In many industries, publishers can sometimes hurt unknown artists more than they help. But a new model for publishing is emerging, and Breadpig is paving the way—helping independent artists find a wider audience without losing control over their work. In addition to her work running Breadpig, Christina Xu is co-founder of ROFLCon, the conference on Internet culture, and founding director of the Institute on Higher Awesome Studies, the nonprofit wing of the Awesome Foundation.
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The Unicorns of China: Divergent Evolution on the Chinese Internet
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Your Project Deserves a Good Death
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Stop Blowhard Syndrome
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A short essay that examines the opposite of impostor syndrome—blinding...
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Signal, Space, Structure: Designing for Communities of Interest
TopicsCommunity
A simple framework for thinking about building communities of...
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Convenient Friction: Observations on Chinese UX in Practice
TopicsCulture
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The Importance of Being Awesome
TopicsCulture, Social Innovation
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