#Visual Studio Assignment Help

[atinysunbaby]

Request from : @ateezluvv

⌛Ateez Maknae line having a crush on you⌛

Hyung line

🖤Choi San🖤

You have been working at KQ for a few months now, as a songwriter and you were assigned a personal space with a desk, computer and everything needed for the process of your job. During the first few weeks, the manager wanted to test your capacities and see how well you work in a group project. He sent you through days of endless work and you managed all the pressure quite well.

Your coworkers helped in making your integration easier by being nice and friendly and you adapted better than you would've expected, and the atmosphere in the workplace is always pleasant. Up till now you've participated in the writing of a few songs and small projects for both ateez and xikers, meeting ateez only briefly during a meeting.

You're first impression is that they are polite and hardworking boys and although you were aware of their beauty, you weren't ready to be hit by such powerful visuals.

Later, you were told about a project coming up and you were proposed to work with San on his solo. You meet for the first time in your studio, San's dimple popping out and greeting you early in the morning and it instantly warms your insides.

"Good morning~ I brought you a coffee, I don't know if that's alright?" He asks, sleep lingering in his voice, you can tell by the deep and raspy tone that makes goosebumps rise on your skin the moment it hits your eardrums. "Oh yes that's perfect! Thank you, really."

Your answer seems to please him, as his teeth make an appearance and his eyes almost close from the strain. He sits next to you on the extra chair you bought a few days beforehand, preparing for this day and maybe future tasks. "Let's begin!"

Now over two weeks working together with San and you can't help but feel a bit sad that the song is almost ready, having spent a lot of alone time with him made you grow attached to the kind hearted and endlessly charming man. "I think we might be done."

Those words hit you harder than you thought, it feels like a train ran you over. You don't like the way your heart aches, but it is what it is. "I enjoyed working with you San, thank you."

He smiles for the nth time, but something's different about this one, it doesn't reach ihs eyes and the dimples aren't as defined. "Yeah, uhm.. me too! I hope we can do this again in the future."

The next few minutes are filled with a tense atmosphere, the only sound heard being the shuffling around as you both clean up and gather your things. "Actually."

You almost jump at the unpredicted sound of his voice, turning your full attention to him and it shocks you to find him fumbling with his lyrics sheets, ears and cheeks red, lips pressing together making his cute dimple face unresistible. "I was wondering if you'd be interested t-to go on a date with.. me?"

You freeze for a second, being surprised and absolutely pleased from the unexpected request. "I'd be happy to, of course San."

💚Song Mingi💚

The boys decided to go out tonight and blow off some steam, drinking and dancing through the night. Mingi wasn't really up for it at first, his perfect night would have consisted of reading mangas or watching animes while eating some snacks before going to bed early, but the others convinced him and he ended up not regretting listening to them.

He's been watching you for a while now, having caught his eye almost immediately after he sat down in one of the booths, telling the others he would start the night by staying back for a bit. Now he has the perfect excuse to analyse every single details about you and he finds you absolutely stunning, you might just be the most beautiful girl he's ever seen.

He notices your smile first, so bright and full of grace, it makes his heart flutter uncontrollably and he loves it. Then his gaze trails over all of your features, your lightly made-up eyes sparkling under the dimmed lights and the way they hold so many emotions at the same time, your adorable button nose that moves whenever you talk and your lips, round and plumpy with a coat of rosy gloss for an even more seducing appearance.

He swears your hair probably smells like heaven and he wants to run his fingers through it, massaging your scalp to feel you relax under is touch. "Yo Mingi! Min- Guys we lost him, poor dude."

Your black lacy bustier, revealing just the right amount of skin to leave more to the imagination, your cropped blazer hugging your frame perfectly, the short leather skirt with a small slit on the left side, tight around your juicy thighs making him lose his mind and cute little boots to contradict the rest of your sexy look.

"What the hell dude, what even is this?" Wooyoung shrieks in disgust, elbowing San in the ribs while watching one of his best friend drooling over some bartender he's never met before. "I don't know, might wanna wake him out of his fantasies though."

"Yeah, that shit's on another level of creepiness." Yeosang states while bitting his nails in concern, his eyebrows scrunched and a judgy stare directed at Mingi. "You troublemakers leave Mingi alone, it looks like he just fell in love."

"Seonghwa. If Mingi wasn't handsome, everybody would find it creepy and don't try to deny it." Seonghwa looks at Yeosang, defeated. "Yeah, maybe you're right."

"Ok enough of this." Yunho grabs his friend by the shoulders and briskly shakes him out of his daze. Said boy looks puzzled for a minute, no clue as to why he's being disturbed. "What?"

"Are you serious? You have no idea why I had to intervene from whatever delusion was going on inside your head, like you haven't been checking that girl out for the last hour?" Mingi instantly flushes red, his thoughts having cut out most of his rationality and he had no idea it had been that long. "Just go talk to her."

"No. I can't." Mingi refuses without a second thought, feeling anxiety creep up inside of him and being powerless against it, his limbs paralyzed with fear. There's nothing he wants more than to run over to you and strike a conversation to hear your most likely angelic voice and be blessed by your beauty up close, but unfortunately for him, his body had another plan. "Hello there~ Did you guys need anything?"

"Oh yes! I think my friend here had something he wanted to ask you?" Said friend being Mingi, is ogling you and seems to have lost all of his brain cells. You're even more perfect than he imagined, your features are enhanced and the aura that surrounds you is enough to enlight his senses. The distance between you both is so short that he can smell your sweet, fruity perfume and it calms his nerves a little bit. "Umm yeah. Hi I'm Mingi."

"Y/N~" You say with a smile, waiting for him to continue with intrigue. With a sudden boost of confidence, Mingi speaks up in hopes to be rewarded for his effort. "You're absolutely gorgeous and seem nice so I'd like to take you out on a date sometime- if you want to of course! Would you mind if I gave you my number?"

❤️Jung Wooyoung❤️

"I don't mean to tell you how to do your job, but I think this step is wrong." Wooyoung speaks up with uncertainty in his voice, it looks like he doesn't want to offend you, which is not the case. You've been teaching him a choreography for a new dance cover and have been at it all day, somehow you're tiredness must have taken control over your body, because you're usually fully focused. "Yeah you're right sorry."

"No that's ok, don't worry about it. Hey do you need a break- or we can stop for the day?" He's genuinely so sweet, you're supposed to be the one taking care of him, but he's taken that part very seriously. Making sure you stay hydrated every once in a while, getting you some snacks in order for you to have enough energy, checking the time to make sure you take breaks over the span of a few hours and whenever there's a slightly sudden movement in the routine, he checks up on you through the mirror, making sure you didn't hurt yourself. "No need, all good- Well, do you want us to stop though?"

You turn around, facing away from your reflexion to look at the boy, only to find his concerned stare already on you, searching for any sign of discomfort through your features. "We can keep going for a bit, but let's finish up soon."

"Alright then, let's start from here." You press play on your phone, the music coming through the speakers and you immediately get to dancing, Wooyoung following suit.

He did notice how exhausted you look and it doesn't help that he 'accidentally' heard the conversation you had with your best friend over the phone while on your lunch pause. You were whispering, but he couldn't help being nosy as usual and found out that you've had a bad recent break up, barely sleeping and eating, your nerves hard to control at times.

