Mike Houston: all the faces

Mike Houston

An experiment in creativity at scale.

All the faces

CanvasWander an endless canvas of projects.

AirshipFly through a world built around the work.

ArcadeStep up to a cabinet full of projects.

★Editor’s choiceASCIIImages rendered in letters and symbols.

autobuild: claudeBaggage ClaimWait at the PDX carousel while the campaigns come round.

★Editor’s choiceBalloon ParadeWatch the work float by, one project per balloon.

autobuild: claudeBanner DayEvery plane over the beach is towing a campaign.

BendayExplore the work in comic-book color.

autobuild: claudeBracketEvery campaign is seeded. Pick every winner.

autobuild: claudeBrag BookDad pulls out the wallet. Every photo is a campaign.

autobuild: claudeBrass RingRide the carousel. Every figure is a campaign.

★Editor’s choiceBrick SetsWatch the work build itself, brick by brick.

autobuild: claudeBuddy ListEvery client is online, and their away messages are the work.

BureauBrowse a working archive of ideas.

autobuild: claudeCampaignEvery campaign is a campaign. Roll for initiative.

autobuild: claudeCareer PathSpin, and drive the road of the career. Every space is a campaign.

autobuild: claudeClick WheelEvery campaign is an album. Scroll the wheel.

CloudbankFind familiar shapes drifting through the clouds.

autobuild: claudeComing AttractionsEvery campaign gets a cardboard standee in the lobby.

autobuild: codexCommon GroundGroup four real clues and find the campaign they belong to.

autobuild: codexCopy TestType the real words in a typing tutor built from the campaigns.

autobuild: codexCork ShotKnock down moving campaign scenes in a cork shooting gallery.

CreekPick up photographs beneath rippling water.

autobuild: codexCrossingHop through arcade crossings built from the campaigns.

★Editor’s choiceCubesWalk an office cube farm, one project per cube.

autobuild: claudeDaily DoublePick a category and a clue, and answer with the project.

DigUnearth projects buried beneath the surface.

★Editor’s choiceDotsSee the work in big round dots, one project per strip.

DriftwoodDiscover a collection washed ashore.

autobuild: claudeDrive-ThruOrder any campaign at the speaker, then pull around.

autobuild: claudeE-CardEvery campaign is a greeting card. Pick one and send it to a friend.

autobuild: claudeEnter SiteEvery campaign got its own Flash site. Loading.

autobuild: claudeEscape RoomEvery campaign is locked in a box. The codes are in the work.

autobuild: claudeFeeling LuckyThe search page redraws its logo as a different campaign every day.

autobuild: claudeFlip FacesPlay the flip-up face game, where every face is a campaign.

autobuild: claudeFortune TellerPick a colour, pick a number. Under every flap is a campaign.

FrameA gallery of work, one frame at a time.

autobuild: claudeFree ParkingRoll the dice around a property board where every deed is a project.

autobuild: claudeGallery ViewEvery campaign joined the call. Someone is on mute.

autobuild: claudeGarage SaleA driveway garage sale of leftovers from every campaign.

autobuild: claudeGenerateType any prompt. Every result is a campaign that already exists.

autobuild: claudeHang In ThereEvery campaign is a motivational poster for the break room.

★Editor’s choiceHold MusicDial through a phone tree, one project per extension.

autobuild: claudeHomepageVisit a 1998 homepage with a webring of the work.

★Editor’s choiceHouston FarmsStroll a claymation farm grown from the work.

autobuild: claudeHow ToEvery campaign, explained in easy steps. With pictures.

autobuild: codexI SpyFind the campaigns in a photographic picture-riddle book.

Idea Roll UpRoll up the work into one giant ball.

autobuild: claudeIdeas Per SecondClick for ideas. Every campaign you buy makes more.

★Editor’s choiceIsland TownVisit an island town, one project per house.

autobuild: claudeIt's a MatchEvery campaign is single and nearby. Swipe right.

autobuild: claudeJack-o'-LanternsEvery jack-o'-lantern on the porch is carved with a campaign.

autobuild: codexJigsawPiece together a cardboard puzzle of each campaign.

autobuild: claudeJump to RecipeEvery campaign is a recipe post. The recipe is at the bottom.

autobuild: claudeKnown ForEvery campaign has a page. Full cast and crew.

autobuild: claudeLayersOne enormous file, and every campaign is a layer.

★Editor’s choiceLlamaAn unfamiliar portfolio on a familiar desktop.

LightwellLook around a pavilion of stained glass.

autobuild: codexLine CutDraw safe loops to reclaim each campaign from the arcade sparks.

autobuild: claudeLinking BooksEvery book in the island library links to one campaign.

autobuild: claudeListingsWatch the TV listings scroll by, one project per channel.

autobuild: claudeMain EventEvery campaign gets a ring entrance. Weighing in at two pounds...

★Editor’s choiceMikecraftExplore a world built from blocks.

autobuild: claudeMilk CapsSlam a stack of milk caps and keep the ones that land face up.

autobuild: codexMint on CardOpen blister-packed action figures made from the campaigns.

