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

DJ Meisner (b. 1997) is a visual artist based in San Francisco, California. This volume features works created between 2020 - 2024. 48 pages, 8 x 10”.

The original essay, ideas, and research that inspired Metalabel, including: — Unpublished research and thinking from May 2021 — The initial manifesto, first published in February 2022 — Further research, first published in October 2022 Preserved and collectible as a new media archive.

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

This was the manifesto that launched the time machine.

Bad Kingdom is a poetic visual novel that follows three characters: Robin in Taipei, Swan in Tokyo, and a mysterious Crow, as they reflect on the loss of their beloved online multiplayer game Fly Like a Bird. The piece is presented both as an interactive Ren’Py visual story and as a comic in PDF format.

a small digital magazine filled with my favorite images & missed connections collected from newyork.craigslist.org in june 2025 ♡

a small digital magazine filled with my favorite images & missed connections collected from newyork.craigslist.org in july 2025 ♡

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.

FANDOM is a communal publication which features critical and experimental short-form responses to the theme of fandom from a variety of upcoming writers and artists.

FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT presents the JavaScript-based, generative art collection of the same name by artist Maya Man.

The definitive Other Internet anthology collects our essays and reports in print for the first time, traces crypto-cultural history in 6 new pieces, and surfaces new material from the OI archives. Ships September 2025. Pre-order now.

@Metalabel. A thank you letter, to all the people who have helped me to be here <3.

A book about how to survive on the internet. It’s about the cozy web, the dark web, the dark forest, the clear net, the dark net, and a new social world emerging around us. This is the Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet.

The Autonomous Worlds Network’s first publication offers a new vocabulary for a new era of worlding.

Get detailed Notion templates for all the exercises in the Artist's Way book. ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪ Unlock your higher creativity with the self-guided 12 week program in the Artists Way written by Julia Cameron. Join artists like Doechii, Alicia Keys, Bella Hadid, and more in the creative transformation guided by these exercises.

Our debut issue traces LAST HUMAN’s roots, from eerie prototypes at Lincoln Center to glitch-laden mobile rituals. Dive into neurothrillers, post-cinema, and AI resistance as we explore a decaying web of synthetic identity, broken interfaces, and the horror of a world where reality no longer loads.

A four week intensive course delving into the core ideas and questions explored in the foundational stages of DNR. We will examine artworks, texts, and internet media covering topics like internet-informed identity, political futures, and post-internet art. Facilitated by artist Theresa Tomi Faison via Zoom Sundays: 8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 1-3pm EST

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.

Now shipping... What is the egirl? A print magazine puts it all in a timeline. Writing by internet culture reporter and amateur anthropologist Katherine Dee. Supported by sumptuous illustrations from Blaise Larmee, Kristina Tzekova, Bubbles, Raighne.

Our third anthology book. DNR began as a private Discord server gathered to discuss memetic tactics and emergent political trends.

This 36-page risograph-printed pamphlet is a radical & practical guide to reclaiming your life from digital technology.

A century-old myth. Aliens, war and magic. What do they reveal about our modern era of technology and media? The War of the Worlds Did Not Take Place is a 24-page tabloid newspaper created by Nick Susi with visual objects by Domingo Beta. Debuted at FWB FEST25, with an original score by VÉRITÉ.

In June 2023, Metalabel put a yellow newspaper box on the street of the Lower East Side in NYC, and filled it up each day with copies of a free zine that celebrated a New Creative Era. This release documents that original release and makes the zine available for download.

Is it possible to create specific real-world outcomes by modifying our data streams?

Since 2017, the Ideaspace has been my outlet for exploring creative forms and sharing ideas. This release shares audio of four of my favorite interviews — with artist Hank Willis Thomas, economist Marianna Mazucato, and authors John Higgs and Eric Wargo — in a free .zip download.

A book about the cozy web, the dark web, the dark forest, the clear net, the dark net, and a new world emerging around us. This is The DIGTAL Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet.

