Miksimum

is the index page for Jesse Miksic,
a digital dilettante dayjobbing as a UX designer

Loyally feeding the following beasts:

(follow and/or friend me -- if you appear to be a real person capable of passing the human tests, I will probably reciprocate)

General

  • @miksimum on Twitter A random sampling of thoughts and anxieties and signal-boosts and self-promotion.
  • Email me One of many ways of getting in touch, and the one I'm least likely to neglect for long periods.

    • Verbal

  • Benefit of the Doubt My outlet for Media Theory, also used to track other sources
  • @Miksimum on Medium Home to more politics and theory writing, plus reposts from Benefit of the Doubt
  • Berfrois.com A great site that kindly publishes my more polished critical writings
  • 366 Weird Movies An awesome site where I'm an on-and-off contributor
  • Goodreads My book reviews are long enough that I consider this an official creative outlet

    • Visual

  • @miksimum Tumblr Reposting all my visual art from Tumblr
  • @miksimum Instagram Visual art, plus occasional snapshots
  • Symbot on Flickr Digital photography, a hobby on temporary haitus
  • Overheated Media My short video work, on extended haitus since 2012

    • Recent Output

    Aggregated from Benefit of the Doubt and Tumblr, which gives the best representative sample of work in multiple media, I think

    Sketchbook : Deck of Motifs, no. 15 - INTUITION . . . Isn’t it...



    Sketchbook : Deck of Motifs, no. 15 - INTUITION
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    Isn’t it amazing that we all have this thing in us? … An engine of extraordinary creativity, whose brilliance is strictly constrained by the guardrails of habit and convention.

    #DeckOfMotifs #sketch #sketchbook #sketchbookproject #drawing #amdrawing #artoninstagram #igart #linedrawing #penandink #inkdrawing #inkwork #inkonpaper #illustration #narrative #intuition #flight #inspiration
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CDr1_C0HcFu/?igshid=1v32sltcy8u2y

    Posted on 9 August 2020 | 10:18 pm

    Catch of the day . . . A lot of bords lately? … What is...



    Catch of the day
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    A lot of bords lately? … What is it I like about this shot? The highly intentional quality of the bird’s action? The frozen-in-timeishness of the bird and the receding wave? 🤷‍♂️

    #photographylovers #digitalphotography #compositephotography #bigmood #creativephotography #pentax #photographyart #summer2020 #beachlife #beach #seagull #seabird #ocean #shore

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CDok0zlHvxU/?igshid=y12mbuou4vj0

    Posted on 8 August 2020 | 3:51 pm

    Sketchbook : Deck Of Motifs, no. 8 - DARK PORTENT . . . a.k.a....



    Sketchbook : Deck Of Motifs, no. 8 - DARK PORTENT
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    a.k.a. the 2020 vibe
    #DeckOfMotifs #sketch #sketchbook #sketchbookproject #drawing #amdrawing #artoninstagram #igart #linedrawing #penandink #inkdrawing #inkwork #inkonpaper #illustration #narrative #moodyart #ominous
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CDmH4vCnO-b/?igshid=1vhgirmg24tfg

    Posted on 7 August 2020 | 4:59 pm

    Talons . . . Trying to find the pure details in the...



    Talons
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    Trying to find the pure details in the everyday
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    #photographylovers #digitalphotography #compositephotography #moodyphotography #moodygram #bigmood #creativephotography #pentax #macro #photographyart #urbanwildlife #citybird #pigeon #pigeonsofinstagram #birdphotography #birds
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CDjwfJSHO7E/?igshid=1plwbi5dzob1t

    Posted on 6 August 2020 | 6:56 pm

    Sketchbook : Deck of Motifs, no. 9 - INTERSECTION...



    Sketchbook : Deck of Motifs, no. 9 - INTERSECTION (TETRAD)
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    Had trouble illustrating this one.

    #DeckOfMotifs #sketch #sketchbook #sketchbookproject #drawing #amdrawing #artoninstagram #igart #linedrawing #penandink #inkdrawing #inkwork #inkonpaper #illustration #narrative #moodyart
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CDhiMUqnNVL/?igshid=1ho3xn3w07gxo

    Posted on 5 August 2020 | 10:13 pm

    Zero gravity droplets . . . #photography #photographylovers...



    Zero gravity droplets
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    #photography #photographylovers #photographyart #digitalphotography #compositephotography #abstract #abstractphotography #abstractphotoart #artoninstagram #green
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CDedOWdHqCO/?igshid=1mgv4krrolsfg

    Posted on 4 August 2020 | 5:32 pm

    Sketchbook : Deck of Motifs, no. 20 - SUMMIT . . . #DeckOfMotifs...



