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• Nova Media Studio's 'Sincronia' Transforms Fort Jesus into Digital Afterworld digital

  The creative duo Nova Media Studio will present their digital installation 'Sincronia' at Fort Jesus, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Mombasa, Kenya, on April 25, 2026. The…

• Meta removes Instagram AI image tool after backlash over consent digital

  Meta has retracted a recently introduced feature of its Muse Image AI tool on Instagram, which enabled users to automatically include public accounts without prior consent. This…

• Floor796: A Single Artist's Infinite Pop Culture GIF Universe digital

  Floor796 is an ever-expanding web animation project by Belarusian self-taught programmer Pavel Sannikau, depicting daily life on the 796th floor of a fictional space station…

• Dear Van Gogh: Free expansion for Sky: Children of the Light digital

  Thatgamecompany has released a free expansion titled 'Dear Van Gogh' for its online multiplayer game Sky: Children of the Light. The expansion, launching July 17, 2026, allows…

• Rhizome Conference 2026: NFTs, AI, and Digital Privacy at the New Museum digital

  Rhizome held its annual conference at the New Museum in 2026, continuing its focus on artists working at the intersection of art and technology. Founded in 1996 by Mark Tribe as…

• Killer Rabbit Media Crafts Immersive Pixel Art for Contemporary Digital Use digital

  Killer Rabbit Media, a freelance pixel artist, specializes in crafting game assets, streaming visuals, animated scenes, and wallpapers. While grounded in pixel art, the creations…

• Ethereal Time Capsule's AI Imagery Blends Dreamcore and Dystopia digital

  Ethereal Time Capsule produces AI-generated imagery rooted in dreamcore and nostalgia, featuring imagined interiors, surreal architecture, and softly dystopian spaces. The work…

• World.xyz's Robinhood Chain Migration Joke Goes Viral on Solana X digital

  World.xyz, a Solana-native prediction market and DeFi app launched on July 1, 2026, went viral within a week after posting a satirical announcement about migrating to Robinhood…

• Mat Voyce Animates PUMA Slogan with Kinetic Typography digital

  Mat Voyce, a British designer, has brought the PUMA slogan to life through kinetic typography, opting for a rough, hands-on motion rather than smooth digital interpolation. This…

• Lazare Gvimradze Blends Pop Culture with Polished Poster Design digital

  Lazare Gvimradze, an independent digital artist and illustrator, specializes in poster art and character illustrations inspired by pop culture and well-known fictional works. His…

• Balming Tiger's Surrealist K-Pop Video 'Oui' digital

  The South Korean collective Balming Tiger, formed in 2018, has released a music video for their song 'Oui' from the album 'Gongbu', released in spring 2026 on AWAL Recording Ltd.…

• Italy's Dicolab Project Exceeds PNRR Digital Heritage Training Targets digital

  Italy's Dicolab project, a €20 million initiative over four years, has surpassed its PNRR targets for digitizing cultural heritage through professional training. Led by Fabrizio…

• Daydream App Co-Founder Lisa Yamner on AI Fashion Search and First Birthday digital

  Lisa Yamner, co-founder and chief brands officer of Daydream, discussed the app's first birthday and its funniest customer searches in an interview. Daydream is an AI-powered…

• Zapper Shuts Down DeFi Portfolio Dashboard After Seven Years digital

  Zapper, a decentralized finance portfolio management platform, is set to cease operations on August 3, which includes shutting down its website, mobile applications, and API…

• HoneyBook Launches Photography-Specific CRM Tools digital

  HoneyBook, an AI-powered CRM platform, has introduced new features tailored for photographers, including integrated client photo galleries, mini session booking, and in-person…

• Grime Art: The Internet's Surreal Digital Portrait Style digital

  Grime art, a digital style characterized by dripping flesh-like textures, exaggerated features, and psychedelic distortions, emerged in the mid-2010s and gained traction on…

• Data Collection and Analysis for Cultural Tourism: G2A Consulting and Orange's Flux Vision digital

  G2A Consulting uses Orange's Flux Vision tool to predict visitor peaks for festivals, concerts, and exhibitions weeks in advance by cross-referencing booking data and mobile phone…

• Alāsu Works launches browser-based generative tool for musicians to create trippy visualisers digital

  Alāsu Works' designers, Alex Koxias and Iris Loi, have developed Mlink Tool, a generative artwork design platform accessible via web browsers for Mlink Records, an electronic…

• Expired QR Codes in China Hijacked for Porn and Scams digital

  Criminals are exploiting expired government-registered QR codes in China, redirecting users to pornographic and scam websites. These codes, originally linked to public…

• Matt Ryan returns as Welsh pirate Edward Kenway in Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced digital

  Matt Ryan, the actor from Swansea, is set to return as Edward Kenway in the revamped version of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, named Black Flag Resynced, which launches on…

