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Dave Addey
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Spatial photos and videos at 🍏. Curator of Typeset In The Future. Author of http://typesetinthefuture.com/book, from Abrams Books. 'Terrifyingly, wonderfully geeky' – Gizmodo.
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1. “Wait, say that again” idea saves the day
2. Big, tough guy is a softie at heart
3. The dog can talk now!
mattzollerseitz.bsky.social Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 5d
My top 3 can't-miss movie cliches:

1. Villain is killed whilst monologuing
2. Crusty, sour older relative gifts super-meaningful heirloom to young protagonist
3. Dog to the rescue!
November 17, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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This is VERY SILLY and also VERY FUNNY.

"I Will Strangle A Horse", by @brainmage.bsky.social.

Don't say I didn't warn you.
brainmage.bsky.social 'i will strangle a horse' on itch.io @brainmage.bsky.social · Sep 26
BEHOLD!

My first ever choose-your-own-adventure game!

"i will strangle a horse" - over seven and a half thousand words of absolute nonsense, as you help Martin Jenkins on his first day at The Farm.

brainmage.itch.io/i-will-stran...

Totally free to play! I mean, you can pay, but you can also not!
i will strangle a horse by BRAINMAGE
A comedy twine-based choose-your-own-adventure game where it's your first day on The Farm, and you have One Job
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September 30, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Things that happen when you watch Alien: Earth with @clamhead.bsky.social.
A still of a grinning Xenomorph from an episode of Alien: Earth, with two thumbs up from a person in front of it.
September 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Stereo, spatial, immersive, oh my! visionOS 26 supports more immersive media types than ever before, including new support for 180°, 360°, and wide FOV video. Here’s me with an overview of all the options, and how to choose between them. youtu.be/Hh2TOTpzlHM
WWDC25: Explore video experiences for visionOS | Apple
YouTube video by Apple Developer
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June 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Really excited about this one. Are you a creative technologist, director, designer, 3D artist, or writer who makes interactive or immersive stories (or do you want to)?

You should apply for our event on February 27 in Cupertino. (Or check out the live stream!)

developer.apple.com/events/view/...
Meet with Apple - Apple Developer
Learn and be inspired with a variety of live presentations, labs, and programs for developers and designers around the world.
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January 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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In the new Wallace and Gromit movie if you pause the movie at just the right time you can see Wallace’s bum
January 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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While I’m recommending things from @gralefrit.bsky.social: his book, “Be Funny Or Die”, is *wonderful*. If you’ve ever wondered how and why comedy works, this is the book for you. www.gralefrit.co.uk/books.html
The front cover of “Be Funny Or Die”, by Joel Morris.
January 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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This is a fantastic article from Joel Morris about storytelling. And AGATHA CHRISTIE *DOESN’T KNOW WHO DID IT* 😮
gralefrit.bsky.social Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · Jan 2
I've written at a bit more length about The Traitors, Agatha Christie, and 'The Kierkegaard Edit'.

How story works best back-to-front.

joelmorris.substack.com/p/the-traito...
'The Traitors', Agatha Christie, and The Kierkegaard Edit
How we consume story, versus how it's made.
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January 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Your annual photographic reminder that @paulclarke.com is Good At What He Does 😍
December 31, 2024 at 3:53 PM
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Is the voice instruction “THROW YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR LIKE YOU JUST DON’T CARE”?
A sign from the back of a hotel room door that reads: You are in Room 0249 Fire Department: 911 Alarm sounds like: WHOOP-WHOOP followed by voice-instruction. Fire Alarm looks like: STROBE LIGHT.
December 17, 2024 at 7:23 PM
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Posit: Harry and Marv are killed by Kevin’s very first attack. The rest of the movie (and sequel) is their own eternal purgatory, constantly bested by Kevin as a penance for their sins.
December 3, 2024 at 4:15 AM
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This just looks like a spectacularly beautiful publication by the amazing people at @letterformarchive.org; check out their other specimen booklets on sale, too! "Type by Aldo Novarese: Collected Specimen Booklets" (2024; #bookhistory #skystorians #history) letterformarchive.org/shop/type-by...
November 21, 2024 at 12:14 AM
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Belatedly sharing scans from typesetinthefuture.com/book, #4:

An ad from "Vogue" magazine, Nov 1966, for "The Watch Of The Future", designed by Hamilton Watches for "2001: A Space Odyssey". The watch is worn in the movie by a pilot on Dr Floyd's flight to the Clavius moon base.
An ad from "Vogue" magazine, Nov 1966, for "The Watch Of The Future". This watch was designed by Hamilton Watches for the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey". The ad shows a close-up of a model wearing the watch, with their arm bent and their hand by their shoulder. The model is wearing a shiny metallic long-sleeved top. The ad's text reads: 2001 – THE WATCH OF THE FUTURE …and, in a way, the watch of the present. Small way – just three in the world. But if it happened thrice, it could happen again, in time. Watch for it; it's called the 2001 and it was designed especially for Stanley Kubrick's new film, "2001: A Space Odyssey." A big, bold, way-out-in-orbit watch with about 2001 things going for it. Good looks: a circular dial in a case of satin-finished chromium 1½ inches wide, with black plastic band, Velcro closing. Good works: at one end of the case are three small windows which show the month, day, and Greenwich mean time. The movable bezel is marked in twelve hour divisions – this can be set to indicate time elapsed or future time to elapse. And at one corner of the case is a small red button that controls the alarm system. Watch of the future – for men, for women, by Hamilton. Silver ski pullover by White Stag. A screenshot from "2001: A Space Odyssey", showing Dr Floyd chatting with a spacecraft pilot during his flight to the Clavius moon base. The pilot's sleeve is conveniently hoisted to reveal that he is wearing Hamilton Watch's "watch of the future".
November 17, 2024 at 1:10 PM
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Belated scans from typesetinthefuture.com/book, #3:

