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When Do Viewers Get Hooked on a TV Show? A Statistical Analysis When do TV viewers become committed fans?
3rd Apr 2025
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When Do Viewers Get Hooked on a TV Show? A Statistical Analysis

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

3rd Apr 2025
When do TV viewers become committed fans?
The Necrologs of Bulgaria Remembering the Dead in Daily Life
2nd Aug 2023
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The Necrologs of Bulgaria

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

2nd Aug 2023
Remembering the Dead in Daily Life
21st Jun 2026
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Can someone born upside-down know when they come right way up again?

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

21st Jun 2026
The role of intuition in discovering truth
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...
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...
The Golden Age of Japanese Pencils, 1952-1967 It was the summer of 1952, and the executives of Tombow Pencil were about to revolutionize the...
2nd Mar 2022
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The Golden Age of Japanese Pencils, 1952-1967

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

2nd Mar 2022
It was the summer of 1952, and the executives of Tombow Pencil were about to revolutionize the Japanese pencil industry—or, possibly, fall flat on their faces. Hachiro Ogawa, the son of founder Harunosuke Ogawa, was Tombow's managing director, and he had just finished a...
TREND RADAR #5 Humanwashing is here
10th Sep 2025
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TREND RADAR #5

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

10th Sep 2025
Humanwashing is here
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...
2nd May 2024
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...
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...
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
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
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...
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...
Stopping a runaway train It feels urgent because it is. But by the time the train is running away, it might be too late. The...
1st Aug 2024
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Stopping a runaway train

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

1st Aug 2024
It feels urgent because it is. But by the time the train is running away, it might be too late. The better strategy is to not sign up for trains that are likely to run away. The first principle of risk reduction is to figure out if you can stop it later. If you can’t, […]
19th Mar 2024
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Peace, Love, & Ass

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

19th Mar 2024
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...
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...
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
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...
The Olympics in the 2020s Versus 1912: See Side-by-Side Comparisons of the Athletes’ Performance... The Olympic Games have their origins in antiquity, but their modern revival has also been going on...
1st Aug 2024
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1st Aug 2024
The Olympic Games have their origins in antiquity, but their modern revival has also been going on longer than any of us has been here. Even the fifth Summer Olympics, which took place in Stockholm in 1912, has passed out of living memory. But thanks to the technology of the...
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
The Cinnamon Gum Olympics Haterade is a newsletter for bus drivers and looksmaxxers.
23rd Mar 2026
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The Cinnamon Gum Olympics

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

23rd Mar 2026
Haterade is a newsletter for bus drivers and looksmaxxers.
“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...
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...
Wim Wenders’ New Short Film Reminds Europe of the Lessons of World War II World War II officially ended on September 2, 1945. It followed, by less than three weeks, an...
2nd Jun 2025
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2nd Jun 2025
World War II officially ended on September 2, 1945. It followed, by less than three weeks, an equally momentous event, at least in the eyes of cinephiles: the birth of Wim Wenders. Though soon to turn 80 years old, Wenders has remained both productive and capable of drawing great...
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?
MILAN DESIGN WEEK :: BY THE MACROTRENDS An inspirational interlude
3rd May 2026
🔵 TREND RADAR #20 :: TECH DRIVERS Soft Optimization in a Surveillance State
3rd Aug 2026
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🔵 TREND RADAR #20 :: TECH DRIVERS

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

3rd Aug 2026
Soft Optimization in a Surveillance State
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...
Which Songs Are Frequently Featured in Film and Television? A Statistical Analysis Which songs have become staples of film and television?
5th Mar 2025
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5th Mar 2025
Which songs have become staples of film and television?
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 #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
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
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...
Adversarial Generation of Continuous Implicit Shape Representations This article provides an overview of the paper "Adversarial Generation of Continuous Implicit Shape...
2nd Feb 2020
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Adversarial Generation of Continuous Implicit Shape Representations

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

2nd Feb 2020
This article provides an overview of the paper "Adversarial Generation of Continuous Implicit Shape Representations", which I co-authored with Matthias Fey. While the paper focuses on the theoretical aspects, I'll provide a higher level explanation and and some visualizations...
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: ...
13th Feb 2026
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The Godkiller Forge

