Laboratorium
My messy bench. Half-finished things, odd experiments, and whatever I’m up to today.
f. iUpdated
Physis
Client download links now go out from the studio desk.
f. vUpdated
Nox Atra
Getting ready for launch. It sits in the shop as Coming soon until then.
Right now
Checking the lamp…
Meridian
For Friends · Break the seal
f. xiv · · New to you
The Lab is now a live feed. Whatever I’m making lands here first, and every change shows in the Bench log.
The bench is openWriting
- Visit the site (opens in a new tab)
f. xiii ·
studio.hughtranstudio.comHTD Studio 
f. xiThe World’s TurnFinished
ArtNew to you
f. xSquirrel of MercuryFinished
ArtNew to you
f. ixSacred TreeFinished
ArtNew to you
f. viiiPlanetary SigilFinished
ArtNew to you
f. viiPlanetary DeitiesFinished
ArtNew to you
f. viPaintingsFinished
ArtNew to you
f. ivHekate SkullFinished
ArtNew to you
f. iiiThe Four ToolsFinished
ArtNew to you
f. iiElemental StickersFinished
ArtNew to you
No leaves like that yet.
Folio i
Physis
An astrological glyph typeface, begun in the tumult of 2020.
Change log
Client download links now go out from the studio desk.
First on the bench.
Scribbles in the margin
Like the old manuscripts: notes left beside the work by members of the Garden. Hugh reads each one first.
Nobody’s scribbled here yet. Go on.
Folio v
Nox Atra
An astrology blackletter display typeface with a Roman, for the contemporary astrologer.
Type a colon and the first letters of a name, :mar for Mars, and the glyph appears. Coming to the HT Press shop as OTF, WOFF and WOFF2.
Change log
Getting ready for launch. It sits in the shop as Coming soon until then.
First on the bench.
Scribbles in the margin
Like the old manuscripts: notes left beside the work by members of the Garden. Hugh reads each one first.
Nobody’s scribbled here yet. Go on.
Folio xiv
The bench is open
The Lab is now a live feed. Whatever I’m making lands here first, and every change shows in the Bench log.
Scribbles in the margin
Like the old manuscripts: notes left beside the work by members of the Garden. Hugh reads each one first.
Nobody’s scribbled here yet. Go on.
Folio xiii
HTD Studio
The studio’s portfolio, built alongside this site.
Scribbles in the margin
Like the old manuscripts: notes left beside the work by members of the Garden. Hugh reads each one first.
Nobody’s scribbled here yet. Go on.
Folio xi
The World’s Turn
Scribbles in the margin
Like the old manuscripts: notes left beside the work by members of the Garden. Hugh reads each one first.
Nobody’s scribbled here yet. Go on.
Folio x
Squirrel of Mercury
Scribbles in the margin
Like the old manuscripts: notes left beside the work by members of the Garden. Hugh reads each one first.
Nobody’s scribbled here yet. Go on.
Folio ix
Sacred Tree
Scribbles in the margin
Like the old manuscripts: notes left beside the work by members of the Garden. Hugh reads each one first.
Nobody’s scribbled here yet. Go on.
Folio viii
Planetary Sigil
Scribbles in the margin
Like the old manuscripts: notes left beside the work by members of the Garden. Hugh reads each one first.
Nobody’s scribbled here yet. Go on.
Folio vii
Planetary Deities
Scribbles in the margin
Like the old manuscripts: notes left beside the work by members of the Garden. Hugh reads each one first.
Nobody’s scribbled here yet. Go on.
Folio vi
Paintings
Scribbles in the margin
Like the old manuscripts: notes left beside the work by members of the Garden. Hugh reads each one first.
Nobody’s scribbled here yet. Go on.
Folio iv
Hekate Skull
Scribbles in the margin
Like the old manuscripts: notes left beside the work by members of the Garden. Hugh reads each one first.
Nobody’s scribbled here yet. Go on.
Folio iii
The Four Tools
Scribbles in the margin
Like the old manuscripts: notes left beside the work by members of the Garden. Hugh reads each one first.
Nobody’s scribbled here yet. Go on.
Folio ii
Elemental Stickers
Scribbles in the margin
Like the old manuscripts: notes left beside the work by members of the Garden. Hugh reads each one first.
Nobody’s scribbled here yet. Go on.
New: the bench, lived in
Come on in, it’s messy
The Lab is my working bench: half-done things, tests and whatever I’m up to today. Everything sits in one grid, in the shape it was made.
Right now
What I’m actually doing: a thought, a selfie, a voice note, an emote. The lamp is lit when I’ve been around in the last few hours.
Throw a react
Tap the little ❦ on anything to send a react. It floats up for everyone looking, with your face: a tiny planet if you’re a visitor, a sealed disc if you’re a member.
Too much? Switch it off
Floating reacts can be turned off any time. On a phone it’s in the bar at the bottom, next to Filter and Right now.
Members-only bits
Some things are sealed for the Garden. You see a frosted glimpse; peek inside if your circle opens it.
Right now
What Hugh is actually doing
Little live posts from my phone: thoughts, selfies, voice notes and emotes. Tap a #tag to see only the coffee, or only the kerning.
From the rest of my world
Some moments come from my other places: a chart shared on Uranika, a button on Grimoiria, my newest Bluesky, Threads or Instagram posts. I let each one through by hand.
For Hugh: post from your phone
Open your desk, say what you’re up to, add an emote or a selfie, and it’s live.
Margin scribbles
Scribble in the margin
Like the old manuscripts: members of the Garden can leave a note beside any leaf. A thought, a question, a memory it stirs.
Open a leaf, find its margin
Tap any leaf to open it. Under the story you’ll find its Margin notes, signed with a name and circle.
Read before it shows
Every note waits for Hugh, who reads it first. Until then only you see yours, marked Waiting for Hugh.
Free to join
Signing in is enough. Friends of the Garden join free, with one email link and no password.