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Joined Metalabel 09/05/2025
pathless
The Pathless Collective
Unwritten: Crossing the Threshold

Unwritten: Crossing the Threshold

by Paul Millerd, Frank, and 7 more

Collector #43

Unwritten is a collection of stories and essays for those rewriting the rules of work and life, proving there are infinite ways to matter.

darkforest
The Dark Forest Collective
The Post-Individual

The Post-Individual

by Yancey Strickler, IY, and 1 more

Collector #295

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

now
NOW
Tiny.  A Revolution.  (How to Build a Big Business With Tiny Products)

Collector #20

How to create Tiny products that make an oversized impact in your brand, business and bank account. Teach what you know. Do what you love. Wake up the world with your work. Join us.

squad
Metalabel squad
Nine Creative Meditations

Nine Creative Meditations

by Yancey Strickler, IY, and 1 more

Collector #282

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

squad
Metalabel squad
After the Creator Economy

After the Creator Economy

by IY, Severin Matusek, and 3 more

Collector #331

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.

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

Collector #137

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.

hardart
Hard Art
Introducing Hard Art

Introducing Hard Art

by Charlie Waterhouse, Daze Aghaji, and 8 more

Collector #391

We are a cultural collective of artists, activists, and scientists standing in solidarity in the face of climate and democratic collapse. We’re starting a new creative movement. Join us.

squad
Metalabel squad
Anonymous Creative Futures Report

Anonymous Creative Futures Report

by Rayna, IY, and 4 more

Collector #717

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.

networkarchives
Network Archives
How to Navigate : A Directory of Inspiration

Collector #106

This is a free edition that focuses on how to navigate your 'Network Archives 001: A Directory of Inspiration'. It is a curated guide highlighting key themes, insights, and actionable ideas from a selection of the projects to help you explore the directory more deeply. This drop follows the inaugural release from the Network Archives label.

pomotect
postmodern tectonics ™
Applied Imagination

Applied Imagination

by postmodern tectonics ™

Collector #77

"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 ™
ON IDEAS

ON IDEAS

by postmodern tectonics ™

Collector #40

Some theories and practical approaches that might help you think about how you think about ideas.

rebeccaclark
Rebecca Clark
Book of Hours: An Artist's Book for the Anthropocene

Collector #230

BOOK of HOURS is a free 236-page PDF intended to be viewed in 2-page format on a handheld digital device. Taking the idea of the medieval prayer book into the virtual age, it provides light but also underscores our vast separation from the natural and spiritual worlds.

d-o-t
Department of Transformation
Workshop of Workshops

Workshop of Workshops

by Dept of Transformation

Collector #8

"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.

aixdesign
AIxDESIGN
[Dis]enchantment: A zine about Esoteric AI by AIxDESIGN & internet teapot (Slow AI Series)

Collector #122

Why do we approach AI chatbots as modern-day oracles? This issue of the Slow AI Series “[Dis]enchantment: A zine about Esoteric AI” summons 54 pages of magic, divination, folklore, and other arcane ways of knowing to disenchant then re-enchant our relationship with algorithmic systems.

nolvi-news
Nolvi News
The Artists' Books of Fred Escher

Collector #15

Fred Escher made five artists’ books across two eras: austere B&W works in the 1970s and surreal, color-saturated books in the 2010s. Both are emotionally rich, often humorous, and centered on the doubled self. His books—quiet, strange, and complete—are widely available and the strongest expression of his vision.

athousandforests
A Thousand Forests
Legal Structures for Creative Practices

Legal Structures for Creative Practices

by A Thousand Forests, Enrique H, and 2 more

Collector #649

"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