#vhs power graphics

[vhs-80]

Rick Jacobi, from Adweek Portfolio (1988)

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[losterror]

The Unraveling

[hybristophonics]

Id - To an Unending and Shapeless Reverie of Brutality

[mariacallous]

One sunny afternoon in May, a century-old power plant in Brooklyn was buzzing—not with electricity, but with hundreds of creatives congregating at the Black Zine Fair. Handmade booklets piled up on table after table, forming vast paper topographies of politics and activism and culture. Marginalized groups in skating! Fictional characters “that probably made me queer”! Someone else presented zines dedicated to all the TV shows they had recorded onto VHS. Still more tables hosted zine assembly. Everyone seemed to have stickers for sale. The scene evoked New York in the 1980s or ’90s, when the city was home to a thriving DIY zine culture built on late nights at Kinko’s. Only now many of the zine makers swapped online handles along with their analog wares.

For over a decade, social media platforms have served as cultural loci, and in many ways still do, but recent events have deepened the notion that digital spaces aren’t safe or effective for everyone. Once beloved platforms like Twitter have been overtaken by white supremacist speech. Meta now allows users to call gay and trans people mentally ill. TikTok has been on the verge of being banned in the US for years now. Meanwhile, the US Department of Homeland Security has announced its plans to screen the social media of immigrants and visa applicants. What’s next? Even if the bigotry and surveillance don’t bother you, major platforms often feel like content wells for advertisers and AI scavengers, picking through the detritus of influencers chasing engagement. Breaking through seems impossible.

For those looking for alternatives, zines have taken on new importance as a way to spread ideas outside the easy reach of unfriendly eyes and unhelpful algorithms. Organizer Mariame Kaba, who cofounded the Black Zine Fair in 2024, says she’s seen lots more interest in the medium lately, especially from Gen Z. About 1,200 people attended the fair this year, and similar gatherings and workshops are happening around the world. Online, people who want to talk about abortion access or queer rights or the war in Gaza are “feeling like they can’t say certain things,” Kaba says. Zines allow them to “share personal experiences, to make connections with other people, to fight censorship, to evade the surveillance that's consistent and constant when you are on digital platforms.”

With the Trump administration and GOP lawmakers limiting access to certain kinds of health care in the US, for example, zines about DIY health care for trans people or pamphlets about self-managed abortions could become even more prevalent. “If they start criminalizing that kind of information, how will you access that information, if not literally somebody passing you a pamphlet or a flyer or a zine?” Kaba asks. “For folks who are on the left, we better figure out how we're going to transmit information about important things to each other that is not using social media.”

Zines, and their predecessors, have a long history of political and cultural impact, particularly in the US. In the 18th and 19th centuries, pamphlets helped spread messages about the abolitionist movement. LGBTQ+ people made paper booklets to share information during the AIDS crisis. Riot grrrls used them to spread feminist messages in the ’90s, the last time zines saw a huge boom.

Graphic novelist and documentary filmmaker James Spooner was just a high schooler when he stumbled upon his first zine: an anarcha-feminist zine called “Aim Your Dick” that Mimi Nguyen made in 1993. “It introduced me to the idea that a teenager could have a voice that the world outside of school would be interested in hearing,” Spooner says. He quickly made a zine of his own.

But within a decade of Spooner’s discovery, the internet reached the mainstream, and zines were drowned out by digital culture. Diehards kept making paper handouts, but most people with ideas or messages to share went on social media. The prospect of a digital public square where anyone could broadcast their thoughts to the world was new and exciting. Since then, however, Americans’ perceptions of social media have darkened.

Zines, meanwhile, are seeing a resurgence, popping up in museum collections and, in at least one instance, online comics. They are taking on new forms, modified by a generation seeking to make something that won’t go the way of Tumblr.

“By producing physical, tangible objects that don’t exist on the internet, you can circumvent or avoid feeding into that machine,” says Kyle Myles, a photographer who sells zines out of his Baltimore shop. “I think a lot of people worry that when they share things on, say, Instagram, suddenly it’s the property of Mark Zuckerberg or Meta.”

Last year at the Black Zine Fair, Jennifer White-Johnson, a designer known for creating the Black Disabled Lives Matter symbol, presented a zine-making workshop; for this year’s event, held in May, they distributed copies of “A Black Neurodivergent Artist’s Manifesto.” (It sold out.) Several years ago, after their son was diagnosed with autism, White-Johnson created an advocacy photo zine called “KnoxRoxs.” They’ve often organized gatherings to create zines with other caregivers for autistic kids. Making zines, White-Johnson says, provides “a powerful act of collective liberation and a radical practice of self and community care.”

White-Johnson’s zine was one of many at this year’s fair focused on solidarity and social justice. Several were historical, like Kaba’s “Arrested at the Library: Policing the Stacks” about the history of law enforcement’s presence in libraries. Some zines were structured like newspapers; some took the form of grade school art. Others channeled the format’s earlier punk aesthetics.

Many zines bridged the gap between analog and digital. An independent publisher called Haters Cafe presented “10 Anarchist Theses on Palestine Solidarity in the United States,” one of several works also hosted on the publisher’s website. One of its creators, who asked not to be identified, tells WIRED that while the internet has allowed Haters’ zines to spread far, their somewhat untraceable physical forms appeal to people who are concerned about repression. “In certain spaces, I cover my face; I wear a mask,” they say. Anonymous zines serve a similar function. “We’re trying to broaden cultural distaste for surveillance.”

Which is to say, modern zine makers aren’t anti-technology. They’re opposed to what often comes with its use. If anything, they’re incorporating analog creations into digital ones, like people who post about woodworking or knitting on Reddit.

Zines are taking hold in fields outside politics and culture, too. Like science. During the 2024 meeting in Mexico of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, a respected computational biologist named Pleuni Pennings did away with handing out a sedate paper containing her research and instead distributed a stylized zine, illustrated with hand-drawn diagrams and figures, to accompany her presentation on antimicrobial resistance.

Pennings says she hoped audience members would be inspired to show the zine to other people, like their colleagues, and spread her work that way. “I mean, that’s what we all want when we give a talk, right?”

Communication constantly evolves, along with the way people want to receive information. As social media replaced zines, the messages traveled farther, but their permanence dissipated. Friendster fizzled. Tumblr will never be what it was. Posts on X or TikTok get drowned in the churn of what’s trending or what platform owners want to boost. Handmade zines can last much longer. “Writing things down on paper has value,” Spooner says. “It’s more permanent.”

As fears of surveillance and authoritarianism grow, the zine community may provide a means to organize under the algorithmic radar, in a format less beholden to the whims of multibillion-dollar social media companies. A vision of the future copied from the past.

[thegreatimpersonator]

Hi everyone! Here’s the newest addition to my Creator Shoutout Series (march 24- march 31)! I want to appreciate editors and their creations that i love from the past week. To track this series or look at previous shoutouts, please check out the tag on my blog *creatorshoutouts.

pedro pascal: red carpets + award shows gifset by @tomshiddles

you netflix: love quinn gifset by @gloriapritchetts

paramore: all i wanted graphic by @cellphonehippie

yellowjackets: van and taissa gifset by @bellamysgriffin

the incredibles gifset by @rachelsennot

brooklyn nine nine: jake peralta gifset by @jakeyp

high school music 3: soundtrack gifset by @useragarfield

paramore: riot! gifset by @bossuets

yellowjackets: shauna shipman gifset by @renee-rapps

five nights at freddy's gifset by @thesoldiersminute

paramore: harm times gifset by @pwovidence

heartstopper: charlie spring gifset by @imogen-heaney

paramore: ignorance gifset by @ignorancelive

albums + seasonal symbolism gifset by @antoniosvivaldi

hayley williams graphic by @xdistopia

paramore: hard times graphic by @souvenirmp3

brooklyn nine nine: jake peralta gifset by @trueloveistreacherous

sharp objects: 1x07 gifset by @moonlight

paramore: thick skull gifset by @userdanewhitman

10 things i hate about you gifset by @politesocietys

the half of it gifset by @binariesuns

paramore: rose colored boy gifset by @itconsumesyou

yellowjackets: mbti types gifset by @tigris-snows

barbarian: tess marshall vhs covers edit by @stylezunderwrapz

halsey: if i can't have love, i want power gifset by @h-f-k

[dimalink]

Vhs stories – mad scientist, 16 bit chip and distant station

Pixel art for today based on videogame Urban Strike for game console Sega MegaDrive. 16 bit action movie about helicopter. And it is find out, that this game has a levels where you need run by yourself. As isometrical shooter. I never known this. So I find some new information for myself. From the world of computer games. It looks like 16 bit action movie. Isometrical.

And this is my drawing based on Urban Strike (MegaDrive). So before our eyes, it is plays out scene from Vhs cassette. Action movie. 80s years. Hero is running by some corridors. With keeping silence. Crawling from one passage to next one. Something is going on. Any case, for you it is Vhs or 16 bit action game. About isometrical labyrinth.

So what`s about this story. You entered at the base of a mad scientist. Which remade humans into cyborgs. And they are rising with amount, more and more of cyborgs. And you entered his base to stop him. So, he, by himself, is sitting at the underground level of his laboratory. And you landed at the roof. And now you are going down. Cyborgs of different level block your way. So, more closer to the lab – more powerful cyborgs you see.

Or this story. You enter science station. To get latest 16 bit chip of virtual reality. 16 super chip graphic chip. For eyeglasses virtual reality. Latest model. Experimental model.  Groundbreaking model.

Or you are sent to far science station. Because of lost communication. And there, everyone start to transform into cyborgs. Or zombies. Let it be like Doom. Something is going wrong.

It is possible to make most different scenarios! Main here, it is ability to draw and programming. Technology and art. So here you need these things. To make, one day, this a release!

