“To quote Alessandro Sbordoni: ‘as the end gets nearer, more is yet to come'. So maybe we already live (in) the end of the world, an end which stretches on endlessly, with no possible resolution." — Slavoj Žižek

A call to arms for artists to midwife a new cultural movement. This manifesto invites a shift from art as commodity to art as soul-work, uniting the artistic, political, and spiritual in service of a rebirth: a Second Renaissance.

a rumination on why small things need to make a big comeback

New World Order: The Return of Hard Power and Soft Beliefs is a 35-page research memo about what happens when power, infrastructure and ideology collide. A manual for anyone trying to make sense of the present, New World Order contains ideas, context and language to participate in shaping the world that emerges in front of our eyes.

TRANCHE 001 is a collection of 5 one-off podcast episodes from 5 different sets of galaxy-brain Socratic thinkers, journalists, filmmakers, and neo-oral communication geniuses. The topics range from tracing the history of the word Based from lil b to Pete Hegseth, to what it's like to get old.

Sticker prints for the Cybernetics Image Library.

Mean Hand is a typeface made from the average of thousands of individual samples in the EMNIST dataset: 814,255 handwritten characters gathered by the US government in the early 1990s to automate Census form processing. The font covers the full alphabet and digits across nine weights.

Notes on occupying the space between worlds

Artist Joshua Citarella and writer Yancey Strickler spoke weekly about their creative practices for the "New Creative Era" podcast. This book edits those discussions into a collection offering a new perspective on the creative life. Available July 1.

Bringing together leading thinkers across technology, philosophy, and law, this collection examines how human agency, democracy, and freedom can flourish in the algorithmic age.

"A Few Essays on Taste" is a collection of essays on fashion, trends, and culture written by Ruby Justice Thelot in 2024.

Why do some ideas spread like wildfire, while others resist being seen — despite their importance? A new book by Nadia Asparouhova explores the emerging phenomenon of antimemetics. Published by the Dark Forest Collective.

Cosmic Sans Software is the first zine from the Institute of Machine Unlearning. Born from a workshop, it brings together collages made collectively as playful, critical detours into how AI is pictured and imagined and how we see, feel, and unlearn with machines.

The world's first VR rap music album in history. Set in the Southside of Chicago. Viewable on your phone, tablet, or computer. Updated version of A Ü T O/M Ö T O R from vyle, created in NYC New Museum, as part of their NEW INC artist incubator, with new tracks, updated 3D environments, added interactivity, and more.

A 52-page zine exploring how artists can channel their creative anxiety. Features contributions and insights from Aubrey Plaza, Melissa Broder, Anelise Chen, Jlin, Mike Rugnetta, Henry Rollins, and Nikki Sixx

pdf, lowkey uggo formating, rohe Textfassung, bareback Wissensvermittlung baby xxoxoxoxoxox

Bigger isn’t always better. What could we make with AI if scale wasn’t an objective? The 38-page zine “AI for Ants: A zine about Small AI” draws inspiration from the degrowth movement, climate justice, and low-tech to re-imagine AI that is locally-rooted and more attuned to our natural world.

How has technology shaped and been shaped by sexuality? This 700+ page artist book gathers anecdotes, artworks, and historical artifacts that reveal the pervasive and perverted origins of our digital tools.

Limited edition of 100 prints on un-dosed heavyweight blotting paper using plant based food grade ink, signed and numbered, 19x19 cm

Exocapitalism challenges the critical orthodoxy on how it understands and talks about capitalism today.

A collaborative art project on how to find your own North and shape our collective shift toward a new world order

Find order in a chaotic world with whatdoyousee.nyc, a participatory web-based archive composed of curiosity, code, and hundreds of photos of everyday New York City.

A notation instrument for practitioners whose work knows something they don't.

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Limited edition of 100 custom made holographic Pokémon Card on embossed paper, 42 x 30 cm (paper), 6.3 x 8.8 cm (card). Signed and numbered.

A sonic and visual ritual led by FVDGE NASTE 97. Blending Kanye’s Dark Fantasy with Beyoncé’s Family Feud vocals over 111 Hz frequencies, crystal sound bowls, pyramid resonance, and tuning forks—this R+B sound bath transforms hip hop devotion into divine elevation.

Economic precarity is up. Market demands are too. People are drowning in digital overload. Political threats loom. The second Anonymous Creative Futures survey shares what 300+ anon artists and creators feel about this moment, their words 100%.

