A multi-author discussion of the creative industries in the digital age
When one thinks of the kind of person who would benefit form a platform like Patreon their mind often gravitates towards independent illustrators, podcasters, musicians, and other “starving” artists looking for a means of sustaining themselves while also doing work that hey love. It does not seem like the kind of place that well-established business […]
In 2016, Lee Chipman, a Massachusetts mother of six, opened up her Etsy shop, “It’s Basic Lee Designs”, after encouragement from friends and family. Lee was known in her town for her festive, homemade felt garlands and unique decorations, and eventually selling them to friends and neighbors by request. Lee has totaled 114 sales, most of […]
Meet Wong Fu Productions— an Asian American filmmaking group that creates web content with the help of us, the consumers. Using the crowdfunding platform “Patreon,” Wong Fu Productions is able to receive money that fans choose to donate in order to help fund the production. They in turn release special and unlockable content that […]
Just two years ago, Andrew Rea, more commonly identified as his online persona, Oliver Babish, started a YouTube channel and subsequent brand of content under the title Binging with Babish. His brand has since cornered the market and excelled at the one thing every person has to do at some point: cook. He exudes confidence […]
Upon opening the Etsy homepage, the viewer is greeted with the following pitch: To me, handcrafted, custom, and unique all go hand-in-hand. So on a site that generally promotes individual creators marketing their original content, where does “vintage”, or resale, fit in? While exploring the “vintage” tab (located on the extreme right of the drop […]
Much like podcasters and other individuals in creative industries, artists too have joined the Patreon market and use the website as a medium to distribute their art, have fans support them, and make a living or at least a profit off of their creative endeavors, and one such artist I have had a particular interest […]
MurderofBirds is a popular Youtuber and Twitch member, a somewhat famous member of the RWBY fan community. He commonly theory-crafts with perspective audiences, and gives reactions to certain things that happen within the context of this animated show. Now given that these sorts of things are hardly novelty, what sets him apart is the Patreon […]
