Robert D. Mendoza
@robertdmendoza.bsky.social
Intermittent cartoonist • Random artist • Dormant filmmaker • Professional nitpicker 🍕Exploring and stumbling through life one day at a time.
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Over a year ago I realized I wasn't making enough art. I decided to start creating a drawing/painting every day and posting it online - no matter what. It's helped me hone my art skills and practice a daily routine. Here are a few examples.
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I think about this almost daily.
December 20, 2024 at 10:05 AM
I think about this almost daily.
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How to Draw a Space Invader: another fun interactive explainer from Stanko Tadić https://muffinman.io/blog/inva...
How to draw a Space Invader · Muffin Man
This interactive post will show you how to build your own fleet of space invaders by mixing geometry with randomness and a splash of color.
muffinman.io
August 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
How to Draw a Space Invader: another fun interactive explainer from Stanko Tadić https://muffinman.io/blog/inva...
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The arcane alphabets of Black Sabbath: identifying obscure typefaces with help from commenters over the last 10 years https://fontsinuse.com/uses/35...
The arcane alphabets of Black Sabbath
To commemorate Ozzy Osbourne, we take a deep dive into the obscure sources for the titling designs on Black Sabbath’s early album covers.
fontsinuse.com
August 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The arcane alphabets of Black Sabbath: identifying obscure typefaces with help from commenters over the last 10 years https://fontsinuse.com/uses/35...
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I am completely fascinated by fandoms that hate the thing they're fans of.
August 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I am completely fascinated by fandoms that hate the thing they're fans of.
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A classic from The Electric Company: Cool Pool Fool (1971), created by Faith and John Hubley, Hubley Studio
Animated by Tissa David and voiced by Dizzy Gillespie
Animated by Tissa David and voiced by Dizzy Gillespie
August 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A classic from The Electric Company: Cool Pool Fool (1971), created by Faith and John Hubley, Hubley Studio
Animated by Tissa David and voiced by Dizzy Gillespie
Animated by Tissa David and voiced by Dizzy Gillespie
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I've slapped together approximately 173 pages of material that aims to teach programming a personal website with HTML and CSS to artists, animators, writers, music producers, etc.
F*ck It, Let's Make a Website Part 1 is now live ✨
Go here to read: bit.ly/filmawPartOne
More info below 👇
F*ck It, Let's Make a Website Part 1 is now live ✨
Go here to read: bit.ly/filmawPartOne
More info below 👇
June 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I've slapped together approximately 173 pages of material that aims to teach programming a personal website with HTML and CSS to artists, animators, writers, music producers, etc.
F*ck It, Let's Make a Website Part 1 is now live ✨
Go here to read: bit.ly/filmawPartOne
More info below 👇
F*ck It, Let's Make a Website Part 1 is now live ✨
Go here to read: bit.ly/filmawPartOne
More info below 👇
Why Is the World Losing Color?
The rise of Chromophobia...
www.culture-critic.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
February 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.
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I think every designer should write a love letter to a font at least once in their lifetime.
This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
The hardest working font in Manhattan
A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org
February 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I think every designer should write a love letter to a font at least once in their lifetime.
This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today.
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...
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I don't use words like 'awesome' lightly, but this is it. Pure joy, and it only gets more joyous the more you explore!
floor796.com
floor796.com
Floor796
A huge animation scene with many references to memes, games, films, series, anime, music groups
floor796.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I don't use words like 'awesome' lightly, but this is it. Pure joy, and it only gets more joyous the more you explore!
floor796.com
floor796.com
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Hayao Miyazaki's short guide to watercolor painting -- we put this translation together a couple of years ago
February 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Hayao Miyazaki's short guide to watercolor painting -- we put this translation together a couple of years ago
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GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository
www.animal-photo-references.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
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ANOTHER TO-DO STRAIGHT FROM THE EARLY 2000s:
Blog about interesting things and LINK TO OTHER PEOPLE'S BLOGS in your post! Like HAVE CONVERSATIONS via BLOG POSTS!
