Alex Kovac @kovaca.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Finding myself in quite a rabbit hole www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ciqh...youtube.comExploring the 1st Buchla 100 Modular SynthesizerYouTube video by Sarah Belle Reid 010
Alex Kovac @kovaca.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I am on sabbatical, pursuing puns that speak deeply to me. In this case “synthesizarr” provoked a vivid image in my mind’s eye 000
Alex Kovac @kovaca.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Zarr support unlocks so many possibilities. This might not be one you anticipated but it’s here for anyone who wants to boogie down on AEF geo embeddings kovaca.github.io/aef-daw/kovaca.github.ioGeo FM radio synthesizarr · AEF DAWPatch 64 bands of AlphaEarth Foundations satellite embeddings into RGB. Pan, sweep, sonify. 220
Reposted by Alex KovacStamen Design @stamen.com · 16/04/2026Stamen is working on a research project about the existing map design & development tooling landscape: what tools people use, where there are gaps, and how workflows could be improved in the future. If you have 10 minutes, please consider filling out our census here! forms.gle/ZWt2m2Yq3o5C...forms.gleCartographic Design + Development Workflow CensusStamen is working on a small research project about the existing map design and development tooling landscape in advance of a talk we’re planning for State of the Map US in Madison, WI. We're interest... 11412
Alex Kovac @kovaca.bsky.social · 17/02/2026As a connoisseur of online color tools, it’s such a delight to discover a new funky take on the palette generator experience. I love the Teenage Engineering / Dieter Rams aesthetic here colorpalette.procolorpalette.proColor Palette Pro — A Synthesizer for Color PalettesGenerate customizable color palettes in advanced color spaces that can be easily shared, downloaded, or exported. 412430
Alex Kovac @kovaca.bsky.social · 31/01/2026“Decathlon” because there were 10 dimensions in the scoring rubric, from lighting to architecture to market viability 110
Alex Kovac @kovaca.bsky.social · 31/01/2026A very fun DOE challenge between universities where you design and build a solar powered house and compete on the National Mall www.solardecathlon.gov/past/build/2...solardecathlon.gov2009 Build Challenge | BuildingsNEXT Student Design CompetitionAn official website of the United States government 130
Alex Kovac @kovaca.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Fellow liberal artiste 🙋♂️ Race, Class & Culture in Film Solar Decathlon Agroecology Lecture & Lab Religion & Politics in the Developing World Natural History of Baja 231
Reposted by Alex KovacAlberto Cairo @albertocairo.com · 30/01/2026The Open Visualization Academy (OVA) IS LIVE! openvisualizationacademy.org Thread follows #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization 8240106
Alex Kovac @kovaca.bsky.social · 29/10/2025As a non-profit, we're always hyper conscious of cost and maintenance burdens, so PMTiles is idea. We can chuck a single tile pyramid archive file on object storage, even put it behind a CDN deployment for cheap and scalable map tiles. I love it. 000
Alex Kovac @kovaca.bsky.social · 29/10/2025We use PMTiles in a bunch of applications at @worldresources.bsky.social. It's the format we use to serve Indigenous and community land maps on Global Forest Watch. Forest restoration project sites, urban heat forecasting metrics, and when we're jamming attributes into census blocks for zoom 8+. 100
Alex Kovac @kovaca.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Every so often, some newfangled technology emerges from the primordial foam of the interwebs and heralds a step-change in quality and convenience for some niche product category. PMTiles makes creating, hosting and serving map tiles a delight for tippecanoodlers and cloud bill payers. 100
Alex Kovac @kovaca.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Great opportunity to hear about PMTiles later today, I'm looking forward to this conversation. 110
Alex Kovac @kovaca.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Also inspired by a conversation with @rsimmon.bsky.social at SatCamp year(s?) ago. Might not be ready for prime time yet, but would be grateful for your feedback if you’re in the process of reviewing CLI tools for your upcoming training! 110
Alex Kovac @kovaca.bsky.social · 21/10/2025This is one of those “fix something for yourself and maybe it’ll be useful for others” situations. 100
Alex Kovac @kovaca.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Dabbling with a pip-installable CLI for previewing and creating colormap objects. github.com/kovaca/palet... 110
Alex Kovac @kovaca.bsky.social · 21/10/2025I’ve had good experiences with Blurb and Lulu, smaller runs or on-demand printing. If your budget and timeline allows, you might try printing a couple proofs with different paper options to see what quality/cost you can get away with 010
