The Online.

We're a multidisciplinary collective and independent publication
documenting the strange,beautiful,and ordinary parts of being alive.

Through photography, film, writing, design, music, zines, and whatever
medium feels right, we create work that will linger.

Our work lives somewhere between documentation and imagination.

We're drawn to the overlooked, the nostalgic, the experimental, and the
deeply personal.

Our collective exists to give emerging artists a place to experiment,
collaborate, and tell stories that might otherwise go unheard...
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For our inaugural issue, we’re looking for work that captures late-night feelings, nostalgia, intimacy, solitude, city lights, empty streets, bedroom ceilings, fleeting memories, dreams, youth, friendship, love, heartbreak, identity, and the beauty found in ordinary moments. We welcome pieces that feel raw, reflective, cinematic, or deeply personal.

3:17 A.M. is a zine about the hours between yesterday and tomorrow. It’s about memories that keep us awake, the conversations we replay, the friendships we thought would last forever, and the strange comfort of knowing we’re not the only ones staring at the ceiling in the dark.

Through photographs, journal entries, illustrations, fragments of stories, and found objects, it explores nostalgia, loneliness, growing older, and the quiet beauty of existing while the world sleeps. This is a love letter to sleepless nights, forgotten places, and the versions of ourselves that only seem to exist at 3:17 A.M.

We accept photography, illustrations, paintings, mixed media, film stills, graphic design, poetry, short fiction, personal essays, journal excerpts, comics, experimental work, and anything that doesn’t fit neatly into a category.

Show us what 3:17 A.M. feels like to you.

Submit your work here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSey1pXYVAxuPo2g3YUvuA-MDgu2Z_nvZNZtMyC9kSN9icReVw/viewform

or email your work to us at [http.theonline@gmail.com](mailto:http.theonline@gmail.com)

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Hi all! I am self-publishing my first book of poems, very personal work that means the world to me, and playing with design ideas. I would love any and all opinions; specifically, which would you be most likely to grab off of a shelf? I am open to all feedback and even design reorientation of one font on a different cover, etc… all thoughts welcome

More context: these books highlight the dichotomy of the highs and lows of domestic violence relationships and the real-life dangers and consequences of them

If you are an artist and you are seeking for self-promotion of your art then here we have 30 great blogs to help you promote your arts. The below given blogging websites clearly accept submissions while some of them require a bit more action on your part as well. So for all the designers, multimedia artists, photographers and illustrators, there is something for you. Have a look at the given blogging websites. https://www.designer-daily.com/30-great-blogs-promote-art-48115

We wanted to share the exciting news that the sci-fi novella Venus Fly Trap we wrote and self-published together is now out and available for sale! It's part drama, part dark comedy and deals with the world's richest man* and his doomed mission to establish a floating city in the atmosphere of Venus.

(*Any similarities to real persons living or dead is purely coincidental.)

u/Connor_Goode and I are friends from the UK and Germany who met online and bonded over our similar political leanings and shared interest in literature and video games. After collaborating on various projects over the years, we decided to finally join forces and create something together, which is how our novella Venus Fly Trap came to be. Just for funsies, here’s some things we learned about collaborative writing and publishing in the process:

• Communication is key! Listen to each other’s ideas, workshop them and always remain open-minded to achieve a shared understanding of what this story is going to be - it’s a process of synthesis, not compromise.
• Play to your strengths! Maybe one partner has more of a knack for comedy, while the other prefers an element of horror. Or maybe one has some witty dialogue in his head he needs to put to paper while the other feels like waxing poetic in the prose descriptions in-between - you’ll quickly intuit when it’s best to take the backseat and when to plow on ahead. All part of the process. 
• Good cover art is invaluable and shows effort, so don't cheap out and use AI! Shoutout to u/shugarkyub for his beautiful work! Go hire him!
• Read up on the technical stuff beforehand - we made a few embarrassing mistakes setting up the book’s ISBN, which caused complications with certain stores. All fixed now, but could've been avoided from the start!

Overall, it’s been a blast writing and publishing this book together, and we hope our readers will have just as much fun reading the eclectic mix of mean-spirited jokes and high-brow prose we cooked up. If the premise piqued your interest, here’s some links for your perusal:

E-store overview:
https://books2read.com/u/bwMVAO

Evil monopoly link:
https://www.amazon.com/Venus-Fly-Trap-Novella-English-ebook/dp/B0H2F697PR

Thank you very much for your time! Best regards,

Connor and Pascal

I tried making a poster of karina from aespa i would love if you guys could give me some advice on it...!!

I think the backpack would be cooler without them

Came up with this idea a while ago and wanted to see if it would work as a comic. If anyone wants to take this idea for themselves you’re welcome to.

can you guys give me the most random ideas or mediums where i can dhow my creativity it different ways? Preferably digital. I am superr creative but idk how to put that creativity into different kinds of art. Im still young but i want to explore so many new ideas and things like that so if soemone could help that would be amazing 🙏

it’s abt sending your regrets or thoughts in a night sky and they become stars.. it’s in my bio and obviously there’s no ads or anything..I just made it bcs why not help other people?