For the rest of the day, he felt a foreign sentiment in the pit of his stomach, there's also a familiar anger. One thing he's sure of, it's that he wants to pay a visit to the person who hurt you this badly and do much worse to them. "Wooyoung? Hey, are you ok?"

You wave your hand in front of his face, heart beating rapidly because of fear and worry, he's been standing still for over a minute, eyes fixed on the floor and filled with an emotion you can't quite make out. "Wooyoung!"

You try to step back, as he suddenly grabs your wrist. You seen to have woken him up, out of his weird trance, but you end up almost bringing the both of you on the hard ground as a result. "Shit! Are you alright?"

You can't focus on any word he's saying, the muscular arm that's wrapped around your waist and the feeling of his strong fingers squeezing your hip making you feel a bit dizzy. "Y/N?"

You look up at the soft call of your name, liking the way it came out of his mouth. For the following moment, you just look into each other's eyes, no words needing to be said, until Wooyoung breaks the silence. "Can I kiss you?"

🧡Choi Jongho🧡

"Cut! Jongho you need to look into her eyes, got it?" Jongho nods his head in agreement, saying a soft 'understood' to further show his understanding, but from next to him you can easily make out the faint blush spreading from the tip of his nose, all the way to his ears and the side of his neck.

For this scene, his character has to gaze into your eyes while confessing and keep a confident front, but Jongho keeps failing, not being able to keep eye contact with you for more than a few seconds. "Don't be nervous, just look at me and you'll be fine."

You try reassuring him, ignorant to the fact that you just made him even more of a nervous wreck and no matter how much he wants to be able to calm down from the sound of your voice, he can't. The truth is that he's started to develop the biggest crush on you and it's the first time he can't hide his feelings.

Everybody knows how good of an actor Jongho is, ense the reason why the staff and even you, are pretty surprise at his lack of self-control. "Why don't you guys take a ten minutes break? Maybe, go over a few lines together."

"Thank you!" You bow to the director and grab your co-actor's hand, unconsciously interlacing your fingers and the boy follows without fussing. With no doubts, he cherishes the moment, especially as you're the one who initiated the skin contact. Although he knows there isn't any another motive behind it, other than bringing him with you to a specific destination.

You find a quiet and slightly closed space, in hopes to make him feel more comfortable, but he actually appears to have the opposite reaction. Having for mission to keep a big distance between you two, Jongho almost rams into the wall behind him when you step forward to start a conversation.

His heart aches the moment he has a glimpse of the hurt expression on your face, you're quick to mask it, but it's already too late. You glance at him through your lashes when you hear a deep sigh coming out of him, followed by a nervous laugh with a hint of pain in it.

You watch curiously as he runs his hands over his face and he straight up looks at you without flinching away this time. "I like you. I did for a while now, but it's too much for me to keep hiding my feeling anymore."

"Wow you did it! I knew you could, but you know that's not exactly your line right? You're supposed-" He gasps like a fish out of water, trying to comprehend the situation. Only to painfully realise that you thought this was him acting and he suddenly feels like throwing himself off a building. "N- No wait that's not- I wasn't practicing.."

"Oh.." You immediately shut your rambling mouth, confused more than anything, but eventually, grasping the seriousness in his demeanor and hoping to make the poor guy's life a little easier, you speak up. And he's almost on the verge of imploding at the time your voice rings in his awaiting ears. "Well then, you probably wouldn't mind practicing the kiss scene?"

[nijigasakilove]

Natsuko backstory finally! MAPPA didn’t hold anything back wow, I had a feeling this episode was gonna go crazy because of the key visuals they kept posting on Twitter and it def lived up to the hype!!

We’ve had Natsuko tell her story, but letting others tell how you’ve made them feel gives a different perspective. We are just the sum total of our interactions with people, after-all. Enjoyed seeing 3 distinct stages of her life and the impact she had on people. Midori and the track star were my faves.

MAPPA going all out and it’s just a lesbian awakening 😂 that Midori first love scene was so good!!

Natsuko really had all these people head over heels for her and other than Midori, she really ain’t gaf about any of them. That habit of not seeing people as people has been an issue she’s had since childhood. Not even remembering the trackstar’s name after she pushed him to break the 100m record was craaaazy. That Adam’s Apple scene also went incredibly hard.

I like how the animation studio president saw that as Natsuko’s biggest weakness and gave her that romcom assignment to help her grow, technically it did, by having Natsuko go into the A tale of perishing world, but not in the way she expected lol.

Notice how the camera focuses on Luke when Natsuko wakes up after the president says she hasn’t found her first love yet… crumbs.. we will sail 🙏🏾

Nah that ending is too ominous please tell me this won’t have a tragic ending 😭 who tf is this bird

[satoshi-mochida]

Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Switch, and PC - Gematsu

ATLUS has announced RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, a remastered version of Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch on June 19 for $49.99. Pre-orders are available now.

A Digital Deluxe Edition will also be available for $64.99, which includes the following content:

-A copy of the game

-Downloadable content

“Kuzunoha Village Trainings” (Grants access to trials with experience, in-game currency, and stat increase rewards)

“Demons of the Aril Rift” (Grants access to battles with Special Book rewards)

“Guest Demons Pack” (Grants access to popular demons from the Shin Megami Tensei series)

“Skill Book Pack” (Forbidden books that grant special abilities)

“Survival Pack” (Grants items that help for Battle)

Here is an overview of the game, via ATLUS:

About

Undertake the case of the century in this must-play classic from ATLUS. The studio behind Shin Megami Tensei remasters Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army with revamped visuals, quality-of-life updates, new voice-overs, and an overhauled battle system!

Story

Taisho 20, in the Capital—. A young heiress approaches the Narumi Detective Agency with a strange request…to kill her. Without any further explanation, the girl is kidnapped. Apprentice detective Raidou Kuzunoha XIV, who moonlights as a Devil Summoner assigned to protect the Capital, is on the case. Raidou investigates all across the city, which includes entering the Dark Realm—a dangerous juncture between the real world and the netherworld where demons abound. Become Raidou Kuzunoha and work with your allied demons to unravel the mysteries that block your path. What was once a missing persons matter soon spirals into a conspiracy that will shake not only the Capital, but the entire nation.

Key Features

An Enhanced Yet Faithful Remaster – The supernatural action RPG classic returns, now revamped with visual, audio, and combat enhancements for modern consoles while staying true to the original game’s style. A brand-new user interface, full voice-overs, expanded 3D environments, and more invites both veterans and newcomers alike to a nostalgic and thrilling gameplay experience.

A Supernatural Detective Mystery – Channel your inner detective in a gripping, supernatural adventure with a charming cast of complex characters. Uncover the truth behind collusion swirling around the Capital with unexpected twists and turns ahead. Use both your mind and the might of your demons to leave no stone unturned.

A Fantastical Taisho Era Adventure – Navigate the historic streets of a fantastical 1930s era in Tokyo or delve into the haunting Dark Realm where demons lie in wait. With over 120 demons to summon, choose your allies wisely to prevent humanity from being consumed by darkness.

Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.

Announce Trailer

English

Japanese

World Spotlight

English

Japanese

[demifiendrsa]

RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army — Announcement Trailer

Japanese version

Nintendo Direct Trailer

The Return of Raidou Kuzunoha | World Spotlight

RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, a remastered version of Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army, will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch on June 19 for $49.99. Pre-orders are available now.

A Digital Deluxe Edition will also be available for $64.99, which includes the following content:

A copy of the game

Downloadable content **“Kuzunoha Village Trainings” (Grants access to trials with **experience, in-game currency, and stat increase rewards) **“Demons of the Aril Rift” (Grants access to battles with Special **Book rewards) **“Guest Demons Pack” (Grants access to popular demons from **the Shin Megami Tensei series) **“Skill Book Pack” (Forbidden books that grant special abilities) **“Survival Pack” (Grants items that help for Battle)

Key visual

Overview

About

Undertake the case of the century in this must-play classic from ATLUS. The studio behind Shin Megami Tensei remasters Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army with revamped visuals, quality-of-life updates, new voice-overs, and an overhauled battle system!

Story

Taisho 20, in the Capital—.

A young heiress approaches the Narumi Detective Agency with a strange request…to kill her. Without any further explanation, the girl is kidnapped. Apprentice detective Raidou Kuzunoha XIV, who moonlights as a Devil Summoner assigned to protect the Capital, is on the case. Raidou investigates all across the city, which includes entering the Dark Realm—a dangerous juncture between the real world and the netherworld where demons abound.

Become Raidou Kuzunoha and work with your allied demons to unravel the mysteries that block your path. What was once a missing persons matter soon spirals into a conspiracy that will shake not only the Capital, but the entire nation.

Key Features

An Enhanced Yet Faithful Remaster – The supernatural action RPG classic returns, now revamped with visual, audio, and combat enhancements for modern consoles while staying true to the original game’s style. A brand-new user interface, full voice-overs, expanded 3D environments, and more invites both veterans and newcomers alike to a nostalgic and thrilling gameplay experience.

A Supernatural Detective Mystery – Channel your inner detective in a gripping, supernatural adventure with a charming cast of complex characters. Uncover the truth behind collusion swirling around the Capital with unexpected twists and turns ahead. Use both your mind and the might of your demons to leave no stone unturned.

A Fantastical Taisho Era Adventure – Navigate the historic streets of a fantastical 1930s era in Tokyo or delve into the haunting Dark Realm where demons lie in wait. With over 120 demons to summon, choose your allies wisely to prevent humanity from being consumed by darkness.

[zilodak]

I’m a complete beginner when it comes to any coding and I’m not sure if you are or not, but was it easy to begin making the site using rarebit?

I'm a complete beginner as well! I've only coded a navigation bar back in middle school for an assignment and then never again, so Rarebit was overwhelming when I started.

However, you'll realize that it's pretty straightforward the more you read the code over and over again. I suggest opening up the Rarebit folder in an external terminal that isn't Neocities like Visual Studio Code and download the Live Preview plug-in from Microsoft. This let's you see your website in live time and not have to code blindly like in Neocities.

HTML is extremely straightforward and easy to grasp. It's CSS you have to learn and worry about since it's what makes your website look like your website.

I haven't touched Javascript yet, that's a bit more complex, but nothing a YouTube video or a forum can't help with.

It just takes time and patience like any other skill to learn!

I recently learnt how to use flexbox!

[skzartemis]

𝒰𝓃𝓈𝓅𝑜𝓀𝑒𝓃 𝒸𝑜𝓁𝑜𝓇𝓈

Day 7 of To.X

Pairing: Hyunjin x F!reader Genre: Fan x idol, Friends to lovers Warning: none

Artemis' notes: Happy birthday my prince!!!

Y/N had always admired Hyunjin from afar. His face lit up the stage, and his body seemed to speak the language of the music itself. She had been a fan of Stray Kids long before she landed an internship as a visual artist. Her work had always been inspired by the energy and emotion of the dancers she’d watched, but now that she was working alongside them, something changed.

Y/N was assigned to help with a special project—creating a series of art pieces for Stray Kids' upcoming concert tour. The very idea made her heart race. She'd be in the same room as him, and while she tried not to let her nervousness show, there was a strange flutter in her chest whenever Hyunjin was near.

The first time they truly spoke was an accident. Y/N was setting up some of her sketches in the studio when she heard his voice behind her.

“Is that your work?” His voice was warm, deep, and it made her heart skip a beat. She turned around quickly, startled, to find him standing just a few feet away, his gaze fixed on the large sketch she was working on.

“Oh, uh, yes. It's part of the project for your tour. I—I'm just getting started," Y/N stammered, suddenly feeling self-conscious. She wasn't sure if she was ready to show him her art, let alone have him look at it so intently.

“That's amazing,” he said, his smile softening his sharp features. "I can already feel the energy from it. The way you capture movement—it's like I can almost hear the music just by looking at it.”

Y/N blushed at the compliment, unsure of how to respond. “Thank you, that means a lot coming from you.”

There was a brief pause before Hyunjin shifted his weight, glancing at the other dancers who were preparing in the corner. "Maybe we could… collaborate sometime? You know, with your art and our choreography? I think the two could work really well together."

Her eyes widened. "You want to collaborate with me?"

He nodded, a slight glint of mischief in his eyes. "Yeah, I think it could be fun."

After that, everything changed. They began spending more time together. Hyunjin would stop by the art room during breaks, watching her paint, and sometimes offering suggestions, though his presence was enough to leave her distracted. She never imagined that the idol she had admired from her computer screen would show such genuine interest in her work, let alone in her.

And the more they spent time together, the more Y/N found herself looking at him in a way she hadn't expected—differently. She noticed how his eyes would soften when he smiled, the way his laugh was contagious, and the way his presence seemed to command attention without even trying. There was a charm about him, a magnetic energy that made it impossible to be near him without feeling her heart race.

But something else started to happen that Y/N couldn't ignore. She noticed the little ways Hyunjin's behavior began to change around her. He would ask about her day, not just the art, but her—her thoughts, her feelings, as though he genuinely cared. He would bring her coffee after long hours, his fingers brushing against hers as he handed her the cup, and though his touch was brief, it sent electric shivers up her spine.

One evening, after a late rehearsal, Hyunjin found her in the studio, still working on some final touches. The studio was empty, save for the two of them, and the soft hum of the lights above them.

"You should take a break," Hyunjin said, stepping closer to her.

Y/N looked up at him, her eyes tired but grateful. "I don't mind, I'm almost done."

He shook his head. "You've been working all day. You need to rest."

He didn't wait for her to protest before gently pulling her away from her easel and guiding her to a nearby couch. The warmth of his hand on her arm sent an unexpected rush of heat through her. As they sat together, the silence between them felt comfortable—so comfortable, in fact, that Y/N almost forgot to breathe.

For a moment, they simply sat there, watching the city lights flicker through the windows. Then, to her surprise, Hyunjin spoke, his voice quiet, almost hesitant.

“I’ve been meaning to tell you something,” he said, his gaze fixed on the floor. “I know I'm a public figure, and I'm usually surrounded by people, but… being around you feels different. You’re not like everyone else.”

