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How to Design and Print a Half Drop Repeating Pattern A half drop is a great way of creating a repeating pattern where the repeat is slightly obscured. It...
5th Jan 2023
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How to Design and Print a Half Drop Repeating Pattern

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

5th Jan 2023
A half drop is a great way of creating a repeating pattern where the repeat is slightly obscured. It can make for a less gridded-looking structure and add complexity to your design. Here's a simple, analogue way to make one. Start by drawing around your block. We are...
Red Giant & Maxon, Sitting in a Tree Red Giant, where I’ve been Chief Creative Officer for a couple of years now, but making filmmaking...
18th Dec 2019
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Red Giant & Maxon, Sitting in a Tree

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18th Dec 2019
Red Giant, where I’ve been Chief Creative Officer for a couple of years now, but making filmmaking tools for you for 17 years, is merging with Maxon, makers of Cinema 4D. From the Red Giant blog: Hi folks — by now you’ve probably heard the news that Maxon and Red Giant are...
2026 MACROTREND REPORT A Return to Soulfulness
9th Jan 2026
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2026 MACROTREND REPORT

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9th Jan 2026
A Return to Soulfulness
Raspberry Pi Wetterstation Um die Daten, die meine Arduino-Wetterstation liefert, verfügbarer zu machen, habe ich mich...
23rd Sep 2013
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Raspberry Pi Wetterstation

from Marian's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

23rd Sep 2013
Um die Daten, die meine Arduino-Wetterstation liefert, verfügbarer zu machen, habe ich mich entschieden, das Projekt jetzt mit einem Raspberry Pi weiterzuführen. Die Sensordaten werden wieder vom ILC-Board geliefert, das ich für den Schülerwettbewerb Intel Leibniz Challenge...
Versions of reality A sea slug sees far more colors than you do, and you probably see more than a profoundly color-blind...
1st Jul 2025
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Versions of reality

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Jul 2025
A sea slug sees far more colors than you do, and you probably see more than a profoundly color-blind person. Who’s right? We each carry our own version of reality, our own story about what happened, what’s around us and how things work. Our chosen reality serves two useful...
Skate Warrior 1992, 1999, 2020 You May Have Seen This Image Before. In The DV Rebel’s Guide, I used this still frame as an example...
31st Jul 2020
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Skate Warrior 1992, 1999, 2020

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

31st Jul 2020
You May Have Seen This Image Before. In The DV Rebel’s Guide, I used this still frame as an example of guerrilla filmmaking taken too far. Which may also be an apt description of the entire film from which it was taken. In the summer of 1992, while I was home in Minnesota between...
13th Oct 2025
Does 'Avatar' Have No Cultural Footprint? A Statistical Analysis Investigating claims of Avatar's cultural irrelevance.
2nd Oct 2024
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Does 'Avatar' Have No Cultural Footprint? A Statistical Analysis

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2nd Oct 2024
Investigating claims of Avatar's cultural irrelevance.
6 Culture Trends Worth Watching: Madonna, Avengers Doomsday, Million-Dollar Jackets, and More A data-driven look at the Emmys’ cultural relevance, Hollywood’s latest layoffs, country music’s...
3rd Aug 2026
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3rd Aug 2026
A data-driven look at the Emmys’ cultural relevance, Hollywood’s latest layoffs, country music’s mainstream rise, and an overpriced leather jacket—through data. Plus recommended reads and datasets.
The Snacks & Cereals of 2024 Welcome to 2025. The vibes are a little heavy, so, I’m trying very hard to focus on the things I can...
27th Jan 2025
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The Snacks & Cereals of 2024

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27th Jan 2025
Welcome to 2025. The vibes are a little heavy, so, I’m trying very hard to focus on the things I can control — and yes, that includes remembering to share things that delight me like the latest #new snacks and cereals I find at the grocery store!! Yeah. It’s an age-old, very-odd...
Choose your customers …choose your future. It’s an odd way to think about your project, your job, your startup, but...
1st Aug 2023
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Choose your customers

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Aug 2023
…choose your future. It’s an odd way to think about your project, your job, your startup, but there’s little that matters more. There are two key elements: At one extreme is the first few years of Google’s growth. The salesforce didn’t matter–the customers showed up on their own,...
The Necrologs of Bulgaria Remembering the Dead in Daily Life
2nd Aug 2023
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The Necrologs of Bulgaria

from On the Arts [alt+shift+b] in creative

2nd Aug 2023
Remembering the Dead in Daily Life
Is Substack exaggerating its network effects? The data tells the story writers want to hear... but is it true?
6th Feb 2024
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Is Substack exaggerating its network effects?

from escape the algorithm [alt+shift+b] in creative

6th Feb 2024
The data tells the story writers want to hear... but is it true?
What Does and Doesn’t Matter about Apple Shooting their October Event on iPhone 15 Pro Max A still from Apple’s “Behind the scenes: An Apple Event shot on iPhone” video Apple Shot Their...
7th Nov 2023
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7th Nov 2023
A still from Apple’s “Behind the scenes: An Apple Event shot on iPhone” video Apple Shot Their “Scary Fast” October Event Video on iPhones And We Had Feelings You’re somewhere on the spectrum of occasionally shooting video on your iPhone to a professional-ish video maker with...
Iconic Animator Chuck Jones Creates an Oscar-Winning Animation About the Virtues of Universal Health... While our country looks like it might be coming apart at the seams, it’s good to revisit, every once...
1st Jul 2025
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1st Jul 2025
While our country looks like it might be coming apart at the seams, it’s good to revisit, every once in a while, moments when it did work. And that’s not so that we can feel nostalgic about a lost time, but so that we can remind ourselves how, given the right conditions, things...
Invite: Behind-the-scenes webinar for the new book In two weeks, I’ll be hosting a live webinar about my new book, answering questions and connecting...
1st Mar 2023
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Invite: Behind-the-scenes webinar for the new book

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Mar 2023
In two weeks, I’ll be hosting a live webinar about my new book, answering questions and connecting people to get serious in discussing the new way of work. The details are here. I hope you can make it. It’s possible that I’ve now written more bestselling business titles than any...
Printing with Heat Stamps If you haven’t tried printing with Heat Stamps yet, this is your new project. It’s really quick to...
7th Nov 2023
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Printing with Heat Stamps

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

7th Nov 2023
If you haven’t tried printing with Heat Stamps yet, this is your new project. It’s really quick to create a unique block that can be reused again and again to create different textures and patterns. All you need is a heat gun and a variety of objects and surfaces to create your...
Design about design So big and terrifying.
28th Dec 2025
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Design about design

from Ánh [alt+shift+b] in creative

28th Dec 2025
So big and terrifying.
Virtual NAB at C4DLive TLDR; Hi! C4DLive is happening this week! Already! Watch my talk at noon PDT on Thursday, April...
20th Apr 2020
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Virtual NAB at C4DLive

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20th Apr 2020
TLDR; Hi! C4DLive is happening this week! Already! Watch my talk at noon PDT on Thursday, April 23! Ask questions! Buy Cinema 4D, Get Red Giant Complete for 50% Off Red Giant Complete is free for students and teachers TGNTR; If it weren’t for COVID-19, the newly-combined...
Which Songs Do We Replay the Most? A Statistical Analysis Which songs do we listen to on repeat? And how does binge-listening behavior change with age?
3rd Dec 2025
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Which Songs Do We Replay the Most? A Statistical Analysis

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3rd Dec 2025
Which songs do we listen to on repeat? And how does binge-listening behavior change with age?
Projects for the Year Ahead Are you looking to start the year by learning a new skill or starting a fresh project? Perhaps you...
2nd Jan 2025
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Projects for the Year Ahead

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

2nd Jan 2025
Are you looking to start the year by learning a new skill or starting a fresh project? Perhaps you just need a boost of inspiration? We've put together some projects to get you going for the year ahead. Introduction to Linocut Did you get some new tools for Christmas and you'd...
Arduino-Wetterstation mit Bluetooth, Datalogging und Android-App Die Wetterdaten für die Wetterstation werden von einem Board gesammelt, das ich für einen...
9th Jul 2013
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Arduino-Wetterstation mit Bluetooth, Datalogging und Android-App

from Marian's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

9th Jul 2013
Die Wetterdaten für die Wetterstation werden von einem Board gesammelt, das ich für einen Schülerwettbewerb (ILC) bekommen und zusammengesetzt habe. Auf dem Board rechnet ein ATxmega128A3U. Temperatur, Luftfeuchte, Luftdruck, Helligkeit, Regenmenge und Windgeschwindigkeit werden...
Hunger Games Catching Fire: Badass Body Count sorry old man, I have a dress fitting to go to Number of people killed: 15 Number of...
1st Dec 2013
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Hunger Games Catching Fire: Badass Body Count

from The Last Psychiatrist [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Dec 2013
sorry old man, I have a dress fitting to go to Number of people killed: 15 Number of people Katniss kills: 1 Number of times she is saved by someone else: 6 Number of times she saves someone else: 0 But boy oh boy, wasn't she spectacular at practice, 9 targets in 30...
On The Course: Creating Life Drawing Mono Screen Prints I (Bridget) was lucky enough to take part on last years Life-Drawing Monoscreen Printing workshop...
7th Jun 2023
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On The Course: Creating Life Drawing Mono Screen Prints

