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Atomic Age Optimism: Designing the Aesthetic

Atomic Age Optimism: Designing the Aesthetic

Let’s design for the “Atomic Age Optimism” aesthetic using design principles!

Designing around “core” aesthetics: A guide for the DIYer.

Designing around “core” aesthetics: A guide for the DIYer.

How do you translate all the popular “core” type aesthetics into design principles? Let’s find out!

The Time Teacher | A Short Time Travel Story by DJ Ferris

The Time Teacher | A Short Time Travel Story by DJ Ferris

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…

Ms. Winby and the Gunky Knife | A Short Cozy Mystery by DJ Ferris

Ms. Winby and the Gunky Knife | A Short Cozy Mystery by DJ Ferris

This was my first attempt at a cozy mystery story, and I honestly think it’s fairly entertaining! When I wrote it years ago, I was much more critical. However, I…

Radio Waves | A Short Science Fiction Story by DJ Ferris

Radio Waves | A Short Science Fiction Story by DJ Ferris

I have published another one of my stories from a few years ago! It’s a very short science fiction story about a girl that is overtaken by her curiosity after…

A Matter of Taste | A Very Short “Science Fiction” Story by DJ Ferris

A Matter of Taste | A Very Short “Science Fiction” Story by DJ Ferris

I wrote this story a few years ago to try my hand at flash fiction. After reading about how nearly impossible it is to get published even in a niched…