well I would never DREAM of posting my handles on other highly visual platforms (ccombsdc) or distributed microblogging services (combs at [censored service name].art)
posting promotional links to my website for free is apparently okay though. chriscombs.net
ALT The radio station WAMU's faux logo has been transformed into a bloody fanged creature, pictured against the gory scene of a dead DCist. (WAMU acquired DCist and laid everyone off and killed the site.)
ALT "PIVOT TO GRAMOPHONE!!!" exclaims this faux ad for a Victrola, don't at-sign me, replete with bored-looking dog and a faux WAMU logo. not the real one. that's super trademarked. the radio station says they're closing the famous website DCist to focus on their "core audience" of radio (?!)
ALT WAMU's faux logo becomes a super snarky initialism: "We all kinds of messed up." in the corner it says, "Now run along and do your little internets, dearie."
ALT the DCist logo above my words: "Bring it back. At least the archives, you assholes. (2 weeks severance? Really?)"
it isn't looking much better this morning. our new flight is already delayed. I'm hearing other passengers who were stuck since Thursday night. Only @united
ALT text: Twitter also blocked people from tweeting a link to a version of the account Sweeney runs on Instagram. When a user tries to tweet the link, Twitter says, “We can’t complete this request because this link has been identified by Twitter or our partners as being potentially harmful.”
Stream the latest #WETAArts, featuring the ancient South Indian dance form Bharatanatyam; artist @ccombs, whose work is inspired by technology; and the Secretary of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts who discusses architecture befitting the nation’s capital. watch.weta.org/video/weta-ar…
On November's #WETAArts, learn about ancient South Indian dance form Bharatanatyam, meet @ccombs, whose art is inspired by technology; and hear from Secretary of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts about advancing architecture befitting the nation’s capital. Tune in or stream 11/7!
Listening to an excellent talk by @ccombs at #supercon2022 about selling electronic art, did not expect the bonus and very good lesson about product reliability!
On November's #WETAArts, learn about ancient South Indian dance form Bharatanatyam, meet @ccombs, whose art is inspired by technology; and hear from Secretary of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts about advancing architecture befitting the nation’s capital. Tune in or stream 11/7!
Fun times ahead for #Adobe designers. Today, if you open a PSD (even one that's 20 years old) with an obscure PANTONE colour, it will remove the colour and make it black. Pantone want US$21/month for access, and Solid Coated goes behind the paywall in early November.
"Art-World Compatibility Layer: How to Hang and Sell Your Blinky Goodness as Art"
Learn the steps necessary to convert a cool blinky into saleable art: what art buyers expect, how to find shows, and how your glorious creation can survive years on somebody else’s wall.
ALT A promotional image with a picture of my smiling face, a Hackaday Superconference logo (November 4-6, 2022, Pasadena, CA), and my name and the title of the talk again.
Excited to have "Sweet Old World," a 10-part collaboration with Ceci Cole McInturff, debuting today as part of this show in Danbury, CT.
ALT a strange, gnarled wooden orb is split in half, separated by a shiny metal gearbox. The whole thing is mounted on a central metal post which is on a thick metal stand. It rests on a pedestal.
ALT a metal box is dripped in wax to form a clamlike shape; its lid rests askew, offering a peek inside at a shiny metal orb, which is reflecting a small screen.
ALT a metal box, split in half with hundreds of drilled holes, has a sparkling geode-like interior constructed with glowing glass "crystals."
ALT in an overview image, ten pedestals with individual pieces of art atop them are visible. they are a mixture of metal and wooden pieces with wings, trees, lights protruding from them.