my design work in and out of architecture school.luis@legildesign.com

The Way of the Dinosaurs
The Way of the Dinosaurs

    I created this piece entirely in Processing with minimal post production. The algorithm processes a specified set of characters in a number of specified fonts to extract the perceived “brightness” of a character on a blank background. This information is then used to plug the best matching characters into a matrix of sample […]

The Ghost in the Machine
The Ghost in the Machine

I more stumbled up this than created it outright as I was experimenting with some basic image manipulations in Processing. The actual script is very simple, but the results are quite fascinating if a bit eerie. The algorithm takes an image and subdivides it into a matrix of square samples and draws a diagonal that […]

Frida’s Giraffes
Frida's Giraffes

I am a big fan of Frida Kahlo, especially her “Two Frida’s” painting. If you know the work then the connection to this drawing is pretty clear. I made this piece with my trusty Pilot V5 and art markers.

More Sketching
More Sketching

I’ve had a lot of down time lately. Here are some more sketches!

Portraits of Friends
Portraits of Friends

I made these a little while back as birthday presents for some friends. One really likes rainbows and one is my favorite sci-fi nerd. It was good to sit down and draw again for the first time in a long time.

Random Sketches
Random Sketches

A few sketches from an old sketchbook.

A Portrait of my Grandma
A Portrait of my Grandma

A portrait of my grandmother.

Skulls
Skulls

A couple of skull studies.

My Hands
My Hands

Some hand drawings.

Drawings from Master Sketches
Drawings from Master Sketches

Old drawings from an Life Drawing class I took.