»Heavy projects are the lifeblood of creative fulfillment — and creative longevity. And for now, no platform truly offers that kind of weight on its own. Platforms are built to amplify, not anchor.«
I love this essay by Anu Atluru: Make Something Heavy.
»Self-publishing on the internet is a rewarding and powerful experience – you can very quickly produce work that is accessible to billions of people for very low cost.
Building websites is often seen as an uncreative, mathematics-based task undertaken by coders. This library encourages you to learn how to design and build interactive experiences and to consider this a tool in your design toolkit.«
If you want to publish something online for the first time, this is a great starting point. As a matter of fact, even if you’ve been building websites for a while already, you might learn something new from the linked external resources.
Unfortunately, its author Jake Dow-Smith hasn’t updated the website in almost a year, but it’s still well worth a look.
»Take the power back. [ … ] We need to write on our own domains. [ … ] Own your writing. [ … ] And on your domain, send people to other domains you like, outside the usual black holes, if possible.«
This claim to Take the power back on the Internet by Oliver Reichenstein, the founder of Information Architects (iA), feels more relevant than ever, doesn’t it?
»The internet was built on websites that linked to one another. The concept of congregating in walled gardens owned by pedophilic fascist speed freaks who actively block the sharing of links in an effort to keep people scrolling on their platforms is very new. With any luck, it will pass sooner rather than later, and every time someone creates an actual fucking website, that day gets a little closer.«
Have a Fucking Website!