A made-up future. Materials include: design fictions, stories, pixel bending, ink on paper, and algorithmic superstitions.

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Also: Kudos to our long-time collaborators @lab_normals whose dreamy CGI festival futures created for HOLO’s 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 fully immersed Summit goers at @SATmontreal.
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The Summit culminated 20 months of 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘴 research by @MUTEK_Montreal, @imagineNATIVE, @MoisMulti, @MUTEKMX, @NewFormsFest, @newnow_festival, and @sendandreceive. HOLO has been documenting the project from the start: → HOLO.mg/dossiers/future-fest…
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Algorithmes typographiques • Leporello book published by La clé à molette • 2016 The tiny book features 9 artists that used code to create original interpretation of glyphes. – at Bordeaux, France
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Join us in shaping the future.. ✨ Please Support CAN! → creativeapplications.net/sup… Thank you! ♥︎
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Ah, yes! TB to a simpler time when we defied publishing gatekeepers with crowdfunding. Our ♾️gratitude goes to early HOLO boosters like Marius, @M_PF, @REAS, @pitaru, @zachlieberman, @JoanieLemercier, @kimasendorf, @lab_normals and many others—all dear friends to this day! 🤗
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Join us for a special reading of the 20th Anniversary Processing Community Catalog 📖 at Prachtsaal Studio, Berlin, on Wednesday the 13th We're honored to have @REAS as our guest for this celebration of the @ProcessingOrg community! Event link in replies below 👇
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💌 Our newsletter engine had to thaw for a while after a long break, but here's a chance to catch up (and subscribe) normalfutu.re/newsletter/jun…
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Out now: HOLO Newsletter 012 feat. festival futures w/ @MUTEK_Montreal (@lab_normals), Q&As w/ @chillakiles, Total Refusal (@mrtnzlngr); @AdK_Berlin’s wild #AI imaginings w/ @SarahCiston, @pedroliveira_, @sahejrahal etc.; and a HOLO collector's edition tease w/ @schwittlick_ 🥁
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The 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 will document the working group’s outputs. From immediate, easy-to-implement measures to ambitious, long-term proposals—we’ll collect the most exciting ideas and, together with @lab_normals, expand on them. Follow along!
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𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 🌐 Upgrading Our Cultural Infrastructure #newdossier How can festival makers boost the accessibility, resilience, and sustainability of cultural production? A @MUTEK_Montreal-led think tank is trying to find out.
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Le we dernier au salon @drivetozero_, nous avons découvert la course automobile dans un futur zéro carbone, avec 4 bolides emblématiques et radicaux imaginés par @lab_normals Un projet que nous avons eu le plaisir de suivre !
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If you’re in Paris, come visit the DriveToZero event to say hi and see our newest piece 'Zero GP', which explores four visions of future racing through the lens of zero-carbon mobility. It’s at the Grand Palais Ephémère right in front of the Eiffel Tower. event.drivetozero.fr/
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The event is open on April 5 and 6 for professionals, and on the 7 for everyone.
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Here's a lucky find of a lecture about how anime can future pretty well. youtube.com/watch?v=HLaVk4PR…
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Terms that need to trend again: ✨the blogosphere✨
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Rediscover timeless commentary from the likes of @golan, @jamesbridle, @MrPrudence, @lab_normals, @ipoupyrev, and @atduskgreg; meet luminaries like @blprnt, @semiconducting, #DavidOReilly, and @raquelmeyers, and take a #CGI history lesson with @DAMDigitalArt and @1null1.
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𝘈𝘐 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘴 Tracker 🤖 17/10: Intervention (by @lab_normals) ANARCHY REPORT 04 Allegiance Index: $APPL 31 $AMZN 38 $GOOG 36 Detected issue: Lack of historical awareness due to data erasure Legibility advice: Introduce yourself using metadata Status: ‘Fizzy Drink’
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𝘈𝘐 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘴 Tracker 🤖 15/10: Intervention (by @lab_normals) ANARCHY REPORT 03: Language analysis: 70% clean queries / 30% sailor speak Machine appropriateness tracker: +1.1 Legibility advice: Be active in communities, let your linktree flourish Status: ‘Paris Metro’
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𝘈𝘐 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘴 Tracker 🤖 14/10: Intervention (by @lab_normals) ANARCHY REPORT 02: Avg. type rate: 312 KPH Human framerate @ 16:00: 210 Detected issue: High routine variability, inefficient processes Routine optimization tips: Pause, breathe Status: ‘Classic Human’
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