visual madness

After almost a year of waiting, here’s the first official glimpse of what we have in store for you in 2009. Enjoy:

Theory11′s About page, before my Theory17 post:

Theory11′s About page, after my Theory17 post:

Now, I’m not saying that my tongue-in-cheek article was the reason they did this, but given that these long-overdue changes have only taken place recently, it’s hard to shrug it off as “just a coincidence”.

Also, I noticed that the word “unparalleled” from the original second paragraph is now absent in the new version. Could it be that they’ve finally encountered an outside force to be reckoned with?

Guess we’ll have to wait and see.

I don’t usually make posts on this site about the current online magic/flourish scene (unless it has to do with awesome new releases, of course), but the recent hype over the revelation of Anonymous (a.k.a. Daniel Garcia) as the new artist at Theory11 has prompted me to come out and express my honest feelings on the subject.

To clarify, the addition of Garcia to the team isn’t what sparked this post; if you think about it, it’s actually makes a lot of sense. What this post is about, then, is this:

The site’s About page pretty much states it clearly: Theory11 is a group of eleven individuals. After all, that is where the name comes from, doesn’t it? Think about it – the Fantastic Four is called the Fantastic Four because there are four people in it. That’s why Spider-Man didn’t join the team – “Fantastic Five” just didn’t have that nice ring to it. True, She-Hulk did end up becoming a member, but that was only because The Thing had quit prior to that – the equilibrium of Four would have been disturbed otherwise. » Read the rest of this entry «

Just kidding! The pre-release for the special edition of andthensome is out, go get it before they’re all gone:

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I’ve known Swedish magician Jonas Haglund for approximately 5 years now, and in addition to being an extremely insightful and entertaining personality, he’s also one of my favorite flourish video artists to watch. Not just because he’s got a devastatingly smooth and off-hand style, but also because his videos are about 130% more creative than most of the ones you see online today. Considering the fact that most of his videos are filmed in his bedroom with nothing more than a static webcam, that’s quite an accomplishment if I do say so myself.

As of late, Jonas has been re-uploading some of his older videos onto his Youtube page. In addition to serving as a generous helping of nostalgia, it’s also a charming reminder of what can be done with a deck of cards, a camera, and the limitless possibilities of one’s imagination.

Here are a few of my favorites: » Read the rest of this entry «