An exploration of individuality after the internet The Post-Individual First Edition includes "The Post Individual" essay, an audio recording and video introduction by the author, and research notes behind the piece

"A new future for Mexico depends upon unearthing what colonialism has buried below the ground." Weaving Yuk Hui's cosmotechnics with the work of more radical anthropologists like Viveiros De Castro, researcher Lou Manuel Arsenault sets out a new analytical foundation for understanding the World which is expressed by Meso-American archaeology.

Some theories and practical approaches that might help you think about how you think about ideas.

"Legal Structures for Creative Practices" is an illustrated zine designed for creative entrepreneurs that unpacks the pros, cons, and nuances of various legal structures to help choose the one that will best suit their unique practice. View the digital zine at: AThousandForests.com

The first EP in the (doom prairie) series which explores augmenting ambient garage with abrasive leads and myriad genre sound design. Each song was built from a single Ableton project assembled in 2022 with the objective of implementing creative barriers to help facilitate the production of a cohesive body of work.

We’ve been told patriarchy is inevitable. It’s not. In redefining power, this book imagines the next world and invites you to help build it. Receive access to early drafts by pre-ordering. Final work fruiting late summer 2026 🌸

The LAN Party Summer School is a webinar series that invites artists and practitioners to share their work about video game art. The programme runs each Friday at 6pm CET / 12pm ET from the 10th - 31st July 2026. Webinars led by: ALICE BUCKNELL ☆ SIDE QUEST ☆ CHIA AMISOLA ☆ JANNE SCHIMMEL

Select All Images That Make Your Bones Shrivel is the third zine from the Institute of Machine Unlearning. Created through public experiments and participatory workshops, it gathers CAPTCHAs that refuse recognition and stretch a small security interface into a collective exercise in critical play.

"BOOSTED" is a collaborative album and malevolent viral entity conjured through the combined effort of Brooklyn-based musicians MURDERPACT and TRNGS, digital artist Mark Fingerhut, and graphic designer Brian Mark. Out on 29 Speedway, the record is available in the form of a possessed .exe file, spawning a tightly orchestrated piece of malware.

A series of reflections from my (Yancey's) creative experiences expressed as a written essay (the A-side) and video essay (the B-side)

Cover: Fuera de Campo/Lucas Gallo (December) Features: Fictional Documentarians, Mandy Chang, Tikkun Olam Productions, Our Land, Theatrical Booking. Festivals: CPH:DOX 2026, Tawain International Doc Festival 2026. Columns: Letter from the Editor, Notes From the Real, What‘s in My Bag (XUE Ming), What‘s on My Desk (Qutaiba Barhamji), Screen Time.

Notas sobre cómo internet se volvió corporativa. El periodista y escritor José Heinz recorre la historia de la cultura web para mostrar cómo pasamos del espíritu pionero y experimental a la internet homogeneizada y corporativa que habitamos hoy.

A blend of IRL ritual and AI prompt, this spell is designed to transform your fears into fresh fuel for your creativity.

In 2018, The Creative Independent published our first zine, featuring the emotional and practical wisdom of Philip Glass, Yumna Al-Arashi, Taja Cheek, and others on how to make a living as an artist. This is a digital edition of that work.

Homage to Apollo 8 & 13 Astronaut Jim Lovell RIP

A trilogy of essays published from 2019 through 2021 that explores why I and others feel less comfortable showing our true selves online. Reissued here with the original piece, two follow-up essays, and a podcast conversation with The Stoa exploring the concept.

Shantell Sans mixes variable axes for Weight, Italic, Informality, and Bounce to deliver a wide array of font styles, from friendly, readable, everyday typographic workhorses to striking, high-energy, experimental styles meant especially for animation. This is the story behind its inspiration and creation.

Release notes. 10 very short lessons to create a tiny product in a long weekend in printable PDF format 1 audio with steps (and a private audio feed for AMA and/or questions) 1 visualization in high resolution PNG format Lots of good vibes & creative mojo

A zine published by The Creative Independent, compiling quotes, excerpts, and recommendations from working artists, all gathered from our archive. Topics covered include always looking for better ways to express yourself, finding your path, creating work in your own voice, following your curiosity, and more.

Greatest Docs of the 21st Century: Top 25, Singular Picks

Will we still be asking people to like and subscribe in 10 years? "After The Creator Economy" explores constructive alternatives for the ways we produce, distribute, and monetize creative work online. Co-edited by Austin Robey (Metalabel) and Severin Matusek (co—matter), this release preserves and digitally reissues the zine.