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Inter- art design tech research
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When the sweet spot is Nowhere
November 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
When the sweet spot is Nowhere
There’s always a sprinkle of dust in my studio I have to wrap my paintings in Saran
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
There’s always a sprinkle of dust in my studio I have to wrap my paintings in Saran
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November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Again, go look at early CGI ads and tell me they look better than today’s slop
Afraid to say I think the AI-generated Coca-Cola ads look just as good as - maybe better than - their 90s–2000s CGI polar bear ads. Which is to say good enough for the average cola beverage consumer.
November 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Again, go look at early CGI ads and tell me they look better than today’s slop
“…every design choice expresses a vision of humanity.”
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
“…every design choice expresses a vision of humanity.”
Do you even have joie de vivre bro
November 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Do you even have joie de vivre bro
Abundance of imagery, absence of meaning
November 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Abundance of imagery, absence of meaning
Computer science is a self-problematizing discipline
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Computer science is a self-problematizing discipline
cremaster cycle where to watch
October 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
cremaster cycle where to watch
Painting of my girlfriend’s dog I made for her birthday
September 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Painting of my girlfriend’s dog I made for her birthday
AI artists who valorize custom or ‘handcrafted’ aspects of image generation (training your own model on your own data instead of using ‘off-the-shelf’ models) mirror the valorization of ‘hands-on’ work that motivates anti-AI criticism of AI art
September 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
AI artists who valorize custom or ‘handcrafted’ aspects of image generation (training your own model on your own data instead of using ‘off-the-shelf’ models) mirror the valorization of ‘hands-on’ work that motivates anti-AI criticism of AI art
AI art boosters who say “aesthetic taste is the new artistic skill” undercut themselves by downplaying the skill required to make AI art in good taste (very difficult)
August 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
AI art boosters who say “aesthetic taste is the new artistic skill” undercut themselves by downplaying the skill required to make AI art in good taste (very difficult)
I really enjoy my job. Very lucky to come across a gig that combines arts & culture, design & tech, humanities & engineering. Rare find
August 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I really enjoy my job. Very lucky to come across a gig that combines arts & culture, design & tech, humanities & engineering. Rare find
Reject modernity embrace tradition
July 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Reject modernity embrace tradition
Prediction: as AI gains traction in Hollywood, low Erdős–Bacon numbers will become more common
July 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Prediction: as AI gains traction in Hollywood, low Erdős–Bacon numbers will become more common
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Like watching an angel lose its wings.
July 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Like watching an angel lose its wings.
One of my more trad opinions is that visual art is multi-sensory and something is lost when images are exclusively made or experienced via digital interface
July 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
One of my more trad opinions is that visual art is multi-sensory and something is lost when images are exclusively made or experienced via digital interface
I saw someone in a cafe diligently copying an AI-generated illustration off their phone onto paper by hand. If you’re wondering whether the art object still has aura
July 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I saw someone in a cafe diligently copying an AI-generated illustration off their phone onto paper by hand. If you’re wondering whether the art object still has aura
“JackSepticEye calls out MrBeast for creating YouTube AI tools”… incredible culture we have here
June 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“JackSepticEye calls out MrBeast for creating YouTube AI tools”… incredible culture we have here
Writing an article for the first time in a while and rediscovering the joys of Zotero browser integration
June 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Writing an article for the first time in a while and rediscovering the joys of Zotero browser integration
The bsky video upload quality is subpar but I kind of like it (defending the poor image)
June 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The bsky video upload quality is subpar but I kind of like it (defending the poor image)
A peel is nature’s to-go package
June 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
A peel is nature’s to-go package