Y/N’s heart skipped a beat at his words. She wasn't sure what to say. Her feelings for him had grown so quickly, and the idea that he might feel something similar was overwhelming.

“You make me feel like I can just be myself,” he continued, his voice steady but sincere. “Like I can just… be Hyunjin, not the idol. It’s rare to find someone who doesn’t treat me like a star. I like that about you.”

Y/N felt the room close in around her. She couldn’t contain the smile that tugged at her lips. “I like you, too,” she whispered, the words slipping out before she could stop them.

There was a long pause. Hyunjin’s eyes met hers, and for the first time, Y/N saw something in his gaze—something vulnerable, something real. He leaned in slightly, the space between them growing smaller, and before she knew it, his lips were on hers.

It was soft, tender, as though he was giving her the time to process, to pull away if she needed to. But Y/N didn’t want to pull away. She kissed him back, slowly, as if they were both savoring the moment they had been dancing around for weeks.

When they finally pulled away, both of them breathless, Hyunjin looked at her, his eyes full of warmth. “I've wanted to do that for a while.”

Y/N chuckled softly, her heart still racing. “I think I've wanted it too.”

From that moment, their connection only deepened. The lines between idol and fan, artist and muse, began to blur. They spent more time together outside the studio—quiet dates in cafes, walks around the city, late-night talks under the stars. Hyunjin became more than just the idol she had adored from afar; he became someone who knew her, understood her, and saw her in a way that no one else had.

And for Y/N, every moment with him felt like a masterpiece, a living canvas of love and connection. Their worlds had collided, not in the way she’d always imagined, but in a way that was even more beautiful than she could have ever dreamed.

Because in Hyunjin, she found more than a crush, more than a dream. She found a reality—one she never wanted to let go of.

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[cozymochi]

You posted my FAVORITE ask meme!

🌻

Have fun!

People let me yap

I have been on/off working on a fake twst event since June, 2024.

And by “event” I mean trying to make the “card art” for it. I’m not a mobile gacha game, there’s no visual novel to read and no cards to pull. But, art is neat I guess.

It was based around one movie that I don’t foresee TWST using anytime soon, but because it is part of the mainline film canon, that’s still a non-zero shot of it being used, and relevant to any world-building. But I do have a fascination with it. So, that led me down a rabbit hole of researching its production and the context around its source material.

I opted not to read the original material itself that the film was based on solely so my influence can stay within a certain range, but I still did some research. I thought the source material and film was just making up a goofy story off of nothing, but apparently it was riffing one real things that people did for a fad in a specific area and a specific class. Reality influences fiction a lot, and sometimes those reminders will crop up at the most bizarre times.

I now have extensive knowledge about an apparent fashion scene that existed during the period that centered around said fad. I didn’t even know one EXISTEd for it!! Which, tbh helped a lot in the direction for the outfits. I found academic journals and even had to dig for archived magazines that existed during said time period. Great for inspiration. I have one of those oversized drawing pads just littered in research sketches.

I mostly wanna stay within the range of film and various media surrounding it, which is why I also opted not to read the original story. Aside from bare bones + cultural context being riffed, the film version is kind of doing its own thing.

Outfits were made, characters were chosen and card placings were assigned. Though aside from the “SSR,” everyone else’s placings are still shifting around to this day.

Then like, 3 months later the “Once Upon a Studio” short dropped and there’s a SINGLE shot that threw me into freaking orbit. It was literally the SSR idea I had in mind, which, to me, singled that I was totally on the freaking money with my choice. Characters were chosen in accordance with vibes and parallels, and things just happened to work out I suppose.

I don’t know when this will drop at all. I’ve been pretty stuck in general. Only recently did I move all the files from medibang to procreate.

Just know that even Disney itself thought of the same correlation, therefore I have canon thoughts

Shoutout to my vague language, but that’s on purpose.

THAT’S ALL, BYE

[lynxfrost13]

silly hypothetical question: if you could turn your ocs (any characters) story into any medium perfectly to your liking, what medium would you choose?

Hi Sosa!! Oh this is such a fun question ty for asking it!!

I know for sure that Awol’s story would fit really well into a short film, since I feel like it’s contained enough and stretching it out via a longer visual media like a movie would be more of a detriment than a help. I think Awol’s story would be fun to play around with in animation, in my mind I’d see her story done in a style like Scavenger’s Reign. That show has such great animation and there are some graphic violence scenes that I think have the same energy as how I imagine Awol’s own scene with the storch she killed in her tunnel. I also think there wouldn’t be a lot of dialogue in this short since it also fits her very quiet nature. I think layout wise it’d kind of go like

Activation + being a normal ARAR unit -> degradation and her interesting in painting -> some scenes of her stuff getting confiscated/cleaned out etc with maybe a moment of her cadre -> discovery of the abandoned tunnel and some fun scenes of her just absolutely going wild -> other RTS units stumbling upon her tunnel when she’s not there -> Storch sent down to clean it as punishment for some misbehavior or other (I think this would be the most dialogue, her just receiving her orders and then complaining) -> Awol returning to her now barren sanctuary and seeing the storch -> brutal fight between the two that ends with Awol killing her -> closes with Awol painting the walls again and maybe the dead storch still in the shot bc I think that would go hard -> fin.

The next story that I definitely have a clear idea for would be the VDF-5’s whole ordeal told through a primarily Hollenhund POV as an animated show. Tbh if I could have all of my characters animated in the style of arcane I would in fact keel over and die from joy and I fear my answer for some other concepts style wise would also be this choice due to my personal tastes but I’m trying to think of what would best suit each story over what I just like. That being said the VDF-5 story I absolutely would love in studio Fortiche’s arcane style because I think the mix of animated expressiveness as well as the realism of how people look would be really good for the overall tone of the hypothetical show. I think the 2d elements of the style would be fun to explore in a sci-fi setting and it’d be perfect for fight scenes between characters as well.

As for the actual layout of the show (otherwise this might turn into gushing abt arcane’s style oops) I’d want it contained to one season. I just think it works well as a self contained story told in 45-60 min episodes. Also Sosa I am gonna get to ur ask abt Hollenhund so I will be yapping about her more in that 😭 but if it was told from her POV primarily I think the episode layout would look something like being divided by the first chunk being much earlier and letting us see Schrott in her prime during the war and her losing her cadre, Hollenhund at her Vinetan facility, and Essig and Honig’s early friendship and assignment to the VDF-5 -> time skip and all four of our main players are brought together on the VDF-5, Schrott as her wretched present self with Hollenhund under her wing, and then the friendship of Honig and Hollenhund (man I need to make a relationship chart I fear) and seeing Essig starting to crack under the strain of commanding her ship -> final chunk showing increasing tensions between our players as well as with external issues, until the imperial blockade finally beats the ship. I’m not explaining it the best right now but ideally I’d want to highlight war (war bad basically lol) and focus on replikas who were products for war, and were neglected as individuals. I swear it’s all so much clearer in my head 😭

