Tim Rodenbröker

Curriculum Upgrade - Progress Report 2/9 ✌️✅

Hey you! ✌️

I hope you are doing good! Just as mentioned last week, I am working on the update of the entry to my courses. It's fun and very interesting to go back to the basics!

My goal is to release the new version in the first half of 2026, but here via Patreon you'll get access to the new content via the Work...

Work in progress: Updating "Creative Coding Essentials". Plus: A glimpse into my Instagram Strategy

Hey everyone,

I've been busy working on the update of my beginners courses. Check the video to learn more.

Also: find the link to the WIP version below. Do you have any feedback? Please share it in the comments! Thank you!

https://wip.timrodenbroeker.de/ 2025-10-31 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Updating "Creative Coding Essentials"

Hey there,

I hope you are doing good! I wanted to keep you updated on what's happening here behind the scenes. The Creative Coding Essentials course is now six years old and a lot has happened in the meantime.

https://timrodenbroeker...

Exclusive preview: DJ Dave - Raving with Code

Hey you,

I hope you are doing good! Today I am absolutely thrilled to share this very special interview with you!

Sarah, also known as DJ Dave, writes code to produce rave music. You might say, “Oh, I know that stuff: Algorave! That’s terrible rhythmic computer noise, unenjoyable for human beings”. I got you, r...

Quick reminder for today's meetup

Hey you,

here's a quick reminder for the meetup today. We'll discuss this very foundational and seemingly trivial question that contains a wide range of insights:

"What is Creative Coding?"

https://timrodenbroeker.de/...

Heads-up: Website & Patreon Sync Issue

Hi everyone,

I wanted to let you know that there’s currently a bug affecting the sync between my website and Patreon. I’m actively working on fixing it and will keep you updated right here in this post.

Thanks for your patience and apologies for the inconvenience!

Tim

Meetup: What is Creative Coding? 🔍

Hey you!

I hope you are doing good!

Today, I‘m announcing a meetup where I’ll try to answer a question with you that seems ridiculously trivial: What is creative coding?

Taking a closer look, it becomes clear that it's not that simple. One problem with abstract terms like “creative coding” is that they...

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Hey you,

here's a quick info on my own behalf: On Patreon, I primarily share content related to creative coding. However, in recent years, the focus of my work has widened significantly to include writing. I do write essays t...

The Future of Processing - with Raphaël and Stef 🚀

Hi you!

Raphaël de Courville and Stef Tervelde are the two heads who are currently driving the development of Processing – with a dedicated team of awesome contributors!

In short: The project is getting a massive push!

In this exclusive preview of the interview I conducted with them on July ...

Exclusive Preview: Deconstruction/Reconstruction - Creative Coding with prof. Stig Møller Hansen 🔥

Hi there!☀️

I'm thrilled to finally be able to share the recording of the live session with Stig Møller Hansen! If you haven't been in the audience, make sure you check it out because it's pure gold!

Not only is Stig a black belt Creative Coder, he is also a professor at DMJX in Copenhagen, where he runs a bache...

Yes, you can work with Processing directly from the Terminal / Command Line! 💾

Hi! ☀️

i hope you are doing good. Did you know that you can run Processing sketches directly from your Terminal, without the Processing Editor? In this session I made an experiment: How could a competely terminal based Creative Coding workflow with Processing look like? I started with just a little bit of knowledge and...

Quick reminder: The live session with Stig Møller Hansen starts in one hour!

Hi there!

In one hour we'll hang out with Stig via Zoom and learn about his very own methodology in Creative Coding.

Date: Monday, July 14th, 6pm CET
Location: Here's the zoom-link

I hope to see...

Tell me your story!

Hi you! ☀️

I hope you are doing good! Maybe you can't really imagine it - you probably often see me in my videos, but I personally sometimes have the feeling that I know far too little about you, why you're here and what topics and stories you bring with you. There are so many interesting but invisible people in the co...

New event: Deconstruction / Reconstruction - a live Creative Coding session with prof. Stig Møller Hansen

Hello you!

I hope everything is going well. Today I am thrilled to announce a new event: on July 14th Prof. Stig Møller Hansen will give a live tutorial on his powerful method for learning and teaching Creative Coding, called Deconstructio...

LoFi Collage Machine - A four part Creative Coding session

Hi you!

