Doc Pop wearing blue scrubs and a stethoscope around his neck. He appears to be in a doctors outfit and he looks like a doctor. 

This image is AI generated, but extremely photorealistic. Close inspection will notice odd details, like the way the blue scrubs blend in with the shirt collar, or the weird shape of the stethoscope.

“I’m neither a doctor nor popular.”

Doctor M. Popular, blogger

  • Move Purposefully And Fix Things

    Move Purposefully And Fix Things

    “Move Purposefully And Fix Things” is a design I created in 2018 as a counter to the famous “Move Fast And Break Things” slogan that had been ruining the internet for the past decade. I created this logo after reading DJ Patil’s excellent article about creating a code of ethics for data scientists, data engineers,…

  • #SidewalkFriends: Pump Kins

    #SidewalkFriends: Pump Kins

    I like to keep my eye out for cool shapes during my walks and use them as inspiration for my #SidewalkFriends drawings. It’s like my version of hunting for Pokémon. Two small batches of splattered paint were the basis for these two friendly pumpkins. I finished a new #SidewalkFriends sketch, inspired by some white paint (and some…

  • Googly Eye Mason Jars

    Googly Eye Mason Jars

    Biblically accurate mason jars. Follow me for more recipes.

  • J Manuel Carmona Makes Valencia Beautiful

    J Manuel Carmona Makes Valencia Beautiful

    I recently noticed some beautiful new murals appearing along Valencia Street. These murals were appearing on the ugly green utility boxes on Valencia between 20th and 22nd Streets. One morning I finally got to meet Juan Manuel Carmona, one of the artists who worked on these murals, so I shot a quick interview with him…

  • The Bongcloud Attack- A Chess Meme Explained

    The Bongcloud Attack- A Chess Meme Explained

    The Guardian newspaper describes the Bongcloud Attack as “a move so bad you’d have to be stoned to think it was a good idea“, so the world was shocked to see two of the world’s top-ranked chess players play the Bongcloud Attack at the the $200,000 Magnus Carlsen Invitational in 2021. The origin of this…

  • #SidewalkFriends: Climber

    #SidewalkFriends: Climber

    I like to keep my eye out for cool shapes during my walks and use them as inspiration for my #SidewalkFriends drawings. It’s like my version of hunting for Pokémon. A pile of rope spotted in our local climbing gym (Mission Cliffs), was the inspiration for this drawing of a frustrated climber. Today’s #SidewalkFriends sketch. A drawing…