Link Round-Up: October 6, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 by Rocky Davies

A ballerina dances as the joints on her body are traced with a computer-generated rotoscope animation technique, an algorithm that brings a mathematical layer to her natural movements.

Famous corporate Logos drawn from Memory by more than 150 People

The grid pattern on this placemat creates the optical illusion that the placemat has sunk under the weight of your tableware.

How IBM’s ThinkPad Became A Design Icon

Link Round-Up: September 8, 2017

"Starlord!" by Brice Garlick

News: Locals outraged after beloved mural is painted over to advertise new Jennifer Lawrence movie

News: Woman Stripped of Prizes After Using Public Domain Photos to Win Contests: Sasin Tipchai is a talented photographer from Thailand who shares many of his amazing photos on Pixabay. As he designated the images as public domain, technically anyone can use his photos for any purposes. What Tipchai did not expect was that someone would steal his photos to enter international photography competitions. According to Khaosod English, a Swiss photographer by the name of Madeleine Josephine Fierz won first prize at the Moscow International Foto Awards and grabbed a second place award at the Fine Art Photo Awards earlier this year using Tipchai’s work.

10+ Times Kids Came Up With Amazing DIY Inventions

Video: HISHE Guardians of the Galaxy 2

"How Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Should Have Ended" by How It Should Have Ended

How It Should Have Ended created their animated interpretation of how Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 should have ended. It features character art and animation work by Daniel Baxter with background artwork by Otis Frampton.

Since it hit theaters we started building this episode. Some HISHE’s take longer than others and this one was one of those longer ones. One because there are so many characters in this movie we had to actually cut out some of our ideas. And Two we were in an extremely busy time over here with babies being born, going to conventions, and then moving HISHE into a new home. But it’s finally here! So please enjoy! This episode was a blast to work on. I’m sorry it couldn’t be 20 minutes long with 5 bonus credits scenes.

Sci-Fi Round-Up: August 4, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Poster by Matt Taylor

Interviews

Interview with RJ Barker, author Of Age Of Assassins

News

Annihilation: Alex Garland's New Sci-Fi has A Release Date
Christopher Nolan Was Tempted To Shoot 'Dunkirk' Without A Script
Denis Villeneuve: Blade Runner 2049 Is My Biggest Challenge
Disney Announces Star Wars: Secrets Of The Empire
Dragon Con Has Announced The Shortlist For The Second Dragon Awards
Forecast Calls For A Sharknado When Capitalism Runs Amok
Jk Rowling Is World's highest-Paid Author
Jamboo Upbeat Ahead Of Fifa Interactive Clubworldcup
Jurassic World 2: What We Know So Far
Luke, Han & Leia Head To Jedha In Rogue One Crossover Comic
Margot Robbie, Denise Di Novi To Produce Sci-Fithriller For Warner ...
Mars Fantasy Meets Mars Reality
More Star Wars Drama With A Rewrite Impending For Episode IX
NASA's Next Planetary Protection Officer - A Guardian Of The Universe ...
Natalie Portman Sci-Fithriller 'Annihilation' Gets Release Date
Neill Blomkamp's Alarming New Sci-Fi short May Be The Best Of ...
New Line Cinema Picks Up Sci-Fi Crime Thriller Pulse From Stranger Things Team
Star Wars: Episode IX Undergoing A Script Rewrite
So Long, Bioware Montreal, We Hardly Knew You
Star Wars tour Adjusted At Disney's Hollywood Studios
Stranger Things Writer/Producers Land Superhero Crime Thriller Pulse ...
What Does The Star Wars universe Smell Like? Head To Disney

Posters: I Am Groot

"I Am Groot" by Marco D’Alfonso

Sci-Fi Round-Up: June 21, 2017

"Guardians of the Galaxy" by Paris, France-based Guillaume Morellec

Interviews

Chris Trujillo ('Stranger Things' Production Designer) discusses creating grittier look
Interview With Nicky Drayden, author of The Prey Of Gods
Ooh, That's Nice: An Exclusive Interview With Sean Gunn
"Star Trek: Discovery" Producers Talk Delays
Star Wars Battlefront 2 Actor Gets Emotional Discussing Iden Versio

