Structure, Play & the Cultures We Build

November 28th· Issue #344
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This week, we’re exploring the threads that run through creative culture: structure as a secret superpower, collective drawing as joyful disorder, and a rare glimpse into Pixar before it found its footing. Add in countercultural archives, honest profanity, and a few tech objects for your holiday wishlist.


Happy Thanksgiving Weekend 🦃


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1. The SoDA Report on a New Era for Creativity

 

A deep dive into the trends defining digital creativity’s next chapter,  where craft meets computation and designers become cultural translators.




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2. Why Creative Work Needs Structure to Thrive

 

A reminder that great ideas don’t bloom in chaos; they grow in the quiet, consistent rhythm that gives imagination somewhere to land. This is something that really resonates with us ;)
 

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3. The Case for AI ‘Datarails’

 

A bold argument for the data we must not feed the machine and why protecting human weakness may be the key to protecting human dignity.


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4. Adult Swim’s Exquisite Corpse Experiment


Fans, markers, mayhem. A classic drawing game becomes a communal creative engine with delightfully unpredictable outcomes.


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5. Pixar: The Early Days

 

An unearthed 1996 conversation capturing Pixar before it became Pixar:  all raw ambition, oddball ingenuity, and the thrill of invention.


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6. Whole Earth Index

 

A near-complete digital archive of Whole Earth’s radical, optimistic publishing lineage a reminder that counterculture once came in catalog form.


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7. AI Gadgets Promising to Change Your Life

 

AI slips into your ears, glasses, and bedroom… Since the Christmas season is coming, here is a tour of the devices courting your daily rituals.


 

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8. A Beautiful Reference Manual for Software Makers

 

An illustrated guide that turns technical complexity into visual storytelling — software explained with clarity, not clutter.

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9. We are researching Authenticity and this research from 2017 caught our attention.


It turns out profanity may be truth’s closest companion. New research suggests people who curse are surprisingly less deceptive.


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10. AI Prompt Guide for B2B Marketers

 

A practical playbook for marketers retooling their workflows — frameworks, examples, and prompts built for teams who want clarity, not chaos.
 

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“We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us.” 

— Bmarshall McLuhan



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