Jez Burrows

Jez Burrows

@jezburrows.com

Designer, illustrator, and writer. Formerly iconography and brand at Instagram/Threads. London.

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Andy McMillan
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As someone who only knows how to work really very hard on things, let me tell you, no joke, I worked harder on this than anything I've ever worked on before, including any previous year of the festival. Letting myself feel relieved and proud today 💛

XOXO@xoxofest.com

One last thing before we go. Today, after 2+ (or 10+??) years of work, we’re launching XOXO Explore, a complete archive of all eight years of the festival. xoxofest.com

xoxofest.comXOXOXOXO was an experimental festival for independent artists and creators from the internet.
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Jez Burrows
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The book is a perfect-bound and RISO-printed play-by-play of the whole event, a little tribute to something (like XOXO itself) that was wonderful while it lasted.

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Jez Burrows
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One night, apropos of very little, people started awkwardly shoehorning the band Death Cab for Cutie into every meme format imaginable. This continued for 6 days.

Jez Burrows
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It'd be so easy to attribute this to some sort of COVID-related mania, but all this happened in September 2019. The XOXO Slack was just fertile ground for the sort of joke pile-on that was once the best thing about Twitter.

Jez Burrows
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Up until a few years ago, XOXO maintained a Slack instance for all attendees. It was great. A nerdy little enclave where people shared things they were working on, things they were enjoying. Jokes, gripes, miscellany.

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Rami Ismail (رامي)
@ramiismail.com

I have shared this story, this thread, before - but I think given the state of the world, it's worth telling once again. Maybe it can help, especially if like me, you make art, and you wonder what the use of all of it is right now.

Jez Burrows
@jezburrows.com

Is he aware Odysseus’ wife does not die in the book

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net

Christopher Nolan’s next film is an adaption of ‘THE ODYSSEY’ • Described as a mythic action epic that follows the tale of Odysseus & his 10-year journey home after the Trojan War • Starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon, Lupita Nyong’o and Robert Pattinson

Jez Burrows
@jezburrows.com

Some buds and I watch a movie each week and talk about it on Discord, and we call it Movie Film Club. I make a title card for the group chat whenever the mood takes me, and it brings me an immense amount of joy.

Jez Burrows
@jezburrows.com

Everybody's mad at the incorrect use of POV—where are my people infuriated by BookTok and Goodreads users making DNF into a verb. "I DNFed it"? Absolutely the fuck not.

Jez Burrows
@jezburrows.com

Of particular interest: - Full name: General Electric George - Serial number: 69 69 69 (nice nice nice) - Thorax: "swell" - General appearance: "Cattish"

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