Jeffrey Karl

October 25, 2025

Integrating the Historical Commons into Django’s Visual Identity

The Django Commons project recently sought out the assistance of the Open Source Design community for creating a new logo. Below is one concept that came out of that design exploration. The goal behind this particular logo concept was to take the historical roots of the term "commons" and translate it into a visual identity that speaks...
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December 20, 2022

The Art Community's Protest Against AI-Generated Art: Rooted in Principle or Fear?

The above image has been making the rounds in artistic circles across social media — particularly ArtStation, DeviantArt and Instagram. The protest comes from artists who are pushing back against the usage of their images to train the AI algorithms that are currently generating the waves of jaw-dropping visual imagery we've seen go vir...
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October 29, 2022

EU Technocrat Leans Into The Stereotype

There are legitimate arguments to be made about Twitter — and social media companies more generally — being regulated on a national level. Just because I, as an American (albeit an expat), grew up and lived under a certain constitutional order, doesn't mean I have the right to insist that the influence of that same constitutional order...
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October 14, 2022

Hey, JKarl.

Made the leap. For the first time in my life I am paying for email. This is also the first time I have ever blogged — not quite sure how to feel about that. But, first, why did I decide to pay for email? It's something I already manage with relative ease — it's not a terrific struggle for me to reach inbox zero. But there were several ...
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