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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...
How Video Podcasts Took Over Streaming: A Statistical Analysis The rise of video podcasts, quantified.
7th Jan 2026
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How Video Podcasts Took Over Streaming: A Statistical Analysis

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

7th Jan 2026
The rise of video podcasts, quantified.
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?
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...
The Real Divorcees of Facebook Marketplace For sale: wife shoes, hardly worn
9th Jan 2024
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The Real Divorcees of Facebook Marketplace

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

9th Jan 2024
For sale: wife shoes, hardly worn
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,...
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
Agent V – Global Game Jam 2018 Project This year I participated in my first game jam, the Global Game Jam 2018. With a team of artists,...
4th Feb 2018
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Agent V – Global Game Jam 2018 Project

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

4th Feb 2018
This year I participated in my first game jam, the Global Game Jam 2018. With a team of artists, programmers and a sound designer, we made a video game within 48 hours. You play the game as a virus that infiltrates a company’s headquarters. The virus can not move on its own, it...
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
3rd Mar 2023
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Memento Mori

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

3rd Mar 2023
A persistent sense of being correctly located in time Word salad is actually nutritious when consumed in small amounts. Placebos are real, they’re...
1st Apr 2026
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A persistent sense of being correctly located in time

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

1st Apr 2026
Word salad is actually nutritious when consumed in small amounts. Placebos are real, they’re effective and they often help us find solace or perhaps to heal. If they do no harm, there’s no problem. “Placebo” isn’t an insult. It’s a category, one to live up to and improve. Here’s...
10th Oct 2019
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

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

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...
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
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
Scripts and casting In the theatre, the play is written before casting begins. This gives the playwright freedom and...
1st Jun 2025
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Scripts and casting

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

1st Jun 2025
In the theatre, the play is written before casting begins. This gives the playwright freedom and responsibility, and it puts the text first. Writing for a sitcom is different. The 50th episode of Seinfeld was a lot easier to write because the cast and the tropes were already set....
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...
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.
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
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,...
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 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?
The Vertical Beauty of Hong Kong An Interview with Photographer Romain Jacquet Lagrèze
4th Oct 2023
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The Vertical Beauty of Hong Kong

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

4th Oct 2023
An Interview with Photographer Romain Jacquet Lagrèze
Ten Blue Links "Toxic optimisation" edition 1. Your job is making you anxious. ChatGPT isn't helping If 21st-century capitalism has one central...
3rd Nov 2025
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Ten Blue Links "Toxic optimisation" edition

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

3rd Nov 2025
1. Your job is making you anxious. ChatGPT isn't helping If 21st-century capitalism has one central tenet, it's that innovation rules and disruption drives progress. And generative AI is one of the most disruptive innovations of our lifetime. Which is why, as Morra Aarons-Mele...
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
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
Playing dice: Randomness, determinism and the quantum world What’s the difference between unexpected, random and chaotic? Does the universe contain any truly...
3rd Oct 2022
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Playing dice: Randomness, determinism and the quantum world

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

3rd Oct 2022
What’s the difference between unexpected, random and chaotic? Does the universe contain any truly random events, or is it operating like clockwork, ticking from one event to the next?
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...
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...
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.
5th Feb 2025
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Announcing the Escape the Algorithm ᵐⁱᶜʳᵒsupporter Program

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

5th Feb 2025
Welcoming tiny acts of codependence
Generating an infinite world with the Wave Function Collapse algorithm This article describes how I generate an infinite city using the Wave Function Collapse algorithm in...
20th Jun 2023
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Generating an infinite world with the Wave Function Collapse algorithm

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

20th Jun 2023
This article describes how I generate an infinite city using the Wave Function Collapse algorithm in a way that is fast, deterministic, parallelizable and reliable. It's a follow-up to my 2019 article on adapting the WFC algorithm to generate an infinite world. The new approach...
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
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?
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...
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...
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...
Meet the Maker: Pia Bramley I’m an artist, illustrator and printmaker. Having left London after a decade of city life I now live...
4th Oct 2023
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Meet the Maker: Pia Bramley

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

4th Oct 2023
I’m an artist, illustrator and printmaker. Having left London after a decade of city life I now live and work in The New Forest, squeezing in drawing and printing around caring for a three year old. How and where did you learn to print? I did my foundation at KIAD (formerly...
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
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...
Weekly Dose of Optimism #209 World Models, Astra 6, Fervo, Cybercab, Lettuce Robot, Space Telescope, PSI + Extra Doses
4th Sep 2026
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Weekly Dose of Optimism #209

