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The Draw tool was a particular favorite. It was inspired by the squeeze brush pens common in Japan that are capable of both thick and thin lines—perfect for very expressive drawing. More importantly we flipped the common pattern by drawing a thin line when moving slow and thick when fast. Nobody was doing this. It was considered too “unrealistic”. But to us, it was a natural outcome of designing tools as an activity for thinking and not a simulation of a real brush. When you draw, you move fast for bold strokes and slow for details. Our Draw tool mapped directly to those needs. You’ll find some version of this brush in most drawing apps today including Apple’s own PencilKit.
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The Owl and Between Bears
In the long run, U.S. stocks have delivered strong returns. However, if your investment horizon is short (0-5 years), your savings are likely better suited towards less volatile assets such as bonds, GICs, or high interest savings accounts.
U.S. Stock Market Returns - A History From the 1870s to 2022 | the Measure of a Plan
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An essential part of Foley is creating a consistent, coherent reality—which, in the hyperreal world of cinema, is fundamentally skewed. Foley artists often speak of “selling” a sound: making it legible and credible, even when it is dramatized. Deception is an essential part of the enterprise. Things are not as they sound. “You say, ‘This sound is so unbelievably creepy,’ ” Lynch told me. “And they say, ‘It’s my kid’s sweater.’ ” It is incredibly hard to reverse engineer a well-crafted sound effect, particularly if it is first experienced in the context of a visual.
The Weird, Analog Delights of Foley Sound Effects
Anna Wiener
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