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FILM WORKS

Collector #10

The Big Dark is a 45-minute experimental pilot set to premiere at the Peculiarium's Hangar 13 in North Portland's Slabtown.

Hard Art

Collector #59

Hard Imagination invites Venture Capitalists to see a world beyond an extractive mindset, to create pathways for capital allocation that are not self-terminating Limited run of 23 bound copies or download the PDF for free

Tuttle Club

Collector #4

Our first release is a re-release from counts on fingers... sixteen years ago! Coming soon is a freshly annotated version that fills in some of the gaps between then and now - a kind of "director's cut" if you like. But since there are now adults around who were in kindergarten at the time, we thought we'd start at the very beginning.

Baukunst

Collector #12

On May 4th and 5th, 2022, Baukunst gathered at The Interval at The Long Now— a prominent foundation for long-term thinking— to share projects, processes, and new areas of inquiry. This is a zine we published to capture notes from the gathering.

Pierce Day

Collector #60

A Phone of the Artist as a Young Man is a dizzying descent into digital madness, where one man's screen addiction and artistic ambitions collide in a genre-bending exploration of love, technology, and the disintegration of the modern mind. It's the first ever long-form screenshot.

Metalabel Squad

Collector #397

Where are we now as creative people? Where are we going? What do we vision for the future? 75 creative people anonymously share the dreams, concerns, and joys grounding their creative thinking for the year ahead.

Metalabel Squad

Collector #41

In June 2023, Metalabel put a yellow newspaper box on the street of the Lower East Side in NYC, and filled it up each day with copies of a free zine that celebrated a New Creative Era. This release documents that original release and makes the zine available for download. Join us!

AIxDESIGN

Collector #53

Why do we approach AI chatbots as modern-day oracles? This issue of the Slow AI Series “[Dis]enchantment: A zine about Esoteric AI” summons 54 pages of magic, divination, folklore, and other arcane ways of knowing to disenchant then re-enchant our relationship with algorithmic systems.

The Worst Generation

Collector #20

This is the starter pack to learning about Worst Generation. With over 20 songs, the Master Collection Demo is designed to be a preview to what you get in the full Worst Generation Master Collection.

Embrace Variety

Collector #35

Embrace Variety Vol.01 contains three guides about the core and often overlooked aspects of visual branding: personality, design taboos, and the North Star. It is for everyone who wants to give their brand an image that stands out, stands the time and resonates. And for those who want to take better control of the branding process.

Underground Art And Design

Collector #5

Worlds Unfolding is a guide and inspiration hub for virtual world-making, offering curated prompts, community-contributed projects, and ideas that blend storytelling, design, and imagination. It explores how virtual spaces can foster connection, creativity, and care while critically examining their ties to the dominant paradigm.

1ines

Collector #28

A collection of lived experiences that has filled me with warmth and has made me question why I am here.

Shantell Martin

Collector #109

Shantell Sans mixes variable axes for Weight, Italic, Informality, and Bounce to deliver a wide array of font styles, from friendly, readable, everyday typographic workhorses to striking, high-energy, experimental styles meant especially for animation. This is the story behind its inspiration and creation.

The Creative Independent

Collector #335

In 2018, The Creative Independent published our first zine, featuring the emotional and practical wisdom of Philip Glass, Yumna Al-Arashi, Taja Cheek, and others on how to make a living as an artist. This is a digital edition of that work.

ForTheArtOnly

Collector #5

Some likely subjective thoughts about music, art, platforms and related technology.

Metalabel Squad

Collector #228

Will we still be asking people to like and subscribe in 10 years? "After The Creator Economy" explores constructive alternatives for the ways we produce, distribute, and monetize creative work online. Co-edited by Austin Robey (Metalabel) and Severin Matusek (co—matter), this release preserves and digitally reissues the zine.

Metalabel Squad

Collector #148

A series of reflections from my (Yancey's) creative experiences expressed as a written essay (the A-side) and video essay (the B-side)

Metalabel Squad

Collector #77

Collect the original essay, ideas, and research that inspired Metalabel, including: — Unpublished research and thinking from May 2021 — The initial manifesto, first published in February 2022 — Further research, first published in October 2022 Preserved and collectible as a new media archive for the first time

Rebecca Clark

Collector #163

BOOK of HOURS is a free 236-page PDF intended to be viewed in 2-page format on a handheld digital device. Taking the idea of the medieval prayer book into the virtual age, it provides light but also underscores our vast separation from the natural and spiritual worlds.

The Ideaspace by Yancey Strickler

Collector #23

A wider view of our self-interest. Now Me, Future Me. Now Us, Future Us. A model for a deeper form of living. BEyond Near Term Orientation: Bentoism.

The Ideaspace by Yancey Strickler

Collector #14

Since 2017, the Ideaspace has been my outlet for exploring creative forms and sharing ideas. This release shares audio of four of my favorite interviews — with artist Hank Willis Thomas, economist Marianna Mazucato, and authors John Higgs and Eric Wargo — in a free .zip download.

The Ideaspace by Yancey Strickler

Collector #79

A trilogy of essays published from 2019 through 2021 that explores why I and others feel less comfortable showing our true selves online. Reissued here with the original piece, two follow-up essays, and a podcast conversation with The Stoa exploring the concept.

The Dark Forest Collective

Collector #46

An exploration of individuality after the internet The Post-Individual First Edition includes "The Post Individual" essay, an audio recording and video introduction by the author, and research notes behind the piece

L00bi

Collector #21

Here is a re:re:reality ~ This is the film - ENDLESSITY. Set in no-place 2 empty_world_empty_ai_fantasy_world of L00bi’s pixelated dreams. Thisss one is heaven. This one is ethereality limbo dissolve. L00bi’s aching emptiness is no longer scattered - she knows what she wants(!) How to become nothing |-|3|_|>, my friend, let me go |-|0//\3.

The Creative Independent

Collector #60

A zine published by The Creative Independent, compiling quotes, excerpts, and recommendations from working artists, all gathered from our archive. Topics covered include always looking for better ways to express yourself, finding your path, creating work in your own voice, following your curiosity, and more.

Bana Mutibwa Foundation

Collector #9

Essays of a Revolutionary MC is a tapestry of Luganda Hip Hop music, activism, & cultural exploration. Through Luga Flow, I share my story & Uganda’s fight for freedom & liberation with raw honesty, blending artistic expression with a relentless pursuit of truth & justice. I am Bana Mutibwa, the Luga Flow Revolutionary Human Rights Activist.