karafuto

karafuto, 21 days ago to fediverse

Hi #Fediverse , I need your help

It's been a challenging job hunting season for Bird Person

I lost my full-time job 1.5 years ago and since then have been struggling to find clients. Boooo, capitalism.

I do good stuff, and I do it well. Can do graphic design, illustrations, multimedia storytelling, art direction, UI/UX and all that.

I would greatly appreciate any hints, ideas, or potential connections

thanks, fedi

#job #jobsearch #design #fedi #fedihelp #fedihire

Another collage. More pixel-art screenshots from another game, an illustration for Solarpunk Prompts podcast, an Escheresque pattern with a cartoon girl hugging a squid and a colorful drawing in ukiyo-e style with people and a robot playing musical instruments
Last collage. There's a pixel-art logo for a hackerspace in Reykjavik called Hakkavélin, three round icons in line art, a very detailed drawing of a Godzilla destroying a museum in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (built by the Japanese in the 1930s), illustration with Alexey Navalny drinking poisoned tea, and an illustration of icelandic moss with a description

karafuto, 22 days ago to design

My partner once mentioned he liked F-14 "Tomcat" fighter jets.

A half a year later he got this shirt for his birthday. I designed an Escheresque pattern, with F-14 and a tomcat wearing a bow tie (because of course).

In the process I learned about tailpipe fire, and obviously the cat had to have a tail... :blobcatpeek2:

#design #mastocats

karafuto, 1 month ago to Iceland

Photos from a road trip we took last October.
That day Iceland was very misty and mysterious.

#iceland #photography #blackandwhite #landscape

Dark grey mountains with fog in-between them. Fog covers tops of the mountains, you can barely see their edges
Fluffy fog covering the mountain

karafuto, 1 month ago to Iceland

A couple of weeks ago I finished a beast of a project.

The interactive installation (titled InStability) is an artistic endeavor to demonstrate how seismic stations in Iceland detect earthquakes.

Visitors are invited to touch the map, triggering "earthquakes", and observe how LEDs, representing seismic and GPS stations, light up as the seismic waves propagate across Reykjanes peninsula.

#iceland #seismology #maps #art #mastoart #electronics #installation #dataviz #earthquake #gps #design

The same map is displayed. More white topographic outlines are visible, along with some red lines and shapes representing roads and other infrastructure. Some LEDs are also lit.
Same map, different perspective (from the top). A man's hand gently touches the map, causing the LEDs to light up. There are about a dozen of them on the map, some of which are under the man's hand. Bright light shines through his fingers.
Close up of the map and LEDs. You can see the texture of the fabric and the details of the design. Each LED (attached to the map) has a printed text under or above it. The texts we can see on the photo: BLAL, HS02, THNA, THOB, MELH. These are names of GPS stations that are used to measure earthquakes in Iceland.

karafuto, 1 month ago to Iceland

#Iceland is doing her pretty thing again

Another icelandic landscape. Light blue sky with some clouds, and snowy hills (snow is not very deep, you can see rocks here and there). The bottom part of the hill barely has any snow, and instead of bright white they are colored in light brownish orange - thanks to old dry grass. Couple of small houses are at the base of the hill
#Blessed. The sun is positioned right behind a mountain, with gentle rays of sunshine protruding along the edges

karafuto, 1 month ago to GraphicDesign

What a bargain

#job #graphicdesign

karafuto, 2 months ago to affinity

#canva #affinity #graphicdesign #capitalism

karafuto, 2 months ago to random

There are a lot of stories that could be told about Galina Balashova, the first and only architect of the Soviet space program:
how she designed the interiors of Soviet spacecrafts on weekends after working her main job;
how her architectural decisions influenced the design of the ISS;
how she was stripped of her rights and monetary rewards for the Soyuz-Appolo emblem that she designed…

But for me, the most stunning fact about her work is the one seemingly most insignificant:

karafuto, 5 months ago to photography

Finished editing photos from #37c3

Let's begin with the ✨MOOD✨

Lots of blinkenlights, thousands of them

#photography #ccc

Semi-dark room with pinkish lights brightening up a desk with some...stuff on it. Unclear what the stuff is, some PCs maybe, and repurposed club mate boxes. What is clear on the picture is the spaceship-shaped neon-style lamp
octahedron frame, maybe 70cm wide. colorful LED strip attached to the entire frame and it's very shiny
disco ball and a bunch of green and blue lines going in all directions from a central point next to the ball

karafuto, 6 months ago to Neuroscience

This year I finished one of the most fascinating projects I ever worked on.

