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docpop, 7 hours ago to random

I’m sensing a theme.

docpop, 10 hours ago to random

I had a fun lunch with @andypiper today and spent a few hours nerding out about open protocols and the fediverse. He brought this 3D printed version of the Mastodon mascot.

docpop, 1 day ago to SanFrancisco

The shirts that I designed for Mission Comics in SF are now available. You can order yours here https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/mission-comics-and-art/mission-comics-t-shirt-summer-2024 All proceeds go to support Mission Comics, a wonderful comic shop located in the #SanFrancisco's #MissionDistrict.

docpop, 1 day ago to diy

Thanks to @pycomtois.com@pycomtois.com, there is now a French version of my "How To Make A Mini-Comic" zine! You can download/print it from here https://pycomtois.com/2024/05/13/comment-fabriquer-un-zine/

My original zine is public domain, meaning anyone can print it, sell it, modify it, or do whatever they want. Nothing makes me happier than seeing folks remix and distribute it like this.

You can find the original version here. https://docpop.org/2018/01/how-to-make-mini-comics-my-guide-to-cutting-and-folding-an-8-page-zine/ #DIY #Zine #MiniComic

Two small booklets that are made out of a single sheet of paper that has been cut and folded. The covers of each booklet looks similar, but one says "Comment Fabriquer Un Zine" and the other says "How To Make A Mini-Comic". The one in french has a drawing of Pierre, the artist who drew the cover. The one in english has a drawing of Doc Pop (me).
The back cover of two small booklets. The two books look similar to each other. Both have "Et Voila!" written at the top, but one has more text in french and the other has the rest of the text in english. The english version also has text and a logo indicating it is in the public domain.

docpop, 1 day ago to random

"Trying to get Steve Reich, James Brown, and John Bonham in the room together" is how Dosh describes his funky new track, "Stone Cold Boogie". This 9 minute jam is what I've been listening to this morning. https://dosh.bandcamp.com/track/stone-cold-boogie?from=butts

I highly recommend picking up the remastered edition of his debut album too.
https://dosh.bandcamp.com/album/dosh-20th-anniversary-bonus-cuts-edition

docpop, 2 days ago to random

Freegen: a mid-air regeneration with a counterweight 🪀.
#yoyo

Me playing with a yo-yo in my living room. I throw a breakaway throw and then let go of the end of the string. The yo-yo flies in the air and sucks the string and the counterweight back into its body, then kicks the counterweight and string back out again for me to catch.

docpop, 2 days ago to gaming

Gaming friends: Braid, Anniversary Edition is out today! This version has fully repainted graphics, new puzzles, and added in-game commentary. When the game was originally released 16 years ago, it was designed for 720p, so I'm excited to see how much better this new version looks. It's available on Steam, Switch, Playstation, Xbox, and even Netflix. http://braid-game.com/ #gaming #Braid

docpop, 2 days ago to SanFrancisco

Colorful scenes from 24th St, Capp St, and #SlowSanchez. #MissionDistrict #SanFrancisco

A section of wall that has rainbow colors painted on it and a stencil of a butterfly on top of that. The wall is grey, with green leaves drooping down from a bush or tree above it. The rainbow section looks as if it is a hole in the wall with a rainbow behind it.
A bicycle leaning near the entrance of a shop on 24th Street. The bike is painted purple with a layer of fake orange flowers wrapped all over the wheels, body, and handles. It is an old fashioned bike that clearly isn't ridable, it is there to draw attention to the store. It is resting against a section of wall that is covered in fake green leaves (that look realistic from a distance).
An intersection of Sanchez Street with very large koi fish stenciled on it. There are three fish, each painted white, gold, and black. Each fish is about 9 feet long. This intersection also has large white painted crosswalks and a few people walking across the street. It is also a slow street, so you can see people walking in the middle of the street further down in the photo and no moving traffic on the street.

docpop, 3 days ago to random

Found a copy of David Thornburg's "Coloring Series I: Geometric Designs" on Capp St. It starts off with essays on human-computer interfaces, but most of the book is examples of computer generated art (circa 1983).
Read it online here https://www.atarimania.com/8bit/files/KoalaWare_Coloring_Series_I.pdf

A page from "Geometric designs" that shows a series of five pointed stars. There is a star inside of each star and the art is in a pixelated format.
Another page from the book. This one shows a repeating pattern that consists of vertical rows of triangles that intersect with each other. The art is pixelated.
A simple spiralgraph printed in the book. The lines are thin and pixelated.

salcode, 3 days ago to random

@docpop I'm interested in the yellow Desert Island Yo but it has been out of stock for some time.

