John PalmerCrowdfund: $ESSAY
A new experiment begins today: using crypto to crowdfund the next essay I'm writing, titled Scissor Labels. Instead of publishing my work for free, or putting it behind a paywall, I'm doing something in between: raising funds to produce a new essay in exchange for ownership of the work. This will allow me to devote my full time to writing the piece, while allowing it to exist as a public good for anyone to read. The crowdfund is now live, and will stay open for one week, or until th...
John PalmerScissor Labels
We live in an age of constant narrative conflict. But today, not every battle is legible to the untrained observer. While some grifts are plainly perpetrated by would-be thought leaders, other battles for narrative control are hiding in plain sight, happening under the guise of intellectual debate. When these battles go unrecognized for what they are, even the best among us fall victim to meaningless conversations that waste the time of those involved. In this piece, I introduce the concept o...
John PalmerShields Background
In 2021, Timothy Luke and I received a grant to build a new brand for the Uniswap Grants Program (UGP). When we looked at UGP, it felt clear that the program’s core was the grant recipients themselves, and the projects they were building. We saw a wide range of work being funded and completed through UGP, with each individual project shaping the program’s overall identity. Inspired by the concept of headless brands, we sought to create a visual identity that felt true to UGP: individually uni...
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John PalmerCrowdfund: $ESSAY
A new experiment begins today: using crypto to crowdfund the next essay I'm writing, titled Scissor Labels. Instead of publishing my work for free, or putting it behind a paywall, I'm doing something in between: raising funds to produce a new essay in exchange for ownership of the work. This will allow me to devote my full time to writing the piece, while allowing it to exist as a public good for anyone to read. The crowdfund is now live, and will stay open for one week, or until th...
John PalmerScissor Labels
We live in an age of constant narrative conflict. But today, not every battle is legible to the untrained observer. While some grifts are plainly perpetrated by would-be thought leaders, other battles for narrative control are hiding in plain sight, happening under the guise of intellectual debate. When these battles go unrecognized for what they are, even the best among us fall victim to meaningless conversations that waste the time of those involved. In this piece, I introduce the concept o...
John PalmerShields Background
In 2021, Timothy Luke and I received a grant to build a new brand for the Uniswap Grants Program (UGP). When we looked at UGP, it felt clear that the program’s core was the grant recipients themselves, and the projects they were building. We saw a wide range of work being funded and completed through UGP, with each individual project shaping the program’s overall identity. Inspired by the concept of headless brands, we sought to create a visual identity that felt true to UGP: individually uni...
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I'm using Mirror to auction the third piece in my Stem copy series, based on David Rudnick's Stem series. For every Stem that David has published, I've produced a copy in Paint on my computer. This is piece 3/4 in that series, and the only one currently for sale. You can see David's original here:
When David's Stem I was originally released, @milkshapes minted "Saved," a screenshot of the piece.
https://twitter.com/milkshapes/status/1361210453746085888?s=20
With the original and the screenshot both off the table, I was forced to manually create my own version using MS Paint. I created Stem I copy, which you can see below.
This was meant to be a one-off joke piece, riffing on "Saved." I created it on a whim when I saw the tweet and completed it in about 45 minutes. But by the time I published it, I actually liked the work I had made, and I liked the original work even more.
I didn't know of plans for more stems, but a few weeks later, David released Stem II and Stem III, so I created copies of each, maintaining equilibrium between the paint copies and the originals.
https://twitter.com/john_c_palmer/status/1372390863796600832?s=20
https://twitter.com/john_c_palmer/status/1372744224945414146?s=20
As of today, 4 stems have been created, as have 4 paint copies. Each copy takes about 5-6 hours and is completed in one sitting.
Stem I was sold by me on Zora. Stem II was also sold on Zora, but all proceeds went to charity. Stem IV was gifted to a friend in an art swap.
That makes Stem III the only remaining stem copy available for sale.
Using Mirror splits, I'm able to split up the earnings from this sale. 25% will go to David himself, and 25% will go to $ESSAY holders via the $ESSAY smart contract.
Stem III copy is visible in the embedded block below. The auction will be open for 24 hours. Thanks!
The auction is now over. Splits can be claimed below.
I'm using Mirror to auction the third piece in my Stem copy series, based on David Rudnick's Stem series. For every Stem that David has published, I've produced a copy in Paint on my computer. This is piece 3/4 in that series, and the only one currently for sale. You can see David's original here:
When David's Stem I was originally released, @milkshapes minted "Saved," a screenshot of the piece.
https://twitter.com/milkshapes/status/1361210453746085888?s=20
With the original and the screenshot both off the table, I was forced to manually create my own version using MS Paint. I created Stem I copy, which you can see below.
This was meant to be a one-off joke piece, riffing on "Saved." I created it on a whim when I saw the tweet and completed it in about 45 minutes. But by the time I published it, I actually liked the work I had made, and I liked the original work even more.
I didn't know of plans for more stems, but a few weeks later, David released Stem II and Stem III, so I created copies of each, maintaining equilibrium between the paint copies and the originals.
https://twitter.com/john_c_palmer/status/1372390863796600832?s=20
https://twitter.com/john_c_palmer/status/1372744224945414146?s=20
As of today, 4 stems have been created, as have 4 paint copies. Each copy takes about 5-6 hours and is completed in one sitting.
Stem I was sold by me on Zora. Stem II was also sold on Zora, but all proceeds went to charity. Stem IV was gifted to a friend in an art swap.
That makes Stem III the only remaining stem copy available for sale.
Using Mirror splits, I'm able to split up the earnings from this sale. 25% will go to David himself, and 25% will go to $ESSAY holders via the $ESSAY smart contract.
Stem III copy is visible in the embedded block below. The auction will be open for 24 hours. Thanks!
The auction is now over. Splits can be claimed below.
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