I hope you are doing good! Today I want to share a new session with you, divided into four videos.

https://timrodenbroeker.de/lo-fi-collage-machine/

I am very interested in how you like these improvised sessions,...

Nico Landrieux on the Intersection of Ballet and Code 🔥

Hello you, ☀️

I hope you are doing good! I am totally thrilled to introduce Nicolas Landrieux to you today. We met a few years ago at one of my workshops and have been in touch ever since. Nico is a vivid creative – with a background in graffiti he worked as a motion designer in Los Angeles, as a creative director fo...

I need 5-10 test pilots for the new Journeys-feature! Who's interested?

Exclusive Preview: Raquel Meyers on Creativity with Obsolete Technology

Hey you, 🙂

I hope you are doing great! What happens when an artists mindset meets obsolete computer technology? An explosion of creativity. That's what we all can learn from the Spanish media artist Raquel Meyers. I had the great pleasure to meet her a...

Exclusive preview: A p5.js 2.0 demo with the project lead, Kit Kuksenok ☀️

Hey you!

I have amazing news for all of us: p5.js 2.0 is coming with an insane amount of great updates, especially for those of us who work with typography and vector graphics. It even supports variable fonts and this is a really big step.

So, Graphic Designers, this upgrade is all for you!

...

Creative Coding with AI? Join the Discussion on May 1st via Zoom!

Hi friends!

Check out the new updates in the video.

Many greets,

Tim

Rewiring trcc - Check out the brand new Dashboard 💎

Hey you, 🖖

I hope you are doing good! It's spring in Germany and I really enjoy seeing the world waking up after a long winter. I am quite busy over here, reworking the website.

In this video I guide you through a few of my ideas and I'll show you the brand new dashboard-page.

Check it out!

Warm greet...

Online talk for the Zamme community - tomorrow at 6pm CET

Hey you!

I just wanted to send you a quick invite to join my online talk for the Zamme community in Mexico City tomorrow at 6pm CET.

https://www.twitch.tv/zammeprojects
2025-04-16 08:45:56 +0000 UTC View Post

Diogenes meets DEMO Festival

Hi folks, 

I hope you are all well! In January 2025, the DEMO Festival took place and I was once again involved as a curator. Over the past few months, I've been processing my collected impressions in an essay that I'm excited to share with you today. It's called “Diogenes meets Demo Festival”.

2025-04-04 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Check out the new courses overview

Hey folks,

I hope you are doing great! I've redesigned the curriculum page and bundled all courses into six modules.

https://timrodenbroeker.de/courses/

How do you like it?

Sending warm greets,

Tim

The Magic Triangle

Hi you! 👋

Since 2011, I have been working with a creativity technique that I call ‘The Magic Triangle’ and which is used in almost all my projects and far beyond my work as a designer and educator. I call the philosophy for which the Magic Triangle is my most important tool ‘Design within Limits’. In the coming months and years,...

Design within Limits

Hey friends! 👋

In this video I go into detail about the design philosophy I call ‘Design within Limits’, which I have been thinking about for almost 15 years. It is closely connected to Creative Coding. The video also contains lots of other thoughts that I would like to discuss with you.

Join the conversation ...

DEMO Festival 2025 recap

Hello folks!

The documentation material of the demo festival is ready! It was again a tremendous experience with hundreds of inspiring encounters, deep insights into the scene and tons of creativity.

https://timrodenbroeker.de/de...

Next Stop: "Text Adventures"

Hi folks, ☀️

I hope you are doing well!

The next course I'd like to finish developing is called ‘Text Adventures’ and it's about experimental string manipulation. I've decided to put the whole course online as a test, even though it's still a work in progress. So you can follow the development live. Let's see...

"Generative Collages" is out now! 🏁

Hi folks! 👋

I hope you are doing great. As promised, "Generative Collages" is finally finished and now live on the website. Check it out:

https://timrodenbroeker.de/courses/generative-collages/

Now it's you...

"Generative Collages" will be released next week! 🔥

Hi folks! ✌️

I am currently wrapping up the work on "Generative Collages", which is a course some of you have asked for. This video is a rough cut for the teaser, please feel free to leave feedback here, I will work on the final version next week.

Release is next Friday 4pm! :-)

Have a great weekend! ☀�...