MonoNavigate the work through a command line.

MuseumTour a pixel-art exhibition of projects.

autobuild: claudeNext StopRide the train. Every station is papered with one campaign.

autobuild: claudeNo DealTwenty-six briefcases, one per campaign. The banker keeps calling.

autobuild: claudeNot a RobotSelect all squares with the work.

autobuild: claudeOn the FridgeEvery campaign is up on the fridge, held by its own magnet.

autobuild: claudeOne More TurnEvery campaign is a technology. A grave narrator reads its words.

autobuild: claudeOperationTweeze the campaigns out of the patient without touching the sides.

Paint by NumbersColor your way into the work.

autobuild: claudePaste-UpA billboard crew pastes up every campaign, strip by strip.

autobuild: codexPicrossSolve the numbers. Reveal the campaign.

autobuild: claudePicture of the DayEvery day, a different campaign. With an explanation.

autobuild: codexPiñataSwing at the campaigns. Break one open for the work.

autobuild: codexPitch & PuttPutt through miniature golf holes built from the campaigns.

PixelA playful portfolio in pixels.

PlotterWatch the work take shape in pen strokes.

Pop-Up BookTurn the pages of a pop-up book, one project per spread.

Print ShopWatch the work printed by hand, one project per woodcut.

autobuild: claudePromotionsEvery campaign landed in the Promotions tab.

autobuild: codexPull the PinThose pull-the-pin ads, except the puzzles really work.

Record StoreFlip through a crate of records, one project per sleeve.

autobuild: claudeRed StringEvery campaign is pinned to the wall. Follow the string.

ReelWatch the work cut as a motion designer's reel.

autobuild: claudeRestoreFly back through the backups. Every window is a campaign.

RiffleFish a river at golden hour, one project per fish.

★Editor’s choiceRosterChoose your idea from a fighting-game roster.

autobuild: claudeSafety CardUnfold the seat-pocket card. Every panel is a campaign, calmly.

SalonA collection of paintings in gilded frames.

autobuild: claudeSays WhoPoint at a campaign, pull the string, and hear what it says.

ScrapbookWander among crayon sketches and paper keepsakes.

autobuild: claudeScreen SaverWander the old maze screensaver. Every wall is papered with a campaign.

★Editor’s choiceScribbleLoose lines, lively drawings, and a sketchbook of work.

autobuild: claudeShort StackEvery campaign drawn in pancake batter. Wait for bubbles, then flip.

autobuild: codexShrink ShopBake campaign drawings into shrink-plastic charms.

autobuild: claudeSki FreeSki the old Windows slope and crash into the campaigns.

autobuild: claudeSkip AdYour video will start after this ad. And this one.

SliceSlice your way into projects.

autobuild: claudeSlide to UnlockEvery app on the old phone is full of the work.

SlotsTry your luck at a cabinet of curiosities.

autobuild: codexSolitairePlay Klondike with a complete deck illustrated from the campaigns.

autobuild: claudeSpecial FeaturesEvery campaign got the special-edition DVD. Scene selection included.

autobuild: claudeSpot the DifferenceFind the five differences in every campaign before the timer runs out.

StereoLook deeper into images with a sense of depth.

autobuild: claudeStrikeBowl a strike and the lane plays the project.

autobuild: claudeTall GrassWalk the tall grass of a Game Boy world and catch every campaign.

TapestryThe work retold in woven thread.

autobuild: claudeTelephone PoleSpin a Portland telephone pole where every flyer is a campaign.

autobuild: claudeTell Me About a TimeEvery interview question has a campaign for an answer.

autobuild: claudeThe ClawWin plush versions of the campaigns from a working toy crane.

autobuild: claudeThe DeckEvery campaign gets a slide, and every slide gets a transition.

autobuild: claudeTheme ParkRun an amusement park where every ride is a campaign.

autobuild: claudeTie-InEvery campaign got its own handheld game.

TinyworldDiscover the work in a miniature world.

autobuild: claudeTop 8Every campaign has a profile, a song and a Top 8.

Trading CardsOpen packs of the work to fill a binder, one project per card.

autobuild: claudeTrailHead west by wagon to Portland, one project per landmark.

autobuild: claudeTurn to PageRead a gamebook where every choice leads to a project.

autobuild: claudeTwistTurn a puzzle cube with exactly 26 pieces, one per project.

Variety ShowTake in a puppet show, one project per act.

VoidExplore projects floating in open space.

autobuild: claudeWhich Campaign Are You?Pick a snack, pick a celebrity, and find out which campaign you are.

autobuild: codexWind UpsWind tin toys that act out the campaigns.

autobuild: codexWindow ShoppingExtravagant shop windows built from the campaigns.

autobuild: claudeYellow PagesEvery campaign took out an ad in the phone book.

★Editor’s choiceZ - The Final PitchHold the halls while Mike pitches the work.

autobuild: claudeZapperShoot the campaigns out of the sky. The dog holds up what you hit.