Essay · 9 min
Who Owns the Line You Draw at Work?
Work-for-hire language has quietly widened over three contract cycles. Here is what changed, clause by clause, and what an artist can still negotiate.
Concept design · Streams · Commentary · Prints
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01 — Portfolio
Worlds built on paper
Conceptual design, illustration, layouts, animation and props — filterable by discipline, every piece opening full-screen with production notes.
02 — Streams
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7:00 PM ET · Twitch
Thursday
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Sunday
Sunday Commentary Desk
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03 — Politics
Then I argue about this world
Essays, video commentary and notes from the room where the budget actually gets decided.
Video · 14 min
The Automation Panic Is a Bargaining Problem
A breakdown of why studio-side tooling arguments keep landing at the same table, and why the fight is structural rather than technical.