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

4th Sep 2026
World Models, Astra 6, Fervo, Cybercab, Lettuce Robot, Space Telescope, PSI + Extra Doses
🔵 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
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...
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?
10th Feb 2023
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Grumpily Ever After

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

10th Feb 2023
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: ...
22nd Mar 2026
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The Ant-ssembly Line

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

22nd Mar 2026
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.
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.”
No Self-Respecting Woman Would Go Out Without Make Up For some reason, one of the most emailed articles from the NYT was an article about whether women...
14th Jan 2013
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No Self-Respecting Woman Would Go Out Without Make Up

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

14th Jan 2013
For some reason, one of the most emailed articles from the NYT was an article about whether women should or should not wear make up.  "New York Times? Sounds progressive."  Yes.  Seven people were asked their opinion in a column called "Room For Debate," liars, there was no...
We Are Ruled By Underpants Gnomes Small gnomes stealing underwear is no basis for a system of government
2nd Mar 2026
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We Are Ruled By Underpants Gnomes

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

2nd Mar 2026
Small gnomes stealing underwear is no basis for a system of government
21st Aug 2023
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Escapism Frequency

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

21st Aug 2023
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...
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Reflections on Urban Isolation

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

16th Jul 2024
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 --
Making a Carborundum Gel Plate Akua Carbundum Platemaking Gel is a great new product that allows you to make high contrasted,...
7th Oct 2026
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Making a Carborundum Gel Plate

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

7th Oct 2026
Akua Carbundum Platemaking Gel is a great new product that allows you to make high contrasted, textured intaglio plates. The gel can be screen printed onto a plate and printed with Akua Intaglio Inks. Drypoint Plastic makes a perfect plate with a wipe-clean surface. To make our...
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.
Generating 3D roof meshes from aerial LIDAR data This is my graduation project I did in computer science. The goal was to come up with a method to...
2nd Jan 2018
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Generating 3D roof meshes from aerial LIDAR data

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

2nd Jan 2018
This is my graduation project I did in computer science. The goal was to come up with a method to generate 3D meshes of building roofs from point cloud data. The point cloud data was taken with aerial LIDAR scanners and is available online. In addition, I used building layout...
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
The World’s First Mobile Phone Shown in 1922 Vintage Film A number of years ago, British Pathé uncovered some striking footage from 1922 showing two women...
2nd Sep 2024
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The World’s First Mobile Phone Shown in 1922 Vintage Film

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

2nd Sep 2024
A number of years ago, British Pathé uncovered some striking footage from 1922 showing two women experimenting with the first mobile phone. A spokesman for the archive said: ”It’s amazing that 90 years ago mobile phone technology and music … was not only being thought of but...
25.5 ASPIRATIONAL HUMANITY Soulfulness as luxury
7th May 2025
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25.5 ASPIRATIONAL HUMANITY

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

7th May 2025
Soulfulness as luxury
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...
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?
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...
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

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

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...
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.
Is Hip-Hop in Decline? A Statistical Analysis Is hip-hop receding from the mainstream? And if so, why?
1st Apr 2026
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Is Hip-Hop in Decline? A Statistical Analysis

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

1st Apr 2026
Is hip-hop receding from the mainstream? And if so, why?
Anti-viral with Hallie Bateman "People didn’t want the nicer thing. They wanted the $25 print they can tape to the wall."
5th Mar 2026
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Anti-viral with Hallie Bateman

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

5th Mar 2026
"People didn’t want the nicer thing. They wanted the $25 print they can tape to the wall."
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.
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"
Tastes Like Cancer (And potato salad.)
21st Jul 2025
1

Tastes Like Cancer

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

21st Jul 2025
(And potato salad.)
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

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4th Mar 2026
Which films divide audiences, and what makes a movie divisive?
Where Are We, And What Are We Doing Here? A treatise on restaurant design.
5th May 2026
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Where Are We, And What Are We Doing Here?

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5th May 2026
A treatise on restaurant design.
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

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28th Oct 2024
GOP 4channers, more Twitch drama, and a Very Mad Laptop Company
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

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7th Dec 2024
How we frame the problem makes all the difference
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....
🔵 TREND RADAR #20 :: TECH DRIVERS Soft Optimization in a Surveillance State
3rd Aug 2026
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🔵 TREND RADAR #20 :: TECH DRIVERS

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3rd Aug 2026
Soft Optimization in a Surveillance State
🟢 TREND RADAR #19 :: NATURE DRIVERS Adaptation under pressure
8th Jul 2026
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🟢 TREND RADAR #19 :: NATURE DRIVERS

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

8th Jul 2026
Adaptation under pressure
Using Pearl Ex Metallic Pigments to Enhance Screen Prints Pearl Ex Powdered Pigments are metallic pigments that can be mixed into printing inks, acrylics,...
5th Jun 2024
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Using Pearl Ex Metallic Pigments to Enhance Screen Prints

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

5th Jun 2024
Pearl Ex Powdered Pigments are metallic pigments that can be mixed into printing inks, acrylics, oils, encaustics and loads more. As printmakers we were keen to see how they could be used in various printmaking applications. We've tested them for relief printing and had some...
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

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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....
🟠 TREND RADAR #18 :: SOCIAL DRIVERS Youth Rebellion, The Realness Premium & Recentering Taste
4th Jun 2026
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🟠 TREND RADAR #18 :: SOCIAL DRIVERS

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

4th Jun 2026
Youth Rebellion, The Realness Premium & Recentering Taste
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...
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

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8th Nov 2023
A Starter's Guide to the Deceptively Simple Poetic Form
Meet the Maker: Sue Lewry How and where did you learn to print? A decade ago, when I first stepped into a print workshop, I...
7th Dec 2023
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Meet the Maker: Sue Lewry

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

7th Dec 2023
How and where did you learn to print? A decade ago, when I first stepped into a print workshop, I met print technician and artist India Ritchie, who taught me various printmaking methods while studying at Arts University Plymouth. India taught me intaglio, relief, and screen...
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
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”
Fort Emplacements and FDM: making Castle Doctrine How I made Castle Doctrine, a 1:1 scale fully 3D-Printed American Revolutionary War era cannon.
23rd Jan 2023
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Fort Emplacements and FDM: making Castle Doctrine

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

23rd Jan 2023
How I made Castle Doctrine, a 1:1 scale fully 3D-Printed American Revolutionary War era cannon.
7th Dec 2022
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Natural Selection

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

7th Dec 2022
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
Ten Blue Links, "Cometh the hour, cometh the man-baby" edition Hi all. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? It has been a week dominated by AI. Which is fitting because...
28th Feb 2026
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Ten Blue Links, "Cometh the hour, cometh the man-baby" edition

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

28th Feb 2026
Hi all. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? It has been a week dominated by AI. Which is fitting because AI dominated the weeks before it and will dominate the weeks ahead. That’s part of the reason I haven’t written for a
Carving and Printing a Simple Wood Engraving Wood engraving is a relief technique using fine tools to carve intricate designs into the end-grain...
3rd Jun 2026
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Carving and Printing a Simple Wood Engraving

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

3rd Jun 2026
Wood engraving is a relief technique using fine tools to carve intricate designs into the end-grain of dense hardwoods like boxwood. Gorgeously fine details can be achieved. We now have a brand new range of tools and materials available to buy in our shop, plus a lovely selection...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Uni-Timer Ich bin seit diesem Semester Student und in der Uni dauern Vorlesungen immer 90 Minuten, von...
30th Nov 2013
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Uni-Timer

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

30th Nov 2013
Ich bin seit diesem Semester Student und in der Uni dauern Vorlesungen immer 90 Minuten, von “viertel nach” bis “viertel vor”. Da kam mir die Idee, dass man eine Uhr bräuchte, die nicht den Fortschritt der aktuellen Stunde, sondern den der aktuellen Vorlesung zeigt. Dazu habe ich...
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...
“Welcome back” What if they meant it? What if your return felt special to the people behind the counter? What if...
1st Aug 2026
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“Welcome back”

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

1st Aug 2026
What if they meant it? What if your return felt special to the people behind the counter? What if they knew, without looking it up, or being told–what if they knew that you were here, again, a vote of trust and confidence. Returning home is one of the oldest human desires. It’s a...
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.
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...
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...
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:
Coming soon A newsletter about rectangles, but mostly design.
12th Dec 2022
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Coming soon

from Rectangle [alt+shift+b] in creative

12th Dec 2022
A newsletter about rectangles, but mostly design.
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
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.
Who Bullies The Bullies? but they're welcome to buy an iphone Pacific Standard. Get it? It's like The Atlantic,...
3rd May 2014
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Who Bullies The Bullies?

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

3rd May 2014
but they're welcome to buy an iphone Pacific Standard. Get it? It's like The Atlantic, but it's Pacific. Totally different. So unlike The Atlantic, it will "attack the conventional wisdom from a west coast perspective." That's a quote. "But didn't the editors come from...
4th Jan 2023
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Unraveling the Enigma

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

4th Jan 2023
Weekly Dose of Optimism #172 Childhood nutrition, Dell Invests America, Amazon Leo, NASA finds life's building blocks, Levin on...
5th Dec 2025
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Weekly Dose of Optimism #172

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

5th Dec 2025
Childhood nutrition, Dell Invests America, Amazon Leo, NASA finds life's building blocks, Levin on Lex Round 2 + The Thinking Game + Dose Fuel + Hearing Aids
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
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?
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...
Preparing your paper and press for etching When you’ve created an aluminium or zinc plate etching, you’ll want to have a go at pulling your...
8th May 2024
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Preparing your paper and press for etching

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

8th May 2024
When you’ve created an aluminium or zinc plate etching, you’ll want to have a go at pulling your first print. To do this, you’ll need to learn how to prepare your paper and how to set the correct pressure on your press. This blog is part of a series featuring tips and techniques...
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...
Do Movie Trailers Actually Sell Tickets? Measuring the box-office impact of movie trailers and the cultural value that numbers can’t quite...
2nd Sep 2026
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Do Movie Trailers Actually Sell Tickets?

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

2nd Sep 2026
Measuring the box-office impact of movie trailers and the cultural value that numbers can’t quite capture.
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.
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...
Introducing: Flucker Ruin your Vitamix with xanthan gum
26th Oct 2025
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Introducing: Flucker

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

26th Oct 2025
Ruin your Vitamix with xanthan gum
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
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...
Weekly Scroll: YouTube Communism Weird brand deals, viewer redistribution, and some very good items
1st Feb 2026
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Weekly Scroll: YouTube Communism

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

1st Feb 2026
Weird brand deals, viewer redistribution, and some very good items
Do Actors Get Better With Age? A Statistical Analysis How does an actor's age influence critical acclaim, commercial success, and casting opportunity?
3rd Sep 2025
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Do Actors Get Better With Age? A Statistical Analysis

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

3rd Sep 2025
How does an actor's age influence critical acclaim, commercial success, and casting opportunity?
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
A Message Drifts This series continues my explorations of the ways meaning can emerge from randomness. Each image is...
26th Jun 2025
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A Message Drifts

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

26th Jun 2025
This series continues my explorations of the ways meaning can emerge from randomness. Each image is created using algorithmic systems that create the elements. There is an alphabet of symbols, a message generator and several approaches to glitch aesthetics. The result could be...
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.
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”
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...
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...
🔗 SIGNAL SCAN :: 11.2.26 Selections for the week
a week ago
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🔗 SIGNAL SCAN :: 11.2.26

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

a week ago
Selections for the week
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.
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...
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.
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.
Meet the Maker : Jay Caskie I’m Jay, a full-time printmaker originally from Canada but currently living in Cornwall. I use wood...
2nd Sep 2026
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Meet the Maker : Jay Caskie

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

2nd Sep 2026
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...
Ten Blue Links “Life, the UAE, and Everything” Edition 1. Only Cook could go to China Two hundred and seventy five billion dollars. That’s how much Apple...
18th May 2025
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Ten Blue Links “Life, the UAE, and Everything” Edition

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

18th May 2025
1. Only Cook could go to China Two hundred and seventy five billion dollars. That’s how much Apple planned to spend in China from 2016-2021, and given the growth of the company and the Chinese economy, it probably actually spent more than that. At the same time, of
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.”
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...
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
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...
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...
6 Culture Trends: Google’s Decline, Pokémon’s Price Boom, and AI Music Scammers Plus: Nathan Fielder’s Oscar chances, TV’s renewal crisis, YouTube’s aging audience—and recommended...
a week ago
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a week ago
Plus: Nathan Fielder’s Oscar chances, TV’s renewal crisis, YouTube’s aging audience—and recommended reads and datasets.
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...
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...
Why are we blaming hookup culture and casual sex for social problems? On Alessandro Roz' erotic brotherhood for queer men, and what it's missing
3rd May 2026
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Why are we blaming hookup culture and casual sex for social problems?

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

3rd May 2026
On Alessandro Roz' erotic brotherhood for queer men, and what it's missing
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
3rd May 2024
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Artisinal white noise

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

3rd May 2024
Shhhhhhhh
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.
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?
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
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

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

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...
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.
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...
Weekly Dose of Optimism #213 Starship Orbital, America.gov, Matic Master Plan, Freckle, Heart Age + Extra Doses
2nd Oct 2026
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Weekly Dose of Optimism #213

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

2nd Oct 2026
Starship Orbital, America.gov, Matic Master Plan, Freckle, Heart Age + Extra Doses
NCCCIAP 2025 - Photos + A photo gallery showcasing images taken at the 2025 National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron...
8th Apr 2025
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NCCCIAP 2025 - Photos +

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

8th Apr 2025
A photo gallery showcasing images taken at the 2025 National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices.
Meet the Maker: Megan Hall I'm Megan Hall, a reduction linocut printmaker based in Plymouth, Devon. My work is inspired by...
5th Aug 2026
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Meet the Maker: Megan Hall

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

5th Aug 2026
I'm Megan Hall, a reduction linocut printmaker based in Plymouth, Devon. My work is inspired by water and the time I spend outdoors, particularly swimming, paddleboarding and exploring the Devon coastline. I create original linocuts that try to capture those moments when the...
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: ...
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
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...
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.
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...
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...
Maplands Maplands is a long-form generative art project I released on fxhash on 5th Jan 2022. It sold out...
13th Jan 2022
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Maplands

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

13th Jan 2022
Maplands is a long-form generative art project I released on fxhash on 5th Jan 2022. It sold out 256 pieces in exactly 2 minutes.
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...
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
25.9 CHARISMA CAPITAL Rizz is the new intelligence
4th Aug 2025
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25.9 CHARISMA CAPITAL

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

4th Aug 2025
Rizz is the new intelligence
1st Mar 2025
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
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
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
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.
Are you doing what you said you wanted to do? If you want to be a poet, write poetry. Every day. Show us your work. If you want to do improv,...
1st Sep 2023
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Are you doing what you said you wanted to do?

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

1st Sep 2023
If you want to be a poet, write poetry. Every day. Show us your work. If you want to do improv, start a troupe. Don’t wait to get picked. If you want to help animals, don’t wait for vet school. Volunteer at an animal shelter right now. If you want to write a screenplay, write […]
A strange kind of physical reality A long-form generative art project coming to fxhash in partnership with FAB DAO on 11th Jan 2024....
11th Jan 2024
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A strange kind of physical reality

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

11th Jan 2024
A long-form generative art project coming to fxhash in partnership with FAB DAO on 11th Jan 2024. This series is inspired, in the abstract, by the images I visualise when reading about quantum theory. Particularly thoughts of particles spreading out as waves and then collapsing...
2026 MACROTREND REPORT A Return to Soulfulness
9th Jan 2026
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2026 MACROTREND REPORT

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

9th Jan 2026
A Return to Soulfulness
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...
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
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?
Lego Part Designer I made a web app that lets you design your own Lego Technic parts and save them as printable STL...
1st May 2019
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Lego Part Designer

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

1st May 2019
I made a web app that lets you design your own Lego Technic parts and save them as printable STL files. You can check it out here. I got the idea for this project when I was building with Lego parts and wondered how many of the common parts can be described with a simple rule...
19th Oct 2025
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Knowledge is Power

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

19th Oct 2025
🟣 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
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...
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?
16th Jan 2025
Don't Hate Her Because She's Successful the first thing you noticed is her great outfit and the first thing I noticed is she's covering her...
22nd Mar 2013
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Don't Hate Her Because She's Successful

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

22nd Mar 2013
the first thing you noticed is her great outfit and the first thing I noticed is she's covering her wedding ring  this is why you are anxious and I am Alone Today in the United States and the developed world, women are better off than ever before. But the...
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.
Britt Reilly Britt Reilly's work lives at the intersection of immersive visual arts, historic architecture and...
26th Nov 2024
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Britt Reilly

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

26th Nov 2024
Britt Reilly's work lives at the intersection of immersive visual arts, historic architecture and preservation, and modernist design. Britt is the executive director and collections curator at the Irving & Aaronel deRoy Gruber Foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and when we...
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
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...
Ten Blue Links – "Platforms, promises and bad habits" edition Hello! And welcome back. I have had an extended break over Christmas and the New Year. The one...
10th Jan 2026
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Ten Blue Links – "Platforms, promises and bad habits" edition

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

10th Jan 2026
Hello! And welcome back. I have had an extended break over Christmas and the New Year. The one benefit of being useless at taking my holiday allowance is that I usually end up taking December off, and so it proved again this year. This one is a bit of an
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...
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
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,...
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