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

13th Feb 2026
TREND RADAR #9 Organic Literature & Potent Pleasures
6th Nov 2025
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TREND RADAR #9

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

6th Nov 2025
Organic Literature & Potent Pleasures
4th Jan 2023
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Unraveling the Enigma

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

4th Jan 2023
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...
Iconic Animator Chuck Jones Creates an Oscar-Winning Animation About the Virtues of Universal Health... While our country looks like it might be coming apart at the seams, it’s good to revisit, every once...
1st Jul 2025
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1st Jul 2025
While our country looks like it might be coming apart at the seams, it’s good to revisit, every once in a while, moments when it did work. And that’s not so that we can feel nostalgic about a lost time, but so that we can remind ourselves how, given the right conditions, things...
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.
Weekly Scroll: The Deep State Cometh /r/FedNews, DeepSeek hot takes, and a brutal menswear guy post
3rd Feb 2025
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Weekly Scroll: The Deep State Cometh

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

3rd Feb 2025
/r/FedNews, DeepSeek hot takes, and a brutal menswear guy post
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...
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
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...
Weekly Scroll: Meta Swallows the Slop Plus: Elon's alter ego and Autistic Stew
6th Jan 2025
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Weekly Scroll: Meta Swallows the Slop

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

6th Jan 2025
Plus: Elon's alter ego and Autistic Stew
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?
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
13th Oct 2025
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?
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...
Anti-viral with Alicia Kennedy "People just want you to talk about yourself"
2nd Dec 2025
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Anti-viral with Alicia Kennedy

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

2nd Dec 2025
"People just want you to talk about yourself"
The 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
Can you believe it? The standards have changed a lot in the last few millennia: The big man said it. The book said it....
1st Jul 2026
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Can you believe it?

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

1st Jul 2026
The standards have changed a lot in the last few millennia: The big man said it. The book said it. The newspaper said it. I saw a photo. I saw it on TV. I read it on the internet. That’s what the AI said. There has always been room for doubt. But the last century […]
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...
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
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...
Ten Blue Links, “If I sound angry, it’s because I am” Edition 1. Claude’s system prompt is a wild work of AI art Behind every LLM lies a system prompt. This is a...
1st Jun 2025
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Ten Blue Links, “If I sound angry, it’s because I am” Edition

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

1st Jun 2025
1. Claude’s system prompt is a wild work of AI art Behind every LLM lies a system prompt. This is a set of instructions written by the creators of the LLM designed to give it personality, a starting point for response, and to build in “fences”
🟢 TREND RADAR #19 :: NATURE DRIVERS Adaptation under pressure
8th Jul 2026
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...
No Man’s Starfield This is a shader I made that renders a flight through a starfield. It’s meant to look like the...
18th Sep 2016
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No Man’s Starfield

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

18th Sep 2016
This is a shader I made that renders a flight through a starfield. It’s meant to look like the galactic map that you can see in No Man’s Sky. Here is a link to the project on shadertoy: No Man’s Starfield The cool thing about this is that it runs inside a shader. A shader is a...
p5.js on Squarespace - The Basics A quick guide on how to get p5.js guides working on Squarespace.
2nd Mar 2022
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p5.js on Squarespace - The Basics

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

2nd Mar 2022
A quick guide on how to get p5.js guides working on Squarespace.
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.
Food Waste is Bad Actually How we frame the problem makes all the difference
7th Dec 2024
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Food Waste is Bad Actually

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

7th Dec 2024
How we frame the problem makes all the difference
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.
Projects for the Year Ahead Are you looking to start the year by learning a new skill or starting a fresh project? Perhaps you...
2nd Jan 2025
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Projects for the Year Ahead

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

2nd Jan 2025
Are you looking to start the year by learning a new skill or starting a fresh project? Perhaps you just need a boost of inspiration? We've put together some projects to get you going for the year ahead. Introduction to Linocut Did you get some new tools for Christmas and you'd...
MOOD BOARD MYOPIA & CREATIVE STAGNATION It's not just the algorithm, it's us
18th Apr 2025
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MOOD BOARD MYOPIA & CREATIVE STAGNATION

