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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...
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?
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,...
🔵 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
On to the next thing Vitally important, rarely taught, easily messed up. In order to go onto the next thing, which we all...
1st May 2023
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On to the next thing

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

1st May 2023
Vitally important, rarely taught, easily messed up. In order to go onto the next thing, which we all do (unless you’re still wearing pajamas with feet and taking ballet lessons), we need to walk away from the last thing. Wrap it up, learn from it, leave it in good hands. And we...
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...
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.
Hundreds of Medieval Medical Manuscripts with Strange Cures Get Digitized & Put Online: From Leeches... If any discussion of medieval medicine gets going, it’s only a matter of time before someone brings...
1st Aug 2025
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1st Aug 2025
If any discussion of medieval medicine gets going, it’s only a matter of time before someone brings up leeches. And it turns out that the centrality of those squirming blood-suckers to the treatment of disease in the Middle Ages isn’t much overstated, at least judging by a look...
Navigating the chaos That is ADHD.
17th Mar 2026
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
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
19th Oct 2025
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Knowledge is Power

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

19th Oct 2025
Midweek Scroll: Some very unfortunate AI news Plus! YouTubers in the box office, BookTok drama, and a very good Odyssey post
3rd Jun 2026
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Midweek Scroll: Some very unfortunate AI news

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

3rd Jun 2026
Plus! YouTubers in the box office, BookTok drama, and a very good Odyssey post
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...
11th Aug 2024
Ramblin’ Rod Long ago, I was in the studio audience of a local PDX TV kids show called Ramblin’ Rod. “Local kids...
12th Jun 2025
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Ramblin’ Rod

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

12th Jun 2025
Long ago, I was in the studio audience of a local PDX TV kids show called Ramblin’ Rod. “Local kids show” is a format that is completely lost to time, which is pretty wild, because it was such a thing. Think Krusty the Clown — kids sitting in a studio, a goofball host, time...
Meet the Maker: Ian O' Halloran My name is Ian O’Halloran. I am a professional Artist and Printmaker living and working in the...
15th May 2025
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Meet the Maker: Ian O' Halloran

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

15th May 2025
My name is Ian O’Halloran. I am a professional Artist and Printmaker living and working in the Sussex Weald near Herstmonceux (UK). I am and always have been inspired by the British landscape. I came to art later in life than most, having had a career in civil engineering first...
Ten Blue Links, Jazz-hands Edition 1. The problem with cloud services is who owns them Ahh, the cloud. Or, as we used to call it, The...
19th Oct 2025
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Ten Blue Links, Jazz-hands Edition

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

19th Oct 2025
1. The problem with cloud services is who owns them Ahh, the cloud. Or, as we used to call it, The Cloud. The cloud was the future! Apps were all going to be in the cloud! Clients would be thin! Everyone would use a Chromebook! Everything which could possibly have
Meet the Maker: Mari Hunt Mari is an artist and printmaker who lives with her family at the foot of the South Downs in West...
13th May 2026
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Meet the Maker: Mari Hunt

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

13th May 2026
Mari is an artist and printmaker who lives with her family at the foot of the South Downs in West Sussex. She has no formal art training but has always loved to draw - anything and everything! Her work is bold and distinctive with a vibrant use of colour.    For Mari, everything...
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
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
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...
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Reflections on Urban Isolation

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

16th Jul 2024
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
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?
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: ...
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
howdidyoufind.me a website about how people found this website
24th Sep 2024
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howdidyoufind.me

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

24th Sep 2024
a website about how people found this website
Weekly Dose of Optimism #130 CT-179, Deep Research, NanoCas, Replit Agent, Go Birds
7th Feb 2025
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Weekly Dose of Optimism #130

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

7th Feb 2025
CT-179, Deep Research, NanoCas, Replit Agent, Go Birds
16th Jan 2025
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
When a Drunken Charles Bukowski Walked Off the Prestigious French Talk Show Apostrophes (1978) Charles Bukowski didn’t do TV — or at least he didn’t do American TV. Like a Hollywood movie star...
3rd Jun 2024
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3rd Jun 2024
Charles Bukowski didn’t do TV — or at least he didn’t do American TV. Like a Hollywood movie star shooting a Japanese commercial, he did make an exception for a gig abroad. It happened in 1978, when the poet received an invitation from the popular French literary talk...
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...
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...
8th Apr 2026
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Human Error

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

8th Apr 2026
Meet the Maker: 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...
🔗 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
🟣 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
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...
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
Happy Birthday, Haterade The Terrible Twos. Plus, new merch!
23rd Nov 2022
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Happy Birthday, Haterade

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

23rd Nov 2022
The Terrible Twos. Plus, new merch!
The Media Thinks Republicans are Aliens How do you criticize what you can't understand?
3rd Jan 2026
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The Media Thinks Republicans are Aliens

