Monday, July 7, 2014

Link Round-Up: July 7, 2014

Yoda and Darth Vader Play Guitar Hero Together

"LucasArts Singapore2" by Singapore-based Gary Choo (Curryz)

Interview: Diabolical Plots interviews Richard Zwicker, illustrator of Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction.

Interview: Joe Hanson from the "It’s Okay To Be Smart" Youtube channel

KickStarter: The Art of Ralph McQuarrie - a 400+ page coffee table book featuring the largest collection of Ralph McQuarrie's non-Star Wars art ever published. Read more at Den of Geek.

News: Best Of Science Fiction and Fantasy Art: The Chesley Award Finalists have been announced.

17 Works of Art That Will Hang In George Lucas's New Museum

DESIGN is… What CEOs should know about design


How to turn Barbies into Doctor Who Weeping Angels

Using art history and criticism to better understand Instagram: “Technology has so democratized image-making that it has put the artistic power once mainly associated with aristocrats — to stylize your image and project yourself to an audience as desirable — into everyone’s hands. (Although the parallel to art as ‘celebration of private property’ is probably most vivid in the case of those who most closely resemble modern-day aristocrats. See: ‘Rich Kids of Instagram’). But images retain their function as game pieces in the competition for social status. ‘Doesn’t this look delicious?’ ‘Aren’t I fabulous?‘ ‘Look where I am!’ ‘Look what I have!’”

Wizards of the Coast has released the Basic Rules for the new edition of Dungeons & Dragons as a free PDF right here. The 100-page document details how to make a character, play the game, and covers magic, too.Specifically, the Basic Rules "covers the core of the game. It runs from levels 1 to 20 and covers the cleric, fighter, rogue, and wizard, presenting what we view as the essential subclass for each. 


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