Moving on to Kosmos and Dorredt, I think the medium that’d best suit their story would be a video game! Specifically an exploration type one, I’d imagine it having the cozy and adventurous vibes of a game like slime rancher while having gameplay that let you play as both Kosmos and Dorredt, letting you control both of them and having them work together during outer space adventures (like categorizing asteroids or mining from them, exploring, outside ship repair, etc) as well as inside ship tasks like tending to the hydroponics or more maintenance, etc. That’d be the gameplay all while narratively you’d be exploring Kosmos and Dorredt as characters and “helping” their relationship grow over time. Ideally I’d want it to be a bittersweet sort of end with the game coming to a close after receiving a transmission from AEON potentially/not hearing anything at all -> the two of them essentially living out their service lives until both Kosmos and Dorredt can’t function like they used to and eventually die, abandoned by AEON (sorryyyy 😔). I’d want it to be a really sweet and cute game but yeah also with that slightly depressing undertone. I also think that having something like cutscenes in a cute anime type style would be really fun as one of the ways to do storytelling in it. Visually for the rest of the game though I’d imagine it in a more low poly cute style like earlier pokemon games maybe? Something that’d give a nod back to signalis at least. Also could you imagine how cute 2d dialogue sprites of the girls would be 🥹

Last but not least, Holt and Wanze! I really struggled to think of something for them but I wanted to, and ultimately I think a 45-60 minute per episode single season show would also work really well for them. I think animation would be really fun to play with especially when it comes to bioresonance and a look inside Wanze’s mind. Style wise I think I’d want it to be something like The Lovers trailer for them as replikas

Plot wise I have a clearer idea just because I’ve had them and their story longer but I think it’d start with setting up Holt becoming a senior medical replika at sierpinski + Wanze and her role as a kolibri -> Wanze then losing her bioresonance and freaking out after Holt patches her up -> their ensuing strained patient and caretaker relationship to the weird one sided dependency -> their friendship and mutual crushes and eventual romantic relationship -> the flesh and holt’s death with it ending on Wanze alive and alone. As well as throughout the show seeing the background happenings of sierpinski and Holt and Wanze’s relationships to characters like Sieben, Adler, and the rest of the kolibri cadre, etc. I think vibe wise it’d be kinda dark both in terms of aesthetic due to well. Sierpinski. But also the looming threat throughout the show of degradation and ensuing decommission and how Wanze is on extremely thin ice throughout as she struggles with everything.

Now if I did their human AU I’d still love to have it as a show, but in the style of an older anime like Monster (fitting considering the hospital/doctor stuff lmao) or maybe studio ghibli (AUGH old lady Holt in ghibli style. I’m gonna explode)

Plot wise I think that one would be less grim atmospherically but it would still be depressing as hell in the end. It’d go similarly with Wanze injury (I’d imagine human AU she’d be like knight AU and lose an eye maybe) -> holt patch up -> the difference in this show would be that Holt and Wanze wouldn’t have to keep their romantic relationship hidden to stay alive so there’d be a lot more slice of life sweet moments -> Holt getting diagnosed with brain cancer and not telling Wanze for a while so they can keep living happily -> Holt’s decline as the tumor affects her memory and motor control -> her death in this AU too. I think vibe wise this would be a lot more lighthearted and fluffy when it comes to the two of them.

[the-valiant-valkyrie]

Hai hai i know this is a teensy bit of an odd ask and idk if we've sent one like it before however ugmhb we're currently looking into going to uni to get a degree in something along the lines of game art/concept art/illustration and from your experience what is that sort of environment like? Obligatory I'm from the UK so there will be differences between uhgmm how that works but youknow. Trying to figure out what to do after I leave college <- perishes

okay, so i'm in game design/recently swapped to interactive narrative, so i'm not sure how much of this is going to be similar. i'm coming at this from the perspective of someone in my school's game studio, occasionally rooming with game art students. regardless, i hope this advice is going to be useful anyways:

from my understanding, the most important thing that people are looking for when it comes to hiring people into the games industry is your collaborative ability. lots of people think about game making as an idea in their mind that they and they alone translate onto paper. and that simply is not the case. things will pass between hands all the time. feedback will be given and expected to be received. you will have So many more meetings than you're expecting to have and they will probably be pretty long.

hirers are going to want to know that you can work with a group. prioritize figuring out the sorts of people you can gel with. make sure you have something for a portfolio that demonstrates your teamwork. i would say something like a MAP or a Zine would be a good example of that that someone might have outside of school, but i imagine the curriculum should give you something like that to add to your resume regardless.

speaking of MAPs and Zines, they're a really good example of another important thing: people want to know that you can do things in a timely manner. it's one thing to have a beautiful roster of concept art and visuals, but if they took you a year each to do, no one's going to want to hire you. projects that demonstrate you can produce good work in a timely manner are a really good look for you. i would say things like speedpaints would be a good thing to have on a personal website/portfolio to demonstrate your workflow in that regard.

i am realizing that i am accidentally talking more about career prep than the college experience um. that probably says something about me. that i'm not going to get into right now.

i would say this: seek out a school that you think will give you not only the lessons, but assignments that bolster your resume so you'll have something to help you get a job out of college. lots of people say "school is a scam because you can learn things outside of it", which is true, but the benefit of school is having a safe and structured environment to not only learn, but to prep yourself for the future.

honestly, every game artist i've met has been rad as hell. they have a pretty rigorous class schedule, but i think we all have a pretty rigorous class schedule, so i don't think that's anything standout.

my solitary warning would be, if you're fem presenting, watch out!!! the game industry is very male dominated, and even at my school that boasts inclusivity and acceptance for all, all of my teachers are male, and many of them are misogynistic. i've heard from my advisor that there are teachers who pull cis male students aside and tell them that they aren't cut out for the career field because they have 'feminine' habits or mannerisms. you're going to have to pull your weight and stand your ground.

[putschki1969]

Hello Puts!

I don't think I have seen you share your thoughts about Keiko's latest single. I personally really enjoy this release and I am curious how you feel about it?

Ugh, yeah, you got me there🫣I've been uncharacteristically quiet about Keiko's 「夕闇のうた」. Quite frankly, I've just not had enough positive things to say to warrant a proper review😭. As most of you probably know, I do not get any pleasure from lingering on stuff I don't particularly like, I simply move on and prefer to focus on things I actually enjoy. But hey, since you asked, I might as well write up a few things that have been going through my mind.

Disclaimer: Needless to say, this is all just my personal opinion. I am by no means an expert on music or singing, I am just a fan who is very invested in my girls but due to having a very specific taste, not everything works for me but of course that doesn't mean that it won't work for anyone else.

