SINC album art, chronologically ordered, with Discog links
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SINC album art, chronologically ordered, with Discog links
Read MoreLet me tell you about the moment my wife and I decided to become registered Independents. Left leaning independents might I add.
I’m going to start off by saying this - There are now four alternate versions of DEI in my experience; The wall street metric, the well-meaning civil liberties movements, the liberal grifters, and the “mask off” MAGA edition. This story is about the original gangster, the Wallstreet variant, & the liberal grifters that led the gold rush in service of the market.
I used to be the Art Director for a multi-billion dollar publisher. I had a swank office with a window overlooking the San Francisco Bay. Then one day, the boys over on wall street decide that they can potentially monetize “progressive” trends by applying a metric known as DEI to our production practices. We all said; “Rad! Let’s have awesome culture at our studio and make money by expanding our reach! Win Win!” The money guys even sprung for some newly appointed ‘Experts” in the field. Fair enough I suppose. It was new to all of us, from throne to pit.
Myself and a few hundred employees were all on fire at that time, trying to plan out the development of a massive video game with a nine figure budget behind it. My weekly calendar suddenly had a brand new routine crowding it further. Leadership training. Perfect. I do want to be a better leader. let’s do this! There were roughly 20 of us in a group session. I think it may have cost like 200k a minute for us all to sit there.
What I soon discovered was that these sessions had less to do with business and were more designed to teach us how to be a better apologists for the sins of our fathers. Please, hear me out, this is what I encountered in my personal 1v3 sessions. These became full-blown BLM psychiatry sessions led by a group of extremely sloppy grifters trying to cash in on the hot new strategy by teaching us how to be better white people, literally. They didn’t even have the credibility to ensure that the paper work they “customized just for corporate,” wasn’t still filled out with their previous client’s information. Total clowns. In one of my exam sessions I was told that “As a director, they feel my particular brand of criticism was rooted in White Supremacy” and that “my quest for perfection” (a corporate mandate FYI), was also inherently “a white supremacists quality.” Have you ever watched Office Space? It was just like those two auditors. It was a joke.
So here we are, overscheduled by years and over budget by millions and I cant hire who I need because of money but also because the applicants are all white men. This by the way, is the fault of the system for not educating these underprivileged kids and the corporation who provides zero room for entry level positions. As a hiring manager, I do not seek out white men. Go fuck yourselves. I also wish to add;
Republicans, never would any good manager who is concerned with coming in on time and budget , replace a white male with a less qualified person of color or another gender for “liberal credit.” Please be smarter. We wanted to hire all types all the time, we just could not reach applicants. Most of the best and brightest, across my development history, happen to have been women, trans, or H1B1 visa hires. The BEST. This is not me looking for social credit. This is just how it happened to be in my career.
So… I’m on fire production wise, I’m getting yelled at for not moving faster, and I’m having to spend multiple hours a week being called a White supremacist for the level of crit I was taught in Art School. Brilliant, see you later. These same corporations that “care” about people are destroying lives daily with layoffs for no other reason than to squeeze a stock for all its worth before the deadline. This shit made me so angry I quit and immediately, unregistered as a Democrat, and left AAA game development never to return.
Did you know Apple spends more on trade labor education and working conditions, per year in China, than the United States has ever? This money is intended to help ensure working conditions in our factories overseas and improve the quality of life for the highly educated/skilled laborers we rely on. Yet Biden had us all celebrating this gigantic farce of a milestone. I’m sure gramps thought it was “a real humdinger,” but behind him there were some folks “not doing good enough.” Believe me I’m not celebrating Apple here, but if you look at the real numbers the money ain’t going where it was supposed to.
Republicans, “We the people,” will all be dead by the time an educated American is able to produce these critical components in our make-believe physical plant infrastructure for the same cost.
Why don’t we see if we can make a mutually beneficial deal that prompts China into taking this on themselves? … or at the very least go help make it better for those we rely on? Can we not be better than Apple? Can the other manufacturers please follow Apples lead at the very least? Cant we regulate the market a little and fine companies that do not engage with this? The Chinese are a beautiful people and their cities are incredible. Just like us, they are not represented by their leaders.
Half of the charities we promote spend the money on their administrative rent which always just happen to be in the most expensive locations with the swankest facilities. You do not need water front property in Seattle to run your cause. Research who you send money to. Ask these questions.
Nobody should count on your vote. They need to earn it each time by campaigning well and showing proof of previous voting records, full stop. Be responsible.
Chances are if you went to any show in the Tampa / Saint Petersburg area in the 90’s, I did the shit flyer for it through No Clubs. The artistry makes me cringe but the memories are golden.
A simple dice game my family and I play. My mother had the rules scribbled on an aging napkin so I made her this fancy one she can have on the card table.
Please feel free to copy this an play!
Left, tribute; Right, my favorite sticker as a kid.
I’m currently burning this screen
The line up in progress.
A quick breakdown of the concept behind this graphic…
Sinclair Family Crest
I really wanted to reference my family crest, fitting well with the SINC in SINClair theme I already had going.
I chose the head and the cock’s comb as the iconic element to focus on.
Replaced “committing to god” with a dagger for the beak seam (cause knives are sweet!) The dagger hilt also forms a crossed out eye (because I guess the rooster is dead?)
Cool Dead Knife Rooster I guess ? Now that I break it down, maybe I need a new logo?
One day Ill get tired of this and make a new masthead for the site. I’m still feeling clever for this one at the moment. Cheers!
-S
I have some brand new professional photography equipment and entire wall dedicated to blank panels getting filled in. The homepage will continue to get filled out as these paintings are finished. I’m shooting for 1 a week right now. Each is taking me roughly 7-8 days right now. I’m also hoping to finish this series with 20 brand new original paintings in total, each for sale when the show is put together.
The plan is to hold an opening night party, somewhere, hang with old friends/meet new ones, and look at real paintings. TBD for details.
The wall of goals.
My Beat Laboratory
Nanlite FTW! Thank you to Jesse Korman for the pro tips!
Let me come right out and fully admit that this is absolutely a poor man's rip-off of a Ashley Wood/3A Robot. My desk is covered with 3A vinyl, and simplifying one of them in spirit seemed like a fine, low poly, idea for my first 3d printer experiment.
I was really interested in answering a few questions that were plaguing me as I thought more and more about 3D printer application. What type of surface does the texture of the material create? Was the material solvent with specific chemicals such as acetone? How would the paint stick to the surface of this strange substance? Not a total disaster but far from perfect.
Check out the printer here.
One of the most valuable pieces of advice imparted to me by faculty at Ringling, was to purchase and reference the Graphic Artist Guild Pricing & Ethical Guidelines Handbook.
This book will help you learn to price your work and time according to the industry standards as well as help you to navigate the complex sea of usage rights, quarterly tax submission, kill fees, and client contracts.
A must buy for the fledgling freelance artist.