for the past couple years we’ve been cycling through alternative photo-sharing apps, those that offer something that was traditionally hard to come by on instagram: authenticity
— Kristin Merrilees (@kristnmerrilees) April 21, 2022
⭑ BeReal
⭑ Locket
⭑ Dispo
⭑ VSCO
✱ others???
have influenced a more causal ig vibe as well pic.twitter.com/QCXqCoIdo1
the amount of creativity, eccentricity, ingenuity, curiosity on the internet these days is stunning, and so much of it is propelled and pushed forward by young women
— Kristin Merrilees (@kristnmerrilees) April 8, 2022
it’s incredible & inspiring
incredible example of the extremely fast meme cycle these days
— Kristin Merrilees (@kristnmerrilees) April 15, 2022
adds onto an existing template, often to the point where the original message has been completely changed pic.twitter.com/zKbjzyfWhU
THREAD✨ on the way etsy & redbubble immortalize the internet in a tangible way
— Kristin Merrilees (@kristnmerrilees) March 23, 2022
virtually every online meme, trend, phrase you can think of has been materialized and craft-ified
as i’ll elaborate on, this also raises questions regarding attribution, copyright, and ownership pic.twitter.com/7D4ziEfD0Y
wanted to do a separate thread on these kinds of pop-up events, it seems like they’re becoming increasingly common!!
— Kristin Merrilees (@kristnmerrilees) March 27, 2022
usually are held in US cities, have a specific theme or are designed around a recent collection/drop - they’re often open to the public, too. https://t.co/L8T78yun7D
the chateau renaissance heart-shaped strawberry wine 🍰🍷 is a great example of the impact of internet virality on businesses and products
— Kristin Merrilees (@kristnmerrilees) March 16, 2022
available at the union square greenmarket in nyc, you may have seen it on tiktok and twitter https://t.co/qE1GDvZzr2
they do this with the main feed too, overlaying shifted-orientation tumblr posts and videos/reels
— Kristin Merrilees (@kristnmerrilees) March 25, 2022
might seem like a trivial design decision, but ultimately conveys a sense of fun/slight chaos and is more visually interesting than just white text screenshots https://t.co/jaXEsIDOdb pic.twitter.com/dG7QQjs6ma
it’s always interesting to me to see how people “wrap” ;) up each year on social media, so here’s a 🙈silly🙈little🙈thread🙈…
— Kristin Merrilees (@kristnmerrilees) January 2, 2022
of course there’s the spotify wrapped instagram stories – which also change year to year based on trends/popular lingo/memes etc.
some of my 2021: pic.twitter.com/Rn1kGkSKjL