Let's start with the single's A-Side 「夕闇のうた/Yūyami no Uta」. It's not like I hate the song or anything, objectively it's a decent track, I just can't really get into it. There are some songs and melodies that immediately resonate with me, others grow on me over time and then there are some I need to hear performed live to properly appreciate them. In this case, none of these options apply unfortunately. We got our very first snippet way back at the end of November and to be honest, that didn't do much for me which already kinda tempered my excitement. Ever since then the song has had time to marinate but I haven't been able to warm up to it. Even the live performance at last year's Kaji Fes didn't have a noteworthy effect on me. My last hope was hearing the full studio version but my reaction was once again rather lukewarm. The visuals of the PV helped a bit to get me into a good mood for the song but ultimately, I was pretty much underwhelmed. And the worst thing is, I struggle to pinpoint what exactly is bothering me about the song. One thing I am definitely not a fan of is the overly rushed and repetitive drum-beat in the verses, for some reason I feel like it clashes a bit with Keiko's singing and cheapens the overall vibe of the song but that could just be my personal impression. I prefer a good build-up to a chorus and I don't think we are getting it here. Speaking of the chorus, the structure of the chorus doesn't work for me or maybe it's the melody (lack thereof?) that doesn't appeal to me? Not sure exactly but it's not giving me what I would have liked. The first part starting with "inori" is pretty generic and then we get a sort of crescendo for "utau/fureru" which feels oddly out of place, especially when it transitions right into the scat singing. Maybe there is too much different stuff going on or it's all happening too fast but it doesn't have the impact on me which it probably should have. I am usually a big fan of Keiko's scat singing, I mean, her yay- yay-yay part in YK's "vanity" or Kalafina's "Door" regularly gives me an eargasm so why the hell does it leave me so unimpressed in "Yūyami no Uta"???!!! I guess it's more of a combination of the melodic arrangement and the accompanying scatting which makes songs like "vanity" or "Door" so much more epic for me....? As for the bridge, it's okay I suppose. In her interviews, Keiko has mentioned multiple times how her progress as a vocalist has made it possible to tackle all these high parts and that just a few years ago, Yuki Kajiura would have assigned Yuriko Kaida or one of her other chorus singers to sing those sections. Keiko's higher registers are a hit and miss for me, sometimes they work, other times not so much. Here she sounds perfectly fine and I fully understand why YK would feel confident to let Keiko handle this on her own. But again, the whole part is just meh and by now I am convinced that it is because the song doesn't have a sufficiently nice melody to provide a good base for Keiko's singing.

I want to continue with 「夕闇のうた Special Edit ver.」 because I honestly feel like we have been robbed of something really good here. Whoever decided to bypass this in favour of the normal version should really start questioning their life choices. I am not saying that this version is perfect (we don't even get all that much to form an opinion on it) but from what I hear, it is superior in many ways and would have worked better as an ending (edit: apparently, it has actually been used as ED on the 3rd ep). That gorgeous strings intro alone takes the song to a whole new level, making it so much more melodic. And the somewhat obtrusive drums feel way more toned down here since they are introduced at a later point of the song to create more of a proper build-up towards the chorus. The chorus itself is pretty much the same from what I can tell but I wonder what the bridge and the remainder of the verses would have sounded like in this style. The ending verse of the song also works a lot better for this special edit, wish they had included all of it starting from "itoshii" and then concluded it with another strings section.

Now all that's left to talk about is the single's B-Side, 「燈命/Tōmei」. This song is a big no-go for me so I'll keep it short. The composition, arrangement and lyrics were all done by Saku who has previously worked with Keiko on "Ray" (Lantana), "Sakura wo Goran" (dew) and "YOUR" (CUTLERY). He was only in charge of the arrangement for"Sakura wo Goran" but out of those three songs, "Tōmei" feels closest to this one in terms of vibe and overall blandness. I've come to enjoy "YOUR" quite a bit (even if I am not so happy with some of Keiko's higher notes) and "Ray" is decent too but my entire body outright rejects songs like "Sakura wo Goran" and "Tōmei". Sorry🙈I don't even know what else to say. I listened to it and immediately was like, nope, next one please.

Phew, this turned out longer than expected. I feel shabby for going on and on about all the stuff I didn't like but oh well, what's done is done. Moving on...

[theriverwithoutend53]

As someone who was dignosed with ADHD late in life, here are some of the coping mechanisms i used in my school life to help me focus and how i implrmented them:

-First off try to get along with your teachers. Im not daying be a teachers pet but more like a type of friendship (they are more likely to listen to your input and help you in any way they can)

- Second is gum. Throughout school i noticed i talk A LOT so after chewing up about 15 pens in 2 years i understood if i kept my mouth busy by chewing i would talk less and focus more so i rnded up carrying a secret gum stash in my bag, blazer and pencil case.

-Music. Here is where the whole good kid thing comes in. Usually after we get our lesson for the period i woulf put in one earphone to listen to music while doing my work.

-Routine. I usually enjoy a routine in specific classes. I usually always sit at the dame desk(desk arent really assigned to us we can sit where we wanted) but i usually picked one desk and stayed there, unless there us a serious reason to move.

-Colors. Coming to the routine part i usually made my workbooks interesting and colorful since i am a visual learner. Printed pictures, pastel highlighters, colorful pens you name it. I basically made my school work books into scrapbooks and my teachers and even principal loved it and it made me study better.

-Sports and cultural activities. I am not really athletic in a traditional sense, however i did play hockey but after i got hit with pneumonia i stopped and joined choir. Something to help your mind relax and keeps you a little bit social and off of my phone and away from my books. It really helped me to develop time management as well.

-another thung i enjoyed was homemade food. Where i live we didn't have a cafeteria, we had a small shop to buy stuff when it was break time, however i liked to bring some homemade lunches because they have what i wanted. bell pepper sandwich (basically you hollow out a bell pepper and stuff it with cheese, ham and uf you wanna be fancy some bacon instead) and a tiny flask of tea. Water is also a must.

-have a codeword system with your friends or teacher. I got immense ADHD burnout and dissociation spells in highschool so when i felt like that on some days i would give my friends a codeword on what is happening. There were 7 in total. Three for burnout specifically and the severity, 3 for dissociation specifically and severity and 1 for both. It helped a lot.

-skip out on coffee. I love a good more sugar than coffee coffee but i can admit that it messed me up when it was exam season so i opted for either matcha, normal rooibos tea or hot chocolate.

-use vitamins. I used these strawberry flavoured omega 3 oil chews and another vitamin a lot. It helped somewhat and kept me healthy so i didnt get sick that much(but when u fid get sick it was a bitch)

- Body-doubling. Before i knew there was a term for thus and WTF it actually is, i enjoyef to body double with my parents. My dad would play games, my mom woulf be lying in the couch with her phone and i would be sitting on the other couch with either my phone or a book.

-sleep. I am a snoozer. In free periods i will take any opportunity to sleep. This is also great when you have awesome friends because when it rains in winter, we usually stay in class for break so we usually go to the warmest classes to take a nap in (computer class, the dance studios bc they had unsolated wooden floors, or the drama classes bc the windows were covered and it was carpet floors) so we all would just sleep in a nuce puppy pile until its time for class or break is over.

I hope this helped some people out a bit. This may not work for everyone but it has worked for me and maybe can for a few others.

[cococreativesg-blog]

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[tumblmon]

Pokemon Swing City

Swing City is a video game series consisting most famously of isometric side scrolling beat em ups. The games are usually set in or heavily feature the eponymous Swing City, a large city in the Ferrum region. They are mostly made by Endeavor Studios though spin off games have been done by other developers. 

The People

The first game, released in 1986 is simply called Swing City. It was made to compete with other Beat Em Ups at the time and included only pokemon, helping the game stand out visually. 

