Wednesday, 19 June 2024
quote [ converts images into ASCII silhouettes, a style of ASCII art distinguished by uniformly filled geometric shapes rather than lines or textures. For input, the app expects flat graphics?visuals with minimalistic, high-contrast forms lacking dimensional depth, such as logos, banners, and pixel art. ]
Looks interesting and goes into some depths of translating dimensions into classic ASCII chars.
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Tuesday, 18 June 2024
quote [ No matter that this man is handsome and of spotless character ? he?s Sidney Poitier, for crying out loud ? his presence, in all its Blackness, marks an intrusion, upending this hitherto White space. ]
This is absolutely fascinating. I can't help but to imagine the lives and beliefs of the people in these photographs, and to wonder what they'd think of Omar.
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Thursday, 6 June 2024
quote [ A tribute to the great frog, avenging angel and magician's ally in Japanese art ]
Seen the bull frog and the toad, shakin' it, breakin' it with the load.
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Tuesday, 4 June 2024
quote [ If you find the Hydrant Directory useful, please share it with others. ]
features 3d models and color codes of painted urban hydrants
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Wednesday, 22 May 2024
quote [ James Hampton?s magnum opus was discovered posthumously in a rented garage he had converted into his studio. The installation features over 180 individual found objects, mostly collected from dumpsters on his way home in the early hours after midnight, when he would clock out from his janitor duties at the GSA in Washington DC. ]
Awaiting the masterpiece
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Tuesday, 23 April 2024
quote [ ?The biggest limiting factor right now is that almost everything that anyone wants is has to be from existing IP,? says Johnston, whose newest project is an animated adaptation of Roald Dahl?s ?The Twits? for Netflix. ?And that that the notion of an original idea is somehow scary, certainly to a marketing entity, because they just have to work harder to get it into the public?s consciousness. That?s the bummer.? ]
Notes on copyrights, reusing and remixing, featuring some remarks from Dntel in the end. Thumb via some 10 year old mix from the latter.
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Sunday, 14 April 2024
quote [ After discovering the stunt, the ??Pinakothek der Moderne fired the staffer and reported the crime to the police ]
Ein Saal mit Bildern der Pinakothek
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Friday, 12 April 2024
quote [ ?They wanted a pretty-looking male foot, basically. And I was like, ?I don?t actually know any of my male friends? feet?. So I just randomly asked some friends and they were like, Oh, yeah, Tom has the nicest feet in the world!? ]
Great interview on a movie prop builder with nice photos.
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Wednesday, 10 April 2024
quote [ look at those tongue & groove joints, it just slides apart!?and they?ve spent 35 years storing, moving, protecting and conserving the pieces of it. ]
how cities handle public art and conservation documented on the deconstructed Serra sculpture from the 80s. Links to another example in Paris.
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Saturday, 2 March 2024
quote [ This is my lil' blog where I write about cartooning, writing, jazz, open source, terrible action flicks, and other things that hold my interest. ]
Nice to see new blogs popping up ? this is all over the place, mostly about music. Must've read some of the comics some years ago.
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