Martin Backes

Artist, Designer, Innovator, Design Sprint Consultant, Lecturer. Founder | |

[Martin Backes @martin_backes]

First video teaser of #NOOSTOPIA (dance/theatre piece) by Choreographer Moritz Ostruschnjak and myself for Theater Bielefeld. Expect more soon, its only a first glimpse of one robotic part.

#NextNature #WhatIsNature #CoEvolution #Hypernatural #ContemporaryDance #Art #DigitalAge

[Zipeng Fu @zipengfu]

Mobile ALOHA's hardware is very capable. We brought it home yesterday and tried more tasks! It can:
- do laundry👔👖
- self-charge⚡️
- use a vacuum
- water plants🌳
- load and unload a dishwasher
- use a coffee machine☕️
- obtain drinks from the fridge and open a beer🍺
- open doors🚪
- play with pets🐱
- throw away trash
- turn on/off a lamp💡

Project website: https://t.co/9rzIX8wLEp
Co-lead @tonyzzhao, advised by @chelseabfinn
(amazing photographing from @qingqing_zhao_ )

[Nick St. Pierre @nickfloats]

Midjourney v6 is finally here!!!! 🔥

Here are some side-by-sides, --v 5.2 versus --v 6, as well as some new highly detailed prompts and camera angle tests.

These are all unaltered and unedited, straight out of Midjourney.

v6 is a HUGE leap forward

Prompts & examples 👇

[Martin Backes @martin_backes]

I'm super excited to announce that my AR/MR artwork "What do I know? I am just a machine?!" will be exhibited at the JUT Art Museum in Taipei, Taiwan.

The exhibition will run from 
September 9th to January 28th: https://t.co/x40CjRSH69

#Art #Exhibition #Tech #MediaArt

[AK @_akhaliq]

Celebrity Mortal Kombat, Midjourney AI + gen2 + ElevenLabs by u/fignewtgingrich

[Martin Backes @martin_backes]

Inefficient meetings are a huge deal for many companies, and they can waste a lot of precious time and money.

In this article, I'm gonna drop some tips on how you can make your #meetings more productive and fun.

[CoHive @cohiveworks]

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗸!

Inefficient #meetings waste time and money for many companies. Here are some tips to make meetings more productive and enjoyable.

https://t.co/Vxi3RLWxLq

#Creativity #Transformation #TeamCollaboration #Business

[Martin Backes @martin_backes]

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[Jan Hegenberg 🇩🇪 🇪🇺⚡️🚈🚆 @DerGraslutscher]

DEUTSCHLAND JETZT ABHÄNGIG VON FRANZÖSISCHEM ATOMSTROM?! (Spoiler: Nein)

Das war weder im Mai noch im Juni korrekt, aber für alle Zweifler zeigt der Juli das noch deutlicher: Auch komplett ohne AKW ging unser Nettoimport aus Frankreich im Juli stark zurück:

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[Martin Backes @martin_backes]

Lol

[rbb|24 @rbb24]

Das Video aus #Kleinmachnow, das eine Löwin zeigen soll, wurde von zwei Experten begutachtet. Beide seien unabhängig voneinander zu der Erkenntnis gekommen, dass es sich um ein #Wildschwein handelt - nicht um eine #Löwin. #Kleinmachnow #Loewinberlin https://t.co/B4wAVOpPdg

[Martin Backes @martin_backes]

Wer hätte das wohl gedacht!? LOL

[t3n Magazin @t3n]

Die Preise für die Bored-Apes-Yacht-Club-NFT von Yuga Labs sinken – Sammler:innen müssen sich auf Verlustgeschäfte einstellen. https://t.co/N80NeyYv53

[Jan Hegenberg 🇩🇪 🇪🇺⚡️🚈🚆 @DerGraslutscher]

Falls Euch jemand die Lüge erzählt, 🇩🇪 sei auf 82% Stromimporte angewiesen, könnt Ihr ihm meinen Debunk bei @Volksverpetzer zukommen lassen oder alternativ auch dieses wunderbare Debunking-Stück im Medium mit dem seriöseren Namen (noch 🤪)

https://t.co/USO2qpiMm3

[Martin Backes @martin_backes]

Oh wow 😍 a fully working version of Flappy Bird can be created using @figma's new variables and advanced prototyping capabilities.

[Dave Williames @DavidWilliames]

I think I've pushed @figma's new Variables and Advanced prototyping to its limit...

I present a fully working version of Flappy Bird!! 🔥

Featuring:
- Scoring + highscores
- Pseudo-randomised pipe placement
- Physics based movement
- Uses 46 variables

#Config2023

[Martin Backes @martin_backes]

Berlin buses enter the dark mode age

[BVG Bus @BVG_Bus]

Wir testen „Dark Mode“ auf den Fahrgastinfo-Displays im Bus - also weißer Text auf schwarzem Hintergrund. Wir freuen uns über euer Feedback! Lesbarkeit genauso gut oder besser? Für sehbeeinträchtigte Personen wichtig: Der Kontrast muss auch weiterhin hoch genug sein. #BVG

[Linus ✦ Ekenstam @LinusEkenstam]

A Masterclass in Marketing

4 years of Marketing Degree in 7 minutes

One of a kind.

Bookmark and come back to this often.

[Barsee 🐶 @heyBarsee]

Adobe released a new AI Feature in Photoshop 🤯

It makes Photoshop do magical things in seconds.

Here are 10 incredible use cases that are a game changer for creators:

[Nathan Lands @NathanLands]

AI video has started to produce mindblowing results and could eventually disrupt Hollywood. (PT11)

Here are the best AI videos I've found:

[AK @_akhaliq]

Drag Your GAN: Interactive Point-based Manipulation on the Generative Image Manifold

paper page: https://t.co/Gjcm1smqfl

[Lorenzo Green 〰️ @mrgreen]

R.I.P. Photoshop.

In just a few clicks, you'll be able to edit any image EXACTLY the way you want. 🤯

[Martin Backes @martin_backes]

Bad #UI battle on reddit, love it 😊

[Aleksandr Volodarsky @volodarik]

Sunday read.

This is hilarious. Engineers are competing who creates the worst UI on Reddit.

I think the winners are:

1/ Enter your phone number

[Deutschlandfunk @DLF]

+++ EIL +++

Der frühere US-Präsident Donald #Trump muss wegen eines sexuellen Übergriffs eine Entschädigung in Millionenhöhe zahlen. Das entschied eine Geschworenenjury in New York. Der Vorwurf der Vergewaltigung wurde abgewiesen.

[Runway @runwayml]

Generate videos with nothing but words. If you can say it, now you can see it.

Introducing, Text to Video. With Gen-2.

Learn more at https://t.co/PsJh664G0Q

[Martin Backes @martin_backes]

Twitter, Inc. is now X Corp.

[SpacTrader110 @SpacTrader110]

Wait, Twitter soon to be X?

Merger filed with Twitter and X Corp and X being the survivor?