A Surreal Kind of Normal is a browser-based piece exploring the absurdity and dissonance of our contemporary human condition online. The artist performs not as a character, but as an amalgamation of neoliberal attitudes and the frozen subjects of stock images come to life. A “girl” who is not girl so much as a vessel, a gun, an ethos. Edition of 22

Part of Metalabel SS2025 collection. DOOM→BLOOM Handprinted in Lisbon on heavyweight Gildan T-Shirt. Limited edition of 40.

Our first release is a re-release from counts on fingers... sixteen years ago! Coming soon is a freshly annotated version that fills in some of the gaps between then and now - a kind of "director's cut" if you like. But since there are now adults around who were in kindergarten at the time, we thought we'd start at the very beginning.

Whoa, Vol. 1 – Conversations To Make You Feel Human A limited edition print publication of 100 copies exclusively sold at Metalabel (for American collectors), and an unlimited digital edition worldwide. Also included: private podcast and YouTube feeds of each unedited conversation. By Sublime and Printernet.

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.

A grid to play in, on and through -- an occasionally updated set of studies in visual and sonic play (with a singing saw and video synthesizer), arranged in a grid to be played in any number of combinations. When new studies are added, the grid arrangement will be re-oriented and a new edition released.

A flat shiny glossy future book :: with liminal paradise landscapes from Ethereality by Ruby Bailey, and techno-esoteric whispers from Danielle Paterson. 40 pages 8” x 8” GLOSS

A book of screenshots taken in the game IMVU

Issue #002 documents our latest LAST HUMAN prototype—a creepy descent into the AI slop of the dead internet, Participants were dropped into a glitching system with one urgent task: hunt down their doppelgänger. It’s a game of human CAPTCHA—prove your humanity before the algorithm erases it.

Do Not Research is a “detestable band of washed up millennial seapunks” and “zoomers obsessed with Mark Fisher”. It is also a highly active online community that publishes writing, visual art, internet culture research and more.

Do Not Research is a platform for art, writing, internet culture and beyond.

Aestheticisation of Violence in Military, Gaming, Social Media Cultures and Other Stories

Here is a re:re:reality ~ This is the film - ENDLESSITY. Set in no-place 2 empty_world_empty_ai_fantasy_world of L00bi’s pixelated dreams. Thisss one is heaven. This one is ethereality limbo dissolve. L00bi’s aching emptiness is no longer scattered - she knows what she wants(!) How to become nothing |-|3|_|>, my friend, let me go |-|0//\3.

A unique look into young online memetic subcultures where gen Z teens explore radical politics such as: eco-extremism, neoreaction, anarcho-primitivism, transhumanism, anarcho-capitalism, the alt-right, post-left, egoism and cyber-nihilism. 2018 - 2021. 6x9". 134 pages.

"What If?" is a working journal: a reader-reviewed, iterative publication written to evolve alongside conversation. Each chapter is curated around a "what if" prompt—what if WFH took place in Vision Pros? Curators of the working edition (this release) can vote on journal submissions, curate chapter content, and read with the Glass Mirror community.

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

The Girl is a paradox, at once hypervisible and impossible to define. She is not just an aesthetic persona, but an active force...

An exploration of individuality after the internet. The Post-Individual includes: — The Post Individual essay — An audio recording by the author — A video introduction — Research notes, early drafts, and slides

nCHANT's inaugural issue explores digital gardens as autonomous spaces for expression beyond platform capitalism. Features research with Trust community, essays on fractal structures, self-hosting guides, and philosophical dialogues. Published by REINCANTAMENTO, this issue offers a glimpse into a more personal Web.

Incidental Container is simultaneously a singular artwork and group exhibition conceived and organized by Jason Isolini. Featuring artists: Jake Brush, Courtlin Byrd, Tomi Faison, Sarah Friend, Xavier Mcfarlin, Rebecca Millsop, Zach Nader, Georgica Pettus, and Molly Soda. The IC tote-bag is a unique work derived from the artists' collaboration.

Subcultural Memories and Vernaculars of a Layered Imaginary