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September 2026 1 note

ideas updated 2 min read

Another tentative title and focus for my next zine

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Doug is considering a new zine, tentatively titled Field Notes on Ambient Surveillance, which explores how surveillance has become normalised in everyday life. The zine would examine the ways in which seemingly benign technologies, such as read receipts and location histories, contribute to a culture of ambient surveillance. Doug believes this topic offers fertile ground for a zine, as it highlights the ordinary, yet pervasive, nature of observation in modern society.

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August 2026 1 note

notes 1 min read

Final version of my zine has arrived!

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Doug's first zine final version is here, looking great with improvements from test print. 50 physical copies available, 12 remaining.

July 2026 1 note

notes 1 min read

Well, this is exciting

AI summary

Doug has sent his first zine, Field Notes on Productive Friction, to the printer for a sample copy. The zine, with only 23 out of 50 copies remaining, will not have a digital version.

June 2026 1 note

reflections updated 2 min read

Already thinking of my next zine

I woke up early this morning and an idea for a second zine just popped fully-formed into my head. It's weird how the subconscious works.

After a little bit of back-and-forth with my Little Robot Friend, I'm thinking of framing it as a "field guide for designing around the mind we actually have". That's in contrast to the ultra-rational one that we'll never achieve, nor would we actually want anyway.

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