I’ll be straight with you – I have no idea how I’m going to blend Mad Men and The Office with The Forbidden Planet, spun out into a 30-years-ahead trajectory with selfie cameras and office drones to set the narrative in a post-disclosure, space-economy driven world. It’s supposed to be funny, y’all, but you’re supposed to laugh with me not at me.
This month I’ve gone from zero to actually shaping a virtual studio. Full disclosure: I didn’t even really know what a “virtual studio” was until like…two weeks ago. I blame overthinking, and I thank finally having a long enough vacation time to really go down whatever rabbit holes I needed to figure out the work flow I truly need to turn my stories into visual somethings-or-others.
I’m knee-deep in a project that’s been bubbling in my brain for ages: a mockumentary-style series about the absurdities of office life but cranked up with futuristic twists.
Welcome to my playground! Let’s take a look at what you’ll find here on Cosmic Century Living.
After a bit of prompt engineering, we are pleased to introduce Chef Elias Hawthorne, your friendly TV host from the imaginary Tavern Tales and the head chef of the fictional Pilgrim’s Hearth in Boston for the last ten years.
This year, why not look north for some holiday meal inspiration where snowy days are way of life vs. mostly a season of festivals?
Let’s design for the “Atomic Age Optimism” aesthetic using design principles!
How do you translate all the popular “core” type aesthetics into design principles? Let’s find out!
Yes, we hear you! Sometimes, you just need a reminder of what goes in “that” dish… So, here you go! 5 essential Thanksgiving dish recipes you can screenshot for reference, plus a few more just because we’re feeling that holiday spirit.
My favorite topic to write and learn about, by far, is time travel. Actually, I think most of the stories I’ve worked on over the last decade (or two…) have time travel as either the basis for the plot or as a key element of one of the main characters or plot points. One of …