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

7th Jun 2023
I (Bridget) was lucky enough to take part on last years Life-Drawing Monoscreen Printing workshop with Tricia Johnson. During the course, we worked with a life model to create painterly screen prints using the mono screen method. We used acrylic based screen printing inks and...
Making a Stamp with Japanese Transparent Stamp Carving Block This new Japanese Transparent Stamp Carving Block enables you to carve your design and bake it in...
3rd Nov 2022
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Making a Stamp with Japanese Transparent Stamp Carving Block

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

3rd Nov 2022
This new Japanese Transparent Stamp Carving Block enables you to carve your design and bake it in the oven until it appears clear. Clear stamps are so handy as they let you see where you’re printing! This is great for repeat patterns, accurate registration, multi-colour designs...
What Makes Picasso’s Guernica a Great Painting?: Explore the Anti-Fascist Mural That Became a... A painting is not thought out and settled in advance. While it is being done, it changes as one’s...
1st Sep 2025
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1st Sep 2025
A painting is not thought out and settled in advance. While it is being done, it changes as one’s thoughts change. And when it’s finished, it goes on changing, according to the state of mind of whoever is looking at it. — Pablo Picasso In a famous story about Guernica, Pablo...
Weekly Scroll: We're Back! An overstuffed, mega-sized Weekly Scroll returns to action
1st Jul 2026
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Weekly Scroll: We're Back!

from Infinite Scroll [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Jul 2026
An overstuffed, mega-sized Weekly Scroll returns to action
After you make a strategic error Of course, we make strategic errors all the time. Not enough time. Incomplete information. A...
1st Aug 2025
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After you make a strategic error

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Aug 2025
Of course, we make strategic errors all the time. Not enough time. Incomplete information. A fast-changing system. Sooner or later, a significant strategic error occurs. Don’t beat yourself up. Now what? The real problems occur after the error is made. Don’t follow a strategic...
Meet the Maker : Jay Caskie I’m Jay, a full-time printmaker originally from Canada but currently living in Cornwall. I use wood...
3 weeks ago
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Meet the Maker : Jay Caskie

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

3 weeks ago
I’m Jay, a full-time printmaker originally from Canada but currently living in Cornwall. I use wood engraving to create intricate and narrative landscapes that explore themes of home and solitude, and our connection with the natural world and each other. Describe your...
Funeral do you have a better system? The funeral is attended by 30 people. It's a military...
10th Dec 2012
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Funeral

from The Last Psychiatrist [alt+shift+b] in creative

10th Dec 2012
do you have a better system? The funeral is attended by 30 people. It's a military funeral because he was in Korea, and in the front chairs are his wife and two grown children, and they are quietly crying. When it ends, people disperse hesitatingly, after all, they...
RECIPE: Pizza Ranch Or, if you must: “pizza-flavored ranch."
25th Jan 2026
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RECIPE: Pizza Ranch

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

25th Jan 2026
Or, if you must: “pizza-flavored ranch."
Glossary of Printmaking Terminology Scroll through the list below to find definitions and explanations of common printmaking...
2nd Mar 2023
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Glossary of Printmaking Terminology

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

2nd Mar 2023
Scroll through the list below to find definitions and explanations of common printmaking terms: Acid-free – refers to papers that are made with an alkaline pulp, usually with calcium carbonate added. Acids contribute to the deterioration of paper and therefore of prints. Aisuki –...
Visual Effects Compositing in Adobe After Effects: My IBC 2019 Talk Adobe graciously invited me to speak at their IBC 2019 booth about visual effects compositing in...
19th Sep 2019
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19th Sep 2019
Adobe graciously invited me to speak at their IBC 2019 booth about visual effects compositing in After Effects — something I’ve been doing against all advice for many (many!) years. You can watch the entire talk here:
Weekly Scroll: Striking Out General strikes, Opinion Blunders, and Yassified Shrek
3rd Mar 2025
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Weekly Scroll: Striking Out

from Infinite Scroll [alt+shift+b] in creative

3rd Mar 2025
General strikes, Opinion Blunders, and Yassified Shrek
Product contentment Joyful consumerism.
19th Jul 2026
Democrats have their own extremist problem Platforming terrorists and promoting authoritarianism should have no place in a liberal Democratic...
2nd Dec 2025
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Democrats have their own extremist problem

from Infinite Scroll [alt+shift+b] in creative

2nd Dec 2025
Platforming terrorists and promoting authoritarianism should have no place in a liberal Democratic party
What is Generative Art? Randomness, rules and natural systems. Some non-restrictive definitions and an exploration of the...
2nd Feb 2022
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What is Generative Art?

from Blog - Amy Goodchild [alt+shift+b] in creative

2nd Feb 2022
Randomness, rules and natural systems. Some non-restrictive definitions and an exploration of the form.
Hrishikesh Hirway is Ready to be Heard The creator of Song Exploder on releasing an album into the attention economy
13th May 2026
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Hrishikesh Hirway is Ready to be Heard

from escape the algorithm [alt+shift+b] in creative

13th May 2026
The creator of Song Exploder on releasing an album into the attention economy
April '24 Myths & Recs Sexual orientation, Cowboy Carter, mental health recovery, and more
27th Apr 2024
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April '24 Myths & Recs

from Anarchy Unfolds [alt+shift+b] in creative

27th Apr 2024
Sexual orientation, Cowboy Carter, mental health recovery, and more
13th Feb 2026
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The Godkiller Forge

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13th Feb 2026
Work in progress: Location based online game This is a game prototype I’m currently working on. The game is played online, on a real world map...
12th Sep 2015
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Work in progress: Location based online game

from Marian's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

12th Sep 2015
This is a game prototype I’m currently working on. The game is played online, on a real world map and the location of the player is also the location ingame, just like in Ingress. I know that making an online game like this is an ambitious goal and it will probably never be...
Foreskin’s Comment What a Billie Eilish Youtube comment diarist can teach us about forging meaningful online rituals
1st Aug 2023
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Foreskin’s Comment

from escape the algorithm [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Aug 2023
What a Billie Eilish Youtube comment diarist can teach us about forging meaningful online rituals
3D printed model of my neighborhood I 3D printed a model of the street where I live. This post will explain how I prepared the data for...
17th Apr 2018
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3D printed model of my neighborhood

from Marian's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

17th Apr 2018
I 3D printed a model of the street where I live. This post will explain how I prepared the data for it. Update: I have now automated the entire process and published my code. You can find it here. I worked with aerial Lidar data that is provided by the state I live in to download...
Quadcopter Lightpainting Die Fotos wurden mit einem beleuchteten Quadrocopter, einem Stativ und 15 Sekunden Belichtung...
7th Oct 2013
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Quadcopter Lightpainting

from Marian's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

7th Oct 2013
Die Fotos wurden mit einem beleuchteten Quadrocopter, einem Stativ und 15 Sekunden Belichtung aufgenommen. Bei diesen Fotos stimmte die Einstellung noch nicht, sodass sie zu dunkel sind: ...
Weekly Scroll: The Deep State Cometh /r/FedNews, DeepSeek hot takes, and a brutal menswear guy post
3rd Feb 2025
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Weekly Scroll: The Deep State Cometh

from Infinite Scroll [alt+shift+b] in creative

3rd Feb 2025
/r/FedNews, DeepSeek hot takes, and a brutal menswear guy post
Poetry in People Hi readers, these poems are based on people I knew before and after college.
9th Aug 2026
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Poetry in People

from Anarchy Unfolds [alt+shift+b] in creative

9th Aug 2026
Hi readers, these poems are based on people I knew before and after college.
Which Movies Are the Most Polarizing? A Statistical Analysis Which films divide audiences, and what makes a movie divisive?
4th Mar 2026
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Which Movies Are the Most Polarizing? A Statistical Analysis

from Stat Significant [alt+shift+b] in creative

4th Mar 2026
Which films divide audiences, and what makes a movie divisive?
Circle of Stone TLDR; a short film I DP’ed is playing tons of festivals, and you can see it stream this Friday! The...
22nd Oct 2020
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Circle of Stone