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

18th Apr 2025
It's not just the algorithm, it's us
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
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
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.
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...
Weekly Dose of Optimism #160 Epigenetic atlas, Stroke Pills, Tempo, 1 GB Kuiper, Polymarket in the USA, Saquon
5th Sep 2025
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Weekly Dose of Optimism #160

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

5th Sep 2025
Epigenetic atlas, Stroke Pills, Tempo, 1 GB Kuiper, Polymarket in the USA, Saquon
13th Apr 2025
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
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.
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...
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.
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
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 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...
Thank Goodness I’ve Written Some Ad Music This summer, a new video game came out that changed the way we think about comedy in games, becoming...
8th Sep 2024
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Thank Goodness I’ve Written Some Ad Music

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

8th Sep 2024
This summer, a new video game came out that changed the way we think about comedy in games, becoming an instant smash hit in the process. That’s right, I’m talking about Thank Goodness You’re Here! from Coal Supper. Ok, yeah, sure, I work for Panic and we published the game, so I...
March '24 Myths & Recs Sleep deprivation, Kim Petras, the Anthropocene, and more
23rd Mar 2024
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March '24 Myths & Recs

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

23rd Mar 2024
Sleep deprivation, Kim Petras, the Anthropocene, and more
“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...
All Soda Yearns to Be Red A selective history of the “suicide”
28th Jul 2026
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All Soda Yearns to Be Red

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

28th Jul 2026
A selective history of the “suicide”
The craft and the tool Love the song, hate the artist.
20th May 2025
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The craft and the tool

from Ánh [alt+shift+b] in creative

20th May 2025
Love the song, hate the artist.
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”
Magic Bullet Suite 14 and Trapcode Suite 16 It’s a big day at Maxon/Red Giant! We’re releasing huge updates to Magic Bullet and Trapcode...
17th Nov 2020
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Magic Bullet Suite 14 and Trapcode Suite 16

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

17th Nov 2020
It’s a big day at Maxon/Red Giant! We’re releasing huge updates to Magic Bullet and Trapcode Suites. Trapcode Particular continues to embody our ethos of power and ease-of-use, with a completely modernized simulation engine that allows particles to behave more naturally, with...
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...
Ten Blue Links, “this one’s for you, Ian” edition One of my favourite people on social media is Darth. Darth takes an annual hibernation, in which...
11th Jul 2026
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Ten Blue Links, “this one’s for you, Ian” edition

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

11th Jul 2026
One of my favourite people on social media is Darth. Darth takes an annual hibernation, in which time they do not post or, presumably, read. I’d love to say that I have not posted anything for months with the same level of intention, but alas not. It just&
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!
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...
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...
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”
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

from Prolost [alt+shift+b] in creative

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...
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
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?
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...
“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...
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...
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...
Meet the Maker: Dave Buonaguidi Dave Buonaguidi, AKA Real Hackney Dave is a Hackney-based artist who combines the visual and verbal...
6th Feb 2025
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Meet the Maker: Dave Buonaguidi

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

6th Feb 2025
Dave Buonaguidi, AKA Real Hackney Dave is a Hackney-based artist who combines the visual and verbal language of advertising and propaganda with unique imagery and materials of found objects and ephemera. In a previous life, Dave worked in advertising for over 35 years, founding...
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
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?
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...
Why Do People Hate Creed So Much? A Statistical Analysis How did Creed become "The World's Most Hated Band"?
6th Aug 2025
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Why Do People Hate Creed So Much? A Statistical Analysis

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

6th Aug 2025
How did Creed become "The World's Most Hated Band"?
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.
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 : Jay Caskie I’m Jay, a full-time printmaker originally from Canada but currently living in Cornwall. I use wood...
2 weeks ago
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Meet the Maker : Jay Caskie

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

2 weeks ago
I’m Jay, a full-time printmaker originally from Canada but currently living in Cornwall. I use wood engraving to create intricate and narrative landscapes that explore themes of home and solitude, and our connection with the natural world and each other. Describe your...
Meet the Maker: Hazel McNab Hi I’m Hazel, I live in Cornwall. I moved down just before Covid, very lucky me! And spent lockdown...
6th Sep 2023
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Meet the Maker: Hazel McNab