Posters: Guardians of the Galaxy

Created by Jérémy Pailler

Part of the Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 from the Poster Posse

Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, Phase 4, Phase 5

Posters: Star Lord

"Star Lord" by Daniel Norris

Sci-Fi Round-Up: May 16, 2017

"Rocket and Groot: A Guardians of the Galaxy Story" by Jesús Prado

Interviews

Arrival Screenwriter Eric Heisserer Unleashes Valiant's Secret Weapons
Eating Authors: Paul Levinson, author of The Plot to Save Socrates
What The Big Bang Theory's Mayim Bialik Thinks Sheldon And...
William Shatner Talks The Power Of Science Fiction on Startalk

Sweets: Baby Groot Cake

"Baby Groot cake Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" by Zoes Fancy Cakes

How to make a Baby Groot face cake from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2. I was inspired to make this Groot cake after watching the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 as Baby Groot is too cute. Get the recipe along with a detailed list of ingredients in the video description on YouTube.

Sci-Fi Round-Up: May 5, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 by Jérémy Pailler

Interviews

All-New Guardians of the Galaxy writer Gerry Duggan wants to make space weird again
Dilman Dila describes the joys and difficulties of making a low-budget indie scifi feature
Interview With Robyn Bennis, Author Of The Guns Above
Edward Snowden And Cory Doctorow Talk Sci-Fi And Reality
George RR Martin And Kim Stanley Robinson Talk Shop
How Sean Gunn Became Marvel's Secret Weapon
John Boyega On Woyzeck,Star Wars and... Beyonce
Zoe Saldana, Sci-Fi Queen, On The Guardians Sequel

Link Round-Up: May 5, 2017

"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Poster" by Kevin Tiernan

British designer Duncan Shotton has created Planet Pins, a hand painted and cast concrete series of planetary system push pins that allow you to bring “outer-space to your home and office space.” Duncan is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to help with production costs.

CGI Artist Makes A New Digital Illustration Daily For 10 Years, & Is Still Going

A classic scene from Willy Wonka as performed by Gene Wilder, drums, and saxophone. There's a growing series of these, including takes on the USAs recent popular vote loser and random farm animals.

Download 200+ Free Modern Art Books from the Guggenheim Museum

Hey Graphic Designers, Did you know CreativeMornings is now happening in 170 cities? Here are all of the upcoming events this month.

Original production art used in the creation of Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira (1988)

Rarely is the question asked: what would you get when you use the style of the Take on Me music video to adapt a Warhammer 40K story. But luckily Richard Boylan did.

Science Fiction Interfaces -- A project by nnkd.  In the same vein: FakeUI, Kit FUI, Screens on screen,  UI BAKA, and VisualPunker: UI. The book Make It So: Interaction Design Lessons from Science Fiction is a totally excellent treatment of this same topic, with lots of good analysis alongside lots of good good pictures.  Of course, fictional interfaces have done immeasurable harm to the field of real-life user interface design.  Fictional UIs are designed for the benefit of the audience, not the user, but the first thing we do when we try to design an interface in the real world is make it look like Star Trek because we've been programmed to expect interfaces to look like that.

Sci-Fi Round-Up: May 4, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 by Matt Ferguson

"GOTG Vol. 2 poster inspired by Roger Kastel's iconic Empire Strikes Back poster."

Interviews

Alan Moore's 12 Best Answers to the Internet's Questions
Artificial Intelligence Expert Zachary Mason on his new novel, Void Star
Chat With Author Of Feminist Time Travel Book, Bonnie Morris
Chris Pratt Talks On Being A Sex Symbol And Getting Starstruck
Dark Matter By Black Crouch - Excerpt, Interview, Review
Filmmaker Ron Howard Talks Einstein's Genius
William Gibson On Writing The Future In His Upcoming Novel, Agency
Wonder Woman Director On How Success Will Affect Superhero Films
Zoe Saldana On Gamora And Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2

Link Round-Up: May 4, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 by Matt Ferguson

17 Larger-Than-Life Projects to Behold at the Biggest Maker Faire on Earth

22 Movies And Shows Every Designer Should Watch On Netflix

Calligraphr - Turn your handwriting into fonts with this free tool. Simply download a template from the site, scan in your handwritten letters, and Calligraphr will convert them into fonts. It doesn’t matter if your penmanship isn’t uniform, the program will reproduce variations of the same character based on your writing style and lets you select the variants you prefer, ensuring a neater flow.

