I didn't set out to create NoGood Radio, it just kind of happened. A random sketch turned into a frame-by-frame animation, which became so complex that it took six weeks to complete. I got the idea to use the animation as a 24/7 live stream background during the process. It's simply more fun to work in a 3400+ layers monster of a Photoshop file when you have an end goal in mind.
The eight-second looping animation consists of a static illustration overlaid with animated interfaces. I love adding simple animations to my drawings, and already had some experience with animating in Photoshop. However, I never made anything this complex. I created the animated displays in separate files, using a straight-on point of view. I later aligned them with the static illustration's perspective. Details like the subtly moving dust particles and the tree in the background were added in After Effects.





While creating the animation I figured out how to set up a 24/7 channel. I bought a M2 Mac Mini to run the stream, which is probably overkill. I considered getting a NUC but found those were roughly in the same price range and also required me to relearn Windows. So I opted for convenience and overkill.
The setup is pretty straight forward. I use OBS to stream and Advanced Scene Switcher to alternate between day and night scenes. Tuna displays the current track. Most overlays are based on text files or browser sources. A custom python script created by Gzuus displays information about my node and the bitcoin network.
The channel launched on Youtube in 2023 but moved to zap.stream, a nostr-integrated streaming platform, after a couple of months. At first I ran an Owncast streaming server on a VPS, but now I stream directly to zap.stream.
I've made several updates to the animation since the channel's launch. The first version was a lot simpler than the current background. I also added several alternate backgrounds. Similar to Sovereign Electronics, the project has become a NoGood household brand and often shows up in other illustrations. NoGood Radio merch, such as stickers and zines, are availabe in the shop.