Archipelago, Not Plantations
“Craft is fractal. It begins as a flat, broad idea—a rough sketch, raw and unformed. But as you dive deeper, you sculpt and fine-tune, peeling back layers to reveal hidden worlds in the crevices. A piece starts ‘ugly,’ then transforms through selective beautification.” —Dev Valladares on the fractal
Jude Sue • 24 Artifacts That Define Craft | Figma Blog
- The long tail of the internet has provided a way for sovereign creators
and businesses to ‘
niche at scale
‘ in ways not possible at any other time in history, fostering unparalleled creativity and innovation; - The quality of an audience matters;
- Being tiny is mighty;
- Delighting the weird is a superpower;
- When you build a business, you’re building a new
Tiny Worlds: A Manifesto for Sovereign Creators—Attract, Build & Curate an Audience of True Fans
- The long tail of the internet has provided a way for sovereign creators
and businesses to ‘
niche at scale
‘ in ways not possible at any other time in history, fostering unparalleled creativity and innovation; - The quality of an audience matters;
- Being tiny is mighty;
- Delighting the weird is a superpower;
- When you build a business, you’re building a new
Tiny Worlds: A Manifesto for Sovereign Creators—Attract, Build & Curate an Audience of True Fans
treasuring the insightful, the subtle, and the private, in a world that increasingly prizes only the novel, the sensational, and the public.