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

6th Sep 2023
Hi I’m Hazel, I live in Cornwall. I moved down just before Covid, very lucky me! And spent lockdown cutting Cornish Landscapes and really getting into my printing. My background is Fashion and Textiles, St Martins School of Art and I think my love of pattern shows in my...
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.
5th Feb 2025
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...
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...
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.
If it takes a village, let's build one What would a world with free children and supported parents look like?
22nd Mar 2026
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If it takes a village, let's build one

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

22nd Mar 2026
What would a world with free children and supported parents look like?
USB C to 12vDC Adaptors for Camera gear Making converters to power all of my camera accessories off of USB-C
2nd Feb 2021
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USB C to 12vDC Adaptors for Camera gear

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

2nd Feb 2021
Making converters to power all of my camera accessories off of USB-C
Printing with Heat Stamps If you haven’t tried printing with Heat Stamps yet, this is your new project. It’s really quick to...
7th Nov 2023
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Printing with Heat Stamps

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

7th Nov 2023
If you haven’t tried printing with Heat Stamps yet, this is your new project. It’s really quick to create a unique block that can be reused again and again to create different textures and patterns. All you need is a heat gun and a variety of objects and surfaces to create your...
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.”
Winter as Reading Season David Foster Wallace on the necessity of quiet time in order to read.
13th Dec 2023
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Winter as Reading Season

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

13th Dec 2023
David Foster Wallace on the necessity of quiet time in order to read.
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.
Meet The Maker - Angela Hall My name is Angela Hall, I’m an artist and silkscreen printer based in North Yorkshire, and I have...
3rd Apr 2024
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Meet The Maker - Angela Hall

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

3rd Apr 2024
My name is Angela Hall, I’m an artist and silkscreen printer based in North Yorkshire, and I have been making and selling my limited-edition prints for the last 5 years from my studio, specialised print events and regional galleries.   My creative journey started with a degree in...
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
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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.
A 5‑Hour Journey Through North Korean Entertainment: Propaganda Films, Kids’ Cartoons, Sketch Comedy... Over the second half of the twentieth century, South Korea became rich, and in the first decades of...
1st May 2024
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1st May 2024
Over the second half of the twentieth century, South Korea became rich, and in the first decades of the twenty-first, it’s become a global cultural superpower. The same can’t be said for North Korea: after a relatively strong start in the nineteen-fifties and sixties, its economy...
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 --
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...
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...
Do Movie Trailers Actually Sell Tickets? Measuring the box-office impact of movie trailers and the cultural value that numbers can’t quite...
2 weeks ago
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Do Movie Trailers Actually Sell Tickets?

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

2 weeks ago
Measuring the box-office impact of movie trailers and the cultural value that numbers can’t quite capture.
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...
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
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
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...
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.
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."
Foreskin’s Comment What a Billie Eilish Youtube comment diarist can teach us about forging meaningful online rituals
1st Aug 2023
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Foreskin’s Comment

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

1st Aug 2023
What a Billie Eilish Youtube comment diarist can teach us about forging meaningful online rituals
🟠 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
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
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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
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
LED Matrix Materials Guide I built an LED matrix out of 256 WS2812 LEDs. This post will describe which materials I used and...
8th May 2017
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LED Matrix Materials Guide

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

8th May 2017
I built an LED matrix out of 256 WS2812 LEDs. This post will describe which materials I used and which I tried with no success so you don’t have to. Case For the case, I used a custom made photo frame. The main purpose of the case is to look good, which is...
Loading, please wait... Starting the 1A2A3D project. Starting out on a project looking at the first amendment, second amendment, and 3-D printing.
2nd Sep 2020
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Loading, please wait... Starting the 1A2A3D project.

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

2nd Sep 2020
Starting out on a project looking at the first amendment, second amendment, and 3-D printing.
Weekly 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
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...
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
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
22nd Mar 2026
Is Substack exaggerating its network effects? The data tells the story writers want to hear... but is it true?
6th Feb 2024
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Is Substack exaggerating its network effects?

