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by Yancey Strickler
Collector #173
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.
by Yancey Strickler, and IY
Collector #201
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
by Yancey Strickler
Collector #76
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.
by Yancey Strickler, and Laurel Schwulst
Collector #103
A wider view of our self-interest. Now Me, Future Me. Now Us, Future Us. A model for a deeper form of living. BEyond Near Term Orientation: Bentoism.
by Shantell Martin
Collector #159
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.
by Avi Solomon
Collector #15
On the way home from the Moon in August 1971, Apollo 15 Astronaut Jim Irwin picked up a Hasselblad camera and captured this astonishing prospect of a crescent Earth gleaming in a ray of sunlight.
by Avi Solomon
Collector #19
Audio version of my English translation of Sefer Yesira, an ancient Hebrew mystical text that first promulgated the concept of combinatorial creativity. Important not just for having a creative effect on major historical figures, but also for a seminal influence germinating the seeds of modern logic and computing into the looming Golem of AI today.
by Avi Solomon
Collector #12
A remarkable image of a scene on Mars photographed by NASA's Perseverance Rover is emblematic of the alien yet familiar landscape of a barren planet humans might visit one day.
by Avi Solomon
Collector #20
Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate! I have reprocessed the original 1968 Apollo 8 mission Earthrise Hasselblad Kodak analog film photograph taken by the late Astronaut Bill Anders from the new NASA master scans. Please feel free to download the image file and zoom in to see the astonishing level of detail...
by Avi Solomon
Collector #13
NASA Parker Solar Probe footage of Venus and Earth swimming in a sea of stars amidst the Milky Way
Collector #5
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this view of Earth setting while Phobos, one of Mars' two moons, is rising. It's the first time an image of the two celestial bodies have been captured together from the surface of Mars.
by Avi Solomon
Collector #6
Apollo 15 Astronaut Jim Irwin shot this astonishing sequence of UV photographs (AS15-99-13487 to AS15-99-13490) of a crescent Earth seen during the return from the Moon, Apollo 15, August 1971.
by Avi Solomon
Collector #11
What a transit of Earth and Moon across the Sun would look like
by Avi Solomon
Collector #8
This is the draft of my forthcoming translation of Sefer Yesira, an ancient Hebrew mystical text that first promulgated the concept of combinatorial creativity. The English version is turning out to be a stand-alone text that can be read aloud as poetry. Please feel free to read, recite, record, recommend and send me reverbs!
by Avi Solomon
Collector #17
This PDF is my raw longhand introduction to my English translation of Sefer Yesira, an ancient Hebrew mystical text important not just for its internal creative effect on major medieval Jewish mystics like Abraham Abulafia, but also for its seminal influence germinating the seeds of modern logic and computing with the looming Golem of AI in view.
by Avi Solomon
Collector #16
My work-in-progress English translation of Sefer Yesira, an ancient Hebrew mystical text that first promulgated the concept of combinatorial creativity. Important not just for having a creative effect on major historical figures, but also for a seminal influence germinating the seeds of modern logic and computing into the looming Golem of AI today.
by Avi Solomon
Collector #5
I have demonstrated that the Sunspots are neither Stars nor permanent materials, and that they are not located at a distance from the Sun but are produced and dissolved upon it in a manner not unlike that of clouds and vapors on the Earth -Galileo Galilei
by Avi Solomon
Collector #9
We humans need to hold our cosmic situation in mind while dealing with matters on Earth. NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured this grand prospect of Earth swimming in a sea of stars over the course of ten days in April 2019. I have processed the raw footage and remixed it with sounds of the Solar wind and a stellar track by Max Richter.
by Avi Solomon
Collector #11
Compilation of all the spacecraft footage of Saturn's moon Enceladus targeted and captured during the course of NASA's Cassini mission.
by Avi Solomon
Collector #4
Real footage of Saturn and its rings and moons captured by NASA's Cassini probe
by Avi Solomon
Collector #12
My video homage to the historic Apollo 11 voyage to the Moon
by Avi Solomon
Collector #9
Homage to Apollo 8 & 13 Astronaut Jim Lovell RIP
Collector #12
NASA's Parker Solar Probe observed Earth positioned parallel to the Milky Way on 19th June 2025. I have processed and animated a sequence of 72 images from the raw mission data from that day that provides a feel of the astonishing prospect seen from the spacecraft, set to a stellar music track by Brian Eno.
by Avi Solomon
Collector #6
I remixed NASA Cassini mission raw footage from Saturn, real Saturnian space sound, a stellar track from Bear McCreary and Carl Sagan's voice to pay a humble tribute to this astonishingly rich science mission to the moons of Saturn.
by Avi Solomon
Collector #81
Free PDF of my English translation of Sefer Yesira, an ancient Hebrew mystical text that first promulgated the concept of combinatorial creativity.
by Shadow M. Genesis
Collector #18
𝕷𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖕𝖊 𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖉, 𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖟𝖔𝖓 𝖉𝖆𝖜𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌. 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖁𝖊𝖗𝖒𝖎𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖔𝖓, 𝖎𝖓𝖘𝖈𝖗𝖚𝖙𝖆𝖇𝖑𝖊, 𝖔𝖕𝖎𝖆𝖙𝖊, 𝖘𝖜𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖓. 𝕾𝖚𝖓. Salsa and Merango are slowly drying in the desert. These two lab rats are the last human beings in the universe, and they have one task left to do.
by Brandon Stosuy
Collector #159
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
by Nitzan Hermon
Collector #1
These 10 rules of generous design have been, by far, the most evergreen collection of words I have ever written. This came together in a time of great change, and I keep going back to it. I would love to print these as A1, my favorite poster format, as a limited edition.
by Nitzan Hermon
Collector #6
Self-initiated collaborative design publication on the design and aesthetic of Palm Springs
by Nitzan Hermon
Collector #14
Last winter, I held three dinners about Miranda July’s All Fours. These are the conversation prompts. Feel free to print them for your dinner, about All Fours, or any books for that matter.
by Brandon Stosuy
Collector #432
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.
by Brandon Stosuy
Collector #152
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.
by Yancey Strickler, IY, and 1 more
Collector #388
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
by A Thousand Forests, Enrique H, and 2 more
Collector #932
"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