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

22nd Oct 2020
TLDR; a short film I DP’ed is playing tons of festivals, and you can see it stream this Friday! The Call to Action In early 2017, my buddy Mark Andrews asked if I would be his cinematographer on a short film. Mark and I met at CalArts and have been making films together most of...
🔵 TREND RADAR #16 :: TECH DRIVERS Takes on Taste, AI's Branding Crisis & Futurism vs. Nostalgia
1st Apr 2026
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🔵 TREND RADAR #16 :: TECH DRIVERS

from WHAT'S ANU [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Apr 2026
Takes on Taste, AI's Branding Crisis & Futurism vs. Nostalgia
What I learned from building autonomous model race cars for a year I was part of a university project group that develops autonomous model race cars. We are a group of...
3rd Jan 2020
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What I learned from building autonomous model race cars for a year

from Marian's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

3rd Jan 2020
I was part of a university project group that develops autonomous model race cars. We are a group of twelve students working on the project in part time for year. We were provided with a car that meets the requirements for the F1/10th competition. Even though competing in F1/10th...
Introducing Prolost Beta Prolost Beta is a new subscription offering on the Prolost Store. It's an occasional email from me...
17th Sep 2020
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Introducing Prolost Beta

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

17th Sep 2020
Prolost Beta is a new subscription offering on the Prolost Store. It's an occasional email from me containing a download or a link to something cool I'm working on, that's not quite ready to become a product yet. Or maybe ever. This will most often be Lightroom presets or...
The Rise and Fall of TV Sitcoms: A Statistical Analysis The decline of the sitcom: from mainstream television staple to nostalgic relic.
18th Jun 2025
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The Rise and Fall of TV Sitcoms: A Statistical Analysis

from Stat Significant [alt+shift+b] in creative

18th Jun 2025
The decline of the sitcom: from mainstream television staple to nostalgic relic.
Randi Zuckerberg Thinks We Should Untangle Our Wired Lives how hard could it be, none of those circles are actually connected Randi Zuckerberg is...
25th Jan 2014
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Randi Zuckerberg Thinks We Should Untangle Our Wired Lives

from The Last Psychiatrist [alt+shift+b] in creative

25th Jan 2014
how hard could it be, none of those circles are actually connected Randi Zuckerberg is CEO of Zuckerberg Media, which, according to its 10-K, is an iphone.  If you have no idea who she is, and you shouldn't, then the answer to your one and only question is yes. In her...
Mammoth Life - Wanna Be Loved Music Video Title: Wanna Be LovedArtist: Mammoth LifeYear: 2014 --
30th Aug 2017
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Mammoth Life - Wanna Be Loved

from John Reynolds - Designer & Creative Director [alt+shift+b] in creative

30th Aug 2017
Music Video Title: Wanna Be LovedArtist: Mammoth LifeYear: 2014 --
Stopping a runaway train It feels urgent because it is. But by the time the train is running away, it might be too late. The...
1st Aug 2024
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Stopping a runaway train

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Aug 2024
It feels urgent because it is. But by the time the train is running away, it might be too late. The better strategy is to not sign up for trains that are likely to run away. The first principle of risk reduction is to figure out if you can stop it later. If you can’t, […]
XL Flex Arms, posable mounting for cameras and lighting. Making a few custom mounts for cameras and camera accessories.
4th Nov 2019
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XL Flex Arms, posable mounting for cameras and lighting.

from Blog - Mac Pierce [alt+shift+b] in creative

4th Nov 2019
Making a few custom mounts for cameras and camera accessories.
Weekly Scroll: MrBeast Games The System Plus! A Momfluencer Horror Story and an Important Orca Update
2nd Dec 2024
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Weekly Scroll: MrBeast Games The System

from Infinite Scroll [alt+shift+b] in creative

2nd Dec 2024
Plus! A Momfluencer Horror Story and an Important Orca Update
Hear Flannery O’Connor Read “A Good Man is Hard to Find” (1959) Flannery O’Connor was a Southern writer who, as Joyce Carol Oates once said, had less in common with...
24th Apr 2024
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Hear Flannery O’Connor Read “A Good Man is Hard to Find” (1959)

from Open Culture [alt+shift+b] in creative

24th Apr 2024
Flannery O’Connor was a Southern writer who, as Joyce Carol Oates once said, had less in common with Faulkner than with Kafka and Kierkegaard. Isolated by poor health and consumed by her fervent Catholic faith, O’Connor created works of moral fiction that, according to Oates,...
RECIPE: The Cucumber Shark Harvey Rosen's gift to the world
11th Jan 2024
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RECIPE: The Cucumber Shark

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

11th Jan 2024
Harvey Rosen's gift to the world
How to build a Lego Portal Gun Resources: Parts: list, Rebrickable CSV, Bricklink XML Model: LDR, 3DS Build this MOC on...
30th Apr 2014
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How to build a Lego Portal Gun

from Marian's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

30th Apr 2014
Resources: Parts: list, Rebrickable CSV, Bricklink XML Model: LDR, 3DS Build this MOC on Rebrickable Instructions: ...
How could anarchy prevent bad people from taking control? “Some people are violent, power-hungry, domineering assholes”
9th Nov 2025
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How could anarchy prevent bad people from taking control?

from Anarchy Unfolds [alt+shift+b] in creative

9th Nov 2025
“Some people are violent, power-hungry, domineering assholes”
Are wind turbines ugly? Could they be beautiful? How to make ugly things appear less ugly – or appear like something else entirely.
13th Jun 2023
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Are wind turbines ugly? Could they be beautiful?

from On the Arts [alt+shift+b] in creative

13th Jun 2023
How to make ugly things appear less ugly – or appear like something else entirely.
Umberto Eco’s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism Creative Commons image by Rob Bogaerts, via the National Archives in Holland One of the key...
1st Nov 2024
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Umberto Eco’s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism

from Open Culture [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Nov 2024
Creative Commons image by Rob Bogaerts, via the National Archives in Holland One of the key questions facing both journalists and loyal oppositions these days is how do we stay honest as euphemisms and trivializations take over the discourse? Can we use words like “fascism,” for...
The paradox of brittle Optimizing a device or system means squeezing every drop of productivity out of it. In the...
1st Oct 2024
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The paradox of brittle

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Oct 2024
Optimizing a device or system means squeezing every drop of productivity out of it. In the short-run, optimization works as long as the world stays the same. We can optimize a device to work at capacity. However, something working at capacity blows up if you step on the gas when...
Ten Blue Links, "the wrong timeline" edition 1. Data sovereignty as a global issue You are probably already aware of the EU’s (slow) moves...
13th Jul 2025
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Ten Blue Links, "the wrong timeline" edition

from Ian Betteridge [alt+shift+b] in creative

13th Jul 2025
1. Data sovereignty as a global issue You are probably already aware of the EU’s (slow) moves promoting data sovereignty, and of course China’s efforts to ensure it has independence from western tech. But they aren’t the only parts of the world worried about
Making music from death row “Every life hinges on poverty, gender and race,” Rrome Alone declares in the 2024 song, “and the pay...
17th Jul 2026
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Making music from death row

from escape the algorithm [alt+shift+b] in creative

17th Jul 2026
“Every life hinges on poverty, gender and race,” Rrome Alone declares in the 2024 song, “and the pay of the attorney defending your case.”
Where Are We, And What Are We Doing Here? A treatise on restaurant design.
5th May 2026
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Loading, please wait... Starting the 1A2A3D project. Starting out on a project looking at the first amendment, second amendment, and 3-D printing.
2nd Sep 2020
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Loading, please wait... Starting the 1A2A3D project.

from Blog - Mac Pierce [alt+shift+b] in creative

2nd Sep 2020
Starting out on a project looking at the first amendment, second amendment, and 3-D printing.
Weekly Dose of Optimism #155 Personal Superintelligence, Iron-Air Batteries, OpenCRISPR-1, Figma, Zipline
1st Aug 2025
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Weekly Dose of Optimism #155

from Not Boring by Packy McCormick [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Aug 2025
Personal Superintelligence, Iron-Air Batteries, OpenCRISPR-1, Figma, Zipline
MILAN DESIGN WEEK :: BY THE MACROTRENDS An inspirational interlude
3rd May 2026
13th Apr 2025
Meet The Maker: Lorna Rose Hello, I’m Lorna, a self-taught artist working with printmaking and collage based in Devon,...
3rd Sep 2025
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Meet The Maker: Lorna Rose

