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PERSONAL UPDATE ❤️‍🩹 On losing a parent, my layoff anniversary, and revisiting regressive nostalgia
18th Mar 2025
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PERSONAL UPDATE ❤️‍🩹

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

18th Mar 2025
On losing a parent, my layoff anniversary, and revisiting regressive nostalgia
🔗 SIGNAL SCAN :: 9.7.26 + A Crisis of Fashion
2 weeks ago
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🔗 SIGNAL SCAN :: 9.7.26

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

2 weeks ago
+ A Crisis of Fashion
How Movies Make Money After Leaving Theaters: The Economics of a Film on Streaming Unpacking a film's financial afterlife once it leaves theaters.
6th Nov 2025
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6th Nov 2025
Unpacking a film's financial afterlife once it leaves theaters.
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
Confusion and certainty When facing a complex problem, it’s easy to become confused. Lately, it’s become socially acceptable...
1st Oct 2023
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Confusion and certainty

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

1st Oct 2023
When facing a complex problem, it’s easy to become confused. Lately, it’s become socially acceptable to express your confusion with certainty. Untrained in the field, make a pronouncement that makes it clear that you have not just an understanding of what’s going on, but also...
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...
Crème de Mouthwash What price, enlightenmint?
25th Sep 2022
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Crème de Mouthwash

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

25th Sep 2022
What price, enlightenmint?
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...
The Weariness of Work Why I've been away; why I'm anti-work as well as pro-labor
4th May 2024
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The Weariness of Work

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

4th May 2024
Why I've been away; why I'm anti-work as well as pro-labor
Homemade Pasta Is Easy When You Have Three Hands The Haterade Mailbag returns against all odds and most wishes.
7th Oct 2024
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Homemade Pasta Is Easy When You Have Three Hands

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

7th Oct 2024
The Haterade Mailbag returns against all odds and most wishes.
How Do Music Listening Habits Change With Age? A Statistical Analysis How does music listening change as we grow older?
5th Feb 2025
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How Do Music Listening Habits Change With Age? A Statistical Analysis

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

5th Feb 2025
How does music listening change as we grow older?
Using a Thermal Screen to Print Festive Wrapping Printing your own bespoke wrapping paper or fabric can be very rewarding especially when the gift is...
1st Dec 2022
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Using a Thermal Screen to Print Festive Wrapping

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

1st Dec 2022
Printing your own bespoke wrapping paper or fabric can be very rewarding especially when the gift is for a loved one. This week we're printing our own kraft wrapping paper using a Thermal Screen.  Here at Handprinted we use a MiScreen Machine to make our Thermal Screens. You can...
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
Sending a signal - DOGMAS, a project because of the RP2040 How and why I built the DOGMAS project, a self contained Morse code reader in the form of a...
9th Sep 2022
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Sending a signal - DOGMAS, a project because of the RP2040

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

9th Sep 2022
How and why I built the DOGMAS project, a self contained Morse code reader in the form of a candle.
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...
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?
Slugline 2 From the Slugline Blog: Slugline 2 is a new app that replaces the old Slugline for Mac. It has a...
6th May 2020
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Slugline 2

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

6th May 2020
From the Slugline Blog: Slugline 2 is a new app that replaces the old Slugline for Mac. It has a slick new UI, which includes a lovely dark mode. Big new features include: a drag-and-drop outline, an awesome new timeline, color-coded notes, Final Draft import/export, and Live...
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
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?
Remembering Jane Goodall (RIP): Watch Jane, the Acclaimed National Geographic Documentary Jane Goodall, the revered conservationist, passed away today at age 91. In her honor, we’re...
1st Oct 2025
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1st Oct 2025
Jane Goodall, the revered conservationist, passed away today at age 91. In her honor, we’re featuring above a National Geographic documentary called Jane. Directed by Brett Morgen, the film draws “from over 100 hours of never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the...
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...
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...
Every tactic… Has a strategy behind it. Often unsaid, undiscussed and hidden. It’s easier to simply play with the...
1st May 2025
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Every tactic…

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

1st May 2025
Has a strategy behind it. Often unsaid, undiscussed and hidden. It’s easier to simply play with the tactic of the moment. Tell me what your tactic is trying to accomplish and I’ll be halfway to understanding what your strategy is. But it makes a lot more sense to announce your...
Brad Montague Brad Montague is an illustrator, speaker, picture book author, video creator, and all-around maker....
5th Sep 2024
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Brad Montague

