Could we redesign email to be the next Internet? Email could evolve into a ‘superinbox’—a human-first, AI-powered protocol with blockchain authentication that reinvents social media and the Internet.

I wrote about how email (our best protocols IMHO) could evolve into a ‘superinbox’—a human-first, AI-powered protocol with blockchain authentication that reinvents social media and the Internet. blobzine.substack.com/p/could-we-r...

Things I have been thinking about lately

Sweater progress. I think this one might actually get done before the weather changes.

When the method becomes the work, does work become meaningless? Creatives perform labor for free for the masses.

How hard work, value, process, and performance get all tangled up with consumption, capitalism, and art on social media. Do you think performance makes the object and process interchangeable? Will we no longer care about the product of the work when the work is what we consume?

an abstract inflatable artwork that resembles a pink and green, alien-like creature

an abstract inflatable artwork that resembles a pink and blue, alien-like creature

“My fascination with inflatable structures began when I realized how absurd, tender, and unstable they could be—all at once,” artist Rong Bao says.

www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/07/rong...

How do you trust the process when you don't trust yourself? What if the weight dragging you down is you?

How do you trust the process when you don't trust yourself?

Fear of failure often prevents us from attempting the things we desire most.

What are some of your favorite Tumblr accounts?

if your man:

- always soothes you when you're anxious
- likes to hang out at your favorite record store
- has dreamy ambient pads
- plays at 172bpm

that's not your man, that's a liquid drum n' bass record from 1996.

I haven’t finished the hanging design at the top… still pondering how I want this to hang.

Approx. 24” W x 34” H

I mostly used meet and separate, which I think made it go faster, but I ended up having to sew so many slits afterward that I’m not sure I’d do it again like that. I used the interlocking method in the pixelated part.

I learned SO MUCH by making this and I am very happy with the result.

The design is inspired by a large set of AI outputs I created by feeding AI with my drawings and asking it to get weird and chaotic in the results. Then I drew the design on my iPad, printed it out in sections and taped it all together.

Here is my second large weaving, completed in March. This one took me a lot less time (~3 months) and I worked from a very simple cartoon outline and added all the colors and details as I went.

Does anyone know how to get a Meta Account Manager for a Business? I have a serious issue with a biz account and I am unable to get help through the standard chat and support. I would appreciate any referrals / help 🙏

Digital minimalism, logging off, and the intimacy economy Where do we go from here?

We’re moving away from the Attention Economy and toward the Intimacy Economy, where we will value the quality of our followers, where we allow for more vulnerability. Will this new Economy bring us back together IRL?
blobzine.substack.com/p/digital-mi...

A year ago, nearly to the day @jaimederringer.bsky.social nailed a major paradox (there are many) for artists i think #artistdilemma

I'm excited to share my newest weaving but I decided not to post any process photos before it's done. I think it will be done some time in April! It's probably going to be about 24" x 30". I tried a lot of new things in this piece.

I still have some sticker sheets available in my Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/listing/1154...

The dreamlike cakes of Hana Betakova aka růstcakes A Berlin-based baker crafts wildly imaginative edible art

Hana’s cakes feel like they belong in a Grimm’s fairy tale with dark folklore and enchanted forests.

I still check the others, but much less frequently. I peek at IG daily at some artist stories/posts then bounce, or, I post something and then bounce. Most of the time I can unhook myself pretty quickly. For me, there is still value to staying on the platforms.

Making Substack my most used social network/platform has dramatically improved my mental health, doomscrolling, and restored my much-needed critical thinking. My attention span has started to improve, too.

Thanks!

Sketchbook is getting weirder #drawing #sketchbook #weirdart

"Creativity will get you over every obstacle in life." blobzine.substack.com/p/algorithm-...

Algorithm-free zones and pursuing pleasure with Walt Cassidy aka WALTPAPER "Creativity will get you over every obstacle in life."

I loved chatting with Walt Cassidy, aka WALTPAPER ~ former Club Kid, forever creative. Read his typed and handwritten Q&A on BLOB ~ blobzine.substack.com/p/algorithm-...

"People often switch between videos and fast-forward through them on platforms...We show that people consume media this way to avoid boredom. However, this switching behavior makes people feel more bored, less satisfied, less engaged, & less meaningful in some instances." www.apa.org/pubs/journal...

I would not advise!! ⚠️

Do not try and knit your second sweater with a new, complicated pattern, while stoned.

Thanks!

I selfishly wanted a peek at writer/designer Kristen Bateman's treasure trove so I asked her to join me for a little video Show and Tell where she shared her ten favorite accessories: blobzine.substack.com/p/the-art-of...

My first sketchbook page for 2025