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

3rd Sep 2025
Hello, I’m Lorna, a self-taught artist working with printmaking and collage based in Devon, Southwest England. Themes of movement, how we inhabit and speak into public and domestic spaces are threads which regularly run through my work. My wider practice uses creativity as a...
Meet the Maker: Hazel McNab Hi I’m Hazel, I live in Cornwall. I moved down just before Covid, very lucky me! And spent lockdown...
6th Sep 2023
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Meet the Maker: Hazel McNab

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

6th Sep 2023
Hi I’m Hazel, I live in Cornwall. I moved down just before Covid, very lucky me! And spent lockdown cutting Cornish Landscapes and really getting into my printing. My background is Fashion and Textiles, St Martins School of Art and I think my love of pattern shows in my...
The "Gone Too Soon" Movie Star Hall of Fame: A Statistical Analysis Which actors left us too soon, yet remain unforgettable?
1st Oct 2025
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The "Gone Too Soon" Movie Star Hall of Fame: A Statistical Analysis

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1st Oct 2025
Which actors left us too soon, yet remain unforgettable?
Packing & Expanding Polygons : An ongoing exploration I've been packing lots of irregular polygons into the canvas, and discovered some interesting (and...
4th May 2022
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Packing & Expanding Polygons : An ongoing exploration

from Blog - Amy Goodchild [alt+shift+b] in creative

4th May 2022
I've been packing lots of irregular polygons into the canvas, and discovered some interesting (and some annoying) geometry along the way.
Self-driving, Tesla and the influence of brand I've been a Stratechery subscriber since it started and one thing I have noticed about Ben is that...
27th May 2026
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Self-driving, Tesla and the influence of brand

from Ian Betteridge [alt+shift+b] in creative

27th May 2026
I've been a Stratechery subscriber since it started and one thing I have noticed about Ben is that he occasionally gets a little overexcited about stuff that is probably not totally close to his wheelhouse. This is one of those times. In his opening about Tesla's
Unpacking the Rise of Fan Fiction: From 'Star Trek' to 'Twilight'—A Statistical Analysis An exploration of modern fan fiction and the unique demography of its participants.
4th Dec 2024
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4th Dec 2024
An exploration of modern fan fiction and the unique demography of its participants.
Enter the gift interface An archive of generosity
11th Jun 2025
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Enter the gift interface

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11th Jun 2025
An archive of generosity
Prolost Watches After my experience being rejected from the App Store, I was left with an unscratched itch to ship a...
7th May 2026
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Prolost Watches

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7th May 2026
After my experience being rejected from the App Store, I was left with an unscratched itch to ship a native iPhone app. Staying well away from my day-job turf of tools for motion artists, I created an app to support a hobby I fell into. Prolost Watches is an iPhone app for...
love letters to places i'll never meet a spooky digital seance
1st Nov 2023
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love letters to places i'll never meet

from escape the algorithm [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Nov 2023
a spooky digital seance
Closing the Loop: Building Shapes with a Planar Graph There’s some fun computational geometry in my latest artwork, and in this article I’ll walk through...
16th Aug 2025
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Closing the Loop: Building Shapes with a Planar Graph

from Blog - Amy Goodchild [alt+shift+b] in creative

16th Aug 2025
There’s some fun computational geometry in my latest artwork, and in this article I’ll walk through how I take a scramble of disconnected paths and turn them into closed shapes, using half-edges and a planar graph. Work in progress output Work in progress output Work in progress...
4th Jan 2023
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Unraveling the Enigma

from Neocha – Culture & Creativity in Asia [alt+shift+b] in creative

4th Jan 2023
What does Wabi-Sabi really mean? Explaining an often misunderstood idea in Japanese aesthetics.
5th Jul 2023
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What does Wabi-Sabi really mean?

from On the Arts [alt+shift+b] in creative

5th Jul 2023
Explaining an often misunderstood idea in Japanese aesthetics.
How Henri Matisse Scandalized the Art Establishment with His Daring Use of Color Even those of us not particularly well-versed in art history have heard of a painting style called...
1st Oct 2024
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1st Oct 2024
Even those of us not particularly well-versed in art history have heard of a painting style called fauvism — and probably have never considered what it has to do with fauve, the French word for a wild beast. In fact, the two have everything to do with one another, at least in the...
🔵 TREND RADAR #20 :: TECH DRIVERS Soft Optimization in a Surveillance State
3rd Aug 2026
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🔵 TREND RADAR #20 :: TECH DRIVERS

from WHAT'S ANU [alt+shift+b] in creative

3rd Aug 2026
Soft Optimization in a Surveillance State
“Can’t complain” (but it might be worth considering) Complaining is a cultural phenomenon, but it’s particularly prevalent in societies with a consumer...
1st Feb 2025
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“Can’t complain” (but it might be worth considering)

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Feb 2025
Complaining is a cultural phenomenon, but it’s particularly prevalent in societies with a consumer culture (the customer is always right) and those where comfort is coming to be expected. Given all the complaining we do (about the weather, leadership, products, service and...
Thank Goodness I’ve Written Some Ad Music This summer, a new video game came out that changed the way we think about comedy in games, becoming...
8th Sep 2024
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Thank Goodness I’ve Written Some Ad Music

from cabel.com [alt+shift+b] in creative

8th Sep 2024
This summer, a new video game came out that changed the way we think about comedy in games, becoming an instant smash hit in the process. That’s right, I’m talking about Thank Goodness You’re Here! from Coal Supper. Ok, yeah, sure, I work for Panic and we published the game, so I...
Understanding the work - Thoughts on one day with three art events. A few thoughts on a few art events that happened around Boston Feb. 22nd.
22nd Apr 2020
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Understanding the work - Thoughts on one day with three art events.

from Blog - Mac Pierce [alt+shift+b] in creative

22nd Apr 2020
A few thoughts on a few art events that happened around Boston Feb. 22nd.
USB C to 12vDC Adaptors for Camera gear Making converters to power all of my camera accessories off of USB-C
2nd Feb 2021
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USB C to 12vDC Adaptors for Camera gear

from Blog - Mac Pierce [alt+shift+b] in creative

2nd Feb 2021
Making converters to power all of my camera accessories off of USB-C
Meet the Maker: Rach Lloyd Hello, my name is Rach and I'm a printmaker from Shropshire. I go by the name Rach Lloyd Press, and...
2nd Oct 2024
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Meet the Maker: Rach Lloyd

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

2nd Oct 2024
Hello, my name is Rach and I'm a printmaker from Shropshire. I go by the name Rach Lloyd Press, and pride myself on making all of my print-runs and editions in very small numbers, so people can own a unique piece of artwork at an affordable price. I am a multidisciplinary artist,...
🟣 TREND RADAR #13 :: HUMAN DRIVERS Cassette Cafes & Spiritual Raves
10th Feb 2026
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🟣 TREND RADAR #13 :: HUMAN DRIVERS

from WHAT'S ANU [alt+shift+b] in creative

10th Feb 2026
Cassette Cafes & Spiritual Raves
Things are falling apart On a planetary scale; personally I’m fine, and that feels weird
15th Jul 2025
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Things are falling apart

from Anarchy Unfolds [alt+shift+b] in creative

15th Jul 2025
On a planetary scale; personally I’m fine, and that feels weird
Chaos in the medium: watercolour plotting Over the past few weeks, I've been experimenting with painting in watercolours using my AxiDraw...
12th Jun 2024
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Chaos in the medium: watercolour plotting

from Blog - Amy Goodchild [alt+shift+b] in creative

12th Jun 2024
Over the past few weeks, I've been experimenting with painting in watercolours using my AxiDraw plotter. Watercolour is a medium I enjoy painting in (by hand) as a personal hobby, kind of separate from my public art making, so it’s been interesting to combine it with code. I’ve...
A nearly perfect score After playing 498 days in a row, my score today in Bongo was the second-highest in the world:...
1st Mar 2026
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A nearly perfect score

