Self Publishing

AI vs. Creativity

Filed Under: Art, Artificial Intelligence, Design, Economics, Marketing, Self Publishing, Writing

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9 minutes

Trends for the latter half of 2024 and into 2025 suggest a shift towards simplicity. A certain generic simplicity. It’s not quite minimalism but a type of recitation. Some type of repetition of sometimes bad information and other times poor substitutions for creativity. AI hallucinations. By the sheer magnitude of AI generated copy circulating the…
Graynoise: Music to Web Design

Filed Under: Colorado, Graynoise Media, History, Self Publishing

Time to Read —

10 minutes

I previously wrote about the history of self-publishing and how it shaped what we see on the web today. I’ve written a bit about how layout on the web is influenced by print and how interactivity and responsive design has become the rule in how to create a website. Today, I want to explore a…
From GeoCities to TikTok: The Evolution of Online Self-Publishing

Filed Under: Self Publishing, Social Media, Technology

Time to Read —

5 minutes

I have lived through several big moments in internet history. With many of them fresh in my mind, I want to briefly cover where some of this technology came from, and where the companies behind the technology went wrong. Obviously, many of the biggest moments are tied together with the innovations and creations of social…