djfood.org
Fantasy Jodorowsky Tron visualisations by Johnny Darrell
3 min · · There seems to be a current trend in AI circles of mashing up film genres or visualising existent films either within different time periods or with different directors. Johnny Darrell has imagined… · Shared by 140, including Karen K. Ho, Ahmad Ragab, Bill Johnston
NFX
Generative Tech Market Map and 5-Layer Tech Stack
5 min · · We are open sourcing our generative AI market map, and announcing a new FAST fundraising program for founders building in generative AI. · Shared by 107, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Nick Cote, Bill Johnston
The New York Times
Brian Eno Reveals the Hidden Purpose of All Art
12+ min · · “I’m absolutely fascinated by this question, because I think I have an answer, and I don’t think it has ever been well answered.” · Shared by 142, including Ev, Eli Pariser | @elipariser@mastodon.social, Felix M, Agnes Callard, Bill Johnston, Fabio Chiusi, luis antónio santos
The Guardian
The labyrinthine patterns traced by birds on the wing
· Spanish photographer Xavier Bou’s images of the flight paths of birds aim to make us look up at the wonder in the skies · Shared by 18, including Bill Johnston, Martin Wattenberg, Lynn Cherny
highsnobiety
Here's How the Sneaker Industry Is Fueled By Copied Designs
6 min · · There’s a mountain of evidence to suggest that brands in the sneaker industry can only truly grow by copying. · Shared by 7, including Bill Johnston
hyperallergic
What Do Native Artists Think of Michael Heizer’s New Land Art Work?
9 min · · Characterizations of the artist's newest work, and that of other White land artists of his generation, sometimes ignore questions of place and locality that are central to Indigenous thinking. · Shared by 26, including Bill Johnston, Kristen Taylor, Carolina A. Miranda, Hrag
The New York Times
In California, Where Trees Are King, One Hardy Pine Has Survived for 4,800 Years
6 min · · In a harsh alpine desert, the Great Basin bristlecone pines abide amid climate change. Among them is the oldest tree on Earth (if you can find it). · Shared by 23, including Felix M, Bill Johnston
The Art Newspaper
Christie’s launching new platform that will allow for sales to exist fully on the blockchain
2 min · · The inaugural sale on Christie's3.0 will consist of nine NFTs by the artist and activist Diana Sinclair · Shared by 11, including Bill Johnston
huggingface.co
Stable Diffusion - a Hugging Face Space by stabilityai
· Spaces: stabilityai / · Shared by 128, including Danielle Fong 🙋🏻♀️, Tomas Pueyo, Paolo Attivissimo @ildisinformatico@mastodon.uno, Dov, Kevin Mitchell @WiringtheBrain@ mstdn .social, Alex J. Champandard 🌻, hardmaru, Bill Johnston, Brad Fitzpatrick 🌻, Matt Shaffer, John Maeda
waxy.org
Opening the Pandora’s Box of AI Art
6 min · · This week's release of Stable Diffusion, a powerful open-source text-to-image AI model, raises hard questions about the ethics of AI art and its potential for abuse. · Shared by 55, including Tactical Tech, Ethan Marcotte, Bill Johnston
The New York Times
It Was a Mystery in the Desert for 50 Years
15+ min · · In a remote Nevada valley, the artist Michael Heizer’s astonishing megasculpture is finally revealed. · Shared by 508, including Steve Duenes, Museum Nerd (Since 2008), Tim Bray, Felix M, Colin Wright, John Hill, Mathew Ingram, Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis, Armin Wolf, luis antónio santos, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Michael (मुकेश), Bill Johnston, swissmiss, Andrew Russeth, Brooks Rainwater, Ben Jones
Creative Review
Why businesses should be led by designers
6 min · · At an executive level, design thinking can transform an organisation from the inside – and this kind of cultural shift may prove vital for many brands’ survival. · Shared by 9, including Bill Johnston
tripleaughtfoundation.org
City 1970 - 2022
2 min · · City is a monumental sculpture by Michael Heizer located in Central Eastern Nevada. A mile and a half long and a half mile wide, it is a vast complex of shaped mounds and depressions made of compacted… · Shared by 5, including Bill Johnston
Print magazine
Before Design Thinking
2 min · · By: Ellen Lupton | December 22, 2009 First published in 1972, The Universal Traveler is a mad masterpiece of D.I.Y. hippie culture that deserves its place in history next to the Last Whole Earth Ca… · Shared by 5, including Bill Johnston
spatial.io
Spatial: How Work Should Be
2 min · · Watch Demo Create your 3D-realistic avatar from a single selfie in seconds · Shared by 42, including Kirk Borne, Prof. Sally Eaves, Joanna (J.F.) Penn, Arne Keuning, Mike Ivars, Bill Johnston, Rick King, Andy Matuschak, Grégoire Japiot 🌻