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Mar 2026
After playing 498 days in a row, my score today in Bongo was the second-highest in the world: There’s a difference between casual online games that have a right answer, and those that are open-ended. In crossword puzzles and most of the games from the Times (like Wordle and...
Thatch Curing American healthcare through incentives and choice
1st Oct 2025
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Thatch

from Not Boring by Packy McCormick [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Oct 2025
Curing American healthcare through incentives and choice
The Forged Apple Employee Badge Here’s a quick and cautionary tale. This eBay auction, spotted by Eric Vitiello, immediately caught...
16th May 2024
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The Forged Apple Employee Badge

from cabel.com [alt+shift+b] in creative

16th May 2024
Here’s a quick and cautionary tale. This eBay auction, spotted by Eric Vitiello, immediately caught my eye: Wow. Someone was selling Apple Employee #10’s employee badge?! What an incredible piece of Apple history! Sure, it’s not Steve Jobs’ badge (despite the auction title), but...
10th Feb 2023
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Grumpily Ever After

from Neocha – Culture & Creativity in Asia [alt+shift+b] in creative

10th Feb 2023
Jigsaw Block Printing on Fabric Block printing onto fabric is such a fun way to create your own designs. Jigsaw printing allows you...
4th Jun 2025
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Jigsaw Block Printing on Fabric

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

4th Jun 2025
Block printing onto fabric is such a fun way to create your own designs. Jigsaw printing allows you to carve just one block to print a multi-coloured design. By cutting our carved block into jigsaw pieces we can ink them up separately and print onto the fabric, knowing they'll...
25.10 HUMANWASHING Post-Reality & A Hierarchy of Humanness
11th Dec 2025
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25.10 HUMANWASHING

from WHAT'S ANU [alt+shift+b] in creative

11th Dec 2025
Post-Reality & A Hierarchy of Humanness
Is anarchy compatible with modern society? Problems of scale and shape in imagining the futures
8th Mar 2025
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Is anarchy compatible with modern society?

from Anarchy Unfolds [alt+shift+b] in creative

8th Mar 2025
Problems of scale and shape in imagining the futures
Rehearsing emotional state If you walk into the Parthenon or paddle at dawn on Joe Lake, it’s easy to feel a sense of wonder....
1st Dec 2025
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Rehearsing emotional state

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Dec 2025
If you walk into the Parthenon or paddle at dawn on Joe Lake, it’s easy to feel a sense of wonder. And waiting in a long line for an important flight can trigger frustration. But much of the time, our state is automatic. What’s your default? Satisfied, bitter, anxious, sad,...
Market insulation It’s possible that your day will be more enjoyable if you are insulated from the market. If you have...
1st Jun 2024
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Market insulation

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Jun 2024
It’s possible that your day will be more enjoyable if you are insulated from the market. If you have a boss who has a boss… If you don’t have to review the sales numbers for the products you created or edited… If you have raised a ton of venture investment… If you are embracing...
Internet Book Club: Careless People Incuriosity, carelessness, and the current political moment
3rd Apr 2025
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Internet Book Club: Careless People

from Infinite Scroll [alt+shift+b] in creative

3rd Apr 2025
Incuriosity, carelessness, and the current political moment
Linear Light, Gamma, and ACES Imagine a digital 50% gray card. In 0–255 RGB values, it’s 127, 127, 127. On the RGB parade scope,...
22nd Jun 2021
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Linear Light, Gamma, and ACES

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

22nd Jun 2021
Imagine a digital 50% gray card. In 0–255 RGB values, it’s 127, 127, 127. On the RGB parade scope, the card is a perfect plateau at 50%. Now imagine increasing the exposure of this scene by one stop. “Stops” of light are an exponential scale, meaning that subtracting one stop is...
Coding my Handwriting Coding my handwriting in Javascript - how I did it and what I’m doing with it.
17th May 2024
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Coding my Handwriting

from Blog - Amy Goodchild [alt+shift+b] in creative

17th May 2024
Coding my handwriting in Javascript - how I did it and what I’m doing with it.
The Tao of Taylor Lorenz Plus: Trump death hoax and a very good self defense guide
3rd Sep 2025
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The Tao of Taylor Lorenz

from Infinite Scroll [alt+shift+b] in creative

3rd Sep 2025
Plus: Trump death hoax and a very good self defense guide
The M1 Max MacBook Pros Apple opened their October event with a young musician creating an Apple-inspired music track in a...
25th Oct 2021
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The M1 Max MacBook Pros

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

25th Oct 2021
Apple opened their October event with a young musician creating an Apple-inspired music track in a dingy garage filled with gear worth tens of thousands of dollars. Some viewers commented on the unrealistic portrayal of a creative professional. But I felt like I was looking in a...
8th Apr 2026
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Human Error

from Hall of Impossible Dreams [alt+shift+b] in creative

8th Apr 2026
Meet the Maker Round-Up 2024! It has been another incredible year of printmaking inspiration. We've put together a round-up of all...
12th Dec 2024
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Meet the Maker Round-Up 2024!

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

12th Dec 2024
It has been another incredible year of printmaking inspiration. We've put together a round-up of all our fantastic Meet the Maker artists from 2024, alongside their advice or inspiration for other printmakers. Read through for a wholesome dose of printmaking magic, and click...
Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor When Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor came up with the idea for Ear Hustle, the podcast they’ve hosted...
10th May 2024
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Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor

from The Great Discontent (TGD) [alt+shift+b] in creative

10th May 2024
When Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor came up with the idea for Ear Hustle, the podcast they’ve hosted together since 2017, Earlonne was serving a prison sentence of 31 years to life—the result of California’s three-strikes law. The two met at San Quentin State Prison where Nigel, a...
Divorce Licorice Introducing: the salmiakki blood pressure cuff
3rd Jun 2023
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Divorce Licorice

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

3rd Jun 2023
Introducing: the salmiakki blood pressure cuff
Your audiobook Here’s a useful habit that’s more than a hack… The next time things are going well, when a project...
1st Sep 2024
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Your audiobook

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Sep 2024
Here’s a useful habit that’s more than a hack… The next time things are going well, when a project is about to launch, when a meeting has been successful, when the sun is shining… take your phone and go for a walk. Hit record on an audio app and make a twenty-minute audiobook....
Thinking is being outsourced Green Gatherings #2 - Climate & energy, mind & body, AI & tech
28th Jun 2025
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Thinking is being outsourced

from Anarchy Unfolds [alt+shift+b] in creative

28th Jun 2025
Green Gatherings #2 - Climate & energy, mind & body, AI & tech
You're telling me I won't live forever? Climate collapse, mortality, cosmic isolation - what's left when you leave the faith
18th May 2025
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You're telling me I won't live forever?

from Anarchy Unfolds [alt+shift+b] in creative

18th May 2025
Climate collapse, mortality, cosmic isolation - what's left when you leave the faith
And around we go... Making We're So Over, We're So Back The process of making an single purpose art PC that uses an aluminum casting as the radiator for a...
18th Jul 2025
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And around we go... Making We're So Over, We're So Back

from Blog - Mac Pierce [alt+shift+b] in creative

18th Jul 2025
The process of making an single purpose art PC that uses an aluminum casting as the radiator for a water-cooling loop.
Fooled Now it’s a business model. People are regularly fooled by crypto scams, NFT hype, opioid felons,...
1st Apr 2023
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Fooled

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Apr 2023
Now it’s a business model. People are regularly fooled by crypto scams, NFT hype, opioid felons, algorithmic spam at scale, health claims, illogical political arguments, fundraising pitches, overnight shortcuts on the road to riches or happiness and MLM hustle. Your account has...
Weekly Dose of Optimism #130 CT-179, Deep Research, NanoCas, Replit Agent, Go Birds
7th Feb 2025
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Weekly Dose of Optimism #130

from Not Boring by Packy McCormick [alt+shift+b] in creative

7th Feb 2025
CT-179, Deep Research, NanoCas, Replit Agent, Go Birds
Nháp Notebook, fountain pen friendly, Vietnam.
20th May 2026
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Nháp

from Ánh [alt+shift+b] in creative

20th May 2026
Notebook, fountain pen friendly, Vietnam.
New Photography Shortcuts Using ToolBox Pro My love affair with Apple’s Shortcuts took a bit of a hit during the transition to iOS 13, but my...
14th Nov 2019
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New Photography Shortcuts Using ToolBox Pro

