There isn't a single piece in the portfolio of Jay Shaw that I'm not impressed by. There's a great variety of styles and they're all done masterfully. I'm particularly smitten with this Divine Fits series and anytime there's something perfectly glitchy happening. Plenty of inspiration and opportunities for full immersion. Love it.

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Looking at the work of Louis du Mont is kind of boggling my mind. I stare at a photo such as this one and I can't determine if it's actually a photograph or an incredibly well done render. There doesn't seem to be any blurred depth to the image - it's all in focus - but that's not the only reason. I can't pin it down but the more I look at the more I'm unsure of anything! It's a great feeling actually.

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Thanks to Potluck and Will Ross I found myself immersed in this interview with Francis Ford Coppola where he discusses Risk, Money, Craft & Collaboration. It's overflowing with compelling quotes and insight. I particularly enjoyed these two quotes - one about the status quo and one about stealing inspiration:

The cinema language happened by experimentation – by people not knowing what to do. But unfortunately, after 15-20 years, it became a commercial industry. People made money in the cinema, and then they began to say to the pioneers, "Don’t experiment. We want to make money. We don’t want to take chances."

And then one day someone will steal from you. And Balzac said that in his book: It makes me so happy because it makes me immortal because I know that 200 years from now there will be people doing things that somehow I am part of. So the answer to your question is: Don't worry about whether it's appropriate to borrow or to take or do something like someone you admire because that's only the first step and you have to take the first step.

There's plenty more goodness in there. Coppola is surprisingly humble and open about his experiences. It's an impressive goal to strive for.

The work at Pixel Scenery is a mish mash of original art and plucked images from specific videogames. I tend to prefer the animated pieces but you can't deny something like this. Also, 8-bit vs 16-bit? How do you choose?

Loving this collection of animated, repetitive, geometric gif's over at Hexeosis. It's very hard to pick a favorite - there's just too much goodness. So I suggest full immersion. Soak it all up.

The animated gif of The Pulsing Earth is no surprise - we all know the Earth's seasons are cyclical - but the way it's done in this particular piece it definitely has a "breathing" quality to it. Nice reminder that we're on a living rock.

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BAD ROBOT PRODUCTIONS

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JASON LAST

making good on their promise of new material. Another fine EP officially available!

first track from new album. definitely different.

I've been consuming Everything Is Terrible videos for years. Along with TV Carnage, they definitely helped augment some of my weirder humorous interests. So, when the opportunity came up for VHX to work together with EIT, I was quite excited. I'm happy to announce that you can buy all four of their incredibly strange VHS found footage compilations directly from their site. I'm told there's more on the way.. can't wait.

It's not out of the ordinary for a dotcom to have some side project or artistic undertaking that augments their main product in a creative way. So, it's not surprising to see Mailchimp doing just that with their Adventoorz of Freddie & Mannie comic but there's something about it that's Different. In fact, I'd go ahead and say it's bordering on the brink of insanity. Look at this and tell me it's not borderline bonkers!? I love it. The art style is phenomenal, the manic energy of it is great and it doesn't really hurt the brand - just gives it something weird to check out on the fringe. If this is someone's 20% Time, it's being well spent.

Is this portfolio site for Neil Krug new or have I not been paying attention? Regardless, it's nice to see so much of the work compiled into one place. It's also surprising to see how much he's blown up. You make one awesome pulp book and you totally skyrocket into tons of worthwhile work, who knew?

HT Kate.

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the raging saga of M Doughty continues. First he spat on his time in SC and now he's redoing the songs? So crazy.

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