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

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[bbs-backlog-challenge]

Fin or Bin: Final Fantasy 10-2

This is the last Final Fantasy game on the backlog (and at June 2016, the game that has been on there the longest), and I’m going to miss talking about the series’ nomenclature at the top of every post. This one must surely be the most egregious, being Ten Two, distinct from Twelve; a very rare direct FF sequel to a game which had a satisfying if bittersweet ending and did not in any way need a sequel at all.

This game is bad. I’m not going to pretend otherwise, and that’s not a spoiler for the end of the review- from concept through to execution, no part of this product is good. Two years after the events of the first (or, uh… tenth?) game, Yuna finds proof that a certain someone might still be kicking around, and so becomes a Sphere Hunter to follow that rabbit hole as deep as it will go. For those lacking the context, this is the Final Fantasy equivalent of going around garage sales buying up old VHS tapes to hopefully find someone who taped that lost episode of Doctor Who.

Honestly the whole package feels cheaply made and rushed and really just like it only exists because someone at Squenix realised graphics technology had become powerful enough to believably render girls in bikinis and they needed an excuse to do that. It’s flimsy and naff and feels like a Wish knockoff of the original game, using just enough of the same assets to ape it without directly infringing on the copyright.

Gone is the entirely bespoke Sphere Grid method of levelling characters, replaced with a… completely bog-standard Lv1-100 system that has almost no customisation whatsoever. Rather than strategically choosing the best character to swap into battle in a given moment, all three characters are functionally identical under the Dress Sphere system, which acts like a mid-battle class change. You can put monsters on your team now! I don’t know why. Battles are somehow active and hectic but also a sluggish mess, no longer the tactical style employed in the original title, now favouring a return to the old ATB system with added faff. New girl Paine (who I suspect is only here because they couldn’t convince anyone that Lulu would hop around in a swimsuit) is instructed to use the Power Break ability when her turn comes up, and then… proceeds to stand still for another twenty years charging it up before she can use it, even though it was already her turn.

All of the music has been entirely remade from the ground up, with not a single track carried over from the original. Series composer Nobuo Uematsu was not involved at all here, citing his work on other projects as a conflict in the schedule. Running around familiar locations with music that is somewhat similar but not quite right REALLY adds to the knockoff feel, and I suspect his conflicting schedule was ‘holy smokes I will work on literally anything else so I don’t have to waste my time on this’. The music is honestly awful, technically competent but tonally disastrous, and I hate it.

Fin or Bin:

Despite all its flaws, there is still yet something compelling about the game, and I’m not talking about the bikinis. I have tentatively called Ten my favourite FF game before, and it is just fascinating to watch it be so wholly mutilated- to see the same world done in as many wrong ways as could be imagined. I had to see more, I just had to keep going, and that technically makes this a Fin- but I got as far as seeing the ruins of Zanarkand which since the first title have been turned into a tacky tourist destination, and Yuna remarks how it hurts to see something so beloved and meaningful be turned into cashgrab slop, and the sheer lack of self-awareness on display was injurious. I really wanted to get through to the end just to say I had done so, but I think I’m pulling the ripcord.

(Steam)

[hournites]

Lives We Can't Get Back

JSA Outtakes #2

Note: This oneshot has semi-graphic descriptions of Yolanda and Beth's comic deaths.

~.~

This was a risky move—Saturday nights were sacred. With over ten years of boxing matches to catch up on, Yolanda still had months’ worth of hours to watch, working through seven cardboard boxes of tapes from Ted Grant—both DVDs and VHS. So Beth knew she was pushing her luck, arriving unannounced mid-match to disturb her. 

While each member of the Society has dedicated living quarters at the brownstone, Yolanda preferred to stay at her small apartment in the Bronx, cozy yet cluttered. A little old. Cream walls, 90s chandeliers. Tapestry, quilts, and heirlooms she managed to track down and take back from her cousins’ extended family sitting in an attic. It came across as years crammed together. Overcrowded for Beth’s tastes, but that was hardly anyone’s fault, fusing knick-knacks and framed possessions from experiences Yolanda was currently making meaning of and the life she left behind. Beth liked staying over when she had the rare night off. The commitment to her clinic and unexpected emergencies left her housebound to the brownstone, not that she put up much of a fight to move out elsewhere. She never went back home. Not to California or South Carolina, the state she grew up in. 

It was easy to blame her shift schedule for the lack of effort in sprucing up her own apartment. Where would Beth have the time to collect trims and finishes for her new place between patching everyone up and keeping tabs on everyone’s health? Her minimalist style was cleaner—more practical, especially considering their track record for break-ins. But as Beth admired the old boxing gloves, medals, and journalist awards displayed at Yolanda’s as she stepped in, she wondered if her non-existent interior design pointed to a lack of living. 

“I thought we had an agreement,” Yolanda said, jetting back to the couch. “It’s Saturday. I’m self-indulging.” Her satin cheetah robe flared dramatically behind her—a gag gift from Todd she wore unironically often despite its joke.

“Yes, I know.” 

“You’re always welcome, of course, but I know you’d rather watch paint dry.”

“Would you look at that?” Beth said, all dry no humor. “You caught me.”