Together with a team of researchers from the molecular neurodegeneration department at Amsterdam UMC we came up with a visual and interactive way to present their latest paper on tau protein aggregation and its effect on astrocytes.

🧵
#neuroscience #dementia #alzheimers #science #scicomm #design #UI #gamedev #ScienceMastodon #visualStorytelling #astrocytes

karafuto, 6 months ago to random

@villewilson introduced me to yu-mex and I just couldn't resist

Spotify wrapped with the map of the world. Text: Nikšić, Yugoslavia. People there are far more likely to be fans of Nikola Karović, Milić Ljubomir and Slavko Perović

karafuto, 6 months ago to Astro

Our Christmas tree this year

#Astrodon #astronomy #christmas

karafuto, 6 months ago to random

Just finished working on a new cover for a second season of @SolarpunkPrompts

🌞 Shout out to @alxd and @tomasino for creating a wonderful, inspiring and hopeful podcast 🌞

karafuto, 7 months ago to Iceland

Daytripping in #Iceland

Reykjavik - Hveragerði - Selfoss - Eyrarbakki - Þorlákshöfn

view from a front seat in a car. on the road in front of it there are a few other cars driving the same and in the opposite directions. road divides the image in two parts - the bottom part has the cold asphalt road, the top one - gorgeous mountains. they look very warm, colored in soft brown hues, and kissed by the late autumn sun
Icelandic landscape. similar to the first photo - just a gigantic lava field with moss and lichen covering all available surfaces. a volcano far in the background. photo taken from a car driving at a high speed, so the bottom part of it is a bit blurred.

karafuto, 8 months ago to random

How does this street light manage to be simultaneously from 1860 and 1960?

Spotted in Lisbon

karafuto, 9 months ago to random

The fall of the Autuman Empire

karafuto, 9 months ago to UI

Literally crying laughing at this one.
I'm filling out a job application and the online form has the most ironic button placement I have ever seen

#UI #UX #graphicDesign

karafuto, 10 months ago to Iceland

#Iceland is going through a heatwave.

I find these images to be a fantastic illustration of how visual communication can drastically vary depending on your point of origin/point of reference even when you deal with the same data.

This summer temperature in Reykjavik was above 13-15°C most of the time, and last few days it was around scorching 20°C! Unheard of.

My advice to all Icelanders is to stay hydrated, and to all folks dealing with #graphicdesign -- be aware of your personal biases

Map of Iceland but from windy.com. Windy.com uses gradient from -20C (blue) to +40 (red-brownish). The entire Iceland is in cold greenish hues

karafuto, 10 months ago to GraphicDesign

Saw this exciting opportunity advertised on Behance.

No, this is not a joke. This is an actual #clientFromHell who expects the designer to pay for all mentioned software, electricity bills and roof over their head from this generous salary. I can almost hear the "you like drawing anyway so why would I pay more for something that is so fun to do?"

#graphicdesign

Responsibilities: - Collaborate with our design team to edit existing cockpit plane posters as per client requests. - Make realistic revisions to different parts of the airplane illustration, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail. - Utilize graphic design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (lllustrator, Acrobat) and CorelDraw to create visually stunning and accurate illustrations. - Interpret client feedback and incorporate necessary changes to achieve their desired outcomes. - Maintain a high level of quality and consistency throughout the design process. - Ensure that the posters adhere to the highest standards of quality, realism, and attention to detail.
Requirements: - Proven experience as a graphic designer or illustrator with a strong portfolio showcasing your skills and attention to detail. - Proficiency in graphic design software, particularly Adobe Creative Suite (lllustrator, Acrobat) and CorelDraw. - You must have a current version of the software required above. - Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with the design team and interpret client feedback. - Ability to work independently and meet project deadlines. - A proactive and problem-solving mindset to tackle complex design challenges. - Availability of at least 20 hours per week for project-based work. - Flexibility to make revisions and accommodate client requirements as necessary. - Willing to do work QA (quality assurance).
Compensation: $5 USD per hour on a project-based arrangement.

karafuto, 10 months ago to Iceland

That one time when I went to Gullfoss, saw a beautiful rainbow and all I had with me was an analog camera with black and white film

#iceland

karafuto, 10 months ago to random

I am not a number,
I'm a free man

Archive photo of J. Robert Oppenheimer wearing a suit and a badge with number 6 on it

karafuto, 1 year ago to apple

Oh I remember this Black Mirror episode

it's called "The Entire History of You", isn't it

#apple

karafuto, 1 year ago to random

aah yes, new technologies. can't wait

karafuto, 1 year ago to random

Church of Saint Ildefonso, Porto

karafuto, 1 year ago to photography

just chilling at Praça do Comércio

#lisbon #photography