Building Epic Sci-Fi Worlds On-Chain with GRIFF #9
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GRIFF (aka, Matt Griffin) is a multimedia artist from Ireland, with clients including Disney, Lucasfilm, and Warner Bros. Griff embarked on his NFT journey in early 2020, and quickly gained notoriety for his slick sci-fi graphic style. His focus has been on world-building & finding new ways to tell stories, laying the groundwork for an epic, genre & media-fusing story universe.
In This Epsiode We Discuss
- Griff’s background and journey to becoming a full-time illustrator
- His work-life balance
- Achieving the goal of illustrating Dune’s 2019 Special Edition [https://mattgriffin.artstation.com/projects/3ox2zE]
- Early influences of Science Fiction and Fantasy: John Harris [https://www.alisoneldred.com/john-harris/illustration-1/science-fiction-and-fantasy-1/]
- Paul Lehr [https://neotextcorp.com/culture/paul-lehr-unexpected-rhythms/]
- Roger Dean [https://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/category/artist/roger-dean/]
- Griff’s Folio Society cover for Rendezvous with Rama [https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/rendezvous-with-rama.html]
- Ursula K. Le Guin - Lathe of Heaven, the Left Hand of Darkness
- Ann Leckie - Ancillary Series, cover art by John Harris
- Exploring the undiscovered continents of the imaginal
- Griff’s trilogy of Novels: A Cage of Roots
- Balancing detail and leaving things out, leveraging the audience’s imagination and gamified storytelling
- Griff’s current work, building a world as a playground to explore all creative paths
- Yaeko’s Ambush [https://foundation.app/@griff/theendling/2]
- The Exile [https://www.knownorigin.io/gallery/2337000-the-exile]
- Slow content in an instant-content world
- How the NFT environment allows for broad multimedia approaches to storytelling
- The Leonard Project [https://www.knownorigin.io/collections/griff/leonard]
- Editions, and why they are important for artists
- Moving on from the minting-out/selling-out stigma
- Reza Afshar [https://twitter.com/rezaafsharr]
- Overvaluing being ‘early’ and network effects
- Friends and the power of our networks
- Curating the feed to be a fountain of inspiration
- Where to start when building a world?
- Coming collab with Eclectic Method [https://twitter.com/EclecticMethod]
- Working with the audience
Connect with Griff
- Griff’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/GriffCrypto
- Griff’s Website: https://www.griffcrypto.io/
Connect with us:
- Dan’s Twitter:https://twitter.com/granite_crypto
- Jeff’s Twitter:https://twitter.com/JeffShenHQ
- Mathwallet Website:https://mathwallet.org/
- Collectify Website:https://collectify.app/
- Collectify Twitter:https://twitter.com/Collectify_app
- Collectify Discord:https://discord.gg/yxzbJc7fDA
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