Projects and writing by Andrew Nicolaouhttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2022/spotify-airplay-pi-bluetooth/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2022/spotify-airplay-pi-bluetooth/Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2022/week-what/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2022/week-what/Sat, 16 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2021/spotify-pi-bluetooth/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2021/spotify-pi-bluetooth/Fri, 26 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2021/berlin-corona-ampel/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2021/berlin-corona-ampel/Physical visualisation of the Berlin Corona levelsFri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2020/lynup/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2020/lynup/All-in-one workspace to manage artistsWed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2019/osram-visn/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2019/osram-visn/A React Native app for smart workplacesSun, 01 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2019/water-plants/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2019/water-plants/A React Native app to help you keep your plants aliveWed, 01 May 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2019/retune/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2019/retune/Showcase and archive for the Berlin-based technology platformWed, 27 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2019/little-printer-on-nord/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2019/little-printer-on-nord/Thu, 07 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2018/deskie/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2018/deskie/Sun, 10 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2018/browser-as-engine/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2018/browser-as-engine/TBDMon, 21 May 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2018/kwara/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2018/kwara/Developing a web app for managing credit unionsTue, 01 May 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2018/moving-berlin-things-to-know/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2018/moving-berlin-things-to-know/This is a copy of an email I've sent out to a few people about the logistics of arriving in Berlin. Some of it might be out of date, but it worked for me.Tue, 27 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2018/pen-and-process/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2018/pen-and-process/People who use pen, ink, collage and colour and share their work-in-progress photos and videos.Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2018/soups/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2018/soups/I bought a hand blender recently and started making soups. Here are some recipes that are good.Mon, 12 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2018/better-radio-experiences/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2018/better-radio-experiences/Prototyping speculative sound experiencesMon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2017/spyscape/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2017/spyscape/Installation for a new museumSun, 01 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2017/taxfix/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2017/taxfix/An app to file your taxes on your mobile phoneThu, 21 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2017/london-jobs/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2017/london-jobs/A friend who's moving to London soon asked about good places to find developer jobs.Wed, 13 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2016/pi-zero-midi-3-two-things-at-once/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2016/pi-zero-midi-3-two-things-at-once/A way to enable both ethernet and MIDI over the same USB cable on a Raspberry Pi Zero. It's a miracle!Fri, 17 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2016/pi-zero-midi-2-talk-to-me/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2016/pi-zero-midi-2-talk-to-me/Talking to the Pi Zero over a serial connection *and* getting it to behave as a USB MIDI Gadget.Thu, 16 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2016/pi-zero-midi-0-intro/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2016/pi-zero-midi-0-intro/A series of posts exploring how to make a Raspberry Pi Zero act like a USB MIDI device.Sun, 05 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2016/pi-zero-midi-1-play-us-a-tune/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2016/pi-zero-midi-1-play-us-a-tune/Making a Raspberry Pi Zero act as a USB MIDI controllerSun, 05 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2016/homebrew-services-menubar/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2016/homebrew-services-menubar/I built myself a menu bar app for OS X to let you quickly turn off background services such as MySQL.Sun, 08 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2016/homebrew-services-menubar/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2016/homebrew-services-menubar/Quickly enable and disable servicesSun, 08 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2016/taxfix-pilot/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2016/taxfix-pilot/Quick user-facing pilot to file your taxes on your mobileFri, 01 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/think-with-google/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/think-with-google/Sun, 29 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/generic-objects/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/generic-objects/Sun, 15 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/colour-scheme/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/colour-scheme/Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/synchronised-moments/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/synchronised-moments/Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-44/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-44/Retrospective, moving again, Hackster.io competitionSat, 14 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-45/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-45/Prototyping UI, Topographie des TerrorsSat, 14 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2015/smallpdf/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2015/smallpdf/Working as a front-end developer to develop and refine the UI of a global tool used by over 8 million people per month.Sun, 01 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-33/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-33/Renting the flatSat, 31 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-34/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-34/Euromeme finishing and founders meetingSat, 31 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-35/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-35/Walls Have EyesSat, 31 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-36/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-36/End of daysSat, 31 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-37/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-37/Holiday in BerlinSat, 31 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-38/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-38/RejectJSSat, 31 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-39/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-39/LossSat, 31 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-40/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-40/What's the "Hello World" of full-stack IoT?Sat, 31 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-41/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-41/Back to LondonSat, 31 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-42/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-42/Bauhaus and interviewsSat, 31 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-43/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-43/New jobSat, 31 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-32/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-32/Building EuromemeFri, 30 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-19/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-19/Eurovision planningThu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-20/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-20/PDRThu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-21/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-21/SkiathosThu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-22/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-22/Skiathos 2Thu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-23/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-23/Eurovision Design Sprint, Yocto trainingThu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-24/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-24/Eurovision Design Sprint part 2Thu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-25/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-25/Eurovision prototypeThu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-26/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-26/CambridgeThu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-27/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-27/Radio