Andddddd it’s done! Longest I’ve spent on one static artwork. Took me about a month in total. I ran into a lot of issues along the way but also learned a ton. Beyond proud of how this came out of my brain and into existence.
Ive been spending weeks building a taste layer for design systems where I’m the judge and my notes directly fuel the next round of iterations. Hyperframes is cool, design.md is cool but the layouts out of the box are trash. The coolest shit just happened. I had it go grab some ManRay photos, write up a copy, and produce a layout. It decided to make a T out of the letters and referenced Twen magazine. Entirely emergent. Next step is the photoshop / figma plugin.
A lot of artists didn’t stop creating. They just stopped trying to be visible.
There’s a point where you realize the energy required to stay “present” is bigger than the energy needed to make the work 😔 and something in you decides the work still matters more
So now I gotta pay the US government a fuck ton of money in April so they can protect the pedophile elite, bomb countries, and build ballrooms. Seems like a fair deal.