What if you could co-own a font and receive revenue from its sales? Today I’m trying an experiment: using crypto to crowdfund Monogaga, the typeface I’m designing.

What if you could co-own a font and receive revenue from its sales? Today I’m trying an experiment: using crypto to crowdfund Monogaga, the typeface I’m designing.

I’m O’Plérou, an Ivorian multidisciplinary creative and crypto enthusiast. I often describe myself as a “creative explorer between art, design, culture and technology”, and I love to merge my different interests into creative projects. Curiosity is what led me to web3, and it is one of the most exciting, exhausting, motivating and inspiring adventure I ever lived — and I’m here since only 7 months! Being a $WRITE race finalist is a BIG step in that web3 exploration, and I’m grateful for every...

I’m O’Plérou, an Ivorian multidisciplinary creative and crypto enthusiast. I often describe myself as a “creative explorer between art, design, culture and technology”, and I love to merge my different interests into creative projects. Curiosity is what led me to web3, and it is one of the most exciting, exhausting, motivating and inspiring adventure I ever lived — and I’m here since only 7 months! Being a $WRITE race finalist is a BIG step in that web3 exploration, and I’m grateful for every...

August 7th 2022 Update: I burned the token originally mentioned in this article ($PLEXUS) and created a new one named $OPLEXUS. But the tokenomics stay the same.Today I decided to try a little experiment: mint multi-editions of lost artworks restored with AI, and use them to start a token-gated community. During my crypto journey, I read a lot of articles and attended many courses to learn about the space and try to see where I could fit: I explored NFTs, social tokens, DeFi, and recently DAO...

August 7th 2022 Update: I burned the token originally mentioned in this article ($PLEXUS) and created a new one named $OPLEXUS. But the tokenomics stay the same.Today I decided to try a little experiment: mint multi-editions of lost artworks restored with AI, and use them to start a token-gated community. During my crypto journey, I read a lot of articles and attended many courses to learn about the space and try to see where I could fit: I explored NFTs, social tokens, DeFi, and recently DAO...

“You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness. In this case, it comes from nonconformity, the courage to turn your back on the old formulas, the courage to invent the future. It took the madmen of yesterday for us to be able to act with extreme clarity today. I want to be one of those madmen. We must dare to invent the future.”— Thomas SankaraCreated as an illustration project to change the stereotypical and negative narratives within and about Africa, Zouzoukwa...

“You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness. In this case, it comes from nonconformity, the courage to turn your back on the old formulas, the courage to invent the future. It took the madmen of yesterday for us to be able to act with extreme clarity today. I want to be one of those madmen. We must dare to invent the future.”— Thomas SankaraCreated as an illustration project to change the stereotypical and negative narratives within and about Africa, Zouzoukwa...

After a 3-year break, I'm back in the web3 world, rediscovering its evolution, the power of community, and how creators can thrive on platforms like Zora!

After a 3-year break, I'm back in the web3 world, rediscovering its evolution, the power of community, and how creators can thrive on platforms like Zora!