Yolanda tilted her head, zoning in on her tone like a cat. 

“You okay? Better be yes. I’ve slated Oscar De La Hoya’s best wins for tonight.” 

Two lightweights stepped into the ring on the mounted television screen. Beth only loosely followed who’s who in the boxing world by proxy of Ted and Yolanda—some names rang familiar, particularly the snazzy ones or distinct nicknames. Mostly, Beth tolerated the sport. It was weird. Having acquired several martial arts under her belt—a necessity to push herself came naturally after joining Infinity Inc to quiet her inner imposter syndrome. Luckily, she was a fast learner, and her agility proved to be a necessity at the time to level the playing field as Hourman’s partner. 

Despite all this, she couldn’t admit to enoying watching boxing events. MMA nights perched on the side of Yolanda’s loveseat consumed Beth’s focus on all the wrong things. Fixating on how much medical attention athletes required, all ears bloody and swollen cheeks. Who paid for their bills? Did their partners liked to see them come home so battered? So on and so on. 

“I wouldn’t be here if I was.” Beth sat beside her, leaving a couch cushion of space between them. 

Yolanda frowned. 

“I want to talk about That Night.”

 “I’d rather not,” Yolanda said brusquely, not taking her eyes off the match. 

“We’ve put this off too long. It’ll be better if we truly discuss it. Together. It gives us the power, don’t you think? We’d get to reclaim our lives again. No longer afraid of the name Ecli—”

“No.”

“That’s not fair.” Beth closed her eyes and powered through, standing her ground. “I got the brunt of it. You probably don’t even remember.” 

“How would you know?” 

 “Because,” Beth said, forcing her voice even. Clinical. Detached. “You were seizing on the ground alone—the flesh of your abdomen torn open.” 

“Beth. Just don’t.” 

“Bleeding, rasping for breath, choking on your own blood, and—” 

Yolanda snarled out, “I don’t want to hear it!”

“I was supposed to protect you. I was right there with you. I’d told Eclipso I could save you, yet, like he’d listen to that—I don’t know what I was thinking, but I’d already started CPR and you weren’t taking my breath.” 

The tape stopped. Yolanda stood in her sweats and robe, eyes red and furious. “I died in your arms. That comes next, right? You don’t have to tell me. I know I did. I remember slipping away. I went hot. Then cold. And then—”

Yolanda’s pain leeched out of her. Bile rose to Beth’s throat. This was a mistake. 

There lived that anger Yolanda barely suppressed. That fury that sustained her. Pushed her right into the alleyways, hunting for any enemy she could get her claws on since that’s the best she could do without going for Waller. Eclipso took more from the Montez's than he ever had taken from Beth. Her life, her career, her victories—the legend she could’ve made at the time as Grant’s protege, back when there was still a glass ceiling to break. Not just that. Eclipso ravaged her cousin Alex. His youth, his soul, his body and death. Foolishly, Beth thought she could pocket a slice of that righteous rage for herself. To ignite some spark in her again. A little fire to outlast the emptiness slowly chipping away at her core. 

She raised a feeble hand to get Yolanda to stop, but it only spurred on bitter laughter. 

“You think I can’t play this game? I can. The last I heard was you, Beth, your scream cut short. Why should we ever talk about it? I wake up from dreams where I see the insides of your neck. I could tell myself it’s just a dream, but it’s not. Someone came upon us like that. Our parents. Our friends. Infinity Inc. The men we thought we loved—They saw us as lifeless bodies. Two women. They’d probably muttered under their breaths at our funerals that we shouldn’t have ever faced Eclipso in the first place, and you know what that makes me? Fucking mad. Just like you and your man—”

 “He’s not my man.”

“—and Jen piss me off about what I can and can’t do to save other people. Our own team is out lost somewhere and none of us know where they are. They could be in worse shape you found me in. What happens then?” 

“You scare me when you talk like that.” Beth grasped Yolanda’s shoulder, her goggles filled with tears, rendering them useless. “You’re all I have, Yolanda.”

Yolanda simmered down, withdrawing from whatever far place she went to. “I know,” she murmured, wrapping her arms around Beth. She was glad for the affection, but it wasn’t much comfort. “I know. But I have to let myself care just as much for our new team. Or else it hurts too much. We need to be better.”

Beth sniffed, wiping the salty tears from her face with the sleeve of her shirt. And she got it, then. What Yolanda’s rigorous tape schedule was all about. Guiltily, she thought about Jakeem. All the ways he was neither worse nor better. 

“I miss Dr. McNider.” 

Yolanda’s face fell. “Oh, babe.”

“And my parents. I miss my brothers. Norda. Lyta. Syl. Even Hank in my head.” 

“Next you’re going to say Mister Bones.” Yolanda groaned, craning her neck back against the couch, as though reliving the memory of his rhyming physically pained her. 

Beth almost laughed. She shook her head. “Those are real people to miss.” 

Yolanda tilted her head to look at her. “I miss Nuklon, sometimes.” 

“Really?” 

