Devlin Macpherson

New Media Artist, Maker, long time lurker on #plottertwitter

Toronto, Canada

[Devlin Macpherson @devlindfm]

Hey @arduino I'm thrilled that you thought my project was cool! It's clear whoever wrote the post took the time to learn about it in depth!

I really wish you had let me know when you were posting this though, Discovered this while shamelessly googling my own name

[Arduino @arduino]

Devlin Macpherson’s Nervous Drawing Machine is an Arduino-powered pen plotter that gets nervous when observed: https://t.co/6eIdD3hNhR

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The simple mistake of buying an HP plotter with a GPIB connection instead of a serial connection has turned a fun little impulse buy into a much more involved task! Planning on swapping in an Arduino to drive the motors.

Upgrades people, upgrades

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[Devlin Macpherson @devlindfm]

Pros of building my own plotter:
- fun!
- cheap!
- customizable!

Cons
- flimsy ass axis that can't draw level
- pen raising mechanism that drops the pen too hard

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[@greweb @greweb]

Here we go again #plottertwitter #ink

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Ribbon #plottertwitter

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into the world of fractals we go!

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Live right now! Come participate in his drawing!

https://t.co/ptx3y3p4FE

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Fun coding exercise trying to make something similar!

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[Tyler Hobbs Studio @tylerxhobbs]

Computergrafik Computerplastik, by Georg Nees, 1970, via the Spalter collection

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@tylerxhobbs As someone just beginning this journey, this was really really wonderful to read

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New toy new toy new toy

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More experiments!

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Some simulated harmonograph experiments

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Animation experiment

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Some simulated harmonograph plotter drawings I made for some Christmas gifts

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A couple of drawings generated as part of my 4th-year undergrad thesis project

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ICFWYWM, 2021

This piece explores themes of observation, interference, and the unavoidable influence of the audience. While unobserved, the machine draws rows of squares. When observed - when the Livestream website is accessed it alters its movements permanently.
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