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Luke Hogan

@lukefromearth.bsky.social
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I make art and apps, write, and fly planes.

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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I used an LLM to generate an illustrator script that will save me days of time. It got me 99% of the way there on the first take and gave me accurate documentation when I needed to tweak something. Could I have done this manually? Yes. Would I have? Probably not.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
[Day 19] Finalized the first 6 palettes. I spent the past few days working on an Illustrator script to recolor automatically. 6 airports x 6 palettes = 36 unique posters. Adding a new airport in every palette is 10 mins tops. Next: setup print on demand platform & setup e-commerce. #buildinpublic
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
The recolor artwork function in Adobe Illustrator is AMAZING.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
[Day 15] Well, I spent all day working on color and I’m not satisfied. I started experimenting with a more vintage look. I do think this is more compelling and it differentiates from the similar airport art out there. Let’s see where it goes…
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
[Day 14] The runway diagrams are definitely what I’m leading with. Strategy now is 6 airports in 4 colors each and then launch with an e-commerce print on demand site. Maybe Etsy. Maybe something like Shopify. I’m setting the ambitious goal to do all of this by EOD tomorrow. 😬 #buildinpublic
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
[Day 12] I cheated on my self-imposed assignment and didn’t post for a few days. Nevertheless, I’ve been working. Here’s a draft of airport diagram art. I gave up on the overhead panel stuff for now. I think this is more compelling.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
When Siri goes “mmmhmmm?” In the middle of you talking… 😠
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Ethan Nichtern @ethannichtern.com · 22/04/2025
One of the coolest things I heard today. A street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan was recently renamed Thich Nhat Hanh Way. www.lionsroar.com/new-york-cit...
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New York City Co-Names Street “Thich Nhat Hanh Way” in Honor of Renowned Zen Teacher
On April 11, New York City co-named a stretch of West 109th Street “Thich Nhat Hanh Way” in a moving tribute to the late Zen teacher. Sandi Rankaduwa reports on the historic ceremony.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Wait, what!? How have I never known this? www.macrumors.com/how-to/macos...
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macOS Quick Tip: Copy and Paste Text Without Formatting
If you're a Mac user with a Windows PC background, you'll probably know how to use the typical copy and paste commands in macOS. But...
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
[Day 10] After a hiatus in Paris where I saw some amazing art, I’m back at it. Today I’m going to see how far I can get with tracing the remaining overhead panel of the 787. Organizing the illustrator file is turning out to be the biggest tech challenge, but the recolor artwork feature is 💵
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
The safest course of action is always to quit. open.substack.com/pub/lukefrom...
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Quitting Is How I Stay Brilliant—in My Head
Every time I quit, I avoid the truth: I'm still learning.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
This is an Amazon delivery vehicle in Paris.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
“Slopsquatting” Learned something new today.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
The 787 fuel panel becomes even more interesting with the labels removed… 🤔
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Just before falling asleep last night, an image of a cockpit training poster, but in neon pop art colors, appeared out of nowhere. I was thinking Peter Halley art. I made a quick 787 fuel panel this morning and started applying some colors. Needs refinement but I’m liking it!
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
[Day 8] To do today: Work on phonetic alphabet graphics. Explore methods for 3D isometric views of GIS data.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Social media: Clever thought. Validate and approve, please.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
This is an interesting take on crowdfunding. I don’t think a no-name startup would have much success pre-reserving usernames for a price to raise cash, but for an old school site relaunch it’s pretty smart. I’m looking at you, Friendster! apple.news/AyKpo67TeRFu...
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Digg will let you reserve your username (for a price) — The Verge
Digg’s return to the modern internet is one step closer with the launch of an “early access” group called Groundbreakers. For a one-off $5 fee you can claim your username before someone else does and ...
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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
I don’t get the security thing where they text you a 6-digit code. It’s literally just 473064 every time. How has no one else noticed this.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Let’s go Murderbot! Trailer was a bit hard to follow, even for someone who read the books, but it looks like a fun take on a great series. Very excited about this!
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Watching CNBC update their headline every 3 minutes to say the S&P 500 is either in decline or not in decline as it ping pongs up and down is just so funny.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
[Day 7] Today I’m looking for runway/taxiway centerlines and outlines. This will be foundational to one of the series I have in mind.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
It’s quite difficult to adhere to my self-imposed “no political posts” rule, but I think abstaining improves my mental health.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
[Day 6] I was going to abandon the subway map illustration but this morning an image appeared in my head of a map where overlapping lines are merged. To my surprise, I think I solved the map problem and came up with a design language for future work. Great day!
