Michael Pinto
@michaelpinto.bsky.social
Founder of a Brooklyn based design firm which focuses on digital product design, storytelling marketing, and branding. This is my personal account.
My humble Reddit group "Design Founders" just reached 1,000+ members. Since the Summer I've been posting insights, inspiration, and trendspotting for creatives who are starting a business. You can find the group here: www.reddit.com/r/designfoun...
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
My humble Reddit group "Design Founders" just reached 1,000+ members. Since the Summer I've been posting insights, inspiration, and trendspotting for creatives who are starting a business. You can find the group here: www.reddit.com/r/designfoun...
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Artist Wally Wood sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wood_w... died on this day, so here's some examples of his early 1950's work: a couple of his covers for Weird Science and two pieces for 'The Spirit Sunday Supplement':
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Artist Wally Wood sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wood_w... died on this day, so here's some examples of his early 1950's work: a couple of his covers for Weird Science and two pieces for 'The Spirit Sunday Supplement':
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Reposted by Michael Pinto
The New Yorker (1987)
October 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The New Yorker (1987)
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Typophiles, Doug Wilson has digitized more industrial and other movies of old about typecasting and typesetting! realdougwilson.com/writing/new-...
New Additions to the Printing Films Archive | From the Desk of Doug Wilson
New films, better quality, more to enjoy!
realdougwilson.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Typophiles, Doug Wilson has digitized more industrial and other movies of old about typecasting and typesetting! realdougwilson.com/writing/new-...
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Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
ふしぎの海のナディア
ふしぎの海のナディア
a girl with purple hair is holding a white cat
ALT: a girl with purple hair is holding a white cat
media.tenor.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
ふしぎの海のナディア
ふしぎの海のナディア
The tech bros are wrong: If everyone on the planet can generate Hollywood quality video based on a text prompt then the ability to creatively write a text prompt is what's going to make the difference between fan fiction and something that people really want to watch.
October 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The tech bros are wrong: If everyone on the planet can generate Hollywood quality video based on a text prompt then the ability to creatively write a text prompt is what's going to make the difference between fan fiction and something that people really want to watch.
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The only thing better than a cuddle from a big dog, is cuddles from *two* big dogs. Jean Arthur in Easy Living (1937).
September 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The only thing better than a cuddle from a big dog, is cuddles from *two* big dogs. Jean Arthur in Easy Living (1937).
My little Reddit group Design Founders just reached 500+ members. Since the Summer I've been posting insights, inspiration, and trendspotting for creatives who are starting a business. You can find the group here: www.reddit.com/r/designfoun...
September 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My little Reddit group Design Founders just reached 500+ members. Since the Summer I've been posting insights, inspiration, and trendspotting for creatives who are starting a business. You can find the group here: www.reddit.com/r/designfoun...
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Too many games www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The Video-Game Industry Has a Problem: There Are Too Many Games
A crowded September for video-game releases illustrates a broader challenge in the market
www.bloomberg.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Too many games www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Really well done video that explains how 2D time would work, alas it seems that there's no evidence for alternate timelines www.youtube.com/shorts/6L9Zs...
Could time be 2D?
YouTube video by Tibees
www.youtube.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Really well done video that explains how 2D time would work, alas it seems that there's no evidence for alternate timelines www.youtube.com/shorts/6L9Zs...
almost 20 years ago you could actually get a full time graphic design job at a newspaper *with* benefits — a lost golden age
The Daily Advocate
Greenville, Ohio
Friday, September 26, 2003
Greenville, Ohio
Friday, September 26, 2003
September 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
almost 20 years ago you could actually get a full time graphic design job at a newspaper *with* benefits — a lost golden age
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Less than 12 DAYS LEFT on Kickstarter!
We need $9,070 to reach our STRETCH GOAL.
All 17 of our current flavors are now available as Kickstarter rewards.
Please help us fund our two newest flavors — The Maltese Falcon & Doctor Watson!
Link in thread!
We need $9,070 to reach our STRETCH GOAL.
All 17 of our current flavors are now available as Kickstarter rewards.
Please help us fund our two newest flavors — The Maltese Falcon & Doctor Watson!
Link in thread!
September 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Less than 12 DAYS LEFT on Kickstarter!
We need $9,070 to reach our STRETCH GOAL.
All 17 of our current flavors are now available as Kickstarter rewards.
Please help us fund our two newest flavors — The Maltese Falcon & Doctor Watson!
Link in thread!
We need $9,070 to reach our STRETCH GOAL.
All 17 of our current flavors are now available as Kickstarter rewards.
Please help us fund our two newest flavors — The Maltese Falcon & Doctor Watson!
Link in thread!
In the early early early 90s there was that brief magical period of time when desktop publishing wasn't affordable for many at home, yet you could go to a place like Kinko's and rent time on a desktop computer hooked up to a laser printer
Kinkos was open 24 hours - not just one Kinkos, but lots of Kinkos. It was a great time to be making zines.
September 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
In the early early early 90s there was that brief magical period of time when desktop publishing wasn't affordable for many at home, yet you could go to a place like Kinko's and rent time on a desktop computer hooked up to a laser printer
Inspiration: Jim Henson Making Muppet Magic, 1971
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXj9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXj9...
Jim Henson Brings Some Muppet Magic | The Dick Cavett Show
YouTube video by The Dick Cavett Show
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Inspiration: Jim Henson Making Muppet Magic, 1971
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXj9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXj9...
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"He "didn't want to write about Massachusetts because [he] didn't think the word was musical"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me...
Take Me Home, Country Roads - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 16, 2025 at 4:34 AM
"He "didn't want to write about Massachusetts because [he] didn't think the word was musical"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me...
A really wonderful NHK video on color #anime from the 1930s that was on "paper film"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG6m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG6m...
youtu.be
September 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
A really wonderful NHK video on color #anime from the 1930s that was on "paper film"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG6m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG6m...
This is a wonderful mini-documentary on the life of 1920s cinema actress Colleen Moore — sadly many of her films are lost and she never gets the same attention as other actresses from the same era, so it's nice to see this video
youtu.be/cEswpjsmJRQ
youtu.be/cEswpjsmJRQ
Colleen Moore: More Than A Flapper
YouTube video by The1920sChannel
youtu.be
September 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This is a wonderful mini-documentary on the life of 1920s cinema actress Colleen Moore — sadly many of her films are lost and she never gets the same attention as other actresses from the same era, so it's nice to see this video
youtu.be/cEswpjsmJRQ
youtu.be/cEswpjsmJRQ
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Happy birthday Neil Brinkley. The influential artist and cartoonist, famous for creating the popular curly-haired 'Brinkley Girl', as well as for 40 years of comics and illustrations, was born today in 1941.
September 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Happy birthday Neil Brinkley. The influential artist and cartoonist, famous for creating the popular curly-haired 'Brinkley Girl', as well as for 40 years of comics and illustrations, was born today in 1941.
Working for Yourself is the Best Revenge
From the designfounder community on Reddit: Inspiration: Working for Yourself is the Best Revenge
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September 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Working for Yourself is the Best Revenge
A new trendspotting mini-essay I wrote:
The Return of the Generalist
The Return of the Generalist
From the designfounder community on Reddit: Trendspotting: The Return of the Generalist
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August 31, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A new trendspotting mini-essay I wrote:
The Return of the Generalist
The Return of the Generalist