Edison electric light sign, circa 1900. This made me think of what invention in my lifetime will need a similar sign? Maybe self-driving cars?

The Eisner Awards, awarding the best in comics, were announced their nominations yesterday.

Elon Musk discusses his new project digging tunnels under LA, the latest from Tesla and SpaceX and his motivation for building a future on Mars in conversation with TED’s Head Curator, Chris Anderson.

A Generative Approach to Simulating Watercolor Paints

How I Built a Giant Mechanical Iris Skylight with a CNC Router

Meet the 'D&D' Players Who Make a Living Running Games

Why I don't trust Batman. A reflection on the impact of Batman on Gotham from the people he thinks he is protecting.

Sci-Fi Round-Up: April 28, 2017

"Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2" by Matt Ferguson

Free poster available at UK Showcase Cinemas XPlus 3D screenings.

Interviews

Interview With Ruthanna Emrys, Author Of Winter Tide
Sci-Fi's Cory Doctorow On Dystopia And Why He Doesn't Believe In ...
Sleight Director On How 'star Wars' Led To His Own Superhero Film
Vin Diesel Interview for GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - VOL 2

Link Round-Up: April 28, 2017

"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" by Kevin Tiernan

American Gods Is Spoiler-Proof Television

Back in 1963, George R.R. Martin, who only had one “R” to his name back then, sent a letter to Marvel to praise Fantasic Four issue #17, saying it was probably the best comic of all time. Here’s a video from the History channel showing the author reading his old letter to us. At the end, we also see George’s old address, which I immediately seeked on Google map.

Fully Operational Fandom: Emmie’s Ultimate Star Wars Fangirl Bedroom

Guy Delisle's Hostage Tells a Grim, True Tale of Captivity in a Haunting, Minimalist Style

How the Internet Is Saving Culture, Not Killing It

Kevin Smith on Criticism vs. Creation during a Hall H panel at Comic Con 2012

Mad Dad Upgrades Cozy Coupe Toy Cars For The Fury Road

Reebok Unveils Power Loader And Xenomorph Sneakers For Alien Day

Strangely enough, it took an Ideas project to finally get Lego to release an official Apollo Saturn V rocket set. Seems like something that they should have done years ago. But, no matter—they’re making up for it in a big (and surprisingly affordable) way.

The Where and the Who in 3D Printing

Posters: Guardians Of The Galaxy

"Guardians Of The Galaxy" by Guillaume Morellec

Posters: Drunken Promises

"Drunken Promises" by Tim Doyle

Prints available for purchase from Nakatomiinc. US$30

Comic Round-Up: December 16, 2015

Avengers-Guardians of the Galaxy Team-up Cover by Stephane Roux

Interview: 17 year-old Justice Ryan talks about her story The Escape, about a girl who escapes from a residential school for aboriginal children

Interview: Elizabeth Coody has some advice for anyone thinking of writing a scholarly dissertation or thesis on comics.

Interview: How Does Anybody Become An Artist? An Interview with Allen Say

News: Neil Gaiman's How To Talk To Girls At Parties Gets Comic Book Adaptation

News: Showtime's Penny Dreadful Will Become a Comic Book Series

Link Round-Up: December 3, 2015

"Star-Lord" by Flore Maquin

12 games to play on Christmas day (or thereabouts), from Dr David King, a lecturer in games design and specialist in physical computing at the University of the Arts London.

Deep Forger is an art bot inspired by famous painters

How Games of Thrones Teaches Us About the Syrian Refugee Crisis

It’s a Trap: Emperor Palpatine’s Poison Pill by Zachary Feinstein: "In this paper we study the financial repercussions of the destruction of two fully armed and operational moon-sized battle stations (“Death Stars”) in a 4-year period and the dissolution of the galactic government in Star Wars."
J.J. Abrams Has a Great Message for Everyone in Making The Force Awakens Appeal to Young Girls

Manga Artbooks for Every Otaku: If you’re reading your manga one volume at a time, you’re getting the story, but you might be missing some of the art: most translated manga is...

Should We Get Excited About Tech Tattoos?