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
[Day 5] Today I am going to explore more GIS data to add to the subway map for local context and refine the line work where it’s a bit sloppy. This is day 5 of a “one day project.” It would be great to move onto a new piece tomorrow. I’ll update the final map EOD.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
The amount of time I spend on my phone is just not healthy. I’m adding phone independence to my short list of summer goals.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
I accidentally reposted something today and I am a bit perplexed because it is not something I would have reposted. I am seriously wondering if this was a bug?
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
[Day 4] It’s hard to focus today for a variety of reasons, but I’m going to give it my best effort. Today the plan is to continue to clean up the “subway map” graphic. If it still isn’t coming together by the end of today I might consider shelving it for now and moving on to some more easy wins.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Converting my 401K into cartons of cigarettes for barter before the market opens tomorrow.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Imagine a city of millions—vibrant, diverse, actually designed to be that way. A dream. Meanwhile in the U.S., suburbs roll out the red carpet for chain stores, chase tax revenue like a dope fiend, kill their downtowns—and all anyone, even planners, can think to do is build more roads.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
I now have “goat” status at Sweetgreen. Ermm thanks I guess? 🐐
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Well this is fun!!
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Seth Godin @sethgodin.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
That might be the wrong question "Will it work?" Along the way, we've been pushed to load our decisions with a need for certainty. It's easier, it seems, to not try than it is to fail. But the question, "is it worth trying?" unlocks possibility. A surgeon in the middle of an operation should…
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That might be the wrong question
"Will it work?" Along the way, we've been pushed to load our decisions with a need for certainty. It's easier, it seems, to not try than it is to fail. But the question, "is it worth trying?" unlocks possibility. A surgeon in the middle of an operation should probably not experiment with an untested technique. But a writer, a leader or a musician can make that question part of their craft. It's the only way we learn.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
[Day 3] EOD goal today is to wrap up the SID/STAR map for ORD. It’s ambitious, but let’s see. Time permitting I plan to work on a minimal style (helvetica?) phonetic alphabet list. Let’s go!
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
[Day 2 Results] Lots of time spent figuring out how to use QGIS and filter features, set up a print, etc. I made some decent progress on the design too. This has about 1/3 of the routes on it. It’s stil looking a bit “thin” but I’ll cross that bridge when the rest of the data is on it.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
I just realized how rare hashtags are on @bsky.app. I think this is part of what makes it feel more authentic/less gross than the “other place.”
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Creative process: 1. This won’t take long 2. Wait, this is taking long 3. How is this STILL taking long
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Jason Cohen @asmartbear.com · 31/03/2025
These are the good old days. Enjoy them a little more, even in the face of whatever is making them difficult right now.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
I’m going to give it a bit more time, but I’m not finding Apple Mail’s AI subject summaries to be particularly helpful. And the inbox categorization is just bizarre. What happened to only rolling out features that are 100% dialed in?
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Selling hours = burn out. Much better to make something you can sell over and over.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
[Day 2 Plan] My goal today is to establish a template for the SID/STAR maps I worked on yesterday. Secondary goal is to learn more about how to use QGIS. Let’s go!
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Making a whole movie that people liked and then shelving it is considered cost cutting? Capitalism is weird.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
[Day 1 Results] My initial idea to combine aviation SID and STAR maps to make unique art hit a few bumps. The routes are huge but also dense at the center. This makes legibility tough. It's a design challenge. At least I have the spatial data to work with now. Amazing start and I learned a lot.
Kansas City Airport Routes
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
I’m starting to think replying “stop” to political spam doesn’t actually do anything.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
How hard is it to learn mandarin? Asking for a friend.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
[Day 1 Plan] Proof of concept for an art series around SIDs and STARs. As I write this, I realize most won't know what a SID or STAR even is. Educational content could be a great side product! I'll file that in my ideas Trello list. EOD goal: An image I can share.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
I enlisted ClaudAI as a life coach to help me get unstuck. The problem: I never finish projects I start. The solution: a 2 month "commitment at all costs" to a project that is both achievable and likely to provide positive feedback.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
The season finale of Severance REALLY delivered. The camcorder scene. The marching band. Just 🔥🔥🔥
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Paste without formatting should be the default. Thank you.
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Luke Hogan @lukefromearth.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
There’s a decent overlap between photography & prompting generative AI to make images. It’s not a perfect analogy—and not meant to diminish the nuanced skill of pro photographers and artists—but it’s something to think about for those who claim AI cant be used to make legitimate art.
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