Let's bring back that awesome culture and kick Meta/Twitter to the curb forever.
Blog about interesting things and LINK TO OTHER PEOPLE'S BLOGS in your post! Like HAVE CONVERSATIONS via BLOG POSTS!
Let's bring back that awesome culture and kick Meta/Twitter to the curb forever.
January 27, 2025 at 4:32 AM
ANOTHER TO-DO STRAIGHT FROM THE EARLY 2000s:
Blog about interesting things and LINK TO OTHER PEOPLE'S BLOGS in your post! Like HAVE CONVERSATIONS via BLOG POSTS!
Let's bring back that awesome culture and kick Meta/Twitter to the curb forever.
Blog about interesting things and LINK TO OTHER PEOPLE'S BLOGS in your post! Like HAVE CONVERSATIONS via BLOG POSTS!
Let's bring back that awesome culture and kick Meta/Twitter to the curb forever.
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The entire tech industry right now
January 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The entire tech industry right now
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If you're afraid of making a website cause you think it has to look good and have crazy UI design and stuff, do know you can make the 2025 version of literally this: geocities.restorativland.org/Tokyo/2464/, and you'll still be cool for having a text document that you control.
The thing about making sites is, they don't even have to be good. They can be shitty. They can be 90s-core. Just centered text on a colored background.
January 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
If you're afraid of making a website cause you think it has to look good and have crazy UI design and stuff, do know you can make the 2025 version of literally this: geocities.restorativland.org/Tokyo/2464/, and you'll still be cool for having a text document that you control.
Over a year ago I realized I wasn't making enough art. I decided to start creating a drawing/painting every day and posting it online - no matter what. It's helped me hone my art skills and practice a daily routine. Here are a few examples.
January 21, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Over a year ago I realized I wasn't making enough art. I decided to start creating a drawing/painting every day and posting it online - no matter what. It's helped me hone my art skills and practice a daily routine. Here are a few examples.
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Since today's topic is personal sites, if you're looking to build one from scratch with html, css, and the occasional javascript, Neocities and Nekoweb are both great options if you're starting out! 😋
neocities.org
nekoweb.org
neocities.org
nekoweb.org
Neocities
Create and surf awesome websites for free.
neocities.org
January 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Since today's topic is personal sites, if you're looking to build one from scratch with html, css, and the occasional javascript, Neocities and Nekoweb are both great options if you're starting out! 😋
neocities.org
nekoweb.org
neocities.org
nekoweb.org
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With the TikTok ban going into effect, our family is discussing what video platforms they’ll move to next: 10-yr old is going to Shorts, 13-yr old to Reels. I shared my pick: 70 mm screenings of arthouse movies at Hollywood Theatre. My children fucking hate me.
January 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
With the TikTok ban going into effect, our family is discussing what video platforms they’ll move to next: 10-yr old is going to Shorts, 13-yr old to Reels. I shared my pick: 70 mm screenings of arthouse movies at Hollywood Theatre. My children fucking hate me.
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I would like this comic I drew in 2017 to stop being relevant pleeeaaaaase
January 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I would like this comic I drew in 2017 to stop being relevant pleeeaaaaase
What!?! How did I not know about Get the Freebies?!? (Now I know what to use my Christmas gift certificates on.) youtu.be/qipuMpRV9fo?...
This "Forgotten" Comic Helped Inspire The Gorillaz??
YouTube video by Casually Comics
youtu.be
January 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
What!?! How did I not know about Get the Freebies?!? (Now I know what to use my Christmas gift certificates on.) youtu.be/qipuMpRV9fo?...
Happy New Year! Don't make a resolution. Make a yearly theme. youtu.be/NVGuFdX5guE?...
Your Theme
YouTube video by CGP Grey
youtu.be
January 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Happy New Year! Don't make a resolution. Make a yearly theme. youtu.be/NVGuFdX5guE?...
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Plastic Man fooling absolutely nobody
December 26, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Plastic Man fooling absolutely nobody