July 2010
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January 2010
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November 2009
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October 2009
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Script Frenzy →
Script Frenzy is the NaNoWriMo of April! I’ll probably take a stab at this too.
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NaNoDrawMo
I was thinking of doing a childrens book for NaNoWriMo but thought it was too against the rules. Now I’m back in!
mrgan:
stevenf:
I keep thinking about a NaNoWriMo style personal art challenge for the month of November. (If a picture is worth a thousand words, would that mean 50 pictures?)
I’m in.
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Kodansha Sets Up Shop To Publish Manga in U.S. →
Kodansha, the largest publisher in Japan and an important licensor of manga to U.S. publishers, is setting up an office in New York City and plans to begin publishing and selling manga direct to the U.S. market beginning in October. The new line of manga will be called Kodansha Comics and it will be published under Kodansha USA Publishing and distributed by Random House.
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Design Annex Grand Opening Event →
Design Annex celebrates its grand opening with an event on Thursday, October 15 from 4 to 6 pm.
Join us for reception to tour the space, meet current members and thank the many people who made the facility possible.
Anticipated guests include:
Mayor Joseph Curtatone, City of Somerville
Jason Shupach, Creative Industry Director, MA Office of Economic Development
Beate Becker, DIGMA...
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Somerville Armory Harvest Festival 2009 →
On Saturday, October 3 from 1-8PM, Harvest Fest will bring together some of the finest artistic, culinary and musical talents from in and around the city of Somerville. Samples and demonstrations from local microbreweries will be presented throughout the day.
Sounds cool. $12 for a food and drink wristband, otherwise free.
ps – why does the brand new Arts at the Armory website use frames?...
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September 2009
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Under This Tree on Twitter →
Follow Under This Tree on Twitter: @underthistree.
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WatchThe forthcoming Slice app by The Strange Agency looks like a fun iPhone audio app.
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August 2009
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July 2009
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“In 2008, board game sales climbed 23.5% to about $808 million, and they’re...”
– Fortune Magazine reports that board games are back – turns out recession = spending time playing games with friends and family. Surprisingly Blokus outsells Scrabble these days, and Settlers of Catan was the highest selling game last year.
June 2009
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Chroma Paints, INC. →
… WTF is ‘Hyper Gouache’?
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May 2009
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WatchAfter a bunch of brainstorming and research I discovered a great bag to carry my tools around (brushes, paints, journals, ink, etc).
One thing I don’t mention in the video - it’s only $30 and available nearly everywhere.
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April 2009
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Sakura of America →
Like other artists I love Sakura’s Pigma Micron pens. I’m excited to browse through their other products but so far I’m a bit disappointed how heavily they market them to American Crafters – Rubber Stampers, Quilters, Scrapbookers. I guess it reflects the state of the arts in the United States.
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Observations on the Waterbrush →
A great write–up on waterbrushes; how they work and what companies make them.
For those who don’t know, a water brush or waterbrush (some makers use two words while others combine them into one) has a soft plastic barrel which contains water. When you squeeze the barrel, water enters the bristles, thus eliminating the need for a separate water container. It also makes cleaning the brush...
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Sakura Travel Waterbrush →
I may have to try these out. I love Sakura Micron pens. Amazon has them for almost 40% off.
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“The number of successful large scale communities out there is quite small. … So...”
– Noah Brier, via sid05