Zk Av Club Workshops Preseason continues this Thursday
Before the Zk Av Club workshop this Thursday, we’ll meet with @noahchonlee to discuss his crowdfunding platform viaPrize.org and how to engage with the upcoming Zk Av Club Season 2 Signup and subscribe to the Zk Av Club calendar for updates!
Following up on a conversation with Noah Chon Lee about viaPrize.org Get hands-on with the Web3 crowdfunding platform and other community-building tools you’ll need to interact with Zk Av Club Workshops Season 2.
Preseason continues in less than 90 minutes!
Livestream recording on X:
I will upload this and the conversation with Noah Chon Lee to other platforms soon.
Zk Av Club preseason has been extended to 6 episodes which is the same length as the regular seasons will be. Each new episode will broadcast every other week and will include a podcast and a workshop.
Season 2 will start at the end of January to coincide with the 2-year anniversary of the first club meetup
On next week’s preseason episode we’ll discuss the style guide contest and go into some detail of what we’re looking for. The contest deadline will likely be extended soon as well.
Also in this video: Some quick Zero-knowledge Audiovisual upgrade advice for your Black Friday shopping cart to dramatically improve the quality of your video for calls and presentations!
Plus, announcements about the imminent future of the Zk Av Club!
Spoiler: The webcam is Razer Kiyo X and the light is Logitech Litra Glow.
Tomorrow we’re speaking with Ira Nezhynska about designing brand style guidelines to inspire ideas and to give a better understanding of what we’re looking for with the Zk Av Club Style Contest.
Following the salon portion of our show, I will host the lab to answer any questions that you may still have before designing your entry.
Stay tuned for times and links
Bonus: Here’s a lightning talk by Ira at Devcon last week!
I want to take builders on the turbulent ride through how subcultural and social movements used their visual codes when spreading globally, and what design tasks are still ahead of us on the way to making Ethereum cypherpunk again and onboarding the next billion users to Web3 at the same time. This ride will include three stops: 1. waving one’s emotional state into the collective identity 2. using shared aesthetics as a signal of belonging 3. coordinating a collective design process.
Zk Av Club is on a mission to redefine its identity—your creativity could set the tone for years to come! We’re seeking a Vibe Guide that expresses the innovative spirit of our creator community and guides the evolution of the club’s brand.
What’s a Vibe Guide?
It’s a blueprint for our emotional tone and mood—colors, textures, words, imagery, audio, and more. This vibe guide will serve as a flexible foundation for our website, media, merch, and events.
Only 2 Days Left to Enter the Zk Av Club Vibe Contest!
Time is running out to submit your creative Vibe Guide and shape the future of Zk Av Club’s audiovisual identity!
Prize: $300 Define the colors, textures, mood, and energy that will guide our brand for years. Your work will influence our website, media, merch, events, and more!
Thank you to the 4 contestants who submitted entries. My decision will be fast and easy. I was expecting A LOT more entries.
To be honest, the amount of energy this took from me and the low number of applicants has me rethinking the whole contest strategy. Fortunately, my strategy has only just begun and I’m not easily discouraged by low numbers (ikr!)
Contests are games, not tasks.
My contests are meant to be interactive. Ask questions, join calls and create something as a community. Although my methods may seem too experimental for folks in technical communities and I’m sad about this missed opportunity, it won’t be the last.
Come play with us.
Zk Av Club is a playground for all kinds of minds to get creative and be challenged. Don’t be afraid to ask questions and collaborate with others who share your curiosities and interests.
The contest winner will be announced tomorrow at the start of my office hours. Believe it or not, I’m a nice person and trying my best to support you all.
Fun Fact: The person who had the most fun in this contest is the winner.
Wait! There’s more!!
During the vibe contest, 21 ZEC was received in the Zk Av Club donation account This donation will be used to design and run a series of contests to refine the Zk Av Club’s vibe, style, aesthetic and audiovisual brand, based on the results of the Vibe Contest which will be announced tomorrow at the beginning of my weekly office hours (around 17h utc).
Don’t worry, if you didn’t get a chance to enter this time around - there will be more soon - thanks to one very cool anon