In the Middle Ages, due to high illiteracy rates, paintings often served as the main medium of communication. Today, media communicates through monitor screens and their pixels. Pixels are rectangular dots created by hardware that combine to form text or images. Currently, the pixel is the smallest unit of media communication. Cryptopunks, NFTs created by Canadian software developers Matt Hall and John Watkinson in 2017, are images composed of rough-resolution pixels. Although their value has increased due to their historical significance, ‘Cryptopunk #7523’ from the series was sold for $11,754,000 at Sotheby’s auction on June 10, 2021, because it conveyed rarity and history through its rough pixelation. This NFT, which utilizes square pixels as a tool, conveys a similar concept to Lego blocks, which are meant to be constructed with blocks. In media, messages are created, distributed, and valued based on the nature of the expression tool. The tool is the message. - Joseph’s “just my th...
What constitutes good content? The deliverable content to the public can be classified into two main categories. “Content that only I want to know” and “Content that I want others to know”. The former is usually a secret core value and the latter might be a lesson that needs to be learned and desires others to know. Criticism that cuts to the heart of the matter and that everyone agrees with will spread more quickly to the community. On the other side content that only I want to know won't spread easily to avoid competitors although the content is simultaneously precious to me. Even good content doesn't get shared widely and quickly. Instead of concentrating our endeavors on well-done production, we have to analyze the character of the content and consider the delivery method that fits the content. - Joseph's “just my thoughts”