“Sure. I miss the on and off again. The way none of it was serious, but it could’ve been if we ever said so. Life’s not like that anymore.” 

“Right,” Beth agreed easily. That didn’t sound like missing Al. She didn’t even use his name, like only the mere idea of him was what enchanted her. Beth always thought their flirtation leaned one-sided heavily, anyway. 

“I might owe you an apology.” Yolanda poked her leg. “I didn’t think you and Rick were all that serious, either.”

Beth frowned, fishing for words to use to describe their ill-timed relationship. Coming up short. 

Serious? Not at first. Annoying, yes—both Rex and Rick were. Rick’s shameless flirting, harmless. Fun. 

But that was before. Before he’d kissed the crown of her head, whispering nonsense promises that she’d be safe and better. His confidence the only voice of solace in a world gone black. Before he’d called her house almost a hundred times and hitchhiked across the country during Crisis on Infinite Earths simply because that’s how much he cared. 

She didn’t know what it was about her that had him so hooked—but he was hooked. She had Rick wrapped around her finger—And Beth knew it. It was never meant to be forever—and at some point it became clear, through mood swings and the shakes, failed withdrawals, never-ending arguments, late night last-ditch efforts to salvage what had long gone rotten—Beth knew it shouldn’t, even if it could. 

“I get it. He was hot.” Yolanda laughed. “Still is.” 

“I’m blind.”

“You can see in the dark,” she replied wryly. Beth fixed her goggles again in time to watch Yolanda work hard to school her expression at Beth’s unimpressed stare. “Fine, bad joke. But I can’t see you like this. Morose. Walking on eggshells whenever Fast & Furious’s nearby.”

Beth let out a long sigh. “I don’t condone the name-calling. Jesse is nice.”

“Oh. I thought we were hating her.” Yolanda flipped her hair over her shoulder with a smug smirk, pretzling her legs on the couch. She turned the television on again, but muted the volume. “We’re not hating her? You need to make up your mind.” 

“You’re the one who wants to form connections with the JSA.”

“Yeah, I do, but I’m loyal to you. Even when we disagree on other stuff. And that’s why I feel like I can say this.”

Beth eyed her warily, sensing where this was going, not sure she wanted to hear it. 

 “You’re miserable over your morals. Preacher’s daughter’s dilemma and all that. I see you. This boy’s a man and he’s grown into a fine one. It’s a bad hand. But he’s married with a baby? C’mon chica. Where else is this going to go? You two were a bad fit. He was really young and impulsive. You spent half of the time mothering him over problems he wasn’t mature enough to own up to.”

“He made me happy.”

“No, he makes you sad.” 

Yolanda took her hand and squeezed it.  “And we’ve been sad enough, haven’t we?” 

~.~ 

At home, after checking on Jakeem, Beth pulled the covers over her head and let Yolanda’s words repeat over and over, provoking her mind into vexation. 

I’m loyal to you. 

Beth couldn’t be sure how to measure sadness over a relationship that never got defined. A future she hadn’t yet felt permitted to mourn that felt forbidden to speak aloud. But as she fell asleep, she remembered something important about her past she’d forgotten—Maybe not forgotten, but certainly misjudged.

They used to be a trio. Yolanda, Rick and Beth. 

Worse, somehow, than the heartbreak of being left behind. The knowledge it was her fragile fault another friendship might never mend. 

[y2klostandfound]

Olympus Eye-Trek FMD-2000 on Komputer Świat Gry (5-6/2000)(Polish Magazine)

Translation in English:

Compared to the competing Sony Glasstron model, the Olympus product is not well equipped. There is no VGA input to which we could connect a graphics card. It is necessary to purchase a special converter, and the image quality will not be the best anyway. It is also in vain to look for a Super VHS connector - the console can only be connected to the A / V input, which deteriorates the image quality.

A characteristic feature of these glasses is the fact that they do not completely obscure the view. Using them, we still see what is happening around us. So we avoid bumping into objects and people in the real world, but the visual experience suffers. Eye-Trek is a way to watch TV, but for gamers this device is not suitable - especially at a price of around PLN 2,700.

Just one entry is not enough! Connect the external power supply to the second socket. The battery must be purchased separately

There are stereo headphones in the Eye-Trek's ear cups

Recently, a new Olympus product, FMD-700, equipped with S-VHS and VGA connectors, has appeared on the market. Its price is not yet known.

[neverendingrelease]

Releasing Today, May 15 2024!

Realm Of I is a fast paced minimal (atari? idk I never know what to call this style) pixel metroidvania. It has a spell based (projectile) combat system. The music is apparently dynamically generated? There's some neat layering going on in here amongst the minimalistic graphics.

Astral Rift is a top down action roguelike. Uh, collect stuff, kill hordes, visit townsfolk?

An English Haunting is a pixel art point and click horror game.

Aeruta is an action platformer with a shop management mechanic, sort of like Battle Chef. It also has a little bit of a coffee shop mechanic where you have to do a DDR input to make (sell?) stuff. I hope it's translated to English though.

