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Yancey Strickler

Metalabel Director

Together we will bloom

Last week on New Creative Era, Josh and Yancey discussed what we’d like to see in a different creative status quo. Tune in for a list of seven ideas from each of us. More people are making creative work — and being seen for it — than at any other point

The dawn of our new world

The dawn of our new world

This week we've been happy/nervous/relieved/excited to introduce Spring/Summer 2025 and the next iteration of Metalabel. Which, most importantly, opens up this universe for all of us together to release and express our creative output how we best see fit. All week we’ve been

New Creative Era episode 11: Seven things we want from a new creative era

New Creative Era episode 11: Seven things we want from a new creative era

New Creative Era episode 11

DOOM -> BLOOM — S/S2025

DOOM -> BLOOM — S/S2025

New season, new creative era

Culture is the frontier

Our societies are changing in immense ways. Time spins sideways, fast-forwards, and crashes back with each news whiplash. Every jarring moment leaves us a little more desensitized, a little more unmoored. In the middle of all this chaos, it’s fair to wonder: how much does creative work even matter

This isn’t the end, this is the beginning

This isn’t the end, this is the beginning

Welcome to the Creative Century

An instant classic from Other Internet

When we started working on Metalabel, a neighboring project was frequently at the forefront of our minds: Other Internet. A digital culture-obsessed crew of writers, researchers, and technologists, Other Internet’s ideas helped define the past and current half-decade of the web. Classic essays like "Headless Brands," "