The "Dailies" archives

Back when social media was square and your feed was a carefully curated list of profiles you had actively chosen to follow, a community of visual artists embraced the practice of creating “dailies” — producing a piece of art every single day, as a way to explore new styles and techniques.

The idea was simple: make something visually interesting every day. Mike “Beeple” Winkelmann famously pioneered the concept, creating new work daily for over a decade — long before Instagram existed — resulting in thousands of artworks and inspiring many of us with his relentless output. He even created art on the way to the hospital, on the day he and his wife had a baby!

Dailies was a powerful antidote to perfectionism – and instagram was a perfect platform to keep you honest and motivated. But algorithms and AI generated content has kinda killed this vibe now.

I feel nostalgic about that era for two reasons. First, it reminds me of a time when I had the freedom to experiment with ideas purely for the sake of exploration. Second, it reflects a period when visually striking work required real effort, and the act of practicing felt deeply rewarding.

Looking back at my own dailies now, they almost have a vintage og retro quality. They don't feel like AI, because they aren't. Perhaps they feel like time, effort, and curiosity. And perhaps that's was makes it worth sharing.

Paint planets

This series of planets were created by putting real paint to paper. The paint was then photographed and used as a height-map and texture on each sphere, which was then modeled into an organic shapes.

Technical autonomy

These animations explored a speculative future in which technological systems operated autonomously, without human intervention. Today, this feels less speculative and more like an impending reality, as advancements in AI and automation continue to accelerate.

VHS glitches

These three dailies where created while exploring VHS-style glitches, noise, and signal distortion, recreating analog artefacts to evoke a deliberately nostalgic image quality.

Floral illustrations

Inspired by the wallpaper designs of William Morris, I experimented with floral illustrations designed for seamless repetition. Hand-drawn vector illustrations were used to preserve an organic human quality while enabling precise pattern construction and scalability.

The painted leaf motif was then repurposed for another "daily" – an animated loop designed to give the illusion of an infinite tunnel.

Dynamic Cubes

Three "dailies" made while studying basic animation and dynamic simulation in Cinema 4D. The animations are intentionally simple, exploring very basic story-telling through the movement of isometric cubes in a vintage arcade style.

Honorable mentions

Finally, these last few "dailies" showcase some of the styles and techniques I explored within the simple framework of making one piece each day.

Now, one minute of silence for "dailies", and the era of creativity they represent.