Creative Coding | Godolphin Cross Comm

Led by Amy Webb | Funded by the Creative Digital Communities Grant

Young people from in and around Godolphin Cross took part in this hands-on course exploring how we communicate—past, present, and future. Led by artist Amy Webb, the group delved into historic systems like Semaphore flags and modern tools like QR codes, discovering how technology shapes the way we share ideas.

Over multiple sessions, participants used printmaking and other creative techniques to design artworks that express themselves and a sense of place. Blending art, technology, and storytelling, the course celebrated experimentation, imagination, and digital creativity.

Explore the artwork created during the course below.

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Morse Code

Dots and Dashes
A sound/light/tap code using short (•) and long (–) signals, You can hear, see, or even feel Morse code.

Throughout the course, participants practiced sending messages using Morse Code, beginning with learning to write their own names.

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Semaphore Flags

Body Language Coding

Used by navies and scouts, semaphore signals letters with flag positions. A type of physical code, visible from a distance that can spell words, send commands.

After creating their own set of semaphore flags, working in teams, the participants created stop motion animations of eachother spelling out their names.

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International Signal Flags

Nautical Alphabet
Ships use bright flags, each representing a letter or a special message. The flags are highly visual and standardised for international use.

Each participant created nautical inspired bunting using interational signals and contibuted to a larger banner artwork to eventually be displayed in the chapel.
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Global Alphabets

Godolphinidge
The written alphabet is a code made up of symbols. Different cultures use different alphabets, Chinese Hanzi (汉字/漢字), and Sinhala Script in Sri Lanka සිංහල අක්ෂර මාලාව are great examples.

Using printmaking, together the participants created there own alphabet and named it 'Godolphinidge.'

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Barcodes

Stripes of Information
Barcodes are machine-readable visual codes for storing information (like prices or ID numbers). They work by using different line widths, based on morse code.

As a group, participants spelt out and "Godolphin" in barcode on a large piece of fabric, which will be added to the comunal banner that will be displayed in the chapel.