An ad from “Seventeen” Magazine, August 1968, for a selection of jewelry inspired by "2001: A Space Odyssey". The selection includes a rectangular silver necklace dubbed, simply, "The Monolith".
A scan of an advert from the August 1968 issue of "Seventeen" magazine. The ad is for Wells jewelry, showing a selection of items of jewelry inspired by the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey", by Stanley Kubrick. The ad reads: "Now and forever… Wells in real silver and gold. Galaxies of brilliance from the world of Wells… inspired by "2001: A Space Odyssey". Real cultured pearls, carved ivory, genuine jade, tiger eyes, clusters of charms, all in real silver and gold. Scintillating. Discover the galaxy for you."
November 17, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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From a commercial for Mid Pacific Air that I worked on in 1985, shortly before I was hired on Star Trek. I designed the control panels and made the animated (fake) computer readout using a model airplane onto which I'd applied "vector" lines using graphic tape. Prod co: Ostrander, Patrico, & Blu.
November 16, 2024 at 7:18 AM
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Scans from typesetinthefuture.com/book, #2:

An ad from “Seventeen” Magazine, August 1968. "Earthly beauty. A total concept in leather as exciting as the beyond… inspired by the imagination and beauty of “2001: A Space Odyssey”. Tomorrow’s look today, crafted for you by the inimitable John Romain.”
A full-page ad from the August 1968 issue of “Seventeen” magazine. The ad is for a leather handbag designed by John Romain, as a tie-in for the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey” by Stanley Kubrick. The ad shows a female model wearing brown leather pants and a brown leather sleeveless waistcoat over a mustard long-sleeve top and purple opaque tights, with red leather loafers. She has a beige tight-fitting hat on her head over short hair, with a few curls of hair sticking out. She is floating in space over an unknown planet with her arms and legs outstretched, with the sun to her right in the distance. She is holding a red John Romain handbag in her left hand. In the bottom right hand corner of the ad is the text “A total look to the future”, followed by the signature “John Romain”. Below the signature is the text “Earthly beauty. A total concept in leather as exciting as the beyond… inspired by the imagination and beauty of “2001: a space odyssey”. Tomorrow’s look today, crafted for you by the inimitable John Romain.”
November 15, 2024 at 10:07 PM
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To celebrate having a decent place on the Internet to post things again, I'm belatedly sharing a bunch of research scans from typesetinthefuture.com/book 👍

Scan #1: a clothing ad for "out of this world knits… inspired by 2001: a space odyssey", from the August 1968 edition of Seventeen Magazine.
A scan of a double-page ad from the August 1968 issue of "Seventeen" magazine. The ad is titled "out of this world knits… inspired by 2001: a space odyssey". The ad is for a range of clothing by US clothing company JP's, as a promotional tie-in for the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey” by Stanley Kubrick. The ad shows four female models wearing 1960s shift dresses in red and white, paired with white tights and colored shoes. Some of the models are wearing hats. In the background is a large photo of the Moon. The models’ limbs are bent in unusual angles, as if they are floating in space above the Moon. Down the side of the ad is a list of American retail stores that stock the JP's clothing range.
November 15, 2024 at 9:39 PM
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To celebrate having a decent place on the Internet to post things again, I'm belatedly sharing a bunch of research scans from typesetinthefuture.com/book 👍

Scan #1: a clothing ad for "out of this world knits… inspired by 2001: a space odyssey", from the August 1968 edition of "Seventeen" Magazine.
A scan of a double-page advertising spread from the August 1968 issue of Seventeen Magazine. The ad reads "out of this world knits… inspired by 2001: a space odyssey". The ad is for fashion dresses by JP's, a clothing company. The ad features photos of four models floating in space above the Moon. The models are wearing 1960s shift dresses in red and white, with hats, white tights and shiny shoes. The models have their limbs bent in unusual shapes, as if they are floating in space. Down the right hand side of the ad is a list of US stores where 'Out of this world' knits could be purchased.
November 15, 2024 at 9:32 PM
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For all matte painters and concept artists.

These are scans of the original b/w line artwork created for the brass etched silhouettes used in BLADE RUNNER.

They were scanned whilst we were working on THE FIFTH ELEMENT

These are a free download

Enjoy!

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Original Blade Runner Textures
When I was working on The Fifth Element at Digital Domain in 1996, we had access to the original black line art that was used to create the brass etched pieces for the miniatures. The line work was cr...
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November 13, 2024 at 2:18 AM
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It’s been quite the week for spatial video announcements 😁

Final Cut Pro can now edit spatial videos:
- www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/...

So can DaVinci Resolve Studio:
- forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.ph...

And Canon’s spatial lens is shipping:
- www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/18...
November 15, 2024 at 12:27 PM
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Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance” is quite the trip; think “Barbie Carrie Shining The Fly Thing”. Recommended if you’re okay with body horror and incredible female lead performances.

Also: let’s normalize crediting type designers in movie closing titles 👍
Photo of a closing title card from the movie “The Substance” (2024), showing the text “Substance font design: Gilles Pointeau”, in all caps. The text is set in the narrow, condensed sans-serif typeface that Pointeau designed for the movie’s eponymous black-market drug, known in the movie as “The Substance”.
November 14, 2024 at 2:43 AM
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Just spent a delightful few hours trawling my old Twitter “following” list, and re-following all of the same folks I could find on here. I’d forgotten how much fun that place used to be. Great to see you all!
November 14, 2024 at 12:30 AM
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So _this_ is where everyone went! 👋
November 13, 2024 at 10:58 PM