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

3rd Jan 2026
How do you criticize what you can't understand?
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.
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
Product contentment Joyful consumerism.
19th Jul 2026
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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...
New Photography Shortcuts Using ToolBox Pro My love affair with Apple’s Shortcuts took a bit of a hit during the transition to iOS 13, but my...
14th Nov 2019
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New Photography Shortcuts Using ToolBox Pro

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

14th Nov 2019
My love affair with Apple’s Shortcuts took a bit of a hit during the transition to iOS 13, but my fascination with this on-device development environment has been rekindled thanks to a new app called ToolBox Pro. ToolBox Pro is a free iOS/iPadOS app that adds powerful new actions...
The "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?
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...
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...
Meet the Maker: 2025 Round Up! At the end of each Meet the Maker post, we ask our makers to share their advice and words of...
1st Jan 2026
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Meet the Maker: 2025 Round Up!

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

1st Jan 2026
At the end of each Meet the Maker post, we ask our makers to share their advice and words of encouragement for fellow creatives. Read through our 2025 round-up and gather some inspiration for the new year ahead! Julia Triay Embrace how long the linocutting process is. I...
Does anarchy break down in crisis? Post-scarcity, natural disasters, and the state
14th Dec 2025
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Does anarchy break down in crisis?

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

14th Dec 2025
Post-scarcity, natural disasters, and the state
🟢 TREND RADAR #19 :: NATURE DRIVERS Adaptation under pressure
8th Jul 2026
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
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....
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...
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....
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...
An (overbuilt) 10" mini rack for a LAN Party Plans, files, and BOM to build your own 10” mini rack using T-slot extrusion and 3D prints.
11th Aug 2025
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An (overbuilt) 10" mini rack for a LAN Party

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

11th Aug 2025
Plans, files, and BOM to build your own 10” mini rack using T-slot extrusion and 3D prints.
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 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
13th Oct 2025
Android-Benachrichtigungen auf dem Schreibtisch Das Ziel dieses Projekts ist, Benachrichtigungen von meinem Android-Handy automatisch auf einem...
16th Feb 2014
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Android-Benachrichtigungen auf dem Schreibtisch

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

16th Feb 2014
Das Ziel dieses Projekts ist, Benachrichtigungen von meinem Android-Handy automatisch auf einem LoL-Shield (Lots of LEDs) anzuzeigen. Dazu benutze ich einen Raspberry Pi, der sowieso schon auf meinem Schreibtisch steht, einen Arduino für das Schild und auf dem Handy Tasker, um...
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...
Ten Blue Links, “Peter and the whales” edition 1. Required reading of the week Let’s start with something a little doom-laden: how societies...
3rd Aug 2025
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Ten Blue Links, “Peter and the whales” edition

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

3rd Aug 2025
1. Required reading of the week Let’s start with something a little doom-laden: how societies collapse. How “civilisations” meet their ultimate end isn’t just an academic exercise, for two reasons. First, with climate change starting to bite, it’s easy to see how
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...
Jurassic Punk If you’re reading this blog, you probably know the story — at least, you think you do. As Steven...
16th Dec 2022
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Jurassic Punk

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

16th Dec 2022
If you’re reading this blog, you probably know the story — at least, you think you do. As Steven Spielberg began production on 1993’s Jurassic Park, he and Industrial Light and Magic’s Dennis Muren planned to execute the all-important visual effects component of the film’s...
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...
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...
Prolost Watches After my experience being rejected from the App Store, I was left with an unscratched itch to ship a...
7th May 2026
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Prolost Watches

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7th May 2026
After my experience being rejected from the App Store, I was left with an unscratched itch to ship a native iPhone app. Staying well away from my day-job turf of tools for motion artists, I created an app to support a hobby I fell into. Prolost Watches is an iPhone app for...
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...
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.
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,...
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...
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.
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...
Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor When Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor came up with the idea for Ear Hustle, the podcast they’ve hosted...
10th May 2024
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Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor

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

10th May 2024
When Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor came up with the idea for Ear Hustle, the podcast they’ve hosted together since 2017, Earlonne was serving a prison sentence of 31 years to life—the result of California’s three-strikes law. The two met at San Quentin State Prison where Nigel, a...
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...
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...
Collagraph Printing Collagraphy is a really versatile printing process in which a textured plate is inked up and put...
2nd Aug 2023
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Collagraph Printing

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

2nd Aug 2023
Collagraphy is a really versatile printing process in which a textured plate is inked up and put through a press. Different textures hold varying amounts of ink and print different tones. Anything with a low relief texture can be stuck down and used: wallpaper, leaves, fabrics,...
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...
3rd Mar 2023
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Memento Mori

