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Craig Munro

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Senior Engineering Manager at IGN Entertainment. Co-chair at Rudyard Kipling Primary School. Digital publishing, web performance, films, MMA, gardening, generative art. I respect wood. πŸ“ Brighton, UK πŸ”— craigmunro.net

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2025 in review My thoughts on a mixed year.

A few disparate thoughts about my 2025.

www.craigmunro.net/2025-in-review

31.12.2025 11:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Infinite Peaks III | Generative art | Craig Munro There seemed to emanate from it a light, from within this gleaming, radiant marble.

Infinite Peaks III

"There seemed to emanate from it a light, from within this gleaming, radiant marble."

www.craigmunro.net/art/infinite...

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

06.07.2025 17:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Isometric | Generative art | Craig Munro You must look within for value, but must look beyond for perspective.

Isometric

"You must look within for value, but must look beyond for perspective."

www.craigmunro.net/art/isometric

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

28.05.2025 18:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I've started a newsletter One of my favourite things to do while working at ReedPop was getting to send our weekly all-hands "product update" emails.

I've started a gentle newsletter about web development -- performance, process and culture, and associated topics. It’s informal, infrequent, and (hopefully) useful. Subscribe if you're into that sort of thing.

www.craigmunro.net/2025-05-27-i...

27.05.2025 14:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dark mode comes to Eurogamer Dark mode has been one of your most requested site features for a long time, and we're thrilled to announce that it is …

We've launched dark mode across ten IGNE websites -- including Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, VG247 -- all powered by a developer-friendly CSS theming system. Thrilled to have made our sites easier to read for people with sight impairments. Join the dark side...

www.eurogamer.net/dark-mode-co...

06.05.2025 12:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Zag II | Generative art | Craig Munro Direction is more important than speed. You can go fast in the wrong direction.

Zag II

"Direction is more important than speed. You can go fast in the wrong direction."

www.craigmunro.net/art/zag-ii

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

10.02.2025 20:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Helios III | Generative art | Craig Munro We have to slowly, carefully, and thoughtfully align all of our interests.

Helios III

"We have to slowly, carefully, and thoughtfully align all of our interests."

www.craigmunro.net/art/helios-iii

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

09.02.2025 11:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exchange II | Generative art | Craig Munro What we call progress is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.

Exchange II

"What we call progress is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance."

craigmunro.net/art/exchange...

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

08.02.2025 12:07 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Improving perceived load times with client-side preloading and view transitions Applying two separate -- and low effort! -- frontend technologies to your site can improve its perceived load times and give people a nicer experience.

I've been playing around with client-side prefetching and the CSS View Transitions API. Big fan of both!

www.craigmunro.net/2025-02-04-i...

#css #frontend

04.02.2025 08:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Spent some time in the Newcastle branch of NQ64 this weekend. Absolutely love these spaces. Completed Time Crisis 2, completed the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game, played some DDR, and had a round of Golden Tee Golf. Four hours whizzed by. We need one in Brighton!

19.01.2025 15:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Super Switch would have been a great historical nod to the best console ever

16.01.2025 13:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Had to do this once with the Wii - we were calling it the Revolution for quite a while!

16.01.2025 13:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cluster | Generative art | Craig Munro The image is more than an idea. It is a vortex or cluster of fused ideas and is endowed with energy.

Cluster

"The image is more than an idea. It is a vortex or cluster of fused ideas and is endowed with energy."

www.craigmunro.net/art/cluster

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

12.01.2025 14:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exchange II | Generative art | Craig Munro When in doubt, exchange.

Exchange II

"When in doubt, exchange."

www.craigmunro.net/art/exchange...

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

11.01.2025 15:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did a seven mile walk in the snow last night to collect/rescue my daughter after the snow closed the roads between her school and our home. A memorable evening, weirdly fun and beautiful walking across the downs!

09.01.2025 09:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making my site #nobuild I've removed the frontend build steps from this site.

Making my site #nobuild

www.craigmunro.net/2025-01-07-m...

07.01.2025 19:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Randomise! I've added a "Randomise!" button to my generative art along with a calculation of the number of unique variations that can be generated for each piece via the various settings you can play with. En...

I've added a "Randomise!" button to my generative art along with a calculation of the number of unique variations that can be generated for each piece. Enjoy.

www.craigmunro.net/2025-01-01-r...

01.01.2025 17:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rise IV | Generative art | Craig Munro Men may rise on stepping stones of their dead selves to higher things.

Rise IV

"Men may rise on stepping stones of their dead selves to higher things."

www.craigmunro.net/art/rise-iv

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

01.01.2025 17:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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2024 in review Big year.

A few disparate thoughts about my 2024.

www.craigmunro.net/2024-in-review

31.12.2024 18:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A season of generative art I've spent the last few months dabbling in the world of generative art.

A season of generative art - a few thoughts about my recent foray into making computer art.

www.craigmunro.net/2024-12-30-a...

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

30.12.2024 20:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Helios II | Generative art | Craig Munro Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor.

Helios II

"Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor."

www.craigmunro.net/art/helios-ii

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

30.12.2024 19:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Duplicator II | Generative art | Craig Munro Now and then, I had moments of greatness, but I never knew how to duplicate it consistently.

Duplicator II

"Now and then, I had moments of greatness, but I never knew how to duplicate it consistently."

www.craigmunro.net/art/duplicat...

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

29.12.2024 20:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Zag | Generative art | Craig Munro When you think I'll zig, I'll zag. Then when you think I'm gonna zag, I do zag, just to mess you up for the next time, when I might zig.

Zag

"When you think I'll zig, I'll zag. Then when you think I'm gonna zag, I do zag, just to mess you up for the next time, when I might zig."

www.craigmunro.net/art/zag

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

28.12.2024 16:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exchange | Generative art | Craig Munro Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.

Exchange

"Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance."

www.craigmunro.net/art/exchange

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

27.12.2024 19:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Helios | Generative art | Craig Munro It occurs to me that our survival may depend upon our talking to one another.

Helios

"It occurs to me that our survival may depend upon our talking to one another."

www.craigmunro.net/art/helios

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

26.12.2024 16:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Slide II | Generative art | Craig Munro The secret to happiness is having a Teflon soul. Whatever comes your way, you either let it slide or you cook with it.

Slide II

"The secret to happiness is having a Teflon soul. Whatever comes your way, you either let it slide or you cook with it."

www.craigmunro.net/art/slide-ii

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

23.12.2024 14:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rise III | Generative art | Craig Munro The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.

Rise III

"The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race."

www.craigmunro.net/art/rise-iii

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

22.12.2024 16:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rise | Generative art | Craig Munro Kites rise against, not with, the wind.

Rise

"Kites rise against, not with, the wind."

www.craigmunro.net/art/rise

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

17.12.2024 17:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lines II | Generative art | Craig Munro You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down.

Lines II

"You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down."

www.craigmunro.net/art/lines-ii

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

16.12.2024 19:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Irregardless II | Generative art | Craig Munro Clocks will go as they are set, but man, irregular man, is never constant, never certain.

Irregardless II

"Clocks will go as they are set, but man, irregular man, is never constant, never certain."

www.craigmunro.net/art/irregard...

#generativeart #generative #art #creativecoding

15.12.2024 12:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0