created a desktop application to automate the production of the thousands of printer mechanicals and review and sign-off sheets that were used to support the efficient print production of the volumes.
Swatch layout uses Kohonen self-organizing maps (SOM).