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

3rd Mar 2023
America's Next 250 An Essay with Scott Nolan, General Matter CEO and Founders Fund Partner
2nd Jul 2026
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America's Next 250

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

2nd Jul 2026
An Essay with Scott Nolan, General Matter CEO and Founders Fund Partner
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
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.
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...
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...
“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...
What Makes a Song Catchy? A Statistical Analysis Is there a scientific formula for catchy songs?
1st Jul 2026
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What Makes a Song Catchy? A Statistical Analysis

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

1st Jul 2026
Is there a scientific formula for catchy songs?
Meet the Maker: Angela Chalmers Hi, my name is Angela Chalmers. I am a visual artist living in North Yorkshire. I work with...
5th Mar 2025
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Meet the Maker: Angela Chalmers

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

5th Mar 2025
Hi, my name is Angela Chalmers. I am a visual artist living in North Yorkshire. I work with cameraless photography techniques and the cyanotype process producing 2D and 3D artworks on paper and textiles. Cyanotype dates from the early days of photography and produces beautiful...
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
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.
Luke Zahm “Everyone eats. There's so much beauty in realizing that humaneness and that oneness.” This is the...
27th Mar 2024
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Luke Zahm

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

27th Mar 2024
“Everyone eats. There's so much beauty in realizing that humaneness and that oneness.” This is the ethos of Luke Zahm. The James Beard-nominated chef, host of the hit PBS show Wisconsin Foodie, and owner of the widely acclaimed Driftless Café in Viroqua, Wisconsin, believes food...
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.
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?
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...
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
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...
Is anarchy compatible with modern society? Problems of scale and shape in imagining the futures
8th Mar 2025
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Is anarchy compatible with modern society?

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

8th Mar 2025
Problems of scale and shape in imagining the futures
Things are falling apart On a planetary scale; personally I’m fine, and that feels weird
15th Jul 2025
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Things are falling apart

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

15th Jul 2025
On a planetary scale; personally I’m fine, and that feels weird
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?
Host Jumping, thinking about viruses and how they’re changing. Thinking about the concepts and reasons behind the making of my work ‘Host Jump’.
16th Dec 2021
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Host Jumping, thinking about viruses and how they’re changing.

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

16th Dec 2021
Thinking about the concepts and reasons behind the making of my work ‘Host Jump’.
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...
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...
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?
6th Nov 2024
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
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...
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...
Connecting my fish tank to the Internet of Things – Part 1: Hacking an automatic fish feeder I bought a used automatic fish feeder from ebay. This device is completely mechanic and very old...
30th Jun 2014
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30th Jun 2014
I bought a used automatic fish feeder from ebay. This device is completely mechanic and very old (older than 1989). It has 27 containers for fish food and a disc that does one rotation per day. By sticking pins into that disc one can trigger one or more feedings per day. A pin...
“Won’t get fooled again” Alas, we probably will. Recurring scams, hustles and deceptions work because we’re eager to be...
1st Nov 2024
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“Won’t get fooled again”

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

1st Nov 2024
Alas, we probably will. Recurring scams, hustles and deceptions work because we’re eager to be fooled by them. Vaporware, false deadlines, fake budgets, unrealistic promises and straight out con jobs persist because at some level, we demand them. Divisive arguments, mob...
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:
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?
Making a Stamp with Japanese Transparent Stamp Carving Block This new Japanese Transparent Stamp Carving Block enables you to carve your design and bake it in...
3rd Nov 2022
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Making a Stamp with Japanese Transparent Stamp Carving Block

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

3rd Nov 2022
This new Japanese Transparent Stamp Carving Block enables you to carve your design and bake it in the oven until it appears clear. Clear stamps are so handy as they let you see where you’re printing! This is great for repeat patterns, accurate registration, multi-colour designs...
What 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...
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 to do with firm footing If we’ve got tenure, a lifetime appointment or simply a really secure gig, what should we do with...
1st Feb 2024
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What to do with firm footing

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

1st Feb 2024
If we’ve got tenure, a lifetime appointment or simply a really secure gig, what should we do with it? One option is to race to the bottom, to chase short-term self-focused outcomes and to see how much we can get away with. (Probably, quite a bit). The other is to take this rare...
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
Meet the Maker Round-Up 2024! It has been another incredible year of printmaking inspiration. We've put together a round-up of all...
12th Dec 2024
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Meet the Maker Round-Up 2024!