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

14th Nov 2019
My love affair with Apple’s Shortcuts took a bit of a hit during the transition to iOS 13, but my fascination with this on-device development environment has been rekindled thanks to a new app called ToolBox Pro. ToolBox Pro is a free iOS/iPadOS app that adds powerful new actions...
The Linear effect Is everything looking the same?
10th Jan 2023
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The Linear effect

from Rectangle [alt+shift+b] in creative

10th Jan 2023
Is everything looking the same?
Schessa Garbutt Schessa Garbutt is the founder of the Inglewood–based design studio, Firebrand. An educator,...
12th Jul 2024
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Schessa Garbutt

from The Great Discontent (TGD) [alt+shift+b] in creative

12th Jul 2024
Schessa Garbutt is the founder of the Inglewood–based design studio, Firebrand. An educator, lecturer, and published essayist (see The Black Experience in Design anthology, a must-read). Garbutt works at the intersection of co-design practices and making huge, mind-bending ideas...
When Do Viewers Get Hooked on a TV Show? A Statistical Analysis When do TV viewers become committed fans?
3rd Apr 2025
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When Do Viewers Get Hooked on a TV Show? A Statistical Analysis

from Stat Significant [alt+shift+b] in creative

3rd Apr 2025
When do TV viewers become committed fans?
The making of A Scanner Darkly How and why I made A Scanner Darkly, an art piece that reads off text using spotlights in the...
2nd Aug 2021
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The making of A Scanner Darkly

from Blog - Mac Pierce [alt+shift+b] in creative

2nd Aug 2021
How and why I made A Scanner Darkly, an art piece that reads off text using spotlights in the shape of security cameras.
Wes Cook and The McDonald’s Mural This post is about a found mural, a lost artist, and a conference talk. It’s the full story of Wes...
11th Feb 2026
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Wes Cook and The McDonald’s Mural

from cabel.com [alt+shift+b] in creative

11th Feb 2026
This post is about a found mural, a lost artist, and a conference talk. It’s the full story of Wes Cook and The McDonald’s Mural. Grab a beverage, sit back, relax, and thank you for joining me. Ten years after giving my first talk at XOXO, Andy (Baio) and Andy (McMillan) asked if...
Befriending neighbors and beneighboring friends The Casement Window Theory of community building
1st Aug 2024
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Befriending neighbors and beneighboring friends

from escape the algorithm [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Aug 2024
The Casement Window Theory of community building
Decreasing the F.Q. - A talk on Facial Recognition and the Opt Out Cap Links to a talk I gave on the Opt-Out cap and the state of surveillance via facial recognition.
10th Feb 2020
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Decreasing the F.Q. - A talk on Facial Recognition and the Opt Out Cap

from Blog - Mac Pierce [alt+shift+b] in creative

10th Feb 2020
Links to a talk I gave on the Opt-Out cap and the state of surveillance via facial recognition.
Meet The Maker: Ian Burke Ian Burke is a Painter Printmaker based in the North Yorkshire Moors. He was born in Saltburn and...
11th Jan 2024
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Meet The Maker: Ian Burke

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

11th Jan 2024
Ian Burke is a Painter Printmaker based in the North Yorkshire Moors. He was born in Saltburn and grew up in Redcar before studying Fine Art at Newcastle University. Having completed a Master's at Goldsmith's College, London he established a career in teaching art.  Ian now...
Discover Hannah Arendt’s Syllabus for Her 1974 Course on “Thinking” If you’ve read one work of Hannah Arendt’s, it’s probably Eichmann in Jerusalem, her account of the...
2nd Dec 2024
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2nd Dec 2024
If you’ve read one work of Hannah Arendt’s, it’s probably Eichmann in Jerusalem, her account of the trial of the eponymous Nazi official — and the source of her much-quoted phrase “the banality of evil.” That book came out in 1963, at which time Arendt still had a dozen...
Emergence and Generative Art Sometimes, a system is more than the sum of its parts. Simple rules can lead to complex and...
7th Jun 2022
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Emergence and Generative Art

from Blog - Amy Goodchild [alt+shift+b] in creative

7th Jun 2022
Sometimes, a system is more than the sum of its parts. Simple rules can lead to complex and surprising phenomena. This is emergence.
Using a Mylar Mask to Reduce Chatter in a Linocut One of the problems to overcome when printing a linocut is ink being picked up by the carved away...
2nd Jul 2025
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Using a Mylar Mask to Reduce Chatter in a Linocut

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

2nd Jul 2025
One of the problems to overcome when printing a linocut is ink being picked up by the carved away areas of the block. These lines print onto the paper causing 'chatter' or 'noise'. Sometimes chatter on a print can add character or interest to a piece but other times it can just...
Means and Meaning We have the technology. Cool, now what?
29th Jul 2025
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Means and Meaning

from Not Boring by Packy McCormick [alt+shift+b] in creative

29th Jul 2025
We have the technology. Cool, now what?
Find the others New years bring resolutions, but those resolutions rarely stick. Creating change is difficult, and...
1st Jan 2025
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Find the others

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Jan 2025
New years bring resolutions, but those resolutions rarely stick. Creating change is difficult, and it’s hard to do it alone. New years remind us that we might need a better strategy. A philosophy of becoming, a clear vision on where we’re going (and why). Here’s an invitation to...
America's Next 250 An Essay with Scott Nolan, General Matter CEO and Founders Fund Partner
2nd Jul 2026
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America's Next 250

from Not Boring by Packy McCormick [alt+shift+b] in creative

2nd Jul 2026
An Essay with Scott Nolan, General Matter CEO and Founders Fund Partner
Food Waste is Bad Actually How we frame the problem makes all the difference
7th Dec 2024
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Food Waste is Bad Actually

from Anarchy Unfolds [alt+shift+b] in creative

7th Dec 2024
How we frame the problem makes all the difference
Jurassic Punk If you’re reading this blog, you probably know the story — at least, you think you do. As Steven...
16th Dec 2022
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Jurassic Punk

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

16th Dec 2022
If you’re reading this blog, you probably know the story — at least, you think you do. As Steven Spielberg began production on 1993’s Jurassic Park, he and Industrial Light and Magic’s Dennis Muren planned to execute the all-important visual effects component of the film’s...
Should I use Caligo Extender or Opaque White? When mixing shades of ink, we have the choice to dilute the colour with either Opaque White ink or...
5th Jul 2023
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Should I use Caligo Extender or Opaque White?

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

5th Jul 2023
When mixing shades of ink, we have the choice to dilute the colour with either Opaque White ink or Extender. Both of these give us different results so which should we choose? We have performed a few experiments to show the difference between mixing with Opaque White and...
Adjacent meanings Someone is someone’s friend.
20th Feb 2026
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Adjacent meanings

from Ánh [alt+shift+b] in creative

20th Feb 2026
Someone is someone’s friend.
Meet The Maker: Jenny Stringer I am Jenny Stringer, and I have been block printing fabrics (and sometimes papers) for the last...
7th Aug 2024
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Meet The Maker: Jenny Stringer

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

7th Aug 2024
I am Jenny Stringer, and I have been block printing fabrics (and sometimes papers) for the last thirty years; as and when possible.  How did you start your creative career?  I was an archaeological illustrator after a brief museum career, and worked with a team of...
Turkey Bacon for Teetotalers Get organized this New Year by mechanically separating your meats.
7th Jan 2025
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Turkey Bacon for Teetotalers

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

7th Jan 2025
Get organized this New Year by mechanically separating your meats.
Actionable feedback “Do you want to know what I think?” The best answer might be, “no.” Because this person is not very...
1st Jul 2023
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Actionable feedback

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Jul 2023
“Do you want to know what I think?” The best answer might be, “no.” Because this person is not very good at offering useful feedback. Because you didn’t create this product or service or performance to please this person. They’re not the customer. Because you’re not going to...
Weekly Scroll: Doom and Gloom Ben Shapiro's downfall, Salary Fights, and a fascinating movie trend
8th May 2026
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Weekly Scroll: Doom and Gloom

from Infinite Scroll [alt+shift+b] in creative

8th May 2026
Ben Shapiro's downfall, Salary Fights, and a fascinating movie trend
Visualizing 150000 butterflies from the Natural History Museum Click here for the interactive visualization. The Natural History Museum in London has a data portal...
26th Dec 2019
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Visualizing 150000 butterflies from the Natural History Museum

from Marian's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

26th Dec 2019
Click here for the interactive visualization. The Natural History Museum in London has a data portal in which they provide digital records for many of their specimens. Some of these records have images. I recently learned how to use machine learning tools such as convolutional...
Queer Folk Don't Need Orientation How decade-old discourse shows us a way out
5th Oct 2024
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Queer Folk Don't Need Orientation

from Anarchy Unfolds [alt+shift+b] in creative

5th Oct 2024
How decade-old discourse shows us a way out
Is Sexual Orientation Obsolete? Not yet, but maybe it can (and should) be soon
13th Jul 2024
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Is Sexual Orientation Obsolete?

