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“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is
... See moreThere are many “best practices” for “building a brand” on social media. Ignore them. You don’t have to post everyday or follow strict brand guidelines. Find your own style and go at your own pace. Allow your voice and aesthetic to change as you grow and evolve.
James McCrae • Being an artist in the age of algorithms
There is no “one-size-fits-all,” of properly building a successful brand and business.
Build in your own way that works for you, and pursue your own unique path.
That’s what makes you different, naturally.
Punk, Then & Now
Even in cases where we’re successful in our application of cultural knowledge for commercial gain, that doesn’t mean that it leaves the community in the same or a better place. For example, the punk movement. In the 70s and 80s, from British punk to Afropunk to Queercore, the subculture’s original ideologies were clear. It... See more
Even in cases where we’re successful in our application of cultural knowledge for commercial gain, that doesn’t mean that it leaves the community in the same or a better place. For example, the punk movement. In the 70s and 80s, from British punk to Afropunk to Queercore, the subculture’s original ideologies were clear. It... See more
Nick Susi • Culture Is the Client
Reminds me somewhat of new-age culture, not completely, but there are many influencers that are taking advantage of this particular modern movement for their own gain and benefit, posing as teachers, leaders, and gurus, just because they think it is a profitable, “hot” market for them.
With the consequences of spreading false, even mistakenly dark, information that misleads individuals in their own spiritual path.
That is in particular, cultural extraction. There is ethics, their is no morality.
That is how you suck the life-force out of a culture.
the follow-up questions are:
WHAT are my creative superpowers??
WHO am I meant to serve?
HOW do I give extraordinary value to them?
WHAT is my philosophy/ethos/vision?
WHAT are my creative superpowers??
WHO am I meant to serve?
HOW do I give extraordinary value to them?
WHAT is my philosophy/ethos/vision?
Kening Zhu • the guiding question to build wealth as an artist — kening zhu
I feel I need to spend more time curating specific, deep questions involving the realization of somebody’s own gifts, or YOUNIQUENESS.
Anyways, I’d love creating these for my clients and audiences
The problem is that social media tricks us into thinking they’re the same thing. That posting every day is the work. That if you’re not constantly uploading, you’re falling behind. That every other creator is outpacing you.
But that’s the trap.
But that’s the trap.
Zack Evans • The Creator Casino
Don't rely on channels like social-media for only attracting and nurturing your dream audience and customers.
Take the relationship further: have them in your email-list, create a community for your people, host real life events or retreats with them.
Remove them and yourself from the internet, experience the magic together.
Rick Owens Interview | In the Studio | The New York Times
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For example, Figma started out knowing they wanted to build a web-based graphics editor using a new technology called WebGL, but they didn’t know exactly what type of use-case they wanted to focus on. Eventually after a period of experimentation they settled on UI design for web and mobile apps. Who knows what would have become of them if they... See more