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

12th Dec 2024
It has been another incredible year of printmaking inspiration. We've put together a round-up of all our fantastic Meet the Maker artists from 2024, alongside their advice or inspiration for other printmakers. Read through for a wholesome dose of printmaking magic, and click...
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...
The Haterade Test Kitchen Makes Depression Tots™ Combating nihilism with crispier crowns.
4th Jun 2022
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The Haterade Test Kitchen Makes Depression Tots™

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

4th Jun 2022
Combating nihilism with crispier crowns.
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
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...
2nd May 2024
5th Feb 2025
On The Course: Creating Life Drawing Mono Screen Prints I (Bridget) was lucky enough to take part on last years Life-Drawing Monoscreen Printing workshop...
7th Jun 2023
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On The Course: Creating Life Drawing Mono Screen Prints

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

7th Jun 2023
I (Bridget) was lucky enough to take part on last years Life-Drawing Monoscreen Printing workshop with Tricia Johnson. During the course, we worked with a life model to create painterly screen prints using the mono screen method. We used acrylic based screen printing inks and...
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
The lazy jugglers The best jugglers don’t seem to be trying very hard. That’s because they understand what the work...
1st Jul 2024
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The lazy jugglers

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

1st Jul 2024
The best jugglers don’t seem to be trying very hard. That’s because they understand what the work involves, and they don’t confuse effort with results. Some approaches to keep in mind: Focus on the work at hand Don’t take on more than you can handle Establish a spec, and ignore...
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.
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...
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.”
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.
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...
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
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.
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...
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.
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” (!),...
Does 'Avatar' Have No Cultural Footprint? A Statistical Analysis Investigating claims of Avatar's cultural irrelevance.
2nd Oct 2024
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Does 'Avatar' Have No Cultural Footprint? A Statistical Analysis

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

2nd Oct 2024
Investigating claims of Avatar's cultural irrelevance.
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
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
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
Adjacent meanings Someone is someone’s friend.
20th Feb 2026
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Adjacent meanings

from Ánh [alt+shift+b] in creative

20th Feb 2026
Someone is someone’s friend.
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
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...
Faster Than Life – Global Game Jam 2019 Project Like in the previous year, I took part in the Global Game Jam. I joined a team of six programmers,...
2nd Feb 2019
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Faster Than Life – Global Game Jam 2019 Project

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

2nd Feb 2019
Like in the previous year, I took part in the Global Game Jam. I joined a team of six programmers, unfortunately there was a shortage of artists this year. During the 48 hour jam, we made a space game that is inspired by Faster Than Light. You travel through...
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...
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...
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
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
10 Billion Minus 1 - Making a 10 digit 7 segment display for Lovepop The process and steps of making a multi-digit display.
9th Jun 2019
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10 Billion Minus 1 - Making a 10 digit 7 segment display for Lovepop

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

9th Jun 2019
The process and steps of making a multi-digit display.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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."
Tastes Like Cancer (And potato salad.)
21st Jul 2025
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Tastes Like Cancer

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

21st Jul 2025
(And potato salad.)
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.
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...
🟠 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
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...
Meet The Maker: Kathryn Green I am a textile artist and tutor, specialising in dye and print processes to create organic, layered...
8th Feb 2024
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Meet The Maker: Kathryn Green

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

8th Feb 2024
I am a textile artist and tutor, specialising in dye and print processes to create organic, layered and textural art textile pieces for exhibition, in addition to capsule collections of wearable art and interior accessories.  Having obtained a First-class degree in textiles, I...
Funeral do you have a better system? The funeral is attended by 30 people. It's a military...
10th Dec 2012
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Funeral

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

10th Dec 2012
do you have a better system? The funeral is attended by 30 people. It's a military funeral because he was in Korea, and in the front chairs are his wife and two grown children, and they are quietly crying. When it ends, people disperse hesitatingly, after all, they...
Kinds of courage Courage is a generous act that involves risk. It’s not courageous to hang out with friends and make...
1st Apr 2024
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Kinds of courage

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

1st Apr 2024
Courage is a generous act that involves risk. It’s not courageous to hang out with friends and make a crank phone call. The risk involved might be actual risk (it took courage to go to the moon) or it might feel risky (raising your hand at a meeting to ask a useful question...
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
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...
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...
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...
Raising a Special Little AI The actual lesson from Clawdbot/Moltbook
3rd Feb 2026
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Raising a Special Little AI

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

3rd Feb 2026
The actual lesson from Clawdbot/Moltbook
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.
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...
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...
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”
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: Rach Lloyd Hello, my name is Rach and I'm a printmaker from Shropshire. I go by the name Rach Lloyd Press, and...
2nd Oct 2024
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Meet the Maker: Rach Lloyd

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

2nd Oct 2024
Hello, my name is Rach and I'm a printmaker from Shropshire. I go by the name Rach Lloyd Press, and pride myself on making all of my print-runs and editions in very small numbers, so people can own a unique piece of artwork at an affordable price. I am a multidisciplinary artist,...
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...
“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...
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...
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
“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...
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
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.
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
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”
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.
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
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