I made a beautiful discovery today:

The multiple artist ambient project

I'll not dwell on the "worthiness" of the project and the open source ethic and the power of collaborative work, but just to say that it's beautiful. Really, really beautiful. I've been happily listening to it for a good half hour now as I type just letting the sounds wash over me, and mixing things in and out.

I really want to work on a nice interface for it with generative controls. Speaking of generative things, I've nearly finished my virtual christmas card. I'm trying to learn a lot about generative art, pattern making and algorithms at the moment, partially for work and partially for pleasure. I can see it being a cornerstone of my work in the next decade.

eta: whilst looking for visual inspiration for this, I came across this beauty: http://ku-schneider.com/