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

5th Sep 2024
Brad Montague is an illustrator, speaker, picture book author, video creator, and all-around maker. He’s a self-proclaimed dreamer and doer. Above all, he’s a storyteller, “working to create a better world for kids with kids” through Montague Workshop, the creative studio he runs...
Log is the “Pro” in iPhone 15 Pro And I’ve got some free LUTs for you. The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max feature log video recording. This...
10th Oct 2023
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Log is the “Pro” in iPhone 15 Pro

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

10th Oct 2023
And I’ve got some free LUTs for you. The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max feature log video recording. This is a big deal, but there’s already some confusion about it. Where consumer devices and pro video overlap, that’s where the Prolost Signal gleams brightest in the night sky. So...
Meet the Maker: Chris Long I am Chris Long, an artist, printmaker, composer and game designer. My academic journey includes a...
5th Mar 2026
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Meet the Maker: Chris Long

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

5th Mar 2026
I am Chris Long, an artist, printmaker, composer and game designer. My academic journey includes a first-class degree in fine art and music from the University of Liverpool, a Master’s degree in music composition from Newcastle University, and the completion of a PhD at the Royal...
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...
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...
Yashas Mitta Yashas is a creative director and ambitious connector. He was also a self-described outsider for...
30th Nov 2023
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Yashas Mitta

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

30th Nov 2023
Yashas is a creative director and ambitious connector. He was also a self-described outsider for much of his life, and his path from Bangalore, India to New York City has been a winding one driven by sheer stubbornness and a keen instinct for creating community wherever he goes....
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...
Anti-viral with Alicia Kennedy "People just want you to talk about yourself"
2nd Dec 2025
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Anti-viral with Alicia Kennedy

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

2nd Dec 2025
"People just want you to talk about yourself"
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...
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.
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
“The most exciting mobile trend is full Qwerty keyboards” The creators of the Blackberry were sure that customers loved the keyboard. That’s what they heard...
1st May 2026
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“The most exciting mobile trend is full Qwerty keyboards”

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

1st May 2026
The creators of the Blackberry were sure that customers loved the keyboard. That’s what they heard all day from their users, and it must have been right since they had a huge share of the mobile phone market. When the iPhone came out, it wasn’t seen as a threat because it had no...
The worst of us Credit where it's due. Anthropic's system card for Claude Mythos Preview is a genuinely interesting...
7th Apr 2026
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The worst of us

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

7th Apr 2026
Credit where it's due. Anthropic's system card for Claude Mythos Preview is a genuinely interesting and thoughtful document. Most AI companies publish safety evaluations the way governments publish freedom of information responses. They're technically compliant but strategically...
Meet the Maker: Ingrid Nilsson I am a full-time printmaker and artist based in Edinburgh. For ten years, I co-ran a gallery café...
5th Feb 2026
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Meet the Maker: Ingrid Nilsson

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

5th Feb 2026
I am a full-time printmaker and artist based in Edinburgh. For ten years, I co-ran a gallery café with my partner and sold my paintings there, after which we both went freelance in search of a more satisfying work/life balance. I now make limited edition lino prints from my home...
Facing the facts of a book full of faces - A burn letter to after more than a decade with Meta After almost 2 decades of using their products, I’m deleting my Meta account because - quite...
20th Feb 2026
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20th Feb 2026
After almost 2 decades of using their products, I’m deleting my Meta account because - quite simply - they fucking suck.
Two Definitions of Color (Or, the Meaning of Analog Art in 2023) Physical things do not simply follow our instructions; we have to shape them in accordance with...
7th Jun 2023
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Two Definitions of Color (Or, the Meaning of Analog Art in 2023)

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

7th Jun 2023
Physical things do not simply follow our instructions; we have to shape them in accordance with their intrinsic properties. Sometimes it feels like we have to sneak up on our materials and trick them into doing what we'd like.
Red Giant VFX Suite Today Red Giant has released a brand-new collection of plug-ins for visual effects compositing. It’s...
18th Jun 2019
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Red Giant VFX Suite

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

18th Jun 2019
Today Red Giant has released a brand-new collection of plug-ins for visual effects compositing. It’s called VFX Suite, and some of these tools are things I’ve been dreaming about since computers were beige. There are nine plug-ins in the suite. You can learn about all of them at...
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
JOB - A theatrical review A Broadway play about Content Moderation
1st Nov 2024
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JOB - A theatrical review

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

1st Nov 2024
A Broadway play about Content Moderation
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...
Computer Vision and Robotics Demo with Raspberry Pi This spring, I spent some time at SAP’s commercial hackerspace. I wanted to explore how computer...
2nd Jul 2016
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Computer Vision and Robotics Demo with Raspberry Pi

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

2nd Jul 2016
This spring, I spent some time at SAP’s commercial hackerspace. I wanted to explore how computer vision can be used with embedded devices and robotics. I built a demo that can detect QR codes and similar symbols and point a laser at them. Possible applications of this are putting...
Gift interfaces, an interview, and how you found me Some updates on things that have happened and that are coming in the escape the algorithm cinematic...
14th Nov 2024
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Gift interfaces, an interview, and how you found me

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

14th Nov 2024
Some updates on things that have happened and that are coming in the escape the algorithm cinematic universe:
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...
Back into the FE-AL: Iron Pour at Sculpture Trails Indiana In which I detail the process of making a cannonball by participating at a very unique iron...
10th Dec 2022
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Back into the FE-AL: Iron Pour at Sculpture Trails Indiana

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

10th Dec 2022
In which I detail the process of making a cannonball by participating at a very unique iron casting event.
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
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...
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.
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...
Weekly Scroll: Politics Yet Again GOP 4channers, more Twitch drama, and a Very Mad Laptop Company
28th Oct 2024
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Weekly Scroll: Politics Yet Again

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

28th Oct 2024
GOP 4channers, more Twitch drama, and a Very Mad Laptop Company
“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...
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...
Weekly Dose of Optimism #160 Epigenetic atlas, Stroke Pills, Tempo, 1 GB Kuiper, Polymarket in the USA, Saquon
5th Sep 2025
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Weekly Dose of Optimism #160

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

5th Sep 2025
Epigenetic atlas, Stroke Pills, Tempo, 1 GB Kuiper, Polymarket in the USA, Saquon
Are we returning to 1926? Red Roundup — Nov-Dec, 2025
11th Jan 2026
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Are we returning to 1926?

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

11th Jan 2026
Red Roundup — Nov-Dec, 2025
The Snacks & Cereals of 2025 Let’s pretend it’s January, because I’m ready and excited to present to you the #new chips, cookies,...
21st Apr 2026
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The Snacks & Cereals of 2025

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

21st Apr 2026
Let’s pretend it’s January, because I’m ready and excited to present to you the #new chips, cookies, cereals, and assorted garbage I found in the wild during 2025!! Last year, we started a new (temporary?) Panic tradition — at the very end of our Monday status meeting, I run...
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,...
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...
Social Media Doesn't Exist Social media is dead. Long live social media?
21st Aug 2025
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Social Media Doesn't Exist

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

21st Aug 2025
Social media is dead. Long live social media?
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?
Is anarchy compatible with modern society? Problems of scale and shape in imagining the futures
8th Mar 2025
60

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
10th Oct 2019
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...
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.
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
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.
Curved Line Jellyfish I had pictured something quite bold, graphical and geometric but I ended with gradients and...
22nd Mar 2021
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Curved Line Jellyfish

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

22nd Mar 2021
I had pictured something quite bold, graphical and geometric but I ended with gradients and floatiness.
Meet the Maker: Sam Marshall I'm Sam Marshall, an artist, printmaker, author and creative coach based in rural Northamptonshire....
9th Jul 2026
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Meet the Maker: Sam Marshall

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

9th Jul 2026
I'm Sam Marshall, an artist, printmaker, author and creative coach based in rural Northamptonshire. My work centres around drawing and printmaking, particularly linocut and etching, and alongside my own practice I teach workshops both from my studio and online to students around...
13th Feb 2026
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The Godkiller Forge

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

13th Feb 2026
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

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

1st Oct 2025
Which actors left us too soon, yet remain unforgettable?
Can you believe it? The standards have changed a lot in the last few millennia: The big man said it. The book said it....
1st Jul 2026
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Can you believe it?

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

1st Jul 2026
The standards have changed a lot in the last few millennia: The big man said it. The book said it. The newspaper said it. I saw a photo. I saw it on TV. I read it on the internet. That’s what the AI said. There has always been room for doubt. But the last century […]
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...
Pretty much all I want in life… … is to make things and then have other people look at those things and be like “woah, cool”
14th Oct 2021
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Pretty much all I want in life…

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

14th Oct 2021
… is to make things and then have other people look at those things and be like “woah, cool”
1st Mar 2025
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.
Generating The Alphabet My current generative artwork-in-progress includes text, but I don’t want to use a font. In browser...
13th Mar 2024
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Generating The Alphabet

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

13th Mar 2024
My current generative artwork-in-progress includes text, but I don’t want to use a font. In browser based art work, using a “web safe” font could produce inconsistent results, while including a font file would mean a large file size. Additionally, I don’t want a visual element of...
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...
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...
When the committee decides They’re almost always conservative. Whether it’s a governmental body, the strategy group at a big...
1st Dec 2023
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When the committee decides

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

1st Dec 2023
They’re almost always conservative. Whether it’s a governmental body, the strategy group at a big company or the membership panel at the local country club, we can learn a lot by seeing what they approve and when they stall. Of course, each of us know a lot about our offering,...
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...
Martin Mull (RIP) Satirically Interviews a Young Tom Waits on Fernwood 2 Night (1977) These days, references to seventies television increasingly require prefatory explanation. Who under...
1st Jul 2024
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1st Jul 2024
These days, references to seventies television increasingly require prefatory explanation. Who under the age of 60 recalls, for example, the cultural phenomenon that was Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, an absurdist satire so faithful to the soap-opera form it parodied that it aired...
welcome to not boring world introducing not boring's first paid product
6th Jan 2026
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welcome to not boring world

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

6th Jan 2026
introducing not boring's first paid product
Forecast Forecast is a long-form generative art project released on fxhash on 16th Feb 2023. This article...
15th Feb 2023
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Forecast

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

15th Feb 2023
Forecast is a long-form generative art project released on fxhash on 16th Feb 2023. This article contains info about techniques and some rambling about concepts and emotions.
Ten Blue Links, “this one’s for you, Ian” edition One of my favourite people on social media is Darth. Darth takes an annual hibernation, in which...
11th Jul 2026
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Ten Blue Links, “this one’s for you, Ian” edition

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

11th Jul 2026
One of my favourite people on social media is Darth. Darth takes an annual hibernation, in which time they do not post or, presumably, read. I’d love to say that I have not posted anything for months with the same level of intention, but alas not. It just&
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
Magic Wheelchair - a Frozen sled for Angelle Working on a Frozen themed costume for Angelle.
3rd Oct 2020
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Magic Wheelchair - a Frozen sled for Angelle

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

3rd Oct 2020
Working on a Frozen themed costume for Angelle.
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
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...
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.
What do you see when you look past death? “When the pagan looks at the very core of the cosmos he is struck cold.”
14th Sep 2025
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What do you see when you look past death?

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

14th Sep 2025
“When the pagan looks at the very core of the cosmos he is struck cold.”
ETA's Best links of 2024 Relinking some Links links
22nd Dec 2024
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ETA's Best links of 2024

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

22nd Dec 2024
Relinking some Links links
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
Have Movies Stopped Killing Their Main Character? A Statistical Analysis A data-driven investigation of movie hero mortality rates
7th May 2025
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Have Movies Stopped Killing Their Main Character? A Statistical Analysis

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

7th May 2025
A data-driven investigation of movie hero mortality rates
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.
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.
Recalculating the cost of convenience Convenience is seductive, and we trade precious things away for it all the time. Part of the reason...
1st Oct 2025
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Recalculating the cost of convenience

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

1st Oct 2025
Convenience is seductive, and we trade precious things away for it all the time. Part of the reason it dominates our lives is that we only consider the cost once. After that, it continues to remind us of the benefits–the time and hassle and decisions we save. But convenience can...
How to Write a Proper Haiku A Starter's Guide to the Deceptively Simple Poetic Form
8th Nov 2023
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How to Write a Proper Haiku

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

8th Nov 2023
A Starter's Guide to the Deceptively Simple Poetic Form
ESA ExoMars Rover 3D model This is one of my first 3D modeling projects in Blender and my biggest 3D modeling project so...
22nd Jul 2018
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ESA ExoMars Rover 3D model

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

22nd Jul 2018
This is one of my first 3D modeling projects in Blender and my biggest 3D modeling project so far. It's a model of ESA's ExoMars rover. You can have a closer look at the model on Sketchfab: There is also a download option on Sketchfab so you can get the original .blend file and...
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
Early Computer Art in the 50’s & 60’s A deep dive on the early days of creative computing coming to life. Punch cards, plotters, light...
11th May 2023
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Early Computer Art in the 50’s & 60’s

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

11th May 2023
A deep dive on the early days of creative computing coming to life. Punch cards, plotters, light pens and lots more.
Apple’s “Let Loose” iPad Event was Shot on iPhone — With Panavision Lenses Still from Apple’s “Let Loose” video. Apple unveiled their new line of iPads yesterday in a...
9th May 2024
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9th May 2024
Still from Apple’s “Let Loose” video. Apple unveiled their new line of iPads yesterday in a pre-recorded video titled “Let Loose.” As with the previous “Scary Fast” MacBook Pro launch video, “Let Loose” ends with a tag proclaiming “Shot on iPhone” — this time adding “Edited on...
Monotype with Natural Materials Like monoprint, a monotype is a print that is one of a kind but does not use a matrix like a cut...
7th Nov 2024
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Monotype with Natural Materials

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

7th Nov 2024
Like monoprint, a monotype is a print that is one of a kind but does not use a matrix like a cut block or plate. For this project we're using this simple technique to produce beautifully delicate prints using natural materials and found objects. You can also combine this with...
25.7 LONGEVITY QUEST Forever young
9th Jun 2025
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: ...
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
The rich don't have authority On the myth of power and money
1st Feb 2025
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The rich don't have authority

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

1st Feb 2025
On the myth of power and money
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...
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
Weekly Dose of Optimism #209 World Models, Astra 6, Fervo, Cybercab, Lettuce Robot, Space Telescope, PSI + Extra Doses
3 weeks ago
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Weekly Dose of Optimism #209

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

3 weeks ago
World Models, Astra 6, Fervo, Cybercab, Lettuce Robot, Space Telescope, PSI + Extra Doses
How Romance, Romantasy, and “Smut” Took Over Publishing and Entertainment: A Statistical Analysis How romance novels are reshaping the book business—and Hollywood.
4th Feb 2026
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4th Feb 2026
How romance novels are reshaping the book business—and Hollywood.
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
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
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...
Creating art out of a weapon. Using the Stuxnet Virus. How and why I made Portrait of a Digital Weapon, a piece of electronic art made from the Stuxnet...
24th Mar 2021
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Creating art out of a weapon. Using the Stuxnet Virus.

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

24th Mar 2021
How and why I made Portrait of a Digital Weapon, a piece of electronic art made from the Stuxnet Virus.
AI Generations: ChatGPT-3 vs ChatGPT-4 on Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings I asked GPT-3 & GPT-4 to follow instructions to create drawings in p5js and compared the results
16th Mar 2023
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AI Generations: ChatGPT-3 vs ChatGPT-4 on Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings

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

16th Mar 2023
I asked GPT-3 & GPT-4 to follow instructions to create drawings in p5js and compared the results
Should this be a map or 500 maps? 500 priests, cartographic n00bism, and the limits of scale
11th Jun 2024
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Should this be a map or 500 maps?

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

11th Jun 2024
500 priests, cartographic n00bism, and the limits of scale
The razor edge of balance between effort and injury Exercise as a metaphor for life
19th Apr 2026
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The razor edge of balance between effort and injury

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

19th Apr 2026
Exercise as a metaphor for life
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...
Two ways to defend the status quo Neither is true, helpful or generous. Both happen all the time. Call it out when you see it.
1st Nov 2023
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Two ways to defend the status quo

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

1st Nov 2023
Neither is true, helpful or generous. Both happen all the time. Call it out when you see it.
What does reality look like? Not what we see when we’re present, but what do we see when we imagine we’re present? In the early...
1st May 2024
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What does reality look like?

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

1st May 2024
Not what we see when we’re present, but what do we see when we imagine we’re present? In the early days of photography, the world was black and white, and sort of flat. It’s worth noting that no one who saw these pictures complained about the fact that they didn’t exactly match...
Midjourney takes on Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings Continuing my mission to use AI tools for things they really weren’t designed for and aren’t very...
17th Apr 2023
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Midjourney takes on Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings

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

17th Apr 2023
Continuing my mission to use AI tools for things they really weren’t designed for and aren’t very good at and then judging the results.
On coffee filters and filter bubbles and a banner ad that was good, actually
2nd Feb 2026
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On coffee filters and filter bubbles

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

2nd Feb 2026
and a banner ad that was good, actually
The New Turing Test Changing the AI conversation
7th Dec 2023
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The New Turing Test

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

7th Dec 2023
Changing the AI conversation
MOOD BOARD MYOPIA & CREATIVE STAGNATION It's not just the algorithm, it's us
18th Apr 2025
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MOOD BOARD MYOPIA & CREATIVE STAGNATION

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

18th Apr 2025
It's not just the algorithm, it's us
Lightroom Adds Video Color Editing, with Prolost Presets From the Lightroom Blog: The same edit controls that you already use to make your photography shine...
15th Jun 2022
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Lightroom Adds Video Color Editing, with Prolost Presets

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

15th Jun 2022
From the Lightroom Blog: The same edit controls that you already use to make your photography shine can now be used with your videos as well! Not only can you use Lightroom’s editing capabilities to make your video clips look their best, you can also copy and paste edit settings...
7th Dec 2022
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Natural Selection

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

7th Dec 2022
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...
13th Apr 2025
3 Pieces for Rethinking Identity Politics Mental health, neurodivergence, orientation, and the path ahead
3rd Nov 2024
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3 Pieces for Rethinking Identity Politics

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

3rd Nov 2024
Mental health, neurodivergence, orientation, and the path ahead
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
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...
All Soda Yearns to Be Red A selective history of the “suicide”
28th Jul 2026
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All Soda Yearns to Be Red

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

28th Jul 2026
A selective history of the “suicide”
The Cinnamon Gum Olympics Haterade is a newsletter for bus drivers and looksmaxxers.
23rd Mar 2026
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The Cinnamon Gum Olympics

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

23rd Mar 2026
Haterade is a newsletter for bus drivers and looksmaxxers.
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?
Ten Blue Links, “If I sound angry, it’s because I am” Edition 1. Claude’s system prompt is a wild work of AI art Behind every LLM lies a system prompt. This is a...
1st Jun 2025
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Ten Blue Links, “If I sound angry, it’s because I am” Edition

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

1st Jun 2025
1. Claude’s system prompt is a wild work of AI art Behind every LLM lies a system prompt. This is a set of instructions written by the creators of the LLM designed to give it personality, a starting point for response, and to build in “fences”
🔵 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
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...
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

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

3rd Dec 2025
Which songs do we listen to on repeat? And how does binge-listening behavior change with age?
Ten Blue Links, "I'm off for a bit" edition Well yes, I am indeed off – but not for long. I'm going on a trip to China for a week, so won't be...
14th Sep 2025
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Ten Blue Links, "I'm off for a bit" edition

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

14th Sep 2025
Well yes, I am indeed off – but not for long. I'm going on a trip to China for a week, so won't be around next weekend to do any writing. In the meantime, here's some good stuff. Two thousand, three hundred words of
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.
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...
Apophenia cuts both ways Apophenia is the uniquely human tendency to perceive meaningful patterns or connections in random or...
3 weeks ago
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Apophenia cuts both ways

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

3 weeks ago
Apophenia is the uniquely human tendency to perceive meaningful patterns or connections in random or unrelated data, events, or objects. Humans are story telling machines. And one thing we do is turn co-incident events into more than coincidences. When we see faces and shapes in...
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.
11th Aug 2024
Rafael Espinal Rafael Espinal was just 26 when he became an elected official. For the next 10 years, he worked...
9th Oct 2024
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Rafael Espinal

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

9th Oct 2024
Rafael Espinal was just 26 when he became an elected official. For the next 10 years, he worked within the halls of government, first as a New York State Assemblymember and then as a New York City Councilmember, advocating for artists, independent workers, and underserved...
Procedural pixelart generator I made a procedural pixelart generator that is inspired by the art style of the upcoming space...
18th Jul 2015
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Procedural pixelart generator

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

18th Jul 2015
I made a procedural pixelart generator that is inspired by the art style of the upcoming space adventure game No Man’s Sky. Check it out and generate your own pixelart: https://marian42.github.io/proceduralart/ The art generator is written in javascript and uses noise functions...
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.
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
How Does The Shutdown Relate To Me? is Obama there? Everyone knows ads are propaganda, but what happens when you have an ad...
25th Sep 2013
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How Does The Shutdown Relate To Me?

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

25th Sep 2013
is Obama there? Everyone knows ads are propaganda, but what happens when you have an ad for propaganda?  While you sip your first Guinness and try to figure out why China's government can only ever shut down once, you can ponder this ad: The only reason you...
Meet the Maker: Ieuan Edwards I’m a linocut printmaker and illustrator based in Broadstairs on the Isle of Thanet in Kent, which...
5th Apr 2023
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Meet the Maker: Ieuan Edwards

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

5th Apr 2023
I’m a linocut printmaker and illustrator based in Broadstairs on the Isle of Thanet in Kent, which is home to a good few other lino folks and a thriving and supportive art scene in general. Describe your printmaking process. I tend to print fairly small runs of reduction linocut...
Stream Online Monty Python and the Holy Grail Free on Its 50th Anniversary This year, YouTube celebrated its twentieth anniversary, prompting younger users to wonder what life...
1st May 2025
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1st May 2025
This year, YouTube celebrated its twentieth anniversary, prompting younger users to wonder what life could have been like before it. The fiftieth anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which premiered in April of 1975, has inspired similar reflection among comedy...
Bad Analogies Not Every Money-Burning Company is Amazon
2nd Apr 2026
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Bad Analogies

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

2nd Apr 2026
Not Every Money-Burning Company is Amazon
What I Want to Do in Apple Vision Pro Still frame from Hello! by Goro Fujita, created in VR using Quill Today’s the day to pre-order Apple...
19th Jan 2024
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What I Want to Do in Apple Vision Pro

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

19th Jan 2024
Still frame from Hello! by Goro Fujita, created in VR using Quill Today’s the day to pre-order Apple Vision Pro, Apple’s first “spatial computing” device. It’s an expensive VR headset that either represents an opportunity to beta-test the future, or double down on past failings...
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...
The Dove Sketches Beauty Scam the only way to win is not to play "Dude, are you doing the Dove ad now?  That was so April...
8th May 2013
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The Dove Sketches Beauty Scam

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

8th May 2013
the only way to win is not to play "Dude, are you doing the Dove ad now?  That was so April 15th...?"  Yes, I realize I missed the meme train, but it's better to be right than part of the debate, especially when there is no debate, this is all a short con inside a 50+ year long...
LED Matrix Materials Guide I built an LED matrix out of 256 WS2812 LEDs. This post will describe which materials I used and...
8th May 2017
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LED Matrix Materials Guide

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

8th May 2017
I built an LED matrix out of 256 WS2812 LEDs. This post will describe which materials I used and which I tried with no success so you don’t have to. Case For the case, I used a custom made photo frame. The main purpose of the case is to look good, which is...
Pride, noise, and fear Sleep deprivation is a social justice and public health issue
7th Sep 2024
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Pride, noise, and fear

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

7th Sep 2024
Sleep deprivation is a social justice and public health issue
1st Jul 2025
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.
The Olympics in the 2020s Versus 1912: See Side-by-Side Comparisons of the Athletes’ Performance... The Olympic Games have their origins in antiquity, but their modern revival has also been going on...
1st Aug 2024
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1st Aug 2024
The Olympic Games have their origins in antiquity, but their modern revival has also been going on longer than any of us has been here. Even the fifth Summer Olympics, which took place in Stockholm in 1912, has passed out of living memory. But thanks to the technology of the...
Introducing: Barbecue Running Gel It's time to smoke the competition.
29th Feb 2024
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Introducing: Barbecue Running Gel

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

29th Feb 2024
It's time to smoke the competition.
Adversarial Generation of Continuous Implicit Shape Representations This article provides an overview of the paper "Adversarial Generation of Continuous Implicit Shape...
2nd Feb 2020
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Adversarial Generation of Continuous Implicit Shape Representations

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

2nd Feb 2020
This article provides an overview of the paper "Adversarial Generation of Continuous Implicit Shape Representations", which I co-authored with Matthias Fey. While the paper focuses on the theoretical aspects, I'll provide a higher level explanation and and some visualizations...
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...
Screen Printing a Repeat Pattern Printing a length of your own designed fabric is so exciting but most of us do not have the luxury...
2nd Feb 2023
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Screen Printing a Repeat Pattern

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

2nd Feb 2023
Printing a length of your own designed fabric is so exciting but most of us do not have the luxury of a fabric registration table. Here's an easy step by step guide to printing a repeat pattern on a length of fabric using an A4 43T screen. Draw the design motifs onto...
Costless Sacrifice Going off the Gold Standard but for Information
5th Mar 2026
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Costless Sacrifice

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

5th Mar 2026
Going off the Gold Standard but for Information
3rd May 2024
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Artisinal white noise

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

3rd May 2024
Shhhhhhhh
Meet The Maker: Frankie Brown I’m an illustrator and printmaker based in Portsmouth, Hampshire. I’m inspired by nostalgic...
2nd Apr 2025
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Meet The Maker: Frankie Brown

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

2nd Apr 2025
I’m an illustrator and printmaker based in Portsmouth, Hampshire. I’m inspired by nostalgic storybooks and I love to create whimsical hand-printed illustrations. I used to work part-time at Handprinted, but in November 2024 I decided to give being a full-time artist a try! It’s...
Weekly Dose of Optimism #169 BIG WEEK IN SPACE, Poseidon, Vulcan's $1.4B, Antibody Design, Chinese TMSR, Aquarius Economy, Space...
7th Nov 2025
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Weekly Dose of Optimism #169

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

7th Nov 2025
BIG WEEK IN SPACE, Poseidon, Vulcan's $1.4B, Antibody Design, Chinese TMSR, Aquarius Economy, Space DJ, and Three Things I enjoyed
Woz × Wooz When I was kid, on a road trip with my family, we stopped in Vacaville, California. And there,...
15th Jan 2026
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Woz × Wooz

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

15th Jan 2026
When I was kid, on a road trip with my family, we stopped in Vacaville, California. And there, drawing us off the freeway with a wooden glow, was a brand new roadside attraction: Wooz. The pitch? It was a maze. A big maze. Wooz stood for “Wild Original Object with Zoom” (!),...
Who Can Know How Much Randi Zuckerberg Is Worth? cue hatred Part 1 here IV. Off topic: Randi strongly believes Facebook has a legitimate place in...
1st Mar 2014
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Who Can Know How Much Randi Zuckerberg Is Worth?

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

1st Mar 2014
cue hatred Part 1 here IV. Off topic: Randi strongly believes Facebook has a legitimate place in the business world, and this makes me think Facebook is finished.  I realize this is a speculative trade to make.  The usual anxiety about Facebook's future is that teenagers aren't...
Weekly Dose of Optimism #191 Cancer Sniffing Dogs, Zuck's Virtual Cell + Space Lasers, Rainmeasurer, De-extincting the Bluebuck,...
1st May 2026
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Weekly Dose of Optimism #191

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

1st May 2026
Cancer Sniffing Dogs, Zuck's Virtual Cell + Space Lasers, Rainmeasurer, De-extincting the Bluebuck, Millennial Dads + Science Breakthroughs + Extra Doses
My App Will Harm You Physically, Using Math Log your nog with Drinking Buddy. I made an app! A real, native iPhone app coded in Swift and...
8th Dec 2025
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My App Will Harm You Physically, Using Math

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

8th Dec 2025
Log your nog with Drinking Buddy. I made an app! A real, native iPhone app coded in Swift and SwiftUI. It’s a thing of beauty. I love it and use it every day. But I can’t share it with you, because Apple rejected it from the App Store due to “Physical Harm.” Don’t worry, I...
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
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.
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...
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
We Don't Need Conspiracies The real stories behind our problems are scary enough
12th Jan 2025
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We Don't Need Conspiracies

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

12th Jan 2025
The real stories behind our problems are scary enough
March '24 Myths & Recs Sleep deprivation, Kim Petras, the Anthropocene, and more
23rd Mar 2024
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March '24 Myths & Recs

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

23rd Mar 2024
Sleep deprivation, Kim Petras, the Anthropocene, and more
TREND RADAR #5 Humanwashing is here
10th Sep 2025
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TREND RADAR #5

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

10th Sep 2025
Humanwashing is here
Enter the gift interface An archive of generosity
11th Jun 2025
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Enter the gift interface

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

11th Jun 2025
An archive of generosity
Navigating the chaos That is ADHD.
17th Mar 2026
The question book In the old days, companies had a suggestion box. It was immortalized in cartoons, but the idea that...
1st Mar 2024
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The question book

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

1st Mar 2024
In the old days, companies had a suggestion box. It was immortalized in cartoons, but the idea that an employee could anonymously submit a suggestion to make things better is a first step in engagement. Some companies took this much further and paid employees for suggestions that...
1981 time machine If you went back 45 years, the built world would be eerily similar–the clothes, the cars, even the...
1st Jan 2026
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1981 time machine

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

1st Jan 2026
If you went back 45 years, the built world would be eerily similar–the clothes, the cars, even the haircuts. Except you’d quickly notice that there were no personal computers and no smart phones. That for seven or ten hours a day, every day, people were interacting in real life,...
How does it feel to make generative art? I asked other generative artists how the process feels to them
30th Sep 2021
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How does it feel to make generative art?

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

30th Sep 2021
I asked other generative artists how the process feels to them
Live Near Friends I can’t believe I’m doing this, but I’m about to recommend that you subscribe to a product marketing...
16th Jul 2024
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Live Near Friends

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

16th Jul 2024
I can’t believe I’m doing this, but I’m about to recommend that you subscribe to a product marketing email.
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:
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”
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
Apple’s “EDR” Brings High Dynamic Range to Non-HDR Displays Was it worth buying a Pro Display XDR just for this joke? Yes. Apple caused quite a stir with the...
4th Dec 2020
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4th Dec 2020
Was it worth buying a Pro Display XDR just for this joke? Yes. Apple caused quite a stir with the announcement of their Pro Display XDR, a High Dynamic Range display that occupies a convoluted space in the market. It seeks to be both a Very Nice Computer Display, and a reference...
On the Arts: A Three Month Review And a Thank You to Subscribers
6th Sep 2023
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On the Arts: A Three Month Review

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

6th Sep 2023
And a Thank You to Subscribers
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.
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...
Marching Age This is a short story about something delightful. In 2014, I did a bunch of music for my friends...
26th Dec 2023
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Marching Age

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

26th Dec 2023
This is a short story about something delightful. In 2014, I did a bunch of music for my friends Neven Mrgan and Matt Comi who were making an incredible iOS game called Space Age. I had never written that much music in my life, and it was incredibly fun for me in every way. (You...
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 - 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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