sean
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▓ designer ⟋ director ⟋ developer ▒ graphic art ⟋ design systems ⟋ creative tech ░ this machine fills caches
This reminds me of the most incredible GUIs I encountered in the world of physics.
onekade@onekade.bsky.social · 16h agoThis is not a joke. This is a screenshot of the actual case management software used by Massachusetts' 11 District Attorneys. Must-read work here by @nasser.wiki nasser.blog/dial-up-just...
The stormtrooper who bumped his head in Star Wars has signed my illustration!
min. wage in PA when I started working: $4.25 in 1995 money $9.24 in 2026 money min. wage currently in PA: $7.25
This study conducts a Fourier analysis of the wave contours in five paintings by Bridget Riley, in order to estimate the extent and character of their harmonic distortion. github.com/golanlevin/r...
ha, Swoon and crew did this first and more successfully! 2006–2009 swoonstudio.org/projects-1#/...
Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · last wk.Grimes attempting to recreate Odysseus’ voyage home to Ithaca but getting her boat stuck in St. Paul and having the police fish her out along with a collection of chickens
Funkadelic at the Civic Center Gold Room in Evansville, Indiana. 6/13/71 Less than a month before "Maggot Brain" was released. Photos by Roger Krause
She was Hayao Miyazaki's "right-hand" collaborator from the '70s onward. Her name was Michiyo Yasuda -- the best color designer in animation. Yasuda's eye for color gave Ghibli's work a totally different look. We explore her methods: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-artist...
generative design tools will happily fill in the intent gaps with arbitrary decisions that _appear_ intentional if you're not trained to question every element. I've been referring to this half-baked-but-high-fidelity output as an illusion of decision-making.
Tynan Purdy ⁂@tynanpurdy.com · last wk.This is what irks me about generated design. SO many choices are automated I could point at any element on the page and ask why is this here, why is this like this, with no answer.
we've shared previously that we were planning another community day for August 22nd at @recurse.com, here are the details! more to come soon on talks and workshops 👀
atproto.nyc community day 2026
Join us on Saturday, Aug 22nd at the Recurse Center in Brooklyn to learn, hack, and build with the AT Protocol!
blog.atproto.nyc
politicians like to put the family name on stuff and it doesn't even crack the top 5 list of names we actually use
Too Big to Fail@toobigtofail.bsky.social · 2w agoI love how they (correctly) state that New Yorkers use two names for this bridge depending on which direction you're going in, but neither of them are the official name:
new protomartyr was the best thing in my inbox today
Sounds We Cannot Hear, by Protomartyr
from the album Hotel Usona
protomartyr.bandcamp.com
I think my @semble.so collection on esoteric fonts is one of my favorite and niche collections I curate. Now it’s possible to follow along!
Esoteric Fonts (by 𝕮) — Semble
Arbitrary code can run inside a font, what was a power given to compute the complex layout of characters, can be repurposed for esoteric and even practical purposes. This collection reflects the esote...
semble.so
![Organ²/ASLSP (As Slow as Possible) is a musical piece by John Cage.[1]
An organ in St. Burchardi church in Halberstadt in 2001 began a performance that is due to end in 2640. This makes it the longest running non-computerized piece currently being performed.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreiabq354dz537iuzii7lwylq56yyr4bcrzkj32by4z7fq3clewmssy)
![screenshot of a video of a Converge show in 2001, closed caption reads "[music]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tk4nmnzqn4mhdj2w7t6qg3oo/bafkreicidrrp4bafsc6y7iswemfg6doymwcq6fg2cvaqedcyidancu6wbu)
