Aram Zucker-Scharff

“Pixels demonstrates why “gatekeeping” might not be the right word to describe people who consider geek culture their personal clubhouse. It implies that they’re trying to keep hold of something exclusive, instead of just pretending that their supposedly niche hobby isn’t already shared by almost everyone. As in Pixels, they’re forced to construct more and more arbitrarily restrictive rules: You make games, but they’re the wrong games. You write fantasy, but it’s pretentious fantasy. You learn every detail about a superhero, but it’s for cosplay, so it doesn’t count.”

– Adi Robertson 
at The Verge : “Pixels and Armada just pushed geek nostalgia over the edge – You can’t have a nerd culture war when everyone’s a nerd”
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Not enough sleep lately

theverge:

This is just a handful of the gorgeous original concept art for Bladerunner. Artist Syd Mead also created early conceptualizations of TRON and Aliens. See more / read more over at Curbed.

crossconnectmag:

Muralist Tristan Eaton

Born in Los Angeles in 1978, Tristan began pursuing street art as a teenager, painting everything from billboards to dumpsters in the urban landscape wherever he lived, including London, Detroit and New York. Eaton designed his first toy for Fisher Price at 18 years old and has since become a driving force in the world of ‘Designer Toys’. Eaton’s design work for Kidrobot, including the infamous Dunny and Munny toys, led him to international fame and an ever growing fan base. As a regular consultant for brands such as Nike, Disney and Barack Obama, Eaton now spends most of his time painting large scale murals and fine art.

Tristan’s work can be seen in galleries around the world and in the permanent collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art (MOMA).

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posted by Margaret