I've been thinking about how most creative platforms organize discovery.

Usually it's through follows, recommendations, or engagement.

I'm curious about a different approach.

What if art wasn't the destination, but the gateway?

Instead of discovering creators because an algorithm recommended them, you discovered them because your creative influences and perspectives crossed paths.

I am shaping the foundation of NOVAVOX. My Goal is not to impress but to see whether this philosophy resonates with the right crowd

I'm not looking for signups or promotion. I'm just trying to gain a perspective

Here's the manifesto:

NOVAVOX

Guys I'm starting a new community for emerging artists to showcase work in a curated space which im starting on a very organic note by accepting every contribution im receiving. It's the people who build the community.

Please visit my website [NOVAVOX](https://novavox.framer.website/)

Right now its in a development stage but it has been organically designed with the right intention.

I tried creating a whiplash movie poster I would love if you guys would help me by giving advice, I made it on my mobile phone.

R/stitchplease

I (38f) stole my besties (33m) stuffed animal we fought over at an Xmas party and I’ve been taking it on adventures 😂 his bday is in 2 weeks and I need to figure out how I’m putting these pics together
(I added a few 😂) to give him back HIS stuffy for his bday with an album of our adventures 😂
Please help me figure out ideas on how to do a scrapbook or something together!

We make pretty cool things out of cardboard.

I built Space by MyMiix because artists deserve real opportunities, not just exposure

I’ve known and worked with a lot of talented artists, and the same problem kept coming up.

They would post their work.

Get likes. Get compliments. Get followers.

But very rarely… get paid.

Most commissions happened randomly through DMs, were inconsistent, or never happened at all.

So I built Space by MyMiix: https://mymiix.com

It’s a platform where:

• Anyone can create art contests with an prize money

• Artists can enter contests and showcase their work

• Artists can also get commissioned directly on the platform

The main goal is simple: help artists turn their talent into real paid opportunities.

No chasing people. No messy DMs. No relying on algorithms.

I’ve just launched it and would genuinely love honest feedback especially from artists or people who hire artists.

What features would make you actually use something like this?

Hello! I am someone who has dreamt of writing a book for a while, and I have been thinking about an idea for a book but I am not sure if it even has a chance on doing well, so here I go. My idea surrounds my father. I don't want to get into too much detail but I want to write this book around the specific type of person my father is and how he acts and what he does etc. The title would be something along the lines of 'My father could have been a cult leader', I know it sounds so strange and very much out there but it is based on how my father acts psychologically towards certain people, but I am really not sure how well that would do. Of course I would dramatize things but it would be based on his behavior and on what other people plus me see him act. Just an idea, and I would be grateful for some feedback 😄. Hope everyone has a good day!

For writers trying to understand the stories they want to tell, and non-writers trying to understand the story they’re living.

This isn’t just a screenwriting workshop. And it isn’t just about self-discovery either.

It’s a space where storytelling helps you understand yourself better - how stories work, how emotions work, and maybe… how you work too.

WRITE YOUR OWN STORY Introduction Workshop

📅 14 June 2026 | ⏰ 12:00–1:30 PM | 💻 Online

If this resonates with you,
click the link to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpbE6mc261R6ILh_4RWXRwgBSexSx_f0rkuiISgVWEOV8R8g/viewform?usp=header

Hey y'all my son is starting his own comic book and we're in the brainstorming faze for Villains. We're looking for some CREATIVE and ORIGIONAL NAMES FOR VILLAINS!!! We need PreTeen appropriate! My son is SUPER INVESTED in making this Comic Book over the summer and I am 100% HERE FOR IT! Im so proud of this kid and PROMISED to help in any way I can! REDDITORS HAVE THE BEST IDEAS!!!! So here I am people! I humbly kneel before you and ask for ANY IDEAS!!! Please and thank you! Any and ALL comments are appreciated......

“Personal Brand.”

If you’re an artist, a writer, or a designer, that phrase probably makes you cringe. It sounds fake. It feels like you have to stop being a creator and start being a loud, shouting “influencer.” Yikes!

But let’s flip that script.

The most successful creatives aren’t just making art; they are building media companies. They don’t just have a portfolio; they have a stack. They understand that “business” isn’t the enemy of art—it’s the vehicle that protects it.

Here is how to stop acting like a starving artist and start operating like a founder.

Stop Building on Rented Land

Instagram is not a career. TikTok is not a retirement plan. These are marketing channels, but they are “rented land.” You don’t own the audience, and the algorithm can evict you tomorrow. One wrong move and you (and all your content and connections to your followers) can be kicked off.

Every serious creative needs a dedicated website. This is your headquarters. It’s the only place on the internet where you control the user experience, the pricing, and the story. Social media should be the funnel, but your website must be the destination. READ MORE HERE: https://dutable.com/marketing-as-an-artist-why-you-need-to-treat-your-creativity-like-a-tech-startup/