#starting points

[zarvasace]

I don’t actually know what I’m doing but these are good starting points. It's kinda hard to think in 3D like this. As a first go at a turnaround I think they're okay!

#my art #linked universe #lu legend #lu wind #I normally struggle a lot more with profiles but these were fine #it’s the 3/4 view that challenged me #still didn’t quite get it right #but like I said #starting points #oh how I wish I still had adobe character animator #that one was FUN

[sophiaphile]

"Like The New York Times, CNN and network news programs, it [PowerPoint] appears to be neutral, unbiased and free of any leanings one way or another. Just as a hammer does not tell you what kind of house to build, Microsoft would like us to think...that their product is merely a neutral tool. It is faceless, and it is what you put into it that counts.

However, every piece of software comes with its own set of biases and tendencies. The most obvious bias and the easiest to see in PowerPoint, is the Auto Content Wizard, a feature that makes outlines of presentations with bullet points for those who feel they don't know how to make a presentation themselves...

However, there are more subtle sets of biases at work. The way the PowerPoint is structured and the various options provided have not only been limited...but they have been designed assuming, a priori, a specific world view. The software, by making certain directions and actions easier and more convenient than others, tells you how to think as it helps you accomplish your task. Not in an obvious way or in an obnoxious way or even in a scheming way. The biases are almost unintentional, they are so natural and well-integrated. It is possible that the engineers and designers have no intention of guiding and straightening out your thinking; they simply feel that the assumptions upon which they base their design decisions are the most natural and practical. You are thus subtly indoctrinated into a manner of being and behaving, assuming and acting, that grows on you as you use the program."

—David Byrne, "Exegesis," Envisioning Emotional Epistemological Information

#david byrne #EEEI #envisioning emotional epistemological information #powerpoint #powerpoint art #art #socialization #soft paternalism #paternalism #implicit bias #philosophy #practical reasoning #philosophy of action #moral psychology #framing effects #starting points #libertarian paternalism #choice architecture #Cass Sunstein #Richard Thaler #paternalism is unavoidable 🤷🏼‍♀️ #this applies to AI too #ai #artificial intelligence #ethics #ethics of AI #bias #algorithmic bias #posting this because the caroline polachek late show performance of “dang” reminded me of this book #my library

[madebysimblr]

a smoll break

I'm going to take probably two weeks or so off from this lil story so i can work on some stuff for my main, but i figured now is as good a time as any to provide some story links surrounding my lil simblr :)

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The Cortes Legacy (which turns 5 years old this year omg) is the main staple of my simblr, and princess and me is a side story to it :3 If you would like to boldly go where few have gone and start from:

The Beginning: Gen 1 Maia Cortes (minimal editing... no cc... what a wild time this was...) Gen 2: Susanna (started to get more into an actual ~story~ wowie wow) Gen 2.3: In between stage, Gen 3 are kids

Gen 3: Xavier and also Whitney to be fair. (story is now more important than gameplay lol I really like this era tbh)

Gen 3.4 In between stage, Gen 4 are kids. (another era I LUV, also! teenage cordy pops up in this era :D)

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And Gen 4 will pick up with Sorella & co. in high school when I finish Princess & Me. Which I honestly think won't take me much longer as Act III will be much shorter than the other two lol. I'm pleased that I'm actually going to finish a little side project tho this is exciting.

Oh! And if you're new, and haven't read through all of Princess & Me, Here is a link to the start of that.

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#update #simblr #starting points #theres also a page with family trees if u wanna see those #and i have a feeling this will not be the last time i opt to do a little side story #its a lot of fun :) #and it means time is passing in the legacy but im spending time with other sims #oh and tad is besties with Xavier #they been besties since they were born #so when the main legacy picks back up- the steeles will still be around #because the steeles are the best sims family i have i know this

[arsenicpanda]

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S (2023)

#fnaf #fnafedit #Five Nights at Freddy's #fnaf movie #matpat #fnaf movie spoilers #fnaf spoilers #fyeahmovies #filmedit #gifs* #arsenicpandacreates #this LYING LIAR WHO LIES acted like he WASN'T IN THE MOVIE alskjflskjf #yes I DID stop watching to make this gif set what of it? #also I do not like this coloring but also I'm sick of looking at it and want to sleep soooooo #there is NO COLOR in this scene I SWEAR TO GOD #you would not BELIEVE the vibrancy + saturation it took to get it to this bland point #and any further started causing problems booooooo

[kimquatz]

process of drawing an OC: - you design them - you get attached to them - their hair gets bigger without you realizing it

#it's always the hair #tbd maybe LOL #one of my OCs rn their hair keeps getting longer every time i draw it... #i'm tryna keep it to their shoulder blades but at some point it started reaching their hips and i was like. Wait.

[threefuckencrowsinatrenchcoat]

Myself included tbh

#it’s a lifestyle #spn #it’s kinda a tumblr rite of passage at this point too #literally yesterday I found out ab the soap2day closing like this #and then ten minutes later people started texting me and posting on other apps freaking out #supernatural #destiel #destiel confession #destiel confession meme #dean winchester #castiel #this is also a little bit for the 196 girls who are inevitably gonna see the template eventually #196 #Reddit 196 #reddit refugee #HOW ARE PEOPLE STILL SEEING THIS ITS BEEN LIKE 6 MONTHS

[hannahsheppardsblog]

Major Project Starting points

i want to be able to explore something I am passionate about while still fulfilling my passions as to who I want to become as a designer and the disciplines i want to move into:

Disciplines I'm interested in and what parts of them I like:

Packaging: I like making physical outcomes and being able to handcraft tactile things with a purpose. I have recently been inspired by the ability to have packaging which is beyond the physical presence and also has digital elements to make it even more engaging.

Branding: Being able to pick apart a brand and understand their core values and purpose to create successful and engaging assets to represent them.

Typography: being able to visually communicate through a range of different parts of type using hierarchy as well as the ability for the type to be kinetic and move and express meaning beyond the words written down.

Areas of the world I am interested in:

The ocean: I have been interested in the ocean my whole life, I have always collected shells I see on the beach, how different they can be even when they have a similar shape, and the uniqueness between them. I grew up doing lots of water sports and has been a big part of my life, doing lots of sailing and generally growing up on the seaside. i also have an interest in sealife and the vast animals there and how much we don't know about the sea. I also think there is something to say in the medicinal values of the ocean and what health benefits can be derived from the ocean, from salts and algea to the sustainability in ocean materials like seaweed and the advancements in using it as an alternative to plastics.

My family's history with Poland and how they are now taking in Ukrainian immigrants: I have family who i visited recently who have taking in Ukranian immigrants who are escaping the war and they have had 6 families through so far, all of whom have had a strange connection to their relatives, from growing up in the same village to knowing mutual people. I think it is interesting to see how all of these strangers have connections and something is common in a time of such dispair as well as the long history between poland, russia and germany.

Nature and the outdoors: I am an outdoorsy person who takes a lot of inspiration from the natural worlds so might be interesting to take a new look on branding from that perspective as it is something i might want to do in the future.

Potential starting points:

'Plastics are polluting our oceans design a campaign and packaging redesign for a company to become more environmentally friendly and encourage users to buy their products'

'Design a typographic documentation of the Ukrainian families being homed here and explore how they are all linked and how they might overlap. Consider the different languages and possible interactions and limitations '

'Design a typeface inspired by the sea and explore how it can be used as an asset for positive environmental impact'

I think i am currently leaning towards exploring packaging and typography and the ocean and creating a positive impact or a cause for change in the way we use plastics and prevent ocean pollution. I think before i start forming a question more deeply, i need to research the topic so i can identify real problems which i can design solutions for.

#Major project #ideation #starting points

[adventures-in-poor-planning]

I rlly like the emphasis that live action one piece is putting on the fact that literally nobody else think about piracy the way luffy does. "Being a pirate is about being free and having friends :3" while every other pirate is doing legitimate career criminal shit around him.

#'me and a bunch of stupid assholes are going to start a community in the grand line to either die or prove a very important point' #one piece

[stochastiz]

in case anyone actually cares, this blog will no longer only be text-post based. the sideblog i relegated other posts to got deleted (with no warning/reason), so those will be joining the fray from now on.

i'll carry over a tag i was using there: #starting points will contain things that specifically spark some sort of idea for me. it's mainly for my personal use, so i can find sources later if i actually do something with those ideas

#starting points #i'm not happy about the loss of lemonizzy but i've been thinking about trying to get over this stupid mental block about only being allowed #to put textposts on this blog for a while now and i guess this is the shove i needed #really mad about lost resources i had saved to that blog though. i've sent a message to the helpdesk but we'll see if anything comes of tha #stochastic ramblings

[ash-and-starlight]

taking the crumbs of venetian agna qel’a chewing biting gnashing on them until there aren’t even bones left and then spitting out. carnevale northern water tribe style

#id in alt text #plus lil zukkini kissini bonus bc this year carnival fell the day before valentine's day #aaand posting it at almost midnight so we get the Perfect meeting point of the two dates #not bc i drew everything in a rabid frenzy & finished it NOW #anyway venetian carnival in the nwt. hi. is this thing on can anyone hear me. #and when i start talking about the marriage to the sea ceremony- [gunshot] #ough i wish i had more time to draw more masks in sakha-venice fusion style but alas. only had time & brain space for the blorbos 😔 #hope this is enough to send the Vision Wavelenghts #yue #sokka #katara #zuko #zukka #my art

[balis77]

Fun fact: Samus' zero suit is a bodysuit in more recent games instead of the tank-top she wore in older games because at this point, she's been spliced with so many species' DNA you really don't want to see what the rest of her skin looks like.

#her head is like the sole part of her that looks human at this point #you look at a single bit of her skin that isn't covered by the zero suit that shit starts building your frenzy meter #samus takes off her suit and instead of something sexy you just start going catatonic from things your mind cannot comprehend #samus aran #metroid #shitposting #note: I'm fully aware some of you would still be into this #just saying

[alex-just-vibing]

Are you a student who is unable to donate to Palestine, but still want ways to show your support?

Me too! Unfortunately, searching up ways for students who can't drive, spend money, or drop school for a week to show solidarity for Palestine just comes up with "centrist" (if not blatantly pro-israel) articles for teachers telling them how to stay neutral during discussions with students. So! Here are some ways that I've thought of to bring pro palestine sentiment into your school and community! You are more than encouraged to add on any ideas of your own!

Wear shirts, pins, or anything outwardly pro palestine. If you can't find something, make it.

Email your representatives. Email Congress. Email the White House, or whatever your country's equivalent would be. Let the people in charge know you want a ceasefire

Talk to your local library about holding an educational night about the genocide, and/or about Palestinian culture.

Talk to your peers. Find people who share your views. Create a fuss together.

Talk to your teachers about it. Having an authority figure on your side could make things so much easier for you.

Make stickers, posters, pamphlets, etc to put up around your school, town/city, anywhere you can.

Educate yourself on anti-palestine talking points and how to refute them in a calm and logical manner. (Palestinian Toolkit is a great website for that)

Speak up! It's fucking scary, but if you can, don't let people's bigotry go unchecked. (You can use knowledge from the last point to make it easier to talk)

But also, know when to give up. It sucks, but not everyone is worth wasting your time debating. Some people won't change their mind no matter what.

#my stuff #free palestine #free gaza #strike for palestine #strike for gaza #a lot of information posts i see are mostly places you can donate #which you absolutely should if you can #but not everyone can #so i thought this could be a good starting point for some people #do what you can #from the river to the sea #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #gaza #palestine #palestine will be free #ceasefire #current events #endisraelsgenocide #gazaunderattack #activism #gaza strip #palestinian genocide #israel #gaza genocide

[catmask]

sometimes while i think about that while a lot of adults did not treat me very well as a kid i also get a lot of 'in hindsight this person was so good to me and i didnt even realize it until now' as an adult. today i was thinking about how the first anime convention i ever went to was when i was 10 and i asked the man working the manga cafe what manga was/what a good place to start was (because the con was very overstimulating for me and i had gotten lost) and he asked how old i was before recommending yotsuba and asking if i wanted any water or something to eat. its really simple but theres a lot of bad things that couldve happened or he could've been careless in his recommendation, but instead yotsuba has remained one of my favorite manga for years, and probably a large portion of why i continue to read manga as an adult... i think adults who try to involve kids in the world safely/kindly even in little ways make so much more of a difference than they ever really know.

#and i know that sounds silly like YES. it was just a bookr ecommendation #but i feel like a lot of people either dont really care about whats a good starting point for younger kids in their shared fan spaces #or dont really take the care to recognize different peoples ages would effect what they would both enjoy or #be capable of engaging with #not to mention theres a lot of manga that would NOT have been appropriate for a 10 year old to read #so the fact that he askedd and even asked what sort of thing i liked at the time #was very sweet. i think about him a lot and i hope hes doing well #txt #scratchpost

[circuscountdowns]

many centuries down the line they can manage to have a civil enough family game night.

#cult of the lamb #narilamb #Leshy carved losers corner above lambs bed many games ago and they think it’s too funny to fix #Anyway lamb does eventually marry narinder but after a good while of tormenting him on who to choose for marriage #I think at one point narinder starts dragging suitors into the battle pit #And says only someone who can beat him is good enough for lamb yayyy #This comic came out pretty clumsy but I’m just glad it’s done #cotl art

[ithinkdogshouldvote]

Yuri but its toxic and they kiss about it

#bro i have never drawn kissing before this isn’t that crazy? #btw this was all started by the Haley whipjack video where she said lae’zel was short? life changing. im never going back. #short lae’zel truther now till I die #bg3 #bg3 fanart #baldurs gate 3 #lae'zel #shadowheart #shadowzel #is that the ship name? idk #dnd #dungeons and dragons #what if we made out at knife point and we were both girls? #digital art #digital drawing #my artwork #fanart #bg3 art #bg3 lae'zel #bg3 shadowheart #wlw #fan art #bae'zel

[uncanny-tranny]

Learning to internalize the message above, but art is in all of our bones. If you feel afraid to create art because it won't be "good enough," it's worth it to explore why you feel that fear. Creating art is one of the basic impulses of people, and if you want to create art, then you absolutely must.

#art #positivity #described images #image description in alt #i'm like 80% sure that's a lynx but i've never seen one irl #i'm going to weld this meme into my brain as i start crochet #maybe i have seen a lynx at the zoo actually. but that's beside the point and i haven't been to a zoo in years (sad!) #the zoos in my state are actually from what i understand VERY high-end and VERY good with their animals #which definitely makes me more willing to support them <3 #i have been informed this is not a lynx btw #IN MY DEFENSE they look similar #thank GD tumblr unlike twitter lets you edit alt text. staff was real af for that (rare compliment i have for staff)