APIThu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-28/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-28/Dinner, double ice cream, beers — and big news!Thu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-29/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-29/Euromeme!Thu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-30/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-30/Web Audio LondonThu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-31/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-31/Holiday and Lost my nameThu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/resin-wifi-connect-without-docker/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/resin-wifi-connect-without-docker/Wed, 28 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-18/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-18/Electronics user study, ThingsCon in BerlinWed, 28 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2015/euromeme/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2015/euromeme/Synchronised interfaces for clipping live mediaSat, 20 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/playlister-follow/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/playlister-follow/Sun, 17 May 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/rfid-node-usb-uart/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/rfid-node-usb-uart/Fri, 15 May 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-17/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-17/VisualisationMon, 04 May 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-12/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-12/Walls Have EyesSun, 26 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-13/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-13/Reflection and internal systemsSun, 26 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-14/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-14/Reflection and design fictionSun, 26 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-15/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-15/Novelty AutomationSun, 26 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-16/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-16/Walls Have EyesSun, 26 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-10/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-10/Potential new projects, planning and companion screensSat, 21 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-11/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-11/Book of Mormon, laser cutting, Design MuseumSat, 21 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-5/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-5/Planning and radio prototypeSat, 21 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-6/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-6/Workshops, laser cutters and a symphony of sensorsSat, 21 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-7/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-7/Holding pages and magnificent objectsSat, 21 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-8/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-8/InstallationsSat, 21 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-9/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-9/Sprint planning and vegan mexicanSat, 21 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2015/playlister-follow/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2015/playlister-follow/A quick experience and technical prototype for easy playback of BBC presenter playlistsFri, 13 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-4/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-4/BBC Shuffle press and making radiosSat, 07 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-1/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-1/Weeknotes for a brand new year.Sun, 25 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-2/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-2/Spotify radio, documentation and a trip to Google to hear about a modular mobile phone.Sun, 25 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-3/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/week-3/BBC Shuffle, thinking about device pairing, collaboration and generative logosSun, 25 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/2014/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/2014/Reviewing a strange year.Sat, 24 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/control-tv-cec/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2015/control-tv-cec/Notes on the HDMI CEC specification for controlling TVsWed, 14 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2014/festive-prototyping-with-electric-imp/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2014/festive-prototyping-with-electric-imp/Experiments with the Electric Imp IoT platform for christmas fun.Tue, 23 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2014/walls-have-eyes/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2014/walls-have-eyes/An installation at Mozilla Festival and the Design Museum showing how easily device data can be capturedWed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2014/bbc-shuffle/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2014/bbc-shuffle/A televisual way to find something to watch right nowSun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2014/notes-on-pebble/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2014/notes-on-pebble/Experiences wearing a Pebble smart watch.Thu, 01 May 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2014/thingmonk-2014/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2014/thingmonk-2014/Notes from the ThingMonk conference in LondonFri, 10 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2014/this-happened/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2014/this-happened/Technology Will Save Us talk notesSun, 05 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2013/radiodan/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2013/radiodan/A hardware and software toolkit for prototyping future radio experiencesSat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2013/vistatv-live-dashboard/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2013/vistatv-live-dashboard/Realtime media stream dashboard visualising how many people are watching BBC IP streams.Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2013/tweet-owl/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2013/tweet-owl/Exploring fun ways to bring social media to radio during a live-streamed show on BBC Radio 1Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2012/world-service-radio-archive/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2012/world-service-radio-archive/A web application that allows audiences to listen to radio from the last 40 years. And along the way help us correct the metadata.Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2011/playful-2011/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2011/playful-2011/Conference notesMon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2011/weather-v4/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2011/weather-v4/Front-end lead on the new BBC Weather site. A major redesign of one of the UK's leading weather websites.Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2011/my-first-post/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/posts/2011/my-first-post/Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2011/tide-graphs/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2011/tide-graphs/Lovely client-side SVG rendered graphs of tides.Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2010/weather-maps/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2010/weather-maps/New user-centered, time-based forecast maps.Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2010/my-bbc-location/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2010/my-bbc-location/Enabling BBC News and Weather users to set a shared location setting.Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2009/weather-refresh/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2009/weather-refresh/Iterate and improve the design and functionality of one of the UK most popular Weather sites.Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2009/uk-military-deaths/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2009/uk-military-deaths/Visualising all UK military deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq.Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2009/uk-teen-homicides/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2009/uk-teen-homicides/Interactive charts, map and table visualising all the UK teen homicides and allowing exploration of the data.Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2008/mini-polltracker/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2008/mini-polltracker/Contextual dynamic chart of polling data in the run-up to the 2008 US presidential election.Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMThttps://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2008/heroes-parade-map/https://andrewnicolaou.co.uk/projects/2008/heroes-parade-map/Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT