This week, Jackwraith elaborates on how stories, ideas, and creative instincts shape the way he writes. He explores how experiences foster a trust and confidence in atmosphere, restraint, and the spaces between words… principles that guide the narrative voice of […]
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Category: Creative Process
Splash-tastic
Jackwraith reflects on the construction and intent behind the featured splash page, focusing on how scale, composition, and visual pacing are used to immerse the reader in the environment of Dystopia. The post explores the balance between detail and readability, […]
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The Dystopia evolution – the descent continues
If you’re reading this, you’re already part of the signal and you have our heartfelt thanks. For a while now, the Dystopia newsletter has lived a little apart. Quiet. Independent. Slipping through inboxes with updates from Haven and notes from behind the […]
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The essence of control rings out
In some ways, the Control Ring (level Two) of the city is the most obvious of settings and, in turn, the most aptly named. Government of any kind is essentially about control: controlling who is considered a citizen, what the […]
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The tribal mentality
As I mentioned in the historical publication piece, the gangs have almost always been a fascinating topic for whomever has read the bible. When I started listing them off on that day that I dumped the majority of this whole […]
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Welcome to Dystopia
A wonderful aspect of life is that nothing is ever “done” and Dystopia as a concept and a project is no different. Originally, Jackwraith had built this world based on concepts that piqued his interest and, over time, that idea […]
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