Honestly… this is probably going to work extremely well. Just like the article mentions, Lingo is an obvious comp for how this can work, but I also think something like Chain Reaction could provide some inspiration for keeping it engaging and entertaining.
The Independent Variable
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🦾 Intro to Issue 58: Cyberpunk
poetryCyberpunk demands that we find the human in the face of oppression. It is a glimpse into the future we can experience inside the present. It is what happens when a world loses touch with its own humanity and asks us how we will survive in the margins.
Friend of Foofaraw, Casey Aimer (of Radon Journal), guest edited the latest issue of Eye to the Telescope, full of wonderful sci-fi poems. Highly recommend you go check it out.
đź” Die Grotesk design information
designBecause every creative endeavour has a small part of your soul and spirit, it would be too vulnerable and unbearable to admit the real cost and fear involved in making something new and offering it up to the world, to our customers and savage imaginary contempt of our peers.
Not me thinking about buying Die Grotesk despite having both Untitled Sans and Helvetica (and a terrible eye that can only slightly tell the difference when they are side-by-side…) On a more serious note, I love reading these long pieces about the thoughts, ideas, and process that goes into designing
🤖 The sort of mother fucker who makes SlopTok
aiI think people who are high on Sora 2 as The Next Great Thing are giving the same energy as those who thought Clubhouse was going to kill podcasts a few years ago or that NFTs were actually a great idea and were totally not just a bubble that would immediately pop.
Yes, exactly. And this is why I always said people who have zero concerns about AI are living in the clouds. Financially, economically, environmentally, ethically, and culturally—there are major concerns across all five of these areas. And the people in charge of these companies don’t
🤖 A cartoonist's review of AI art
aiArtists hate using it. Consumers hate consuming it And yet it thrives, like an Arby’s built inside a protected forest.
This whole comic nails it—especially that line. The only people excited about AI art are those who see it as some sort of tech bro hustle culture. But real artists, actual fans, and people already a part of these communities want and expect more from their art—even if they can’t always tell something was AI. Art I about humanity and connection and no matter how good AI gets at replicating things (keyword: replicating), it
đź“š ShortBox Comics Fair kicks off on October 1
comicsWhelp… I went and dropped $250 bucks on comics from here… Go support indie comic creators now! Tons of these are huge inspirations for what I hope to eventually be able to do with Foofaraw.
