Happening Now: New Things
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Photo: Catalina Kulczar
“Test it, tweak it, try it again, see what happens.”
—David Byrne on trying new things (The Creative Independent)
Five marvelous projects
Keep time with this hypnotic clock
An AI being narrates this sci-fi adventure podcast
This powerful short film addresses cartel violence in Mexico
Play as an adorable clown in this Super Mario-inspired platformer
Sustainable paper backpacks that will survive the washing machine
Six slices of #Make100
Custom drawings by “Robot Picasso”
Beautiful, abstract photos of the human body
Playing cards designed to help you imagine the future
Swap your bulky record player for a wireless, portable version
A coloring book ode to the legendary drag queens of the South
Help a starship captain save their crew in this imaginative tabletop game
Illustration by Laura Callaghan via Pitchfork
Three doses of creative inspiration
How Alice Coltrane’s transcendent art lives on (Pitchfork)
What happens when algorithms design a concert hall (Wired)
An engineer rigged a rotary phone to play a text adventure (The Outline)
One way to get making
Our friends at Instructables offer free creative classes in everything from embroidering to pasta-making to CNC milling. Learn something new.
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