Cozy Crest is a whole element-bending open world survival farming chill game? It looks surprisingly put together for what I normally skim through.

Pilapila is a 2d block stacking puzzle platformer.

Deep Beyond is a first person walking simulator/puzzle game about a sea diver trying to figure out why her father disappeared.

Baladins is a co-op...roleplaying game...graphic novel? I'm not really sure how to describe it. It's a multiplayer choose your own adventure that lets you build character stats and then make choices that will be affected by them to change the story.

Mullet Madjack is a roguelike fps that is inspired by the hyper detailed and gory 90s anime that you used to find only on VHS tapes or if you watched Anime Abandon.

[vhs-80]

Hideo Yamashita, 1979

scan

[losterror]

Information Superhighway '94

[frankenhxmie]

   　　     　　    　　　  𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚢   𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚛

timothy turner is based on timmy from the fairly odd parents. he is a 22 year old human, superhero headquarters employee, and uses he/him pronouns. he has no powers.

penned by HARPER

reflection

face claim: jaren lewison sexuality: heterosexual height: 6'1 eye color: blue hair color: brown piercings: n/a tattoos: n/a

attitude

positive traits: adventurous, adaptable, extroverted, imaginative, sentimental, thrifty, passionate negative traits: childish, compulsive, takes almost everything at surface-level, yet simultaneously overthinks constantly, irresponsible at times, scatterbrained likes: comic books, nostalgia, collecting vhs tapes, vans, baseball caps, writing in blue pen, old cartoons, scott pilgrim universe, dad rock, drawing in the margins, go karts, talking a lot dislikes: babysitters, reality television, superman (he is the worst superhero and his mun agrees), not being appreciated, denzel crocker, oranges, clowns, sauerkraut (he's allergic) phobias: coulrophobia ( fear of clowns ) hobbies:  reading and talking about comic books, attempting to make his own comic books, watching tv/movie adaptations of comic books, trying to learn the guitar, forcing his godparents to hang out with him, making mix tapes on actual cassette tapes, trying to come up with the weirdest pizza toppings combination, serial crushing, avoiding talking about the neglect on behalf of his parents. aesthetic: red caps, a well loved graphic lovel, the cartoons on the backside of the sunday newspaper, the crack of a redbull can at random hours of the day, the sound of a guitar tuning, taking the wish you make on your birthday whilst blowing out the candles EXTRA seriously, being alone in a crowded room,

relations

mother: mrs. turner father:  mr. turner god parent(s):  cosmo and wanda cosma sibling(s):  n/a pet(s): two gold fish named poof and foop

headcanons

timmy has RAGING adhd, and due to his parents hardly knowing him, it wasn’t until his late teens that he was able to figure out he had it thanks to the assistance of cosmo and wanda. it heavily impacted his grades in school and made it difficult for him to sit still and focus, something he still struggles with heavily to this day despite being on medication.

timmy really loves the scott pilgrim graphic novel series, and he has the entire hardcover collection on display in his bedroom. in light of that, the movie is also a comfort one of his and he is pretty obsessed with it and any medium scott pilgrim comes in. he sees himself in scott pilgrim and identifies with him.

cosmo and wanda really replaced his absent parents and he looks to them as one would a mother and father. he truly values their opinions and judgements of him and is beyond grateful for everything they had done for him. that isn’t to say he doesn’t get moody or bratty with them sometimes, but they spoiled him when no one else would even hold eye contact. he is constantly trying to find a way to repay them for that.

timmy is a bit of a … serial crusher. when he develops a crush on someone its DEBILITATING. it becomes 50% of his personality and anyone who is in his close circle will know more about timmy’s crush than his own interests or hobbies. it’s embarrassing but timmy just wants to love and be loved. can you blame him??

timmy was the kind of kid who would hide under the covers with a flashlight after bedtime, staying up late into the evening just diving into the worlds of his heroes and their adventures, using their stories to lull him into a dream where he was just as adored and admired as the characters in his comics. comics truly were a support system for him before cosmo and wanda and they still are to this day.

sometimes, timmy gets mad he couldn’t keep cosmo and wanda as his god parents. he feels a ridiculous sense of jealousy if they ever talk about other kids and is devastated by even the CONCEPT of having to share them. there have been many times where timmy has just sat down on his bed and pleaded with the universe to turn time back so he can go back to the times he spent with them, having every wish he could imagine granted, having not a care in the world.

he actually... doesn't know the names of his parents. they never talked to him about himself or themselves enough for any sort of conversation regarding their names to even be brought up. so, he simply doesn't know their names- not that it matters much now.

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Id - To an Unending and Shapeless Reverie of Brutality

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Florence Y’all or Nothing Flo-Day the 13th Reveal Special Shirt

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Florence Y’all or Nothing “Flo-Day the 13th” Reveal Special Shirt: A Ruthless Fusion of Americana, Horror, and Baseball Swagger

In a sports landscape saturated with uniformity and safe aesthetics, the Florence Y’alls and Flavor Haunted have carved a new path — one where camp, chaos, and culture crash headfirst into athletic rebellion. The “Y’all or Nothing” Flo-Day the 13th Reveal Special Shirt is not just a jersey or fan tee — it’s a cinematic event stitched into fabric. Equal parts Friday the 13th fever dream and Southern baseball folklore, this piece redefines what it means to stand out on and off the diamond.