from Anarchy Unfolds [alt+shift+b] in creative

13th Jul 2024
Not yet, but maybe it can (and should) be soon
30th May 2025
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A Life Laid Bare

from Neocha – Culture & Creativity in Asia [alt+shift+b] in creative

30th May 2025
Weekly Dose of Optimism #126 Sana Biotechnology, Memory Processes, METAGENE-1, McDermitt Caldera, More Speech, Enron Egg,...
10th Jan 2025
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Weekly Dose of Optimism #126

from Not Boring by Packy McCormick [alt+shift+b] in creative

10th Jan 2025
Sana Biotechnology, Memory Processes, METAGENE-1, McDermitt Caldera, More Speech, Enron Egg, Telepathy Tapes x Jesse Michels
3rd Jan 2024
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Family First

from Neocha – Culture & Creativity in Asia [alt+shift+b] in creative

3rd Jan 2024
Meet the Maker: Gemma Berenguer (Monostereo) My name is Gemma Berenguer and I'm from Barcelona. I'm a printmaker specialising in screen printing,...
4th Sep 2024
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Meet the Maker: Gemma Berenguer (Monostereo)

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

4th Sep 2024
My name is Gemma Berenguer and I'm from Barcelona. I'm a printmaker specialising in screen printing, although I also dabble in etching and block printing as well. I run Monostereo, a screen printing company in Barcelona, which has been operating for 15 years now.  I first...
6 Reasons to Be (Cautiously) Optimistic About Movies in 2025: A Statistical Analysis Six reasons to be optimistic about the film industry.
2nd Jan 2025
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2nd Jan 2025
Six reasons to be optimistic about the film industry.
Meet the Maker: Rachael Haggerty Hello, I’m Rachael and I am a printmaker based in Bath, UK. I generally work with linocut and mainly...
3rd May 2023
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Meet the Maker: Rachael Haggerty

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

3rd May 2023
Hello, I’m Rachael and I am a printmaker based in Bath, UK. I generally work with linocut and mainly print in monochrome or bright primary colours. My work celebrates family life, nature and the local area. Describe your printmaking process. I normally sketch out a composition...
The Golden Age of Japanese Pencils, 1952-1967 It was the summer of 1952, and the executives of Tombow Pencil were about to revolutionize the...
2nd Mar 2022
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The Golden Age of Japanese Pencils, 1952-1967

from Studio Notes [alt+shift+b] in creative

2nd Mar 2022
It was the summer of 1952, and the executives of Tombow Pencil were about to revolutionize the Japanese pencil industry—or, possibly, fall flat on their faces. Hachiro Ogawa, the son of founder Harunosuke Ogawa, was Tombow's managing director, and he had just finished a...
The Maintenance Of Certification Exam As Fetish no need to wait for the receipt (I had reworked an old post for a psychiatry trade journal, which I...
29th Apr 2014
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The Maintenance Of Certification Exam As Fetish

from The Last Psychiatrist [alt+shift+b] in creative

29th Apr 2014
no need to wait for the receipt (I had reworked an old post for a psychiatry trade journal, which I would happily have linked you to, except that page 2 is behind a login wall. So here is the version I submitted before the editors edited it, slightly longer with more typos. I am...
Staining a Block with Sumi Ink When carving traditional lino it can be difficult to see your lines. Staining the block first can...
6th Nov 2025
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Staining a Block with Sumi Ink

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

6th Nov 2025
When carving traditional lino it can be difficult to see your lines. Staining the block first can enable you to have more visibility, and therefore a more accurate design. Sumi Ink is a great option for block staining, and it's simple and quick. Brush some Sumi ink onto your...
Weekly Scroll: Meta Swallows the Slop Plus: Elon's alter ego and Autistic Stew
6th Jan 2025
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Weekly Scroll: Meta Swallows the Slop

from Infinite Scroll [alt+shift+b] in creative

6th Jan 2025
Plus: Elon's alter ego and Autistic Stew
Winter as Reading Season David Foster Wallace on the necessity of quiet time in order to read.
13th Dec 2023
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Winter as Reading Season

from On the Arts [alt+shift+b] in creative

13th Dec 2023
David Foster Wallace on the necessity of quiet time in order to read.
11th Aug 2024
Christians have joy and sadness upside-down, thank God Or: Chesterton's "gigantic secret" is not Christian at all — it belongs to all of humanity
3rd Aug 2025
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Christians have joy and sadness upside-down, thank God

from Anarchy Unfolds [alt+shift+b] in creative

3rd Aug 2025
Or: Chesterton's "gigantic secret" is not Christian at all — it belongs to all of humanity
Thoroughly Modern Mämmi Bake off your sparge water for this finicky Finnish dessert
27th Aug 2022
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Thoroughly Modern Mämmi

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

27th Aug 2022
Bake off your sparge water for this finicky Finnish dessert
Cooking with Dom DeLuise The dream of the ‘90s is alive and portly
29th Apr 2025
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Cooking with Dom DeLuise

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

29th Apr 2025
The dream of the ‘90s is alive and portly
It's Okay to Be a Mediocre Cook The Mitt Romney salmon is good, actually.
30th Sep 2023
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It's Okay to Be a Mediocre Cook

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

30th Sep 2023
The Mitt Romney salmon is good, actually.
Meet the Maker: Nicole Revy I am a linocut printmaker trained in illustration. Working as Prints by the Bay I create...
1st Apr 2026
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Meet the Maker: Nicole Revy

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Apr 2026
I am a linocut printmaker trained in illustration. Working as Prints by the Bay I create narrative-driven prints about femininity and women’s connection to nature. Using one-colour and reduction linoprint, my illustrative work blends story, symbolism, and soul to evoke intuition...
America Spins on Westmag Building the Electric Stack by making motors and actuators next to drones and robots
2nd Jun 2026
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America Spins on Westmag

from Not Boring by Packy McCormick [alt+shift+b] in creative

2nd Jun 2026
Building the Electric Stack by making motors and actuators next to drones and robots
Which Decade(s) Saw the Greatest Change in Popular Music? A Statistical Analysis Which decades saw the greatest shifts in mainstream music?
2nd Jul 2025
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2nd Jul 2025
Which decades saw the greatest shifts in mainstream music?
Mira Nakashima In 1970, Mira Nakashima joined the family business run by her father, renowned furniture designer...
21st Feb 2024
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Mira Nakashima

from The Great Discontent (TGD) [alt+shift+b] in creative

21st Feb 2024
In 1970, Mira Nakashima joined the family business run by her father, renowned furniture designer and craftsman George Nakashima. Since his death in 1990, Mira has helmed Nakashima Woodworkers, now a 21-building complex and National Historic Landmark nestled among the trees in...
TREND RADAR #9 Organic Literature & Potent Pleasures
6th Nov 2025
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TREND RADAR #9

from WHAT'S ANU [alt+shift+b] in creative

6th Nov 2025
Organic Literature & Potent Pleasures
Speedball Speedy Carve Block using Process Colours Speedy Carve Blocks are delicious to cut and a joy to print. We have featured them many times in our...
6th Aug 2025
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Speedball Speedy Carve Block using Process Colours

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

6th Aug 2025
Speedy Carve Blocks are delicious to cut and a joy to print. We have featured them many times in our blog, but this time we have created a process with a three-layered print. For a layered print like this, it's helpful to start with a drawing. Map out the colours to plan their...
Meet the Maker: Angela Chalmers Hi, my name is Angela Chalmers. I am a visual artist living in North Yorkshire. I work with...
5th Mar 2025
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Meet the Maker: Angela Chalmers

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

5th Mar 2025
Hi, my name is Angela Chalmers. I am a visual artist living in North Yorkshire. I work with cameraless photography techniques and the cyanotype process producing 2D and 3D artworks on paper and textiles. Cyanotype dates from the early days of photography and produces beautiful...
Still Alive WHERE DID YOU GO? I flatter myself by thinking you are asking this question.  I am writing a book of...
6th Jul 2013
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Still Alive

from The Last Psychiatrist [alt+shift+b] in creative

6th Jul 2013
WHERE DID YOU GO? I flatter myself by thinking you are asking this question.  I am writing a book of and about porn. IS IT ANY GOOD? Not sure.  I am trying my best.  It's a lot of work, complicated by relentless self-doubt.  The good news is I am drinking more. ALMOST...
Should You Trust the Netflix Top 10? A Statistical Analysis Netflix’s Top 10 helps us choose faster. But does it help us choose better?
6th May 2026
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Should You Trust the Netflix Top 10? A Statistical Analysis

from Stat Significant [alt+shift+b] in creative

6th May 2026
Netflix’s Top 10 helps us choose faster. But does it help us choose better?
Generative AI and the Falling Costs of Art Creation For individual creators on a budget, the future is bright.
11th Jan 2024
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Generative AI and the Falling Costs of Art Creation

from On the Arts [alt+shift+b] in creative

11th Jan 2024
For individual creators on a budget, the future is bright.
Using ChatGPT to implement Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings Sol LeWitt‘s Wall Drawings aren’t actually drawings but, rather, instructions for drawings. I...
30th Jan 2023
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Using ChatGPT to implement Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings

from Blog - Amy Goodchild [alt+shift+b] in creative

30th Jan 2023
Sol LeWitt‘s Wall Drawings aren’t actually drawings but, rather, instructions for drawings. I asked ChatGPT to implement them in p5js
Batik on Paper Batik is a fun, dynamic way of creating bold and beautiful designs on cloth but did you know batik...
3rd Jul 2024
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Batik on Paper

