Joined Metalabel 06/25/2025
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Metalabel squad
Anonymous Creative Futures Report

Anonymous Creative Futures Report

by Rayna, IY, and 4 more

Collector #789

Where are we now as creative people? Where are we going? What do we vision for the future? 75 creative people anonymously share the dreams, concerns, and joys grounding their creative thinking for the year ahead.

spellofthemonth
Spell of the Month
Spell 001

Spell 001

by Jordanisgreen, and Queen of Swords

Collector #29

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

pomotect
postmodern tectonics ™
Applied Imagination

Applied Imagination

by postmodern tectonics ™

Collector #90

"A lightly researched field guide for thinking about and/or making creative things" These are observations from real working life, a collective twenty years of our work as professionals in a wide range of fields — architecture, advertising, design, innovation strategy, journalism, and software engineering.

pomotect
postmodern tectonics ™
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL

by postmodern tectonics ™

Collector #54

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

hardart
Hard Art
Hard Imagination

Hard Imagination

by Sophie Cowen, David Johnston, and 1 more

Collector #219

Hard Imagination invites Venture Capitalists to see a world beyond an extractive mindset, to create pathways for capital allocation that are not self-terminating Limited run of 23 bound copies or download the PDF for free

becomingpress
Becoming
Semiotics of the End: Essays on Capitalism & the Apocalypse (2025) by Alessandro Sbordoni

Collector #56

“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

darkforest
The Dark Forest Collective
The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet (Digital Edition)

The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet (Digital Edition)

by Yancey Strickler, Caroline Busta, and 8 more

Collector #130

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.

elysian
Elysian Collective
The Elysian Manifesto

The Elysian Manifesto

by Elle Griffin

Collector #102

One way our world could go from here.

darkforest
The Dark Forest Collective
Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading

Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading

by Nadia Asparouhova, and Leïth Benkhedda

Collector #695

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.

uaad
Underground Art And Design
Worlds Unfolding: Ideas and Prompts for Virtual World-Making

Collector #149

Worlds Unfolding is a guide and inspiration hub for virtual world-making, offering curated prompts, community-contributed projects, and ideas that blend storytelling, design, and imagination. It explores how virtual spaces can foster connection, creativity, and care while critically examining their ties to the dominant paradigm.

cinegraphic
Cinegraphic Media
CMYK – 52 Typoems :: 4 typefaces | 4 letters | 4 sections  by Michael Betancourt

Collector #12

CMYK is an asemic poetry book published by Swedish press Timglaset. It was their blackest book ever and simultaneously one of their most colorful. Now out of print, it was originally published in an edition of 99 copies, and was a winner in The Society of Typographic Arts 45th STA100 in 2024

d-o-t
Department of Transformation
Workshop of Workshops

Workshop of Workshops

by Dept of Transformation

Collector #19

"Workshop of Workshops" by P. Krishnamurthy, explores various organizational structures—studio, gallery, school, therapy, and temple—analyzing their advantages and disadvantages in fostering creativity, collaboration, and individual development. PK proposes a "new workshop" model that to merge the best aspects of these formats.

baukunst
Baukunst
Notes from the Baukunst Creative Technologist Conference - Spring 2022

Collector #20

On May 4th and 5th, 2022, Baukunst gathered at The Interval at The Long Now— a prominent foundation for long-term thinking— to share projects, processes, and new areas of inquiry. This is a zine we published to capture notes from the gathering.

baukunst
Baukunst
Notes from the Baukunst Creative Technologist Conference - Fall 2022

Collector #35

On October 25th and 26th, 2022, Baukunst gathered at Warehouse XI, just outside of Boston in Somerville, MA, to share projects, processes, and new areas of inquiry. This is a zine we published to capture notes from the gathering.

baukunst
Baukunst
Contours of CAD + AI - Baukunst Study Group 002

Collector #23

In our second Study Group at Baukunst, Contours of CAD and AI, we set out to explore how emerging AI and machine learning techniques have the potential to revolutionize computer aided design in industrial design, engineering, construction, virtual environments, and beyond. We worked in collaboration to form a picture of what the future of engineeri

baukunst
Baukunst
Mycelium As Mode Report - Baukunst Study Group 001

Collector #122

In our first Study Group, Mycelium as Mode, we set out to inquire about the vast world of mushrooms, exploring the terrain from multiple vantage points — from wellness and investment in psychedelics — to materiality and even, mycelium as a metaphor for building.

darkforest
The Dark Forest Collective
The Post-Individual

The Post-Individual

by Yancey Strickler, IY, and 1 more

Collector #219

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

squad
Metalabel squad
After the Creator Economy

After the Creator Economy

by IY, Severin Matusek, and 3 more

Collector #291

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.

athousandforests
A Thousand Forests
Legal Structures for Creative Practices

Legal Structures for Creative Practices

by A Thousand Forests, Enrique H, and 2 more

Collector #445

"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