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lukefromearth.bsky.social
I make art and apps, write, and fly planes.
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I used an LLM to generate an illustrator script that will save me days of time. It got me 99% of the way there on the first take and gave me accurate documentation when I needed to tweak something. Could I have done this manually? Yes. Would I have? Probably not.

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

[Day 19] Finalized the first 6 palettes. I spent the past few days working on an Illustrator script to recolor automatically. 6 airports x 6 palettes = 36 unique posters. Adding a new airport in every palette is 10 mins tops. Next: setup print on demand platform & setup e-commerce. #buildinpublic

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The recolor artwork function in Adobe Illustrator is AMAZING.

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[Day 15] Well, I spent all day working on color and I’m not satisfied. I started experimenting with a more vintage look. I do think this is more compelling and it differentiates from the similar airport art out there. Let’s see where it goes…

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[Day 14] The runway diagrams are definitely what I’m leading with. Strategy now is 6 airports in 4 colors each and then launch with an e-commerce print on demand site. Maybe Etsy. Maybe something like Shopify. I’m setting the ambitious goal to do all of this by EOD tomorrow. 😬 #buildinpublic

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

[Day 12] I cheated on my self-imposed assignment and didn’t post for a few days. Nevertheless, I’ve been working. Here’s a draft of airport diagram art. I gave up on the overhead panel stuff for now. I think this is more compelling.

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When Siri goes “mmmhmmm?” In the middle of you talking… 😠

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One of the coolest things I heard today. A street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan was recently renamed Thich Nhat Hanh Way. www.lionsroar.com/new-york-cit...

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Wait, what!? How have I never known this? www.macrumors.com/how-to/macos...

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[Day 10] After a hiatus in Paris where I saw some amazing art, I’m back at it. Today I’m going to see how far I can get with tracing the remaining overhead panel of the 787. Organizing the illustrator file is turning out to be the biggest tech challenge, but the recolor artwork feature is 💵

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The safest course of action is always to quit. open.substack.com/pub/lukefrom...

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This is an Amazon delivery vehicle in Paris.

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“Slopsquatting” Learned something new today.

submitted 64 days ago • 0 comments

The 787 fuel panel becomes even more interesting with the labels removed… 🤔

submitted 64 days ago • 1 comment

Just before falling asleep last night, an image of a cockpit training poster, but in neon pop art colors, appeared out of nowhere. I was thinking Peter Halley art. I made a quick 787 fuel panel this morning and started applying some colors. Needs refinement but I’m liking it!

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[Day 8] To do today: Work on phonetic alphabet graphics. Explore methods for 3D isometric views of GIS data.

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Social media: Clever thought. Validate and approve, please.

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This is an interesting take on crowdfunding. I don’t think a no-name startup would have much success pre-reserving usernames for a price to raise cash, but for an old school site relaunch it’s pretty smart. I’m looking at you, Friendster! apple.news/AyKpo67TeRFu...

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

I don’t get the security thing where they text you a 6-digit code. It’s literally just 473064 every time. How has no one else noticed this.

submitted 68 days ago • 63 comments

Let’s go Murderbot! Trailer was a bit hard to follow, even for someone who read the books, but it looks like a fun take on a great series. Very excited about this!

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Watching CNBC update their headline every 3 minutes to say the S&P 500 is either in decline or not in decline as it ping pongs up and down is just so funny.

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[Day 7] Today I’m looking for runway/taxiway centerlines and outlines. This will be foundational to one of the series I have in mind.

submitted 68 days ago • 1 comment

It’s quite difficult to adhere to my self-imposed “no political posts” rule, but I think abstaining improves my mental health.

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[Day 6] I was going to abandon the subway map illustration but this morning an image appeared in my head of a map where overlapping lines are merged. To my surprise, I think I solved the map problem and came up with a design language for future work. Great day!

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments