Open Source Graphic & Web Design Studio, Four Years Later

Here we are, four years after the launch of studio ponnuki! We are still going strong, and business has changed a lot since its inception. One thing to which I’ve stayed true is my commitment to use only open source tools. It may become the new ‘vegan’ for computer users, but I feel there are […]

open source graphic design

How to work as a Graphic Designer without sleeping with Adobe I am just now completing a certificate in graphic design at the online school Sessions.edu, and although I have come to like the Adobe Creative suite tool (and mainly inDesign), I would rather be relying only on open source tools. Why? Well, there are […]

teenage engineering’s op-1: a paradigm shift in portable music making

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 2 years, you’ve most likely heard of the of the OP-1 (that is, if you follow new audio device and synth development). Teenage Engineering has been working for many years on this polished product (to the point that people would almost tag the item with […]

d.i.y. soft synth with midi controller in processing

Following up on last week’s post about mO, we’ll take it a notch further today by adding a MIDI controller to our code. You will need: MIDI controller that works with your computer Processing on mac, windows or linux. your sound setup with processing the midiBus library Beads audio library controlP5 library The beauty of […]