@phkaki.bsky.social
Essay 4 is the oath: No Beige.
After fracture (1), method (2), and the truth-filter of place (3), this is where standards get named so work holds in public.
Read: https://open.substack.com/pub/phkaki/p/no-beige #RagAndSpark #PHKAKI
#RagAndSpark #NoBeige #PHKAKI #MakeItHoldHidden #DesignWithTeeth
After fracture (1), method (2), and the truth-filter of place (3), this is where standards get named so work holds in public.
Read: https://open.substack.com/pub/phkaki/p/no-beige #RagAndSpark #PHKAKI
#RagAndSpark #NoBeige #PHKAKI #MakeItHoldHidden #DesignWithTeeth
No Beige
Rag & Spark — Essay IV (Manifesto)
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Essay 4 is the oath: No Beige.
After fracture (1), method (2), and the truth-filter of place (3), this is where standards get named so work holds in public.
Read: https://open.substack.com/pub/phkaki/p/no-beige #RagAndSpark #PHKAKI
#RagAndSpark #NoBeige #PHKAKI #MakeItHoldHidden #DesignWithTeeth
After fracture (1), method (2), and the truth-filter of place (3), this is where standards get named so work holds in public.
Read: https://open.substack.com/pub/phkaki/p/no-beige #RagAndSpark #PHKAKI
#RagAndSpark #NoBeige #PHKAKI #MakeItHoldHidden #DesignWithTeeth
What book changed you, that someone tried to remove?
Title + why (short is fine). We’ll repost a few.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
Title + why (short is fine). We’ll repost a few.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
January 25, 2026 at 4:58 PM
What book changed you, that someone tried to remove?
Title + why (short is fine). We’ll repost a few.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
Title + why (short is fine). We’ll repost a few.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
Built in Erie, PA.
IOE is coming: juried artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Tag a maker + a loud reader.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #EriePA
IOE is coming: juried artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Tag a maker + a loud reader.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #EriePA
January 24, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Built in Erie, PA.
IOE is coming: juried artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Tag a maker + a loud reader.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #EriePA
IOE is coming: juried artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Tag a maker + a loud reader.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #EriePA
Nice horse. It was a good meeting. Great conversation. Incredible possibilities. Now, work the proposal and the how!
#vaguebooking
#vaguebooking
January 23, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Nice horse. It was a good meeting. Great conversation. Incredible possibilities. Now, work the proposal and the how!
#vaguebooking
#vaguebooking
Going to see a man about a horse. Keep your fingers crossed.
#vaguebooking
#vaguebooking
January 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Going to see a man about a horse. Keep your fingers crossed.
#vaguebooking
#vaguebooking
Hand work under voltage.
Paper. Thread. Pressure.
IOE is a juried exhibition of artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #Bookbinding
Paper. Thread. Pressure.
IOE is a juried exhibition of artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #Bookbinding
January 23, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Hand work under voltage.
Paper. Thread. Pressure.
IOE is a juried exhibition of artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #Bookbinding
Paper. Thread. Pressure.
IOE is a juried exhibition of artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #Bookbinding
Does your work count for IOE?
YES: artist books, design bindings, altered books, sculptural bookworks (if it still reads “book”).
Prospectus soon.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #ArtistBooks