The all pokemon concept is credited to the game’s artist and lead designer, Tsuburaya Oda who had long had a fascination with a world in which pokemon developed their own societies. Many of the stage backgrounds for Swing City take inspiration from drawings he did in his free time of buildings he thought pokemon would make to accommodate their needs. Oda had been pitching an all pokemon game to the Endeavor studio bosses for several years and being assigned to lead designer made him see his opportunity.

To make the game feel like pokemon battles, Oda helped assign two programers, Blaze Albright and “Professor” Olive to the project. Blaze was a former professional battle trainer who went to victory road in two regions. Olive was a former grad student in pokebiozoology who dropped out to pursue the flourishing field of computer science.

Both men had invaluable expertise, according to Oda and helped turn the game from a generic Dragon Dance Fury clone into a game that spawned a well loved series. 

The final team member added to this small crew was Irene Carpenter. Irene came from a theater background, performing ballet and movement opera. She provided the music and sound effects as well as another essential piece: according to Blaze, her martial arts background and bold, confident attitude was the inspiration for Blaziken, the game’s main and mascot character. 

The Characters

The main playable characters are Blaziken, Machamp, Lucario, and Gardevoir.

Blaziken is the face of the game and *the* all-rounder. Her special command is Taunt which when she doesn't have a full Special Bar, raises her special and when it's full, makes enemies target her. Her Super attack is Blaze Kick, a jumping kick that damages all enemies in a line.

Machamp is a close range high damage tank, good against bosses. His special command is Throw and his Super attack is Mooncrush Suplex, a German Suplex that sends his opponent into the ground, dealing them high damage, dazed, and deals damage to all enemies in a radius around the impact. 

Lucario is another all-rounder with a little more heath and speed and a little less damage dealing then Blaziken. His special command is Aura Sphere, a single target high damage ranged attack. His Super Attack is Meteor Mash, a large radius AoE ranged attack. 

Gardevoir is a committed ranged combatant, with low health and low but long range damage. Her special command is Dazzling Gleam which has a shorter range but hits in a wave pattern. Her Super Attack is Draining Kiss which is a single target medium damage move that also heals her.

The Game

The story of the first game is very simple: Tyranitar, a crime boss plots with his underlings to “take over the world”. From there, the game is a progression from stage to stage, starting in the forests outside Swing City, to its streets, to its literal underbelly, to the volcanic lair of Tyranitar. After defeating Tyranitar, the player with the highest score receives a short slide show ending for their character: Lucario and Blaziken train together, Machamp wrestles a Charizard, and Gardevoir meditates in a forest.

Bosses were Incineroar , Haunter (couldn't be hit by melee attacks, had to have items thrown at him), and Crabominable with Sawk and Throh being a combo mini boss before being introduced as elite enemies. 

The main enemies are Scraggy and Pawniards with Scrafty and Bisharps acting as more powerful mooks later in the game. Tauros is a rush across the screen type obstacle enemy. 

Gym Mode

Starting with the first game, each game includes a bonus fighting mode called Gym Mode. Originally included because of talks the four would have about Black Belt Fighting, a hobby they all shared, Gym Mode quickly became an integral part of the series’s success and identity.

Gym Mode featured all four playable characters as well as Incineroar, Haunter, Crabominable, and Sawk and Troh, all with slight modifications to make them more balanced. 

Gym mode stood out from other fighting games at the time by taking place on isometric battlefields similar to the base game instead of traditional 2d environments. In addition, skills from the base game transferred well to gym mode, making playing both modes feel valuable.

The Release

After Swing City was released it became a modest success for several months until the school year ended. During the summer, many arcades had long lines to play the games and more orders for cabinets flooded Endeavor Studios.

Both game modes proved extremely popular and both received separate ports to the NES, changing both from 4 player games to 2 and simplifying many of the graphics and sounds. Still, these home releases proved popular enough to encourage Endeavor to make a sequel game: Swing City 2: World Tour.

[k00325957]

Graphic Design Communication is my choice.

Why? Because I love working with images. I enjoy working with visuals, creating compositions, and developing ideas. I also like that the process is mostly clean and structured. There’s no mess, just creativity and precision.

One of my favorite things about design is working with concepts. I like developing ideas, exploring themes, and creating meaning through visuals. It’s not just about making things look nice but also about telling a story and making an impact.

One of the biggest reasons I chose this field is that I had the chance to try it before. My two years at LCFE gave me the opportunity to experiment with different areas of design and understand that this is what I truly love.

I also love technology. Since I was a child, I have enjoyed computers, gadgets, and new tech. I like working with digital tools, trying new design software, and using technology to create something interesting.

My Experience in Visual Arts

Before studying at TUS, I worked in a photo studio many years ago as an artist-designer. I mostly worked with portraits and edited images, focusing on composition and aesthetics. I also designed photo books for weddings, families, and children’s photography. That experience helped me develop an eye for beauty, structure, and strong compositions.

I also had a short experience in a web studio, where I worked on websites, logos, business cards, and other branding materials. Even then, I enjoyed clean and polished designs. I like working with color, typography, and layouts that feel balanced and well-structured.

What I Like About Studying at TUS

One of the best things about TUS is the creative freedom we have. The assignments are broad, so we can explore topics that really interest us. I like that I can dive deep into a subject that I care about or that is important for society.

I also enjoy typography. It’s interesting how fonts affect branding, mood, and even sales. Small details like this can completely change how a design feels.

My Interest in Printmaking

Printmaking is also something I really love. I enjoyed the process, but it was physically hard for me, and I don’t like working in a messy environment. Still, I hope to keep printmaking as part of my design work, maybe through risograph printing, screen printing, or other techniques.

Looking Ahead

Graphic design is very connected to people. My past experience in marketing taught me how visual design affects people’s subconscious. I think this will help me in the future when I work on posters, branding, or other projects.

Illustrated books have also been a big part of my life. One day, I hope to illustrate and publish my own book, combining my love for design, storytelling, and print media.

For me, graphic design is more than just a career. It’s a way to combine creativity, technology, and communication. That’s why I’m excited about this journey.

[desiacadtales]

ꔫ ᵎᵎ intro post

hii everyone, jun this side!! (pronounced j-oo-n)

im starting with visuals/a chaotic mood board since it helps me in acads and the hints of desi studyblr show my general vibe hehe [image credits to its owners on pinterest]

𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘧𝘧 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘦 ‹𝟹

↬ undergrad

↬ indian

↬ nineteen

↬ she/her

↬ infp

↬ soon to start with my second year

𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺  ꒰ ꒱ྀི

↬ majors: psych and economics

↬ minor: english literature

𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨?

