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Why is making a new thing look old, harder than making it at all?
I spent the day iterating on a landing page I'd previously built, adding new elements and illustrations into the page using Cursor’s Annotate feature. Nearly every note I drew was something along the lines of “rougher,” "More worn," "make it look like its been there 200 years."
All in all came away impressed with how well Annotate handled the challenge.
What would you mark up? #cursor
#cursor #webdesign #motiondesign #designtools
Amazing! The Esoteric (Book of Enoch) like aesthetics brings a lot of curiosity. The ancient world and the origin of our culture is such an interesting topic.
didn't know about annotate in cursor, need to try
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It’s interesting because I’ve never really sat down and decided what my illustration style should look like. It seems to be something that has developed naturally through repetition, experimentation, and probably a lot of things I’ve been influenced by along the way.
I think we sometimes put too much pressure on ourselves to develop a recognizable style, especially as creatives. But maybe it’s less about trying to create one and more about paying attention to the things we naturally gravitate toward.
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