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

6th Feb 2024
The data tells the story writers want to hear... but is it true?
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...
6 Reasons to Be (Cautiously) Optimistic About Movies in 2025: A Statistical Analysis Six reasons to be optimistic about the film industry.
2nd Jan 2025
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2nd Jan 2025
Six reasons to be optimistic about the film industry.
Using ChatGPT to implement Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings Sol LeWitt‘s Wall Drawings aren’t actually drawings but, rather, instructions for drawings. I...
30th Jan 2023
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Using ChatGPT to implement Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings

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

30th Jan 2023
Sol LeWitt‘s Wall Drawings aren’t actually drawings but, rather, instructions for drawings. I asked ChatGPT to implement them in p5js
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...
Umberto Eco’s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism Creative Commons image by Rob Bogaerts, via the National Archives in Holland One of the key...
1st Nov 2024
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Umberto Eco’s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism

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

1st Nov 2024
Creative Commons image by Rob Bogaerts, via the National Archives in Holland One of the key questions facing both journalists and loyal oppositions these days is how do we stay honest as euphemisms and trivializations take over the discourse? Can we use words like “fascism,” for...
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.
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
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
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...
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...
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
Meet The Maker: Jenny Stringer I am Jenny Stringer, and I have been block printing fabrics (and sometimes papers) for the last...
7th Aug 2024
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Meet The Maker: Jenny Stringer

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

7th Aug 2024
I am Jenny Stringer, and I have been block printing fabrics (and sometimes papers) for the last thirty years; as and when possible.  How did you start your creative career?  I was an archaeological illustrator after a brief museum career, and worked with a team of...
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...
Enter the gift interface An archive of generosity
11th Jun 2025
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Enter the gift interface

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

11th Jun 2025
An archive of generosity
More trouble than it’s worth This is the hallmark of projects that turn out to be worth doing. The trouble might be a symptom...
1st Feb 2026
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More trouble than it’s worth

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

1st Feb 2026
This is the hallmark of projects that turn out to be worth doing. The trouble might be a symptom that we’re onto something that others don’t care enough to do. And the things that are obviously worth doing are probably already being done.
Weekly Dose of Optimism #205 Terraform, Billion-Dollar Rounds, Oklo Goes Critical, Astra Math, Terafab + Extra Doses
7th Aug 2026
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Weekly Dose of Optimism #205

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

7th Aug 2026
Terraform, Billion-Dollar Rounds, Oklo Goes Critical, Astra Math, Terafab + Extra Doses
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?
Forecast Forecast is a long-form generative art project released on fxhash on 16th Feb 2023. This article...
15th Feb 2023
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Forecast

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

15th Feb 2023
Forecast is a long-form generative art project released on fxhash on 16th Feb 2023. This article contains info about techniques and some rambling about concepts and emotions.
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...
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...
The fundamental error that doesn't exist Ben Thompson, Another Viral AI Doomer Article, The Fundamental Error, DoorDash’s AI Advantages: What...
1st Mar 2026
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The fundamental error that doesn't exist

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

1st Mar 2026
Ben Thompson, Another Viral AI Doomer Article, The Fundamental Error, DoorDash’s AI Advantages: What is notable about this assertion is the total denial of any positive reason for DoorDash to exist and to be so successful. There is no awareness that DoorDash provided a massive...
10th Feb 2023
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Grumpily Ever After

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

10th Feb 2023
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.)
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
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...
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
29

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.
Wes Cook and The McDonald’s Mural This post is about a found mural, a lost artist, and a conference talk. It’s the full story of Wes...
11th Feb 2026
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Wes Cook and The McDonald’s Mural

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

11th Feb 2026
This post is about a found mural, a lost artist, and a conference talk. It’s the full story of Wes Cook and The McDonald’s Mural. Grab a beverage, sit back, relax, and thank you for joining me. Ten years after giving my first talk at XOXO, Andy (Baio) and Andy (McMillan) asked if...
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...
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.
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...
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:
Where Are We, And What Are We Doing Here? A treatise on restaurant design.
5th May 2026
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...
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
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
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
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
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