Comments on: 21st Century Artist Business Models (13) – Rolling Your Own http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/11/04/rolling-your-own/ The Dream Café Weblog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:21:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: skzb http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/11/04/rolling-your-own/comment-page-1/#comment-3890 skzb Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:22:38 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/?p=311#comment-3890 "...and you know that notion just crossed my mind." “…and you know that notion just crossed my mind.”

]]> By: kit http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/11/04/rolling-your-own/comment-page-1/#comment-3887 kit Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:28:48 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/?p=311#comment-3887 I've been doing a lot of people wrangling in the project so far, and while there hasn't been much opportunity yet I am looking forward to just that sort of thing as we get up to speed and collect more collaborators. I've already put two of our artists to working together: one who uses Photoshop for realistic art and another who uses it for abstracts. I'm really looking forward to the results of that. I’ve been doing a lot of people wrangling in the project so far, and while there hasn’t been much opportunity yet I am looking forward to just that sort of thing as we get up to speed and collect more collaborators. I’ve already put two of our artists to working together: one who uses Photoshop for realistic art and another who uses it for abstracts. I’m really looking forward to the results of that.

]]> By: Peter Hentges http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/11/04/rolling-your-own/comment-page-1/#comment-3886 Peter Hentges Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:01:14 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/?p=311#comment-3886 Definitely broader potential in this concept. One thing that might be relevant to the fictional world project is for the "curator" (however that might end up being defined) to suggest that certain contributors might like to collaborate on specific parts of the project. I could see such a suggestion coming from either complementary or very divergent styles of the contributors. And hey, Steve! I dropped in a bit earlier, but you were talking and you missed it. ;) Definitely broader potential in this concept. One thing that might be relevant to the fictional world project is for the “curator” (however that might end up being defined) to suggest that certain contributors might like to collaborate on specific parts of the project. I could see such a suggestion coming from either complementary or very divergent styles of the contributors.

And hey, Steve! I dropped in a bit earlier, but you were talking and you missed it. ;)

]]> By: skzb http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/11/04/rolling-your-own/comment-page-1/#comment-3885 skzb Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:08:10 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/?p=311#comment-3885 Good post! Hey, Peter, LTNS! Nice to have you aboard. Good post! Hey, Peter, LTNS! Nice to have you aboard.

]]> By: kit http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/11/04/rolling-your-own/comment-page-1/#comment-3884 kit Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:03:58 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/?p=311#comment-3884 I completely agree -- I think 'curator' becomes an interesting role as we see more and more goods, services, and content available online. As part of our project we'll be offering a store with a wide array of products linked by being related to our fictional world, but I think there is broader potential in this concept too. I completely agree — I think ‘curator’ becomes an interesting role as we see more and more goods, services, and content available online. As part of our project we’ll be offering a store with a wide array of products linked by being related to our fictional world, but I think there is broader potential in this concept too.

]]> By: Peter Hentges http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/11/04/rolling-your-own/comment-page-1/#comment-3883 Peter Hentges Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:57:37 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/?p=311#comment-3883 Another advantage of something like an Etsy is the ability to cross-pollinate fans. If, for example, a site acted as a clearing house for artistic materials of several sorts a curator or editor type of role could lead fans of one artist to similar artists that they might also enjoy. Amazon.com, of course, tries to do this automatically and programatically, but the human touch could well serve artists better. Another advantage of something like an Etsy is the ability to cross-pollinate fans. If, for example, a site acted as a clearing house for artistic materials of several sorts a curator or editor type of role could lead fans of one artist to similar artists that they might also enjoy. Amazon.com, of course, tries to do this automatically and programatically, but the human touch could well serve artists better.

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