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Designing & wrestling with technology

Last updated 16.1.26

Testbed is the creative practise of Rob Peart. Focussed on grappling with the expressive and creative qualities of technology, and cultivating a fertile creative compost in which to grow ideas.

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    Completed:

    Generative design tool with Wonderhood Design forSoho Radio

    Name, brand and website forOutland

    Generative design tool with Wonderhood Design forSoho School

    Website design with Thisaway forBedrock Learning

    Generative animation tool with Wonderhood Design forThe V&A

    Website design forPeak360

    Ecom design with Thisaway forPadelsmith

    Portfolio build forValerio Oliveri

    Website build with Foxall Studio forDada Goldberg

    Website forMultipolitan

    Generative design development forSavea

    Website design & build forWork Less Ordinary

    Website design & build forSize Group

    Product design system forInventor-E

    Interaction design system forUltraleap

    Interactive campaign forDesperados

    In progress:

    Nomadic website R&D forSean Roy Parker

    More design tools withWonderhood Design

    Website design & dev withThisaway

    Playground:

    Explorations that occasionally work their way into commercial projects. Currently exploring Three.js and associated helper libraries.

    Celebrate every thousand days – WIPThousandth Day

    UK placename generatorNewtown

    A visualisation of day to nightDaytime

    Three.js refraction testOrchid

    Three.js refraction testBubble

    Three.js refraction testText

    Three.js refraction testOutlined Text

    Articles:

    Dream Machine forPKN Bristol

    Why Design is Not Problem Solving forAIGA

    Automation Threatens to Make Graphic Designers Obselete forAIGA

    Neural Nets, Graphic Design & Death Metal forTestbed

    The best designs of 2024 forDesign Week

    Friends & collaborators:

    PhotographyJake Green

    Planning & systemsJPD

    Freelance designSheri Dykes

    Art & designTom Sewell

    Testbed logo byYee Poon

    Strategic thinkingJulian Ellerby

    CopywritingJames Cartwright

    Art, ideas & concept developmentHarry Grundy

    Freelance designHayley Watchorn

    Brand designSupple Studio

    Project managementAshley McMahon

    Webflow developmentVerity Onions

    Brand designCutler & Goddard

    IllustrationGordon Armstrong

    IllustrationGiles Macleay

    VideographySuperBeam

    Picture of the author