Kwame Bruce Busia On NFTs

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Kwame Bruce Busia possibly better known – especially in design circles – as StudioYorktown does many, many things with a high level of skill including being a singer/songwriter, producer, designer, photographer and entrepreneur. One of those things is having a love and knowledge for blockchain tech, crypto currencies and yes the topic of the day NFTs. I was getting pretty tired of everyone talking about NFT's but using a string of acronyms to describe another acronym, always skirting the topic of what the hell they actually are and how you make them and why anyone should care. Bruce does an incredibly articulate job of breaking down the why, what, how, pros and cons and future of this tech and what it means for anyone in or pursuing a creative career. We even unpack some of the deep creative wisdom in Japanese culture and specifically talk through some poignant creative moments in the film Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Introducing Kwame Bruce Busia On NFT's

Kwame Bruce Busia

@StudioYorktown

Studio Yorktown on Creative Market

Study Yorktown NFT for sale

kwamebrucebusia.com

Show links:

Beeple $70m NFT

Gary Vee on NFTs

Rarible

Planet Money podcast episode on Beeple $70m NFT

Decentraland

Verner Herzog

Bruce's NFT Resources and Starter Guide:

Basic Concepts To Understand:

What is BLOCKCHAIN? The best explanation of blockchain technology

What is Ethereum? A Beginner's Explanation in Plain English

MetaMask Tutorial 2021: How to Use & Safely Setup MetaMask (setting up your wallet and installing browser extension)

HOW TO CREATE AN #NFT ON RARIBLE WITH ROYALTIES

NFT Platforms and Websites

Rarible

Opensea

Foundation (invite only)

Art Blocks

KnownOrigin

Async Art (programmable art platform with individually auctionable layers)

Zora

SuperRare

Maker’s Place

Nifty Gateway

Creary.net (not technically NFTs, but allows artists to earn crypto by sharing and curating the work of others’ portfolios similar to Behance)

Some Future Applications / Display Possibilities for Digital Art + NFTs

Looking Glass Factory - No-Glasses Holographic Display

A run-down of digital art frames for displaying digital art / NFTs

Framed*

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Books:

Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts by Ryan Holiday

The 48 Laws Of Power by Robert Greene

Mastery by Robert Greene

Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life by Rory Sutherland

It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be by Paul Arden

Documentaries:

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams Documentary

American Movie

Marwencol

Helvetica

Chef's Table

Quotes

"I'm always trying to see how concepts are similar rather than how they are different."

"[NFT technology] is very exciting for particularly creatives because it finally gives a chance to distribute work and set the terms by which you can be compensated for it."

"We are in an era now that we are literally transacting ideas and concepts."

"Once you have a sense of purpose, something that drives you, it becomes this reinforcing loop that keeps you doing it, its like a permanent source of joy and magic."

"It's nothing and it's everything, you don't have to put that much attention to detail in it, but you do and it means something because you do it."

"The goal is not the goal, the goal is the process."

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