This shirt is a dark love letter to minor league audacity. It’s bold. It’s bloody. And it’s an instant classic.

A Killer Colorway That Cuts Through the Noise

Let’s start with the canvas: jet black base, slashed with crimson pinstripes that feel more like blood drips than traditional baseball design. It’s a stroke of genius. The visual nod to horror is immediate, unapologetic, and thrilling. This is not your dad’s ballpark shirt — this is a slasher-style spectacle wrapped in sportswear.

The iconic “Y’alls” script logo slashes across the chest in baby blue and blood red, blending innocent Americana charm with a sinister twist. It’s this contrast — playful and deadly — that gives the design such unique narrative power.

Back Graphics with Bite

Turn the shirt around and you’re greeted with an eerie vintage-stamped seal that reads:

“Florence Y’alls — Y’All or Nothing”

The distressed look gives it grindhouse poster energy — something you might see on a midnight horror VHS sleeve or plastered on the side of a traveling Southern freak show. It’s evocative. It’s gritty. And it cements this shirt as more than merch — it’s memorabilia from a fictional horror franchise that somehow exists in real life.

The shirt doesn’t just celebrate the team. It builds a world — a blood-stained diamond where baseball meets urban legend.

Athletic Cut with Cinematic Edge

This isn’t just about looks. The shirt itself is made with a performance-grade, lightweight polyester blend, ensuring comfort whether you're under stadium lights or out raising hell on Flo-Day the 13th. The fit is modern and athletic, hugging the body where it should but offering enough flow for movement, game-day energy, and summer streetwear flex.

The sleeve patches — featuring a circular “Y” bat-and-ball logo and a league insignia — bring authenticity to an otherwise out-of-this-world theme. These small details keep the design grounded in actual baseball tradition while the aesthetic goes full horror-core.

It’s a balance of fear and function, stitched with swagger.

More Than a Shirt — It’s a Statement

The “Y’all or Nothing” design philosophy is baked into every fiber of this shirt. It doesn’t whisper team loyalty — it screams devotion in the dark. The Florence Y’alls aren’t just another minor league team. They’re a movement of theatrical flair, deep-fried attitude, and creative chaos.

This shirt is perfect for:

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Horror buffs who can’t believe they finally found a shirt that combines their love of slashers with sports.

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Limited Drop Energy

Like any good horror cult classic, the “Flo-Day the 13th” shirt is built for legendary status. It’s exclusive. It’s theatrical. And when it’s gone, it’ll be whispered about in dugouts, barstools, and locker rooms like a fabled cursed item. Flavor Haunted has once again done what it does best: turn sportswear into cultural fire — unpredictable, unforgettable, and unbelievably fun.

This is the kind of shirt that earns nods from fellow fans and stares from strangers. The kind you frame when the season ends. The kind that becomes lore.

Conclusion

The Florence Y’all or Nothing Flo-Day the 13th Reveal Special Shirt is not just one of the best releases in minor league baseball history — it’s one of the boldest fusions of horror aesthetics and sports apparel ever produced. It’s streetwear with fangs. Fandom with attitude. A fever dream of blood, bats, and brilliant design.

You don’t wear this shirt to blend in. You wear it to dominate. Because in Florence, you don’t play for second place.

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Top 10 Graphic Design Trends for 2025: Embracing AI, Bold Typography, and Nostalgic Aesthetics

Graphic design is evolving faster than ever, blending cutting-edge technology with creative storytelling. As we enter 2025, designers and businesses must stay ahead of emerging trends to create visuals that captivate audiences and build strong brand identities. From AI-driven creativity to bold typography and nostalgic aesthetics, this year's trends redefine the way we experience design.

If you're looking to refresh your brand, website, or marketing materials, these top 10 graphic design trends for 2025 will inspire your next big idea. Let's explore how you can leverage them to stay ahead in the industry.

1. AI-Generated Designs: The Future of Creativity

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming graphic designer Ahmedabad by streamlining processes and enhancing creative possibilities. AI tools can now generate high-quality visuals, assist with layout creation, and even suggest color palettes and typography choices.

👉 Why It's Trending:

AI enables designers to automate repetitive tasks, saving time for more creative work.

It helps generate unique, hyper-personalized designs tailored to specific audiences.

Platforms like DALL·E, MidJourney, and Adobe Sensei make AI-powered design accessible.

🚀 How to Use It:

While AI is a powerful tool, human creativity remains irreplaceable. Designers can use AI to generate concepts, then refine them with a personal touch to maintain originality.

2. Bold Typography & Custom Fonts: Making a Statement

Typography is taking center stage in 2025, with bold, experimental fonts dominating branding and web design. Large, custom fonts enhance brand recall and add personality to digital experiences.

