Francesco

A lot of social media these days makes me feel like I’m doing it wrong; I’m not going to the right places or wearing the right thing or doing the right workout (or any workout tbh). Sure, it’s kinda an obvious takeaway about a common feeling, but what was less obvious to me is how this week’s contributor Alex Dobrenko characterizes this experience:... See more

Marketing can be tricky during times of distress. It calls for an emphatic overtone, even if it means to fake some.

Even with their workforce being let go without an interim notice, it feels disconnected to see their social media page of a certain organization’s gregariously and shamelessly perpetuating employee happiness and well being.

Design education encourages new designers to use design as a tool for social change and sells them on the idea that fancy design methodologies can solve all kinds of problems. It is exhilarating, but everything always stays the same, because the reality is that the system keeps incentivizing companies chasing infinite growth on the back of a planet... See more

I think the best writers actually just write about what they want to write, what they know, what they experience, and generally their story...

Writers who do that and let the readers connect the dots without explicitly holding their hand through an article are better writers imo.

When we emphasize the target audience we give away our creative power.... See more

It's not a question of rearranging your to-do list so as to make space for all your "big rocks", but of accepting that there are simply too many rocks to fit in the jar. You have to take a stab at deciding what matters most, among your various creative passions/life goals/responsibilities – and then do that, while acknowledging that you'll inevitab... See more

Let this sink in: Social media marketing is directly contributing to social media addiction and the global mental health crisis.

n the 60s and 70s, the feminist and lesbian bookstores that served as hubs for activists printed their own newsletters and editorial guides to share information and help other writers and artists get their work into the hands of readers and other activists.