↬ psych, econ and literature related stuff, reblogs, moodboards and desi shitposting hours are always opened

↬im all about chaotic academia. scattered books, kadak chai by my side, brown noise which doesn't really help, lmao. messy notes, cant get over spiral notebooks, probably never going digital w note making

↬ if possible, ill try to share my realistic [slow] study routine and the syllabus/assignments i could catch up with

𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨?   ⑅ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀   

↬well, to put it simply, build my intrinsic motivation and be more consistent irl

↬hopefully,  connect with more desi/non desi students and other interesting tumblrinas :)

𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘧𝘧 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘦

  𐀔 ִ  🎞️ ׅ ꣹ ۫ 𖨂        

↬ if you recognize the artist in my pfp, then hello fellow mitski stans<3  my toxic trait is being delusional enough to think mitski has signed my adoption papers. ⠀

↬ connect with me through music :)⠀

↬ i have loved to dance ever since i learned to walk

↬ i journal on most days

↬ a lot into astrology and reading birth charts

↬ kadak chai mein meri jaan basti hai

↬ recently started with crocheting

↬ like to read poems more than books:3

↬a very slow reader and an even slow eater

↬ i like to sit in silence for at least 15-20 mins nearly every day, zero thoughts in my brain. weirdly comforting. no, idk if we can call that meditation-

↬ series/movies i love love love: tmkoc- my beloved, FIR, hannibal (nbc), hannibal (trilogy) , girl interrupted, Beetlejuice movie, suspiria (2018), black swan, call me by your name, modern family, the office,  bk99, heartstopper, good omens, and the upcoming percy jackson one T_T

↬ special mention for desi cinema: om shanti om, masaan, lunchbox, raanjhanaa, jaane tu ya jaane na, jagga jasoos, cobalt blue, jab we met, kahani, talaash, taare zameen par, the blue umbrella, qala, bulbbul, most irrfan khan movies, barfi, bhool bhulaiya, stree, 3 idiots. and a lot more

↬ studio ghibli, my beloved.

Well, thats the end to the intro post, thanks for staying and reading , stay hydrated jaanis<3

[digitaldetoxworld]

Your Guide to Choosing the Right AI Tools for Small Business Growth

 In state-of-the-art speedy-paced international, synthetic intelligence (AI) has come to be a game-changer for businesses of all sizes, mainly small corporations that need to stay aggressive. AI tools are now not constrained to big establishments; less costly and available answers now empower small groups to improve efficiency, decorate patron experience, and boost revenue.

Best AI tools for improving small business customer experience

Here’s a detailed review of the top 10 AI tools that are ideal for small organizations:

1. ChatGPT by using OpenAI

Category: Customer Support & Content Creation

Why It’s Useful:

ChatGPT is an AI-powered conversational assistant designed to help with customer service, content creation, and more. Small companies can use it to generate product descriptions, blog posts, or respond to purchaser inquiries correctly.

Key Features:

24/7 customer service via AI chatbots.

Easy integration into web sites and apps.

Cost-powerful answers for growing enticing content material.

Use Case: A small e-trade commercial enterprise makes use of ChatGPT to handle FAQs and automate patron queries, decreasing the workload on human personnel.

2. Jasper AI

Category: Content Marketing

Why It’s Useful:

Jasper AI specializes in generating first rate marketing content. It’s ideal for creating blogs, social media posts, advert reproduction, and extra, tailored to your emblem’s voice.

Key Features:

AI-powered writing assistance with customizable tones.

Templates for emails, advertisements, and blogs.

Plagiarism detection and search engine optimization optimization.

Use Case: A small enterprise owner uses Jasper AI to create search engine optimization-pleasant blog content material, enhancing their website's visibility and traffic.

Three. HubSpot CRM

Category: Customer Relationship Management

Why It’s Useful:

HubSpot CRM makes use of AI to streamline purchaser relationship control, making it less difficult to music leads, control income pipelines, and improve consumer retention.

Key Features:

Automated lead scoring and observe-ups.

AI insights for customized purchaser interactions.

Seamless integration with advertising gear.

Use Case: A startup leverages HubSpot CRM to automate email follow-ups, increasing conversion costs without hiring extra staff.

Four. Hootsuite Insights Powered by means of Brandwatch

Category: Social Media Management

Why It’s Useful:

Hootsuite integrates AI-powered social media insights to help small businesses tune tendencies, manipulate engagement, and optimize their social media method.

Key Features:

Real-time social listening and analytics.

AI suggestions for content timing and hashtags.

Competitor evaluation for a competitive aspect.

Use Case: A nearby café uses Hootsuite to agenda posts, tune customer feedback on social media, and analyze trending content material ideas.

Five. QuickBooks Online with AI Integration

Category: Accounting & Finance

Why It’s Useful:

QuickBooks Online automates bookkeeping responsibilities, rate monitoring, and economic reporting using AI, saving small agencies time and reducing mistakes.

Key Features:

Automated categorization of costs.

AI-driven economic insights and forecasting.

Invoice generation and price reminders.

Use Case: A freelance photo designer uses QuickBooks to simplify tax practise and hold tune of assignment-primarily based earnings.

6. Canva Magic Studio

Category: Graphic Design

Why It’s Useful:

Canva Magic Studio is an AI-more advantageous design tool that empowers non-designers to create stunning visuals for marketing, social media, and presentations.

Key Features:

AI-assisted layout guidelines.

One-click background elimination and resizing.

Access to templates, inventory pictures, and videos.

Use Case: A small bakery makes use of Canva Magic Studio to create pleasing Instagram posts and promotional flyers.

7. Grammarly Business

Category: Writing Assistance

Why It’s Useful:

Grammarly Business guarantees that each one written communications, from emails to reviews, are expert and blunders-unfastened. Its AI improves clarity, tone, and engagement.

Key Features:

AI-powered grammar, spelling, and style corrections.

Customizable tone adjustments for branding.

Team collaboration gear.

Use Case: A advertising company makes use of Grammarly Business to make sure consumer proposals and content material are polished and compelling.

Eight. Zapier with AI Automation

Category: Workflow Automation

Why It’s Useful:

Zapier connects apps and automates workflows without coding. It makes use of AI to signify smart integrations, saving time on repetitive tasks.

Key Features:

Automates responsibilities throughout 5,000+ apps.

AI-pushed recommendations for green workflows.

No coding required for setup.

Use Case: A small IT consulting corporation makes use of Zapier to routinely create tasks in their assignment management device every time a brand new lead is captured.

9. Surfer SEO

Category: Search Engine Optimization

Why It’s Useful:

Surfer SEO uses AI to assist small businesses improve their internet site’s seek engine scores thru content material optimization and keyword strategies.

Key Features:

AI-pushed content audit and optimization.

Keyword studies and clustering.

Competitive evaluation equipment.

Use Case: An on-line store uses Surfer search engine marketing to optimize product descriptions and blog posts, increasing organic site visitors.

10. Loom

Category: Video Communication

Why It’s Useful:

Loom lets in small groups to create video messages quick, which are beneficial for group collaboration, client updates, and customer service.

Key Features:

Screen recording with AI-powered editing.

Analytics for viewer engagement.

Cloud garage and smooth sharing hyperlinks.

Use Case: A digital advertising consultant makes use of Loom to offer video tutorials for customers, improving expertise and lowering in-man or woman conferences.

Why Small Businesses Should Embrace AI Tools

Cost Savings: AI automates repetitive duties, reducing the need for extra group of workers.

Efficiency: These equipment streamline operations, saving time and increasing productiveness.

Scalability: AI permits small organizations to manipulate boom with out full-size infrastructure changes.

Improved Customer Experience: From personalized tips to 24/7 help, AI gear help small groups deliver superior customer service.