David Maguire

Seattle grown, Denver based animator. Previously worked on some games, looking for more to work on. Varied interests, probably not enough anim content.

[David Maguire @_dmaguire]

Enjoy my best work, "Happy Snow Dog, 2018." I have not produced a piece of this quality since, and may never again.

[David Maguire @_dmaguire]

Rest easy, Kyle, thank you for being a wonderful ambassador for animation. You were one of the people who used Twitter like a human, and you made me feel like one too. A gift.

The world can be cruel, as it demonstrates now, but Kyle was always kind. Will be missed.

[Kyle Tsetso @KyleTsetso]

I’ve asked for this to be posted after my death.

I accepted government assistance in dying.

I’m proud to have been part of the animation industry during my short career, and meeting lots of fun, interesting people. 1/

[David Maguire @_dmaguire]

@Felgavi @dyingscribe I grew up reading voraciously, and I think this is oversimplifying it. People become readers in the first place because they are enticed, and if zero effort is spent enticing men to read things, they won't read old books either.

[David Maguire @_dmaguire]

Jade Law fucking rocks and seeing her go on the warpath after the game awards has been awesome. I could have retweeted literally any of her posts about this, but this one really serves to show how blind the hatred she's arguing against is.

[Jade Law @jadel4w]

Please show me where I oppress men.
I suppose the 90% male studio I run is extremely oppressive. How dare I create jobs for young men. Our retention rates are 100% for 2 years. Truly it must be terrible for them.
All that advocacy for men’s mental health, supporting charities that help working class men into jobs and building a studio that serves predominantly male interests makes me a monster.

Yet none of that matters because I think girls don’t deserve to be called bitches just for working in games and support an entity that encourages girls interested in games to also pursue?

You guys got some crazy double standards. It’s fine for me to support men but not women? Sorry I’m not that basic actually.

[David Maguire @_dmaguire]

@itsmerfornothin @extradeadjcb No, it's exactly what happens. It's incredibly well documented and a near universal experience for people who actually have the disorder.

[David Maguire @_dmaguire]

@ErikJohans77174 @nataba64 @extradeadjcb You're both morons. It's like an itch. Do you ever involuntarily scratch an itch? Of course you do. If you actually consciously choose to scratch every time you must never get anything done.

[David Maguire @_dmaguire]

@nataba64 @extradeadjcb I also have Tourette's, and I am really good at suppressing them. It still reaches points I can't. I don't know you, but you likely had a more mild case than others. I know I did.

[David Maguire @_dmaguire]

@extradeadjcb I have Tourette's. You have misread, misquoted, and literally made shit up (article didn't even mention meds, and they CAN help). You read (if you can call it that) one fucking paragraph on Wikipedia and think you know shit? Fuck outta here.

[David Maguire @_dmaguire]

@VeraGavrilovna @fwlaroiski Exactly! I find the nuance can be hard for me to explain, though.

[David Maguire @_dmaguire]

@larrymacdougall It would have worked if I wasn't already

[Jade Law @jadel4w]

This meme makes the opposite point.

That painting looks to be Vir heroicus sublimus (feel free to correct me).

It is a huge painting using expression through colour to evoke a feeling in the viewer. Seeing a photo of this, is not the same, this painting is an experience, hence the size. Whilst I’m not a fan of abstract paintings myself I can appreciate them. As they’re designed for gallery viewing.
They can be quite evocative at scale. Like standing in a strange room.

It’s chromatic abstraction: the idea is to free the colour from the forms of the painting and make the colour itself the subject. My favourite quote about these works is “They have sometimes been regarded as philosophic statements made without artistic skill”.

The point is that this isn’t too challenging for a skilled painter (there is still skill even to painting uniform colour, painting be hard), but the idea, the intent, is purposefully represented.

Why does this matter?

Because the AI colour image there lacks that. It’s just machine go brrrrrr, spits out art.
This meme fails to understand the purpose of art. To be expressive. It’s not about the complexity or the subject. But the purpose.

Well rendered does not mean good art. Just like simple doesn’t mean bad art.

Dont be a philistine. Learn about art and its reasons for being, even if the style isn’t something you’re interested in.
Art is expression, emotion, culture and even philosophy. A deeper understanding of these subject only helps you better understand yourself and those around you.

If AI is truly your tool then why aren’t you learning your fundamentals and picking up a pencil? A real creative would explore a myriad of ways to create the exact image they have in their minds eye.

[drew @pnwginger357]

@CigarThoughts No matter what, in a game or season, until we win, I am a traditional Seattle sports fan. I’m scared. I’m awaiting the letdown. I hate having hope.

[David Maguire @_dmaguire]

@TurtleSprints I didn't get a chance to see them all, but I did see one terrible quote-tweet before it was gone. Thank you for remembering how to be a compassionate person when so many weirdos on the internet seem to have forgotten it.

[David Maguire @_dmaguire]

Only one professor in my college program graded his intro classes tough and it was the single most valuable experience for my growth as both an artist and a person. Mauriello, if you ever see this, you're the man.

[Steve McGuire @sfmcguire79]

These Harvard students…did not react well to the report on grade inflation:

“The whole entire day, I was crying. I skipped classes on Monday, and I was just sobbing in bed because I felt like I try so hard in my classes, and my grades aren’t even the best. It just felt soul-crushing.”

“What makes a Harvard student a Harvard student is their engagement in extracurriculars. Now we have to throw that all away and pursue just academics. I believe that attacks the very notion of what Harvard is.”

“I can’t reach my maximum level of enjoyment just learning the material because I’m so anxious about the midterm, so anxious about the papers, and because I know it’s so harshly graded. If that standard is raised even more, it’s unrealistic to assume that people will enjoy their classes.”

[David Maguire @_dmaguire]

@MtnDoe @Phlegmboyant Literally legally required to refuse illegal orders, that's not the valorous part. Writing a blank check is.

[David Maguire @_dmaguire]

@Phlegmboyant You asked why most Americans support the troops no matter their politics, and that's why. Just because you can't understand self-sacrifice doesn't mean they don't.

[David Maguire @_dmaguire]

@ButlerofThanos @SandyofCthulhu Haha hey I respect the willingness to ride it out and take the lumps

[David Maguire @_dmaguire]

@ButlerofThanos @SandyofCthulhu It literally says "You have very few groceries in the house and no money."

[David Maguire @_dmaguire]

Well. That's Mariners baseball, baby. Awesome season no matter what, never thought I'd see the Ms get this far.

Also... Springer will always be a cheater and it's a travesty he's still allowed to play.