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11 years into my career we attended our mandatory “Red Dot” training. How many would understand the reference?

u/alucardian_official — 12 days ago

Along our way

I am inspired to bring together a community. In the oddest dream, I was awakened by the concept of The Last Whole Earth Catalog in that it represented the American counterculture with the goal of providing access to tools so people could build their own independent lives, learn about ecology, and practice sustainable living. However, with an embrace to the old Johnson Smith novelty catalogues to create something new and entirely different. If you are in New York, it may be more accessible. The 1st editions of the 1st wave will be printed on parchment paper but the drive is to encourage wider distribution from these copies. I have a PO Box because we are going old school with the mail order catalogue aspect of the page. My effort serves an incredibly dynamic, community-driven concept that will be unlike anything else ever seen! A subtle exchange initiates a vitally important nuance which sets off a blended distortion of the telephone game combined with a real-world activation of a scavenger hunt in the most brilliant underground way to build the brand’s organic lore.
I want it to grow as big so when we see someone or something that needs help or repair there will be a single line of effort to improve the world for everyone. AMA.

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u/alucardian_official — 18 days ago
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Something Afoot

I have long been inspired by The Last Whole Earth Catalog in that it represented the American counterculture with the goal of providing access to tools so people could build their own independent lives, learn about ecology, and practice sustainable living. However, with an embrace to the old Johnson Smith novelty catalogues to create something new and entirely different. If you are in New York, it may be more accessible. The 1st editions of the 1st wave will be printed on parchment paper but the drive is to encourage wider distribution from these copies. I have a PO Box because we are going old school’s with the mail order catalogue aspect of the page. My effort serves an incredibly dynamic, community-driven concept that will be unlike anything else ever seen! A subtle exchange initiates a vitally important nuance which sets off a blended distortion of the telephone game combined with a real-world activation of a scavenger hunt in the most brilliant underground way to build the brand’s organic lore.

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u/alucardian_official — 18 days ago

Something is afoot

I have long been inspired by The Last Whole Earth Catalog in that it represented the American counterculture with the goal of providing access to tools so people could build their own independent lives, learn about ecology, and practice sustainable living. However, with an embrace to the old Johnson Smith novelty catalogues to create something new and entirely different. If you are in New York, it may be more accessible. The 1st editions of the 1st wave will be printed on parchment paper but the drive is to encourage wider distribution from these copies. I have a PO Box because we are going old school with the mail order catalogue aspect of the page. My effort serves an incredibly dynamic, community-driven concept that will be unlike anything else ever seen! A subtle exchange initiates a vitally important nuance which sets off a blended distortion of the telephone game combined with a real-world activation of a scavenger hunt in the most brilliant underground way to build the brand’s organic lore.

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u/alucardian_official — 18 days ago

Who made who?

Hi! I have shared 44 rotations of this Earth with you. My travels have taken me far and wide but it is the imagination that is limitless. We all share a semi-independent, magical existence detached from our bodies that symbolize our other worldly nature, mortality, and connection to the human world.

I am a big fan of an aesthetic that is ephemeral in nature, just as the world tends to see itself, that I use to create a zine under a pseudonym by putting my efforts into something larger than myself for the betterment of all. I use it to remind you of the kind of impact you have within every interaction you share. AI has changed things for many of you. This would be the resistance against it.

This has been an on/off again relationship that began for me before the turn of the century. When the world was vibrant and full of possibility. In the before times, created by a minimalist zine but with a secret branding mission to champion its illusive existence.

Everyone knew about it, but where did it come from? The catalogue was an interpretation of Johnson Smith catalogues. The intent back then was to nurture a certain subculture; with gifts of power from a brand that offers clues to an imaginative space. Every simple annotation looks like a secret code waiting to be solved.

AMA

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u/alucardian_official — 24 days ago

Cryptic Blend™️

It is a zine that presents itself as a single brand with two distinct entities with a dual-identity marketing strategy. It uses contrasting personas, twin sub-brands, and a split narrative to capture the essence of the journey along our market segment. One element recognizes itself merely a one page assemblage. The other hand presents the organizing elements that make it all possible; the endorsements of local brands which offer clues. It is a subscription to artistic sensibilities of an adventure from the perspective of building a brand from the ground up. Every simple mark on the pages looks like a secret code waiting to be solved. Your mind fills with pictures of secret trails, challenge coins, and everlasting friendships. I’ve seen many artists use their logo design for hats and shirts etc

How It Offers Secrets
Tests of heart: Issues give a small clue only after the traveler proves they are kind or brave.
Symbols and signs: They point out hidden paths, stars, or old marks on stones instead of speaking plain words.
Gifts of power: The brand name offers a magic word, and a map to help navigate different trips enjoying VIP perks, skipping long lines, and getting insider information. You get special treatment everywhere you go, exclusive event entry, and behind-the-scenes views that normal people never see.

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u/alucardian_official — 29 days ago
▲ 5 r/AskMeAnythingIAnswer+1 crossposts

Cryptic Blend

It is a zine that presents itself as a single brand with two distinct entities with a dual-identity marketing strategy. It uses contrasting personas, twin sub-brands, and a split narrative to capture the essence of the journey along our market segment. One element recognizes itself merely a zine. On the other hand is the organizing elements that make it all possible; the endorsements of local brands which offer clues. It is a subscription to artistic sensibilities of an adventure from the perspective of building a brand from the ground up. Every simple mark on the pages looks like a secret code waiting to be solved. Your mind fills with pictures of secret trails, challenge coins, and everlasting friendships.

How It Offers Secrets
Tests of heart: Issues give a small clue only after the traveler proves they are kind or brave.
Symbols and signs: They point out hidden paths, stars, or old marks on stones instead of speaking plain words.
Gifts of power: The brand name offers a magic word, and a map to help navigate different trips enjoying VIP perks, skipping long lines, and getting insider information. You get special treatment everywhere you go, exclusive event entry, and behind-the-scenes views that normal people never see.

u/alucardian_official — 29 days ago
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We're about to have a lantern fly explosion

If been checking the "tree of heaven" trees near the railroad lately and every one I see has thousands of the spotted laternfly nymphs on it and they look like they are nearing adult stage. I think we're about to see a biblical style plague of these things.

u/alucardian_official — 25 days ago

Toilet assembly

Of course I bought the whole assembly but some parts won’t disassemble. POV bottom gasket on toilet basin. What would you use?

u/alucardian_official — 1 month ago