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Applied AI
Purpose-built copilots, agentic pipelines, and playful machine learning experiments.
Custom fine-tunes, realtime inference, embodied AI.
- · Autonomous field notebooks
- · Narrative model distillations
- · Latency-safe toolchains
PixelAndGrain
Ideas, inventions, and films from the intersection of AI, hardware, and design.
PixelAndGrain is a studio journal for bold prototypes—bridging machine intelligence, custom hardware, and cinematic design to inspire builders and collaborators.
Mission
Showcase working ideas that stretch creative technology and document the process so others can remix, learn, and build alongside us.
Vision
Grow into a living archive of experiments, residencies, and collaborations that connect physical prototypes with AI-native narratives.
Studios
AI systems · Hardware Lab · Design futures
Core focus
The playground
Every build blends at least two of these disciplines. It keeps the work tactile and honest.
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Hardware Lab
Physical builds that combine sensors, motion, and speculative fabrication.
From desk-sized installations to wearable tech.
- · Gesture-driven sequencers
- · Responsive lighting rigs
- · Printed circuit experiments
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Design Futures
Visual systems, filmic worlds, and interactive storytelling built for modern audiences.
Creative direction meets systems thinking.
- · Immersive brand films
- · Generative identity systems
- · Narrative UI prototypes
Projects
Ongoing and recent prototypes
We document builds openly so collaborators can see how ideas progress—from napkin sketch to film.
Design In progress 01
LeanSubs
Creator-first subscription platform with tiered plans, payment integration, and automated engagement tooling tailor-made for quick launches.
subscription-platformSaaSpaymentsautomation
Hardware Prototype 02
Creator Rig
Lightweight mobile platform for vlogging kits, workspace setups, and modular creator workflows.
HardwareCreatorsMobileVlogging
AI Live in production 03
SpiritLead Dashboard
A management dashboard that coordinates worship services, volunteers, and set lists so teams can stay in sync.
SaaSautomationmusicoperations
Channels
Show the work everywhere
Weekly drops @pixelandgrain
YouTube Lab Films
Behind-the-scenes builds, kinetic lighting studies, and AI workflow explainers.
Daily frames @pixelandgrain
Instagram Sketchbook
Process stills, look-dev tests, and design language explorations.
Live sessions @pixelandgrain
TikTok Rapid Prototypes
Short inventions, hardware stress tests, and playful experiments.
Studio signals
PixelXGrain broadcast
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Portfolio + blog
pxlxq.com hosts the main films, journal entries, and project index.
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Redirect ready
pxlxg.com forwards visitors to the flagship experience.
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Newsletter (coming soon)
A monthly drop with research notes, templates, and open calls.
Journal
Notes from the build
A running log of questions, wins, and things we are still figuring out.
Process Log
Film loops for AI-native prototypes
We are filming tactile inserts and translating them into differentiable textures so models can feel as well as see.
Jan 20, 2025
AI Notes
Building a studio agent from interviews
A workflow for turning longform conversations into structured prompts, briefs, and launch-day social kits.
Jan 8, 2025
Editorial
Why PixelXGrain exists
Separate the playful lab from the corporate stack so collaborators know where experiments live.
Dec 15, 2024
Collaborate
Bring PixelAndGrain into your build
Commissions, residencies, R&D partnerships, or remote labs—we love projects that mix art direction with technical invention.
Studio deck
Request access to prototypes, briefs, and technical specs.
Working modes
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Studio partnerships
We embed with internal teams to prototype frontier concepts quickly.
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Open labs
Monthly recorded sessions to explore uncertain problems in public.
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Residencies
We host guest inventors under the PixelXGrain banner.