    Sketchbook : Deck of Motifs, no. 20 - SUMMIT
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    #DeckOfMotifs #drawing #amdrawing #sketchbook #sketchbookproject #sketch #art #artoninstagram #linedrawing #penandink #inkdrawing #illustration #tarot #storytelling #storytellingart #lineart #narrative #landscapedrawing #mountain #scenery #summit
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CDcLFtcnhwV/?igshid=1palwx266iryg

    Posted on 3 August 2020 | 8:15 pm

    Parallax Quakertown, PA July 2020 . . . Been trying to be...



    Parallax
    Quakertown, PA
    July 2020
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    Been trying to be proactive about finding textures and details. Enjoying all the little landscapes hiding around us.
    #photographyart #photographylovers #compositephotography #closeupphotography #macrophotography #reflection #digitalphotography #doubleexposure #closeup #macro #artoninstagram
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CDZHJqvn0Un/?igshid=10i3hg8367krm

    Posted on 2 August 2020 | 3:43 pm

    Sketchbook : Deck of Motifs, no. 21 - FAIRWEATHER...



    Sketchbook : Deck of Motifs, no. 21 - FAIRWEATHER FRIEND
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    “Hey, remember me? Sorry I’ve been out of touch!”
    One of my favorite designs, but a little undercooked in execution I think 😕
    #DeckOfMotifs #sketch #sketchbook #sketchbookproject #drawing #amdrawing #illustration #narrative #storytelling #art #artoninstagram #penandink #linedrawing #inkdrawing #fairweatherfriends #smileyface
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CDWs7fGH8kE/?igshid=48omxows2h2w

    Posted on 1 August 2020 | 5:15 pm

    Grimes glen iridescence Naples, NY July 2020 . . . (Composited...



    Grimes glen iridescence
    Naples, NY
    July 2020
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    (Composited from a waterfall shot, + a picture of a stamped metal drum in Quakertown, PA the following week)
    #photographyart #photographylovers #artoninstagram #digitalphotography #compositephotography #metallic #pentax #rainbow #grimesglen #grimesglenfalls #waterfall #pentax #summer2020 #hiking
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CDUar1LHfiN/?igshid=11x4tw74oebqf

    Posted on 31 July 2020 | 7:57 pm

    Sketchbook : Deck of Motifs, no. 2 - FORBIDDEN FRUIT . . . The...



    Sketchbook : Deck of Motifs, no. 2 - FORBIDDEN FRUIT
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    The poisoned apple, the spoils from the walled garden… either way, you won’t feel so good tomorrow morning.

    #DeckOfMotifs #sketchbookproject #sketch #illustration #narrative #art #artoninstagram #amdrawing #linedrawing #penandink #drawing #fairytale #tarot #forbiddenfruit #folklore
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CDR1uHenr3z/?igshid=py6f9wigf1wp

    Posted on 30 July 2020 | 7:56 pm

    Rainbow girl by the water . . . A moment in time here under the...



    Rainbow girl by the water
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    A moment in time here under the Annsville bridge
    #photographylovers #summer2020
    #dancing #peekskill #peekskillny #pentax #candidportrait #eveninglight #happiness
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CDO9flmnOnK/?igshid=1jcbj8stkse9n

    Posted on 29 July 2020 | 5:06 pm

    Sketchbook : Deck of Motifs, no. 24 - BOON COMPANION . . . I...



    Sketchbook : Deck of Motifs, no. 24 - BOON COMPANION
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    I have cards in here for the people who swing into your life and eventually break away again… this one is for the ones you can always go back to. #DeckOfMotifs #sketchbook #sketchbookproject #drawing #amdrawing #illustration #narrative #storytelling #linedrawing #penandink #penartwork #art #artoninstagram #friendship #loyalty
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CDM-YNbHaOs/?igshid=1w71i3ph998t8

    Posted on 28 July 2020 | 10:35 pm

    Touching noses with eternity . . . I waited for a shot of a...



    Touching noses with eternity
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    I waited for a shot of a pigeon in motion and this is what I got. So I guess I just need to embrace the weirdness!
    #photographyart #newyorkcity #nyc #columbuscircle #pigeon #actionshot #statue #birdsofinstagram #nycbirds
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CDJuqY-nTeb/?igshid=1cxvjp75p4ikb

    Posted on 27 July 2020 | 4:20 pm

    Sketchbook : Deck of Motifs, no. 17 - ABYSS . . . How do you...



    Sketchbook : Deck of Motifs, no. 17 - ABYSS
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    How do you know when you’ve delved too deep?
    #DeckOfMotifs #amdrawing #drawing #art #artoninstagram #lineart #penandink #sketch #sketchbook #sketchbookproject #narrative #storytelling #abyss #horror
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CDH9TpBHE3S/?igshid=fnndlvfzoxd

    Posted on 26 July 2020 | 11:50 pm