{"id":2362,"date":"2023-04-25T16:16:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T16:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymind.com\/?p=2362"},"modified":"2024-09-03T16:15:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T16:15:35","slug":"into-my-mind-featuring-designer-creative-director-ash-thorp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymind.com\/into-my-mind-featuring-designer-creative-director-ash-thorp","title":{"rendered":"Into the mind of designer &#038; creative director, Ash Thorp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video interviewee-picture\"><video autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/frame1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From sci-fi illustrations to futuristic concepts to his insanely detailed vehicle designs, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altcinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ash Thorp<\/a> has always had the ability to transport you to other worlds. Being instant fans of anything he creates (see his work for \"Call of Duty, \"The Batman\" or \"Ghost in the Shell,\" to start), we were eager to get into his mind and see what inspires his work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What\u2019s the best compliment you received recently?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My work being connected and compared to the feel of Stanley Kubrick and David Lynch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What\u2019s the last thing you read?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Steps-Ecology-Mind-Anthropology-Epistemology\/dp\/0226039056?keywords=steps+to+an+ecology+of+mind&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=asht0e-20&amp;linkId=ddb66b24e92826064dd77fa775ab6e19&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cSteps to an Ecology of Mind\u201d<\/a> by Gregory Bateson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">Click the + button in your browser while viewing the book to save it to your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What book do you want to read next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Concerning-the-Spiritual-in-Art\/dp\/B08SBKPM56?keywords=Concerning+the+Spiritual+in+Art&amp;s=books&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=asht0e-20&amp;linkId=2a8e3aace243b1ecff275ee5eafe27e1&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cConcerning the Spiritual in Art\u201d<\/a> by Wassily Kandinsky<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">A quote that\u2019s meaningful to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-custom_2ckfb3b91\">\u201cLook for what you notice but no one else sees.\u201d - Rick Rubin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">Highlight the text, including quotation marks, to save it to your mind as a quote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">Best gift you\u2019ve ever given?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week I gifted our daughter a sentimental tattoo for her 18th birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">Where do you want to travel to next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back to Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What would you buy, if money weren\u2019t an issue?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sleep\u2026 hahaha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What hobby would you take up, if you had the time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Model building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What\u2019s an image or piece of art you can\u2019t get out of your head?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Francis Bacon\u2019s various self portraits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/francis_1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/francis_1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/francis_1-300x255.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/francis_1-768x653.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"842\" src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/francis_2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/francis_2-1.jpg 702w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/francis_2-1-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">Right click an image or long press on mobile to save it to your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">A product of any kind you\u2019ve been appreciating lately?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vitamix blender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">The funniest thing you\u2019ve seen lately?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most likely a meme concerning a corgi and how they are adorable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">If you could build an extension of your own mind, what would it look like? How would it work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would create another similar universe with slight alterations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2698<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From sci-fi illustrations to futuristic concepts to his insanely detailed vehicle designs, Ash Thorp has always had the ability to transport you to other worlds. 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