Via @automaton-media.com, composer Uematsu: “I’ve never used AI & probably never will. I think it still feels more rewarding to go through the hardships of creating something myself. When you listen to music, the fun is also in discovering the background of the person who created it, right?" More:

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

anyone wanna do artist proof tradesies? :0

some more helpful reminders from 2016 me who knew more than i do now #reruns

layoffs suck and i'm so sorry y'all. i think i've just run out of words to capture the enormity of how much this whole industry situation sucks. my team is hiring, and it's a lovely place with fantastic people. if you're looking, open roles are here. www.playstation.com/en-us/corpor...

A French film swept Japan in the '50s — and its impact on Japanese animation was immense. Among its fans were Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and their co-workers at Toei Doga. We explore how they saw it, why they loved it and what they learned: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-french...

'Cause that's your role The work that stirred your soul You can make for someone else www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SZE...

Samurai Jack is a classic. And it's fueled by its rich images -- the backgrounds, animation and visual storytelling. Genndy Tartakovsky was sick of dialogue. He wanted to take a risk on a visual series, and Cartoon Network supported it. We explore: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-visual...

Scavengers Reign (2023) The best recent sci-fi show that almost no one has seen.

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My entertainment media consumption right now is whiplashing watching Andor to The Rehearsal and playing Clair Obscure 33 in between A current trifecta of top tier creations

From: Ursa Minor Blue (1993), dir. Shigeru Tamura, Project Team Sarah

It’s year five of moving from LA to Seattle. In the last year, I have purchased my first down jacket, merino wool layers and most recently — a wind jacket. My closet is slowly becoming gorpcore. It’s only a matter of time. If anyone reads this message, tell my family I love them.

I have shared this story, this thread, before - but I think given the state of the world, it's worth telling once again. Maybe it can help, especially if like me, you make art, and you wonder what the use of all of it is right now.

Visual development art by Aurélien Predal for Moominvalley (2019–), dir. Steve Box, Gutsy Animations

yuasa should be as globally known as miyazaki imo

finally went to see the cherry blossoms here 🤍🩷

watched Prince of Egypt in theaters over the weekend funny to realize it was a religious experience for me, but not in the intended way. tiny me going "wow visual things are neat...."

join our team :-)

lol i looked at my portfolio page and it feels like a lifetime ago... working in animation pre-covid in LA, gettin fancy awards n shit and bein all fashionable ✏️🐛 girl, who was she current me is a dirt-ridden seattle game dev goblin foraging for mushrooms n berries

not active here cause its nearing spring -- the seeds are emerging, the garden needs pathways and the battle with weeds has just begun. and this time... i will win.

1/2 ive moved onto balatro… #hourlycomicsday #shrimp

i have shrimp haha 💙

my soft blue lullaboid garden room in animal crossing new leaf

slowly picking away at this -- "a sky snack" practicing clothing/hair loops

slowly picking away at this

become yourself