👉 Why It's Trending:

Oversized and animated text grabs attention instantly.

Custom fonts create a distinctive brand identity.

3D typography and gradient-filled letters add depth and modernity.

🚀 How to Use It:

Incorporate handwritten, futuristic, or exaggerated typography into logos, social media graphics, and web headers to make your brand stand out.

3. Y2K Aesthetic Revival: A Nostalgic Comeback

The early 2000s (Y2K aesthetic) is making a major comeback in graphic design, blending nostalgia with futuristic elements. Expect holographic textures, pixelated fonts, pastel gradients, and metallic finishes in branding and web design.

👉 Why It's Trending:

The Millennial and Gen Z audience loves nostalgic visuals.

It evokes a playful, futuristic, and tech-driven aesthetic.

The fashion, music, and gaming industries are driving the trend.

🚀 How to Use It:

Incorporate iridescent colors, VHS-style effects, and pixel art into your branding, social media graphics, and product packaging.

4. Motion Graphics & Kinetic Typography: Engaging Digital Audiences

With digital content consumption at an all-time high, motion graphics and kinetic typography are becoming essential for engaging users. Animated text, scrolling effects, and micro-interactions help brands communicate messages more dynamically.

👉 Why It's Trending:

Video-based content performs better on social media and websites.

It creates a more interactive user experience.

Moving text and graphics increase engagement and retention rates.

🚀 How to Use It:

Use animated headlines, scrolling effects, and GIF-based graphics to create visually compelling website elements and ads.

5. Minimalism with Maximalist Details: The Perfect Balance

Minimalism continues to be a dominant trend, but in 2025, designers are adding maximalist details—such as bold colors, intricate patterns, and oversized typography—to create eye-catching visuals.

👉 Why It’s Trending:

The contrast between clean layouts and bold elements adds depth.

It maintains a sleek, modern look without feeling too plain.

Works well for branding, UI/UX design, and packaging.

🚀 How to Use It:

Start with a minimalist framework and enhance it with one bold, eye-catching element—a vibrant color, oversized text, or a detailed pattern.

6. Sustainability & Eco-Friendly Design: A Conscious Approach

Sustainability is no longer just a lifestyle—it’s a branding statement. Eco-conscious brands are embracing organic textures, earthy tones, and biodegradable materials in their designs.

👉 Why It's Trending:

Consumers are increasingly choosing sustainable brands.

Earthy tones and organic textures create a natural, trustworthy brand image.

Works well for health, wellness, and eco-friendly businesses.

🚀 How to Use It:

Incorporate muted greens, browns, and recycled-paper textures in packaging, websites, and promotional materials.

7. Retro-Futurism: Blending Past & Future

Retro-futurism combines nostalgic design elements with futuristic aesthetics, creating a striking contrast of vintage and modern visuals. Think neon lights, sci-fi-inspired fonts, and glitch effects.

👉 Why It's Trending:

It merges the comfort of the past with the excitement of the future.

Works well for tech, gaming, and entertainment brands.

Creates highly stylized, eye-catching visuals.

🚀 How to Use It:

Use electric blues, neon pinks, cyberpunk elements, and grainy textures in branding and advertisements.

8. Inclusive & Accessible Design: Prioritizing Usability

Accessibility in design is no longer optional—it's essential. Inclusive designs ensure that visuals are easy to read, colorblind-friendly, and accessible to all users.

👉 Why It's Trending:

Ensures a wider audience can engage with your brand.

Complies with digital accessibility regulations.

Improves user experience across websites and apps.

🚀 How to Use It:

Use high-contrast colors, readable fonts, and alt text for images to create an inclusive user experience.

9. Data Visualization & Infographics: Making Information Engaging

In 2025, brands are using data-driven design to communicate complex ideas visually. Infographics, animated charts, and interactive data visualizations simplify information for audiences.

👉 Why It's Trending:

People retain visual information better than text.

Infographics improve SEO and social media agencies engagement.

Helps brands establish thought leadership.

🚀 How to Use It:

Use bright color schemes, engaging typography, and interactive graphics to make data storytelling compelling.

10. Abstract & Experimental Design: Breaking Traditional Rules

Designers are embracing asymmetrical layouts, surreal visuals, and abstract elements to create unique, attention-grabbing designs.

👉 Why It's Trending:

Challenges traditional design rules.

Creates unexpected, innovative visuals.

Works well for fashion, music, and creative branding.

🚀 How to Use It:

Experiment with chaotic layouts, overlapping textures, and bold colors to create dynamic and unconventional compositions.

Stay Ahead with Cutting-Edge Graphic Design

The graphic design trends for 2025 blend AI innovation, nostalgic aesthetics, and bold creativity to shape the future of branding and visual communication. If you're looking to enhance your brand identity, refresh your marketing materials, or build a stunning website, now is the time to embrace these trends.

🚀 Ready to bring your vision to life? Work with Dev Opus - the leading graphic designing company in Ahmedabad to create stunning visuals that make an impact. Let's design something extraordinary together!