Mike Andrews
mndrws.bsky.social
Mike Andrews
@mndrws.bsky.social
I run inprogress.studio and write creativebreakdown.blog — also making mischief with seriouspeople.co

Mainly posting sketches, shots and the occasional link here
Am I too stupid to vibe code?
Garbage Day

"Vibe coding, like every new trend coming out of Silicon Valley, turns this process — the entire act of creativity, itself — into a slot machine. One more pull on the AI and maybe it will figure i... https://mandrews.co.uk/2026/01/20/am-i-too-stupid-to.html
January 20, 2026 at 8:55 AM
bendy tree
January 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Why did capitalism begin in the west?
Culture: downstream from material conditions.
open.substack.com/pub/grace…
January 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Mushroom log
January 4, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Need to make more lists

open.substack.com/pub/austi…
January 4, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Glasgow evening (now about 3pm)
November 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
November 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A couple of pics of the mean streets of glasgow
November 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
A Morrison’s roof in Glasgow
October 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
"The exceptionalism trap, all that manic insisting that AI can’t do our jobs, actually prevents us from articulating why human involvement matters beyond measurable outputs. We’re so busy defending our turf that we never expl... https://mandrews.co.uk/2025/10/11/the-exceptionalism-trap-all-that.html
October 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
A shot from the metro escalator that just feels very Dutch to me
October 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Amsterdam downpour
Amsterdownpour
October 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A shot from Our Lord in the Attic museum in Amsterdam — a Catholic church that was built inside a house during the Protestant ‘alteration’
October 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
back home staring at the mantelpiece
October 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
some amsterdam cafe doodles
October 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Holland trip — cabin in the woods -> amsterdam

#sketch="/hashtag/sketchbook" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#sketchbook #doodle #sketch #netherlands
September 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
quick edinburgh doodle from the top of calton hill
September 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Textures from the Solange Pessoa exhibition at Tramway
July 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Sketchbook update
May 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Finished reading: City Of Illusions by Ursula K. Le Guin 📚

Found it quite hard to get through this one even though it’s got the hallmarks of a page-turner. Maybe because of my distracted state, maybe because of the densely... https://mandrews.co.uk/2025/05/17/finished-reading-city-of-illusions.html
May 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Reposted by Mike Andrews
Today we launched Oilwell.app – a wellness app to help you embrace climate chaos.

With Smog Breathing Exercises, Drought Meditations, and Wildfire ASMR, Oilwell helps you find inner peace while the world burns.

(Brought to you by Edelman, Oil and Gas PR.)
May 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
INQUE Editions — Issue 3
inquemag.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Lost in the woods
April 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM