Aaren Stade

I'm fascinated by creative technology, the mind, new tools for thought, aviation, beautiful architecture, and music. Hopefully you find something here interesting :)

From: Oakland, CALiving: LA

Projects · Visual Art · Filmmaking · Music · Writing · Misc · Contact

Now: Building TheFlightWall.

Selected Projects

Hardware · 2025–Present

TheFlightWall

An LED display that shows live information about aircraft flying near you.

Hardware and software · 2020–2021

Mosaic Billboards

Small digital billboards designed as tools for local voices, art, and digital graffiti.

Personal archive · 2024–Present

Life Repository

An archive that brings my notes, media, and personal data together into one searchable system.

Creative software · 2023–2025

Novella

Experiments in AI-assisted video editing, generation, and filmmaking workflows.

Timeline (rough)2018 – 2026

201820192020202120222023202420252026

2018

Music from 2018

2019

Music from 2019

Dec 2020 - Sep 2021

Mosaic Billboards

Feb 2022

Billiards Algorithm

Feb 2022

WikiDraw

Dec 2022 - Feb 2023

AnchorEdu

Mar 2023

Conversation Search

Apr 2023 - May 2025

Novella

May 2023 - Present

AI Assisted Short Films

Sep 2023 - Jan 2026

Newsjunkie

Oct 2023 - Jan 2024

Experimental Music Production

Nov 2023

Whole Earth Search Engine

May 2024 - Feb 2025

Life Repository

Jun 2025 - Present

TheFlightWall

Timeline (rough)×

Short Films

▶Submarine Observatory▶The Tree Demons▶Lost at Sea

More about these films →

Visual Art

FreakyBallpoint pen · 2012The ShapeAdobe Illustrator · 2020Flower v2Ballpoint pen · 2020MeasurementsBallpoint pen · 2019

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Other

• Visual Moodboard
• My Favorite Books
• My Favorite Podcasts and Talks

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