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

3rd Jul 2024
Batik is a fun, dynamic way of creating bold and beautiful designs on cloth but did you know batik can be made on paper too? We used some Tej Prakrtika paper (as well as testing some others) to create a colourful, abstract batik.  You'll find lots more batik projects here. Begin...
Raspberry Pi powered fishtank My fishtank is now internet-connected. It is run by a Raspberry Pi that can do three things: Feed...
3rd Apr 2015
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Raspberry Pi powered fishtank

from Marian's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

3rd Apr 2015
My fishtank is now internet-connected. It is run by a Raspberry Pi that can do three things: Feed the fish, switch the lights and take pictures. To feed the fish, the Raspberry Pi sends commands to an automatic fishfeeder that I modified. It can empty any container in any order....
Poetry in Pieces Hi readers, this post is something a bit different.
5th Jul 2026
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Poetry in Pieces

from Anarchy Unfolds [alt+shift+b] in creative

5th Jul 2026
Hi readers, this post is something a bit different.
Not your usual subscription confirmation Or why you shouldn't ignore the back catalog
18th Jul 2023
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Not your usual subscription confirmation

from escape the algorithm [alt+shift+b] in creative

18th Jul 2023
Or why you shouldn't ignore the back catalog
Meet The Maker: Custard4gravy Custard4gravy is just a daft name I came up with many moons ago to use for my own artwork - People...
1st Oct 2025
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Meet The Maker: Custard4gravy

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Oct 2025
Custard4gravy is just a daft name I came up with many moons ago to use for my own artwork - People tend to remember it, and if nothing else, it’s a talking point at fairs. To most people, I’m Andy Mitchell, a printmaker/ designer/ illustrator from Shipley, West Yorkshire. Husband...
Walk away or dance AI and LLMs pose a particularly visceral threat to the typing class. Writers, editors, poets,...
1st Sep 2025
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Walk away or dance

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Sep 2025
AI and LLMs pose a particularly visceral threat to the typing class. Writers, editors, poets, freelancers, marketing copywriters and others are voicing reasonable (and unreasonable) objections to the pace and impact of tools like Claude, Kimi and ChatGPT. I think we have two...
3D Printed Mechanical Digital Clock This post is about building a 3D printed, mechanical digital clock, made out of seven-segment...
6th Apr 2025
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3D Printed Mechanical Digital Clock

from Marian's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

6th Apr 2025
This post is about building a 3D printed, mechanical digital clock, made out of seven-segment displays. The project was inspired by a video by Lukas Deem, who built a clock with seven-segment displays where the segments slide in and out when they change their state. In his...
10th Oct 2019
How Long Does Music Stardom Last? A Statistical Analysis When do music stars achieve fame, and how long does fame typically last?
7th Aug 2024
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How Long Does Music Stardom Last? A Statistical Analysis

from Stat Significant [alt+shift+b] in creative

7th Aug 2024
When do music stars achieve fame, and how long does fame typically last?
There are no stupid mistakes There are mistakes. These are moments when reality teaches us something. And there’s stupid. This is...
18th Jan 2023
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There are no stupid mistakes

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

18th Jan 2023
There are mistakes. These are moments when reality teaches us something. And there’s stupid. This is what happens when we refuse to learn from our mistakes. “Don’t be stupid” is a fine mantra. It’s particularly apt when talking about cultural forces, political agendas and our...
Infinite procedurally generated city with the Wave Function Collapse algorithm This is a game where you walk through an infinite city that is procedurally generated as you...
6th Jan 2019
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6th Jan 2019
This is a game where you walk through an infinite city that is procedurally generated as you walk. It is generated from a set of blocks with the Wave Function Collapse algorithm. You can download a playable build of the game on itch.io and you can get the source code on...
Meet the Maker: Ian O' Halloran My name is Ian O’Halloran. I am a professional Artist and Printmaker living and working in the...
15th May 2025
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Meet the Maker: Ian O' Halloran

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

15th May 2025
My name is Ian O’Halloran. I am a professional Artist and Printmaker living and working in the Sussex Weald near Herstmonceux (UK). I am and always have been inspired by the British landscape. I came to art later in life than most, having had a career in civil engineering first...
Thinking about jobs Since I was born, the planet has invented 6 billion jobs. Technology is said to threaten the...
1st Dec 2024
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Thinking about jobs

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Dec 2024
Since I was born, the planet has invented 6 billion jobs. Technology is said to threaten the replacement of human labor, yet, somehow we’ve found useful activities for a rapidly growing population. Coordinated without a coordinator, people go to work each day, often doing...
Meet the Maker: Dave Buonaguidi Dave Buonaguidi, AKA Real Hackney Dave is a Hackney-based artist who combines the visual and verbal...
6th Feb 2025
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Meet the Maker: Dave Buonaguidi

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

6th Feb 2025
Dave Buonaguidi, AKA Real Hackney Dave is a Hackney-based artist who combines the visual and verbal language of advertising and propaganda with unique imagery and materials of found objects and ephemera. In a previous life, Dave worked in advertising for over 35 years, founding...
Navigating the chaos That is ADHD.
17th Mar 2026
What Makes a Song Catchy? A Statistical Analysis Is there a scientific formula for catchy songs?
1st Jul 2026
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What Makes a Song Catchy? A Statistical Analysis

from Stat Significant [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Jul 2026
Is there a scientific formula for catchy songs?
The other kind of magic We wait and hope for the first kind, the magic that arrives just when we need it. This is the magic...
1st Nov 2025
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The other kind of magic

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Nov 2025
We wait and hope for the first kind, the magic that arrives just when we need it. This is the magic of inspiration, or of good fortune. The magic of opportunties offered and connections made. There never seems to be enough of this sort of magic. The other kind, though, is...
No Man’s Starfield This is a shader I made that renders a flight through a starfield. It’s meant to look like the...
18th Sep 2016
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No Man’s Starfield

from Marian's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

18th Sep 2016
This is a shader I made that renders a flight through a starfield. It’s meant to look like the galactic map that you can see in No Man’s Sky. Here is a link to the project on shadertoy: No Man’s Starfield The cool thing about this is that it runs inside a shader. A shader is a...
Host Jumping, thinking about viruses and how they’re changing. Thinking about the concepts and reasons behind the making of my work ‘Host Jump’.
16th Dec 2021
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Host Jumping, thinking about viruses and how they’re changing.

from Blog - Mac Pierce [alt+shift+b] in creative

16th Dec 2021
Thinking about the concepts and reasons behind the making of my work ‘Host Jump’.
Firehouse Five and the Cinderella Surprise My goal was to preserve some never-before-heard recordings of an incredible Dixieland jazz band made...
13th Feb 2024
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Firehouse Five and the Cinderella Surprise

from cabel.com [alt+shift+b] in creative

13th Feb 2024
My goal was to preserve some never-before-heard recordings of an incredible Dixieland jazz band made up of mostly Disney employees, the Firehouse Five Plus Two. But along the way, I accidentally discovered an incredible lost song that was cut from Walt Disney’s Cinderella. And...
Designing a Lego orrery I've always been a fan of the Lego Technic series, especially those models that have gears and...
1st Jun 2024
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Designing a Lego orrery

from Marian's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Jun 2024
I've always been a fan of the Lego Technic series, especially those models that have gears and cranks and moving parts. But it seems that Lego is shifting the focus of the Technic series away from functional models, so I had to take matters into my own hands. I think an orrery is...
16th Jan 2025
Meet The Maker - Angela Hall My name is Angela Hall, I’m an artist and silkscreen printer based in North Yorkshire, and I have...
3rd Apr 2024
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Meet The Maker - Angela Hall

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

3rd Apr 2024
My name is Angela Hall, I’m an artist and silkscreen printer based in North Yorkshire, and I have been making and selling my limited-edition prints for the last 5 years from my studio, specialised print events and regional galleries.   My creative journey started with a degree in...
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