• Google Photos Launches AI Video Remix Tool for Subscribers digital

  Google has launched Video Remix, an innovative AI-powered tool within Google Photos designed to enhance video editing with various artistic effects such as cinematic lighting and…

• Cities and Memory: A Global Sound Art Project by Stuart Fowkes digital

  Stuart Fowkes founded Cities and Memory in 2015, a collaborative sound map that now contains around 8,000 field recordings from around the world. The first upload was a one-minute…

• Murmure and Matt DesLauriers Generate 11,000 Unique Posters for Nördik Impakt 20 digital

  French studio Murmure, in collaboration with developer Matt DesLauriers, created a generative design system for the 20th edition of the Nördik Impakt festival. The tool uses WebGL…

• Padimai Launches OOPS Onchain Artist Residency digital

  Applications are now open for the first edition of Origin of Primary Source (OOPS), a remote residency program by Padimai Art & Tech Studio, based in Singapore. This three-month…

• Figma CDO Loredana Crisan on AI, taste, and keeping humans in the loop digital

  In a conversation with It's Nice That, Loredana Crisan, Figma's chief design officer, shared insights on the company's stance towards AI, prioritisation, and fostering a creative…

• Etoy's Mission Eternity Sarcophagus at Tweakfest 2007 digital

  On May 25, 2007, the Swiss art collective Etoy unveiled their Mission Eternity Sarcophagus at Tweakfest 2007 in Zurich, Switzerland. This innovative mobile container delves into…

• Nemish Zawar's UI/UX Portfolio Design System Interface digital

  Nemish Zawar has released a new UI/UX portfolio design system interface showcasing clean layout columns, custom components, and mobile workflows. The system organizes complex…

• Blender Geometry Nodes Tutorial for Generative Poster Art digital

  Polina Kotova demonstrates a procedural motion workflow using Blender's Geometry Nodes and noise fields to create generative animations suitable for printable poster art, with no…

• Discord Bug Bans 8,200 Users for Posting Grid Images digital

  A bug in Discord's content moderation system has resulted in approximately 8,200 users being incorrectly banned since May for posting inoffensive images containing grids, such as…

• University of Washington Student Turns Met's Open-Access Database into Daily Art History Game digital

  At just 21, Matthew Chu, who studies accounting and data science at the University of Washington, has developed Anthropeum, an interactive online game leveraging the Metropolitan…

• Dopamine Sites Let You Fake Order Food for Free Thrill digital

  A novel trend known as 'dopamine sites' enables individuals to experience the process of ordering food without any financial expenditure. The leading platform, FoodNeverComes,…

• Taste Skill Framework Fights AI-Generated Slop in Web Design digital

  Leon Lin has introduced Taste Skill, an open-source frontend framework designed to impose rigorous design standards, preventing AI coding agents from producing generic and subpar…

• Chris Panicker's Glitchy Motion Graphics for Pitchfork Selects digital

  Chris Panicker, senior designer at Pitchfork, creates weekly motion graphics for the Selects playlist using Cavalry software. The visuals, described as "abstract, glitchy,…

• Art But Make It Sports: Instagram page compares World Cup moments to art history digital

  The Instagram page Art But Make It Sports, with nearly 300,000 followers, has been covering the 2026 FIFA World Cup by juxtaposing iconic match moments with artworks from medieval…

• Huy Phan's Awwwards-Winning Portfolio for MIUX Studio digital

  Huy Phan designed a digital portfolio for MIUX Studio that won recognition from Awwwards, a web design portfolio agency. The site uses a grid-based layout with off-center bold…

• Astronaut Photos Turned Into 4K Aurora Timelapse by Seán Doran digital

  Filmmaker Seán Doran has created a 4K timelapse of aurora lights using 5,234 images taken by astronauts Sophie Adenot and Jessica Meir aboard the International Space Station. The…

• PAN-Pescara Art Net: nuova piattaforma digitale per la rinascita culturale di Pescara digital

  A new digital platform called PAN-Pescara Art Net has launched to connect and promote the contemporary art scene in Pescara, Italy. Conceived by Silvio Maresca, an entrepreneur in…

• European Heatwave Through Chinese Eyes: Nationalism and Soft Power digital

  A Chinese newsletter analyzes how the European heatwave is discussed on Chinese social media, framing it through nationalism, soft power, and criticism of EU governance. Chinese…

• Submerge’s Ornamental Minecraft Builds: Fantasy Trees and Volcano Concepts digital

  Submerge specializes in crafting Minecraft creations and guides that highlight intricately designed fantasy architectures and decorative concepts. Their projects elevate in-game…

• Taskin Goec's BLACK EYE Debuts at PLATTE Berlin During Fashion Week digital

  On July 2nd, PLATTE Berlin unveiled BLACK EYE, the inaugural solo exhibition by mixed-reality designer Taskin Goec, at Lobe Block in Gesundbrunnen. The event attracted over 800…