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Introducing my big blue suitcase
Five years ago when I moved across the country, I stuffed all of my zines into this big suitcase and there they have lived ever since. It’s powder blue, with a disgusting soiled fabric lined interior, except on the bottom where I once hot glued a bunch of electronics- back when I used it to house an instrument I built to make noise. I got it from the Salvation Army in Hadley MA. Since moving to LA the suitcase lived mostly in my van, and then when my van died it lived in the warehouse at the lab...
The Craft of Latte Art
When I started drinking more milk-based coffee beverages, I used to always be in awe when I got a cup with latte art on it. So it won't come as any surprise that since I purchased my first espresso machine, I have been attempting at doing it myself. I must say: the journey has not been the easiest.
Recently in November '24
The eleventh month of the year is now gone, and it's almost time for Sinterklaas and then Christmas. November had more events than I was actually planning for, but it all ended up going well. Let's recap!
The Post Of Revelations
Sufjan Stevens shares a significant part of his life in a single Tumblr post—a message that powerfully reshapes his already-powerful art.
Art Fights Back
A comic artist took a journalistic dive into the knotty debates around generative AI—and found artists worried about the people even more than the tech.
Procedural Map Generation With Noise
Using JavaScript and Perlin and Simplex noise to procedurally generate a map with different biomes.
The Artist and the Amiga
Andy Warhol was enamored with the first computer he ever owned—and he didn’t seem all that worried about the risks of disruption.
Recently in June '22
I have recently noticed I have been writing 'recently' posts since September 2020. Honestly, I wasn't expecting it to have been that long. Today, I am trying a different format. Sometimes I'm not sure on how to organize this monthly posts and I see some people posting bullet-list weekly or monthly posts so I decided to try.
Recently in October '21
October started with a very nice trip to Paris, France. I was there from the 1st of October to the 3rd. We went by bus and it was quite a journey. Around 8 hours each way. The week after, I had some Intro+ parties and activities. Intro+ was organized by the university for students that enrolled last year. It was quite fun: there was a pub crawl on the Thursday and then a party on Friday. I didn't go Saturday, but I really do not regret the decision 😂.
Remembering Pixel Art
Some years ago, when I first tried doing pixel art, I ended up making a few other things that I never shared. I now just found them again, and thought it would be nice to share them. They all date from April 2019 and are made after something in my life. The first one is the beautiful Pirilampos Mági…
Drawing Experiments
Sometimes I like trying to do something more creative, even if it doesn't work out. A few years ago, I decided that thing would be drawing. Since I was into using an iPad at the time, I decided installing Procreate and trying some things.
The Magic of Fractal Snowflakes
The winter ❄️ has finally come. I have been wishing for snow for a long time. Coming from a warm country such as Portugal, snow is not the most common thing to see. In fact, I only saw snow in Portugal once when I was a kid when I went to Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain in continental Portugal.
Recently in September '20
Today's the first day of a new month, so here's a new "recently" post. Since I decided to start this series after mid-september, there's not that many news since. However, I'm more than happy to write a few words about what's been happening lately.
Witch's Hut
Some years ago, I dabbled a bit with pixel art. Yesterday, I decided to try something out again, so now I decided to publish this simple house I made yesterday. Certainly has a lot of problems, but I'm proud of it. I'll be using it for my 404 page.
First Attempt at Pixel Art
Recently I've been wanting to try out more things in my life. And one of them is more artistic than I'm used to: pixel art! This is where I share how was my first contact with this pixelized world.
Clippy Couture
Clip art gets a bad rap as an artform, in part because it’s everywhere. Let’s give it some grudging respect by filling in some historic gaps.
An Early Touchpoint
How the graphics tablet, most notably produced by Japanese firm Wacom, helped shape our multitouch-friendly world—even if that shaping took a little while.
A New Coat of Paint
The story of a body painter and storyteller who’s bouncing back in a big way after a major health scare. This creative spirit can’t be stopped so easily.
Livin' on the Edge
People will always push the edges of creativity when they can—that's why we have Marilyn Manson. Today's issue analyzes art and decency.