I take far fewer photos than I used to, which is ironic because the cameras on the phone in my pocket are the best I've ever had. Maybe something like this could help?
Note: the competition mentioned happened five years ago, and yes, the title of this post is a play on the name of Bad Bunny's excellent 2025 album)
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With my last zine, as well as the 40-page professionally-printed version, I also included a smaller, home-printed zine from a sheet of A4.
I'm planning on doing similar with my next one, and this post is giving me some creative ideas, as are these resources.
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I love stuff like this that can mean different things to different people, and various things to one individual person, depending on the day / their state of mind.
Source: Are.na block · Vibes channel
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Doug first discovered Are.na in 2018 and has since become a Premium subscriber, appreciating its non-algorithmic, user-curated content. He highlights Are.na's 15-year anniversary, celebrating its unique approach to creativity, which involves connecting ideas and exploring personal interests without the influence of algorithms. Doug finds Are.na to be a refreshing alternative to mainstream social networks.
…For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn’t understand growth, it would look like complete destruction.
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Doug argues that the focus should not be on whether something is AI or not, but rather on the practical outcomes it produces. He criticises those who fetishise human creativity and misunderstand the role of tools as amplifiers, not causal agents. Doug chooses to live his values and evaluate the difference AI makes in practice, rather than policing its use.
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Doug discusses a creative example of a user, known as [@honear], who has added a smaller monochrome e-ink display to their colour e-ink canvas to mimic a museum display, providing information about the artwork being shown. This setup allows for a 'museum at home' experience, with a new artwork and accompanying information displayed twice a day. The user's integration pulls artwork from public-domain museums and generates summaries using AI when necessary.
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The note discusses a creative process flow (Preparation → Incubation → Insight → Evaluation → Elaboration → Sharing) and maps it onto the author's "continuum of ambiguity." The author created the space Substrate to focus more on preparation and incubation rather than evaluation and elaboration. They also question placing "share" at the end of
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The note explores a hesitation to start new projects due to fear of being unoriginal, noting that being second to an idea is acceptable but being 50th is not. It questions how to guarantee or maximize the odds of being the first to do something.
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