In 2005, Apple contacted Qualcomm as a potential supplier for modem chips in the first iPhone. Qualcomm's response was unusual: a letter demanding that Apple sign a patent licensing agreement before Qualcomm would even consider supplying chips.
"I'd spent 20 years in the industry, I had never seen a letter like this," said Tony Blevins, Apple's vice president of procurement.
Most suppliers are eager to talk to new customers—especially customers as big and prestigious as Apple. But Qualcomm wasn't like other suppliers; it enjoyed a dominant position in the market for cellular chips. That gave Qualcomm a lot of leverage, and the company wasn't afraid to use it.
In “Walking Your Octopus: A Guidebook to the Domesticated Cephalopod,” artist Brian Kesinger illustrate the life and friendship of a steampunk girl and her pet octopus Otto. Below, you can see some of the artist’s illustrations from his Deviantart portfolio, but at 64 pages, the book is much more complete!
Brian Kesinger is a story artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios and by night he’s an author and illustrator of the adorable Walking Your Octopus: A Guidebook to the Domesticated Cephalopod. Kesinger artfully blends Disney style with the steampunk universe and imagines exciting adventures of an unlikely friendship between a girl and her pet octopus Otto…
[Source: Brian Kesinger – Walking Your Octopus: A Guidebook to the Domesticated Cephalopod]
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Sorry about disappearing so suddenly, I decided to take a break because I was feeling burnt out and I need some time to recollect my thoughts. In the meantime here’s a picture I’ve been working on!
Thank you for all your super supportive messages and comments, I really appreciate it! I went off the grid for a while, but I’ll be back to using social media so I’ll be posting updates there (e.g. the Discord server, or Twitter, or Instagram).
@mikyoui00 is a Japanese chef that has earned a passionate following on Instagram for his incredible sashimi art. Using the same basic plate to display all of his creations, mikyou creatively uses sashimi in his food art, incorporating the thinly sliced fish’s natural translucency for things like feathers on a bird or folds in a dress.
To see more be sure to check out his wonderful Instagram page. We’ve featured a gallery of some of our personal favourites below.
