Welcome to tabreturn.com -- a web portfolio of Tristan's work.
I got into making things for the Web in the days of PlayStation 1, grunge music, and dial-up modems. Since then, I've worked on a diverse range of digital projects, including web campaigns for clients such as Samsung, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz. More recently, I spent some time in the tech startup space.
Along the way, I've developed from a designer into an accomplished coder -- obtaining degrees in design and computer science in the process. I'm currently involved in work that combines the creative, experimental, and practical applications of interactive technology, including inter- and trans-disciplinary projects that blend computing, design, and art to create new digital experiences for web, mobile, game, and immersive media.
I currently reside in Wellington, New Zealand. You can contact me via email:
latest work
thonny_py5mode
2022.01
Use the Thonny Python IDE as a Processing PDE alternative for creative coding. Thonny-py5mode is a plug-in that installs and configures Thonny for use with py5, a Python (3.8+) framework that leverages Processing’s core libs.
Thonny IDE plug-in
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plotter artworks
2021.09
Artworks coded in Processing Python Mode & py5, plotted using a 2-axis pen plotter.
This series explores themes of waves, radials, and relics.
Pen and paper
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learn python visually — creative coding in processing.py
2021.01
An accessible, visual, and creative approach to learning Python programming. You can order a copy from the No Starch website or Amazon.
Book
processing.py aquatics
2019.04
A Processing.py adaption of Lieven Menschaert’s Nodebox script, “Aquatics!”
The script implements Johan Gielis’ Superformula equations, generating a new microbial beastie with each run.
Processing.py
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papertracker
2019.03
An educational platform for engaging with music and technology. The focus is on providing entertaining challenges inexpensively, that promote creative problem solving, collaborative work, and programming using visual apparatus.
JavaScript, OpenCV, Python
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