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Lonely Void.

Got to start the day with a conversation about curiosity with @espiekermann.bsky.social . Monday off to a good start :) For all my friends attending @btconf.bsky.social next week, I’ll share a bit about it. On the fence? Still a ticket or two left! Come hang out in Düsseldorf

🎧 This is Part 2 of my conversation with The Angry Designer Podcast! If you missed Part 1, check out Episode 185 first.

In this episode, we dive into the power of personal projects, how they can unlock unexpected opportunities, and why creating work just for yourself might be the smartest investment in your creative career. I also talk about mentorship, leading a creative team, and how to build a sustainable career doing what you love—even with all the chaos of everyday life.

To access the full show notes for this episode, click here: ⁠⁠⁠https://martinaflor.com/podcast

👋 Got a few new followers so though I'd best introduce meself! My name's Gavin - by day I'm a Director & Designer for Aardman, by night I'm a passion project pursuer going by 'Jamfactory'. I'm a keynote speaker, author of 'Do Fly' and music maker under the name 'Project Toy'. www.jam-factory.com

Just one week to go before BEYOND TELLERRAND and I’m in the thick of it with the titles! The visuals are nearly wrapped up, then it’s over to the music which will drive it all! It’s all coming from this lil guy - the OP-Z - which will provide the music and MIDI signals! I’ve customised it a lil!

It is [checks watch], Saturday 26 April, and PerlBod just iced the Christmas cake.

No, not next Christmas' cake.

To be fair, it was the spare Christmas cake we made last year; experimentally fed on Triple Sec instead of Brandy.

Though, after feeding it for 6 months, I'm not sure how much we'll care what it tastes like, after the first slice or so...

✨Hello Bluesky! Where are my fellow creatives at? Designers / Artists / Illustrators / Animators / Musicians - would love to have my feed more full of creative human greatness!✨ https://media.tenor.com/7VzBV6inB6IAAAAC/hiya.gif?hh=249&ww=498

Some snippets of outputs today using my own procedural models together with Clip Vision in ComfyUI.

🎤 Meet the Minds of Thinking Digital 2025 🎤 We've got a fabulous speaker lineup including.. 🚀 @juliantreasure : a TED Talk Titan on reconnecting with our powers of listening; 🚀 Erin Kinnee: an @accenture_uk innovation strategist on how emerging tech will change the future of...

Snuck out super early again this morning and got almost 80km before work. Me: Yay! Got in almost 80km before work. Also me: going to nap under my desk b/c I rode almost 80km before work 😴😴😴 #cycling

Persian Dreams will be on display this evening @outernetlondon as part of @digitalartweek. This is the first time the work has been shown in the UK. Choreography by @charlotteedmonds____ music by @madotamusic

The splendid @JoeLamyman (member of the @TetraLogical team) is running in the #London #Marathon this weekend, and raising money for #CancerUK whilst he's at it:
https://2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/ca1bf/2025LondonMarathon#!/

Apparently it’s been ten years since I last spoke at a @beyondtellerrand.com event! Looking forward to being back at this always wonderful conference run by the ace @marcthiele.com https://beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusseldorf-2025/schedule/monday

Marc’s the bloody best! 🙌 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

Think about your past projects. Did they finish on time? Did they get delivered without cutting corners? Chances are high that they haven’t. Perhaps they got delayed, moved, cancelled, “refined” or postponed. As it turns out, in many teams, shipping on time is an exception, ...

This week, you're in for something different: I’m sharing Part 1 of a powerful conversation I had on The Angry Designer Podcast. We dive into the misconceptions about typography, the truth about lettering, and how I carved my own path in a crowded creative industry.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in the sea of sameness as a designer—or wondered how to turn your passion for letters into a thriving career—this episode is for you.

🎧 In this episode:

The difference between type, font, and lettering (and why it matters)

My leap from generalist to global lettering artist

Why “waiting to be discovered” is a lie

How designers can stand out by going deep, not wide

And one mindset shift that changed everything for me

💬 QUOTE TO REMEMBER:

"You don’t need to be discovered—you need to decide."

New York friends! I’ll be part of a new show opening May 8th at Offline in the Bowery.

I’m in the weeds now! Connecting up the different layers of each design and attaching it to a kick or snare or FX from the OP-Z. My Unity knowledge is beginner at best but I’m muddling me way through!!

Beyond Tellerrand is just 2 weeks away so it’s time to get these Titles ship-shape! After work / kids bedtime isn’t enough so searching the wee hours for more time! I haven’t done the 5-7am passion project time slot in quite a few years, let’s see if I’ve still got it in me!

Factory Reality: Post-realism in the 2020s. Excited to be part of this new show @offlinenyc in New York curated by @mikabaronn and @anloremi alongside a stellar line-up of artists.

Opens May 8th 2025, 6-8pm 243 Bowery St, New York, NY.