Monthly Archives: August 2009

25 years of cyberpunk

Posted on 25 August, 2009. Filed under Inspiration, Technology. Tagged , , , , , .
It began with a fascination with the Commodore 64, an interface in to virtual worlds, that lead to my passion for cyberpunk culture — literature, games, art and music. Over the years the interface evolved, a lot more rapidly as I got older and had money to spend on hardware. I developed a strong [...]

Visions of hell

Posted on 10 August, 2009. Filed under Inspiration, Research. Tagged , , , , .
Hell has always be a source of fascination — it exists in most cultures and religions. Many artists, designers and writers take inspiration from Dante’s Divine Comedy when referencing hell in their work — in fact it’s surprising how much influence the Italian poem has had on modern culture. I’ve been exploring visual executions of [...]

Digital art, design and music

Posted on 2 August, 2009. Filed under Inspiration. Tagged , .
A selection of work that I’ve recently discovered that has impressed. Surreal digital art of Japanese artist Ryohei Hase: Typographic work from Hort: Mare Street video by