finding cain

I'll be honest. I'm suspicious of people who have this obsession to report everything they are doing, 24/7 to social media. It disturbs me when someone thinks that his "friends" actually care if he had a roasted duck for dinner or if dyeing her hair purple helps fill the social interaction void in her life. Worse: it completely freaks me out when somebody retweets every goddamn breaking news as if other people don't have access to the Internet. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a lot of people are addicted to social media. But for every person glued to a screen, there are others for whom the technology no longer holds such an allure – and there are more of them than you might think. There's no doubt sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are keeping us sane in isolation. But it can also be a land mine of potential blunders that at best cause discomfort — and, at worst, cost you your job. Five years from now, we might look back at the eme...

In a year in which protest has seemed to define the Filipino news cycle, a new online exhibition at the Eskinita Art Gallery is exploring the issue of sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea, and the Duterte administration's love affair with China. These paintings attempt to capture the climate of protest against the country's series of failures to observe protocol while passing through Philippine waters. The exhibit, WPS , features works by Jeffrey Somera, Abril Dominic Valdemoro, Nikko Pelaez, Kathrina Ragadi and Marko Bello, among other artists. As the bored and art-deprived masses are itching to get back into galleries and museums, these online shows seem to be gaining in popularity.   WPS runs until May 15, 2020.

Yes, there is a crisis going on right now but looking at these jellyfish umbrellas  give me so much temporary peace of mind. [h/t: designboom ]

They captivated me immediately, these polygons and lighting effects in Liam Brazier's digital art. He has a gift for blending geometric shapes and color palettes in striking combinations to create elegant mosaics that feel so alive. With a BA in Illustration from the Kent Institute of Art and Design, Liam's influences include the architect Charles Sheeler, Disney animations and Star Trek . There's plenty of his work I wanted to feature here, but I'd rather leave you to dig around his website and instead I'll focus your attention to his pop culture illustrations. Liam is a well established illustrator and animator from London, and has worked with clients like Disney, Marvel, Casio and the BBC. In his spare time, he can be found "enjoying life with his cats, with his wife in Disney World, or looking into the middle-distance thinking about Star Wars ."

Gica Tam is an illustrator and graphic designer born in New York and raised in Manila. Based on a figurative and contemporary style, she specializes in digital illustrations in beautiful and satisfying color palettes. When I stumbled upon her visual diary, I immediately fell in love with her art. I felt like I was transported into someone else's dream, not wanting to leave. But never mind what I have to say, the work speaks for itself. She graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Information Design from Ateneo de Manila University. During the past years, Gica has worked for brands and publishers such as Airbnb, Havaianas, Nike, Under Armour, Adobo Magazine, CNN Life, Summit Media, Young STAR, GRID Magazine, and Macmillan Publishers. If you're a fan, like I expect you should be, follow her on Instagram for more art and inspiration.

If you've ever wanted to build and run your own museum, Kitfox Games has created a video game that lets you do just that. Mondo Museum is sort of like RollerCoaster Tycoon, but instead of putting up and managing the amusement park of your dreams, you can construct, administer, and curate a virtual museum from a variety of categories. You can start from scratch, or you can build your own version of The Met. The game is coming to Steam in 2020.

Two weeks ago, I was sitting at a beach pub in Roxas City with a few friends, smoking a cigarette while waiting for our drinks. I looked around and… Voila! Everyone has their eyes set on their smartphones and tablets. The availability of free Wi-Fi almost everywhere has resulted in significantly more people logging on to check their Facebook accounts and other social networking sites during their vacations rather than using their time off from work to reflect, relax and enjoy their surroundings.    Technology is supposed to make us more connected, but our mobile devices are actually getting in the way of real socializing. Reading e-mails in the kitchen and sleeping with your smartphone by your bed are now considered normal. Furthermore, people are glued to their gadgets even during fun times like concerts, parties, holidays, family reunions or intimate moments.    Now, don't get me wrong; I also love my tools, and some might consider me a tech nut. But guess what...