phantastus:

tomsawyee:

Into the Spider Verse is finally doing what mainstream CGI animation should have been doing for years: creating visuals only possible BECAUSE of the chosen medium.

CGI is a modern crutch. It’s cheaper than 2D by a landslide, and easier to churn out with the support of a studio.

But the actualization of a medium clicks when the medium is being used in ways that only it can. Focusing on rendering every hair, on recreating beautiful photo-realistic landscapes, that’s fine. It’s impressive. But the approach reaches a point where we’re left wondering:

“Why didn’t you just make a live action movie?”

Spider Verse brings the aesthetic, the aim, and the FUN of comics to the screen in a gorgeous way. I’m fucking thrilled that Miles is getting such a beautiful, unique, and frankly revolutionary introduction to the big screen.

can i get an AMEN up in here

watchthesunburn:

NET NEUTRALITY UPDATE. STOP SCROLLING, PLEASE!

As you all know, we won the Senate CRA vote! Here’s the issue. Our battle is an uphill one.

The net neutrality repeal goes into effect June 11th, because there has not yet been a vote in the House of Representatives. That vote is coming soon—but the HOR is harder to win.

This means: USE THE BACKLASH. Take the opportunity to inform family and friends about what the repeal will do. They’ll hate it no matter the party—nobody likes paying extra. This will assist. VISIT BATTLEFORTHEWEB! EDUCATE YOURSELF ON WHAT YOU CAN DO!

CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES, FOLKS. SAVE THE OPEN WEB ONCE AND FOR ALL!

allthecanadianpolitics:

Context:

Trudeau government to buy Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain for $4.5-billion

hockeywlw:

Doug Ford: We don’t make mistakes on our budget.

Andrea Horwath: Do you have one?

Doug Ford:

younger-chuckles:

dootmario2:

my goodness look at the amount of detail on this one. the colors, the shading, everything is just spot on. you can almost make out the individual feathers. truly a marvelous mallard. 10/10

i see they went with one of those brown varieties of duck. while this is a bold move on their part, i feel as though it loses a bit of its personality. i’m just not really feeling this bird.  7/10

this looks like a modern colorization of the famous duck from the hieroglyphs. i am absolutely in awe of their dedication to the medium and commentary on the transformative nature of art. 10/10

look at this good boy! he is patiently awaiting a treat and i wish to reward him with a multitude of gifts. 11/10

yuck. 2/10

ohoho, what a dynamic three quarters angle! the artist’s ability to capture the essence of duck in 3d space is so refreshing to witness. 10/10

this bird’s looking a bit sickly, i think it has to do with the highlights being in weird places. hope he feels better soon. 5/10

a bit more minimalist this time around. the lack of legs makes it seem as though he’s resting on the surface of the water, and i really admire how it sets a scene and makes me feel like i’m really there. 9/10

i’m really digging the positive energy coming from this bird. i can’t explain why, but i feel like that animal’s my friend. 10/10

this is a goose. 0/10

I’m crying at the pure rage I feel from the last one

alsoabear:

alsoabear:

people are STILL OUT HERE IN 2018 W BLACK TEXT ON DARK PURPLE AND DARK BLUE BACKGROUNDS. WHY.

lads, literally the very first rule of web design is READABILITY.

you have to have contrast between your background and your text.

like…….you pretty much can’t have a dark background if you have black text because it’s super difficult to read; if i have to highlight and puzzle out what your text says because it’s two shades different than your background? i and 95% of people looking at your page are going to hit that back button REAL fast

teashoesandhair:

Dear everyone who is currently working on a Thing, whatever that Thing may be,

Good luck with the Thing. You can do the Thing. You will do the Thing. You just have to do the Thing.

Best wishes,

Someone who is also doing a Thing