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The latest magic tricks, interviews, articles, essays and hints and tips from Vanishing Inc.

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If You Build It, They May Come

Max Davidson - Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Category: About Vanishing Inc.

How do you respond to getting a "no" from a client? Discover how to overcome this painful reality.

Wonderful Swede

Ken Trombly - Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Category: Art of Magic

Parakeets, Second Sight and Self-Decapitation!

How to Design a Custom Deck of Cards

Harapan Ong - Sunday, March 5, 2023

Category: About Vanishing Inc.

An in-depth look at what it takes to create your own custom deck of cards.

Steve Thompson: A History of the Innovative Creator

Joshua Jay - Saturday, March 4, 2023

Category: Articles

Learn about one of the most impressive magic creators we've ever work with.

Making Your Magic More Meaningful

Vanishing Inc. - Sunday, February 19, 2023

Category: About Vanishing Inc.

Ben Seidman and Colin Cloud share invaluable insights on how to add more meaning to your magic

A Problem Called Equivoque

Hector Chadwick - Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Category: About Vanishing Inc.

How do you pronounce equivoque, and are you right? Hector Chadwick discusses the options.

Vanishing Inc. 2022 Year in Review

Andi and Josh - Friday, December 30, 2022

Category: About Vanishing Inc.

Every year, we write a letter to the magic community about our success and challenges. Our 2022 letter has our biggest news yet.

Magifest 2023 Preview: Kyle Purnell

Vanishing Inc. - Thursday, December 29, 2022

Category: Magifest

Get to know Kyle Purnell before his brand-new lecture at Magifest filled with his most creative, practical magic to date.

The Session 2023 Preview: Matt Baker

Vanishing Inc. - Saturday, December 24, 2022

Category: The Session

Get to know Matt Baker ahead of his highly-anticipated European convention debut

What I Think About Before I Go Onstage

Joshua Jay - Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Category: About Vanishing Inc.

Here are three important pieces of wisdom Joshua Jay reminds himself of before every show.

The Insider | Six Impossible Things Round Table

Damian Jennings - Monday, December 19, 2022

Category: The Insider

A special round table podcast, with the people who made Six Impossible Things, well, possible.

The History of ACAAN

Vanishing Inc. - Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Category: About Vanishing Inc.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the iconic Any Card at Any Number card magic trick.

ChatGPT: Rhyming Patter

Andi Gladwin - Monday, December 12, 2022

Category: Articles

Andi has the AI write a rhyming patter for the Misers Dream and then breaks down the script to show how AI understands exactly how the routine should be performed.

ChatGPT: Motivational Quotes

Andi Gladwin - Sunday, December 11, 2022

Category: About Vanishing Inc.

Andi asked the new ChatGPL AI to write quotes that would motivate magicians. In turn, we learn something about AI ... and maybe magic.

How "Miracle One" Fooled Me

Andi Gladwin - Saturday, December 10, 2022

Category: Articles

Andi tells the true story of how he was convinced that Miracle One was stooged.

ChatGPT: Writing New Magic Scripts

Andi Gladwin - Saturday, December 10, 2022

Category: Articles

Andi puts ChatGPT through its paces by having it generate three different magic scripts. Is it perfect? No. Is it fun? Yes.

Miracle One: Everything You Need to Know

Vanishing Inc. - Friday, December 9, 2022

Category: About Vanishing Inc.

All the important details about our biggest release of the year.

ChatGPT: Magician Poems

Andi Gladwin - Friday, December 9, 2022

Category: Articles

Can an AI know enough about specific magicians to write detailed poems about them? Let's see.

ChatGPT: What Makes a Great Magician?

Andi Gladwin - Thursday, December 8, 2022

Category: Articles

In a new series of nerdy, yet informative posts, Andi uses AI to find out the secrets to being a great magician.

Magic Convention EDC Guide

Jason Silberman - Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Category: Articles

In this helpful EDC guide, magic convention veteran, and resident Support Wizard, Jason shares everything you should consider bringing to have the best possible experience at Magifest, The Session or any other magic convention.