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David Livingston
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I have over 30 years of experience as a senior designer and art director. I practice a significant level of typographic craftsmanship for large and small projects. Belgian-head arrow expert — just one piece of the puzzle missing. Mierenneuker.
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After 9+ years at ustwo games I have unfortunately been made redundant.

If you are looking for a stylised 3D generalist with 10+ years experience to have on your team please give me a shout or let others know that I am available for work! I'd love to chat ✨

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Fen Beatty
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February 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit

Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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The British mainstream media is busy trying to oust Starmer, again, and yet they seem not at all interested in a much bigger and more serious Epstein story involving Farage, Putin, and Brexit.

Fortunately, @bylinetimes.bsky.social is.
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
There wasn’t much choice…
January 31, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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Would you jump back on the Agency Train?

#designsky #webcomics
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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The Times doesn't bother actually linking to the "apocalyptic" AI report, but you can read it here:

"Brave New World? Justice for Creators in the Age of GenAI"

www.ism.org/brave-new-wo...
Brave New World? Justice for creators in the age of Gen AI - ISM
This ground-breaking report calls for protection of our creative industries and workforce in a time of industrial-scale theft from generative AI.
www.ism.org
January 30, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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"The UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that, whatever its long-term potential, contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs."

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January 30, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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Paperholm is a beautifully crafted town. A place for colour palette and architectural inspiration.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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A woman comissioned me to do this drawing for her recently and has since ghosted me so it’s up for grabs if anyone wants it!
👉🏻 shop.mr.bingo/products/lif...
Life decisions - original drawing
Original drawing on A4 (297mm x 210mm) Colourplan Bright White paper. Signed by Mr Bingo.
shop.mr.bingo
January 27, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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A little news: the third Erin Callahan novel is finished, and here's the cover.

After The Child is coming soon in paperback and ebook.
January 22, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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This guy. THIS GUY.
Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
January 20, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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Paper Trails – 50 pre-war tourist maps from Japan, all beautifully illustrated & bound in a book.
www.presentandcorrect.com/products/pap...

Only available at P&C, because we made it.
January 19, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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In February I’m making my illustrations and sketches for The Woman in Black available to purchase.

Affordable original handmade illustrations. Spread the word, much appreciated!

Details following in *FEBRUARY*
January 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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It's the 3rd of January 1939, your name is professor James Smith and you are staring at a drawing of a fish. It's not a regular fish. It is a completely impossible fish.
January 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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An interview with French graphic & type designer Manau Quellec, the 11th recipient of the Gerard Unger Scholarship, and creator of the NEWZ type family.

www.type-together.com/interview-wi...
Interview with Manau Quellec | TypeTogether
Interview with Manau Quellec | TypeTogether
www.type-together.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Because I went to sleep early last night, I was awake to hear this. 57 mins of utter delight. How come I never knew they started in Britain? Glorious.
Archive on 4 - How the Muppet Show Began in Britain - BBC Sounds
Louise Gold celebrates The Muppet Show’s anarchic birth in Britain in the mid-1970s.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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Work in progress.
I'm slightly obsessed with turn-of-the-(19th)century theatre/pantomime/circus playbills at the moment, so I'm re-creating posters and ads for more recent productions (and products) in that style.

#graphics #movies #davidlynch #victorian
January 1, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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Have to say, into this. Worth watching on a big screen with the volume jacked up
Hen Ogledd - Scales will fall (Official Video)
YouTube video by Hen Ogledd
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Well, it’s the day after Wallace and Gromit rode again – and it’s the 31st anniversary of the first appearance of the greatest sound effect in the history of the motion picture, so here’s the story of how (I found out how) they made it...
December 26, 2024 at 10:59 AM
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Seeing as it's Bod night, have the long lost 2000ad Special youtu.be/CFVq7vPtWno?...
Judge Dredd - The Bod TV special
YouTube video by HappyToast
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December 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This summer, I was an artist’s model (17, top right, practising tai chi).
2025 Advent Calendar - 25% OFF!
After a two year hiatus, the much loved Advent Calendar is BACK! Treat yourself in December by removing a different humans clothes each day.Each person is numbered (1-25) and their clothes are printed...
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December 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Dunno what made me look at amazon (it's the only real-time indication I have) but there seems to be a Christmas bump of my book sales. Even though my long-promised fifth one in the series has been builder-delayed. They are a) perfect stocking fillers and b) available from anywhere other than there 🎶
The Stockwell Park Orchestra Series Archives – Farrago Books
Meet the Stockwell Park Orchestra: when they're not rehearsing for their next concert, they grapple with complex issues such as a priceless stolen cello, how to sweet-talk a disgruntled donor, and who...
farragobooks.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE was released 47 years ago today (Dec. 15, 1978). It’s one long series of technical and even emotional magic tricks, making it the CITIZEN KANE of super-hero films - but you rarely notice one is being pulled off right in front of your eyes by director Richard Donner.
'Superman: The Movie' and the Real Genius of Director Richard Donner
The filmmaker behind the 'Citizen Kane' of super-hero films hid his brilliance right in front of his audience’s eyes
colehaddon.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:03 AM