Do you have plans to restock the yellow or did I miss the boat?

docpop, 3 days ago to random

"Yo-Yo" by Toru Shimizu.
https://docpop.org/2023/03/ukiyo-e-yo-yo-by-toru-shimizu/ #Ukiyoe #yoyo

docpop, 4 days ago (edited 4 days ago) to random

The Jim Henson Company is making a live-action adaptation of John Gardner's "Grendel", with Jeff Bridges playing Grendel, Dave Bautista playing Beowulf and Bryan Cranston playing King Hrothgar. https://variety.com/2024/film/news/grendel-jeff-bridges-bryan-cranston-jim-henson-company-1235998911/

As awesome as that sounds, I keep hoping we'll get an adaptation of Matt Wagner's "Grendel" comics. Particularly the Hunter Rose era. Apparently Netflix was working on one a few years ago but cancelled the project https://bleedingcool.com/tv/grendel-netflix-series-details-cancellation-crushing-matt-wagner/ #Grendel

docpop, 4 days ago to random

Today is Ritual Roasters’s 19 anniversary. I moved to SF a few weeks prior to Ritual’s opening and spent a lot of time at their location on Valencia St (I lived a block away). Over the years I’ve made a lot of art and friends at this location too. Happy birthday, Ritual!

Me in line at Ritual Roasters. I’m wearing a grey KN95 mask, a Benders baseball cap, and a Tech Won’t Save Us hoodie in bright yellow.

docpop, 4 days ago to random

I animated some #yoyo tricks.

Video of me playing with a yo-yo in my living room. I'm using a very responsive yo-yo with a counterweight on the end and doing original tricks. Throughout the video, glowing lines and drawings appear on the screen and audio effects are heavily used. The video starts off with some slow motion footage, during this slowed down section I do intricate tricks while the audio creates the effect of time slowing down and a "woosh" can be heard as the yo-yo moves. Then the video returns to normal speed with a record scratch sound effect, before going into cool jazz music. My glasses get filled in to look like shades. The jazz stops and an animated ufo appears on screen over my freehand as the yo-yo spins on it's side on the pointer finger of my other hand. A cow is animated over the spinning yo-yo, giving the look of a yo-yo floating over a cow. The string between the two hands looks like a tractor beam coming from the ufo and lifting the cow up. The ufo goes off screen and I finish my tricks with the sound of a crowd cheering in the background.

docpop, 5 days ago to SanFrancisco

Rad things happening in #SanFrancisco today:

• The "Caminarte" art walk is happening on Mission St tonight. This is the first of a new series of Second Saturdays events in the #MissionDistrict https://missionlocal.org/2024/05/second-saturdays-sf-mission-street/
• On #BernalHeights there's a ribbon cutting party for @AmosGoldbaum's new mural from 12-1. There'll be food and beverages too. https://www.instagram.com/amosgoldbaum/p/C6sPUPJr5Aq/
  Watch my interview with Amos about the mural here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVstATACICE
• More events here https://sf.funcheap.com/events/san-francisco/

DocPop, 5 days ago to graffiti

Spotted some superb sticker slaps by Sickid around SF.
#SFGraffiti #StickerSlaps #Graffiti #SanFrancisco #Sickid

A slap sticker spotted on the street. A drawing of a man's face, he has a pointy nose and a goatee and a mischievous expression. "Jerkoff. Sandwich. Heehee. LOL." is written near his head. The art is drawn in sharpie on a sticker label that is mostly white, but has "Sickid's Raspados" printed on the top.
A slap sticker spotted on the street. It has as stylized drawing of a woman smoking a cigarette. She looks buff and kind of mean. The art is drawn on a sticker label that is mostly white, but has "Sickid's Raspados" printed on the top.
A slap sticker on a post. It says "Dead Phone" in a nice cursive style and has a drawing of a person's face as they smirk towards the viewer. The art is done with a pink paint pen on a sticker label that says "Sickid's Respados" on the top.
A slap sticker spotted on the street. It's a drawing of someone's head, as seen from the side. They have a mischievous expression and a long pointed nose. The art is drawn in sharpie on a sticker label that is mostly white, but has "Sickid's Raspados" printed on the top.
A slap sticker spotted on the street. This one is another drawing of someone's head. They are biting their lower lip as if they are thinking, or maybe even farting? They have a long pointy nose and long eyelashes. The art is drawn on a sticker label that is mostly white, but has "Sickid's Raspados" printed on the top.

docpop, 6 days ago to BelieveInFilm

These 13 photos are actually one long image scanned from a foot of 35mm film. I shot the images on a LC-A Wide and used the "half-frame advance", so the images would overlap and expose on top of each other. https://docpop.org/2017/05/half-frame-advance-lomo-lc-wide-camera/ #Lomography #DoubleExposure #BelieveInFilm #35mm

Still images that slide across the screen from right to left. They are various shots from the SoMa district in San Francisco. Storefronts, sidewalks, street graffiti, and other things. Each image blends into the next image like a double exposure, which makes the video feel like one long image, rather than 13 shots placed side by side.

scott, 1 month ago to random

The lesson from the #ValenciaStreet center bikeway debacle: when you "compromise" in such a way that you lose the confidence of the people you're building FOR—cyclists, in this case—you fail.

While some of us now defend this bike lane as a partial improvement, no one loved it. It didn't boost bike riding, and made it hard for cyclists to pull over and stop at a business. So businesses got all the downsides and no upside. It didn't have to be this way.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/businesses-join-legal-battle-valencia-center-bike-lane/