On the Cult of Craftism
This is writing as sleight of hand, as balancing act, writing as parlor trick to be pulled off—not writing as a practice of being in the world, being of the world.
Elaine Castillo • How to Read Now: Essays
Graphic design, the discipline of aesthetic production, is facing a crisis as it reconciles with catastrophic effects of network technology on its profitability. Even prolific designers who produce work with a characteristic original aesthetic are quickly copied. As their work is pillaged and reproduced downstream (leftstream), it becomes increasin... See more
Toby Shorin • Report: The Diminishing Marginal Value of Aesthetics
I really hate the term content creator. It’s such a corporate way of describing artists, writers, intellectuals, and other creatives who ultimately just want to create work they’re proud of.
Part of the problem is that the big social networks are not content platforms supported by advertising. They are better understood as advertising platforms supp... See more
Part of the problem is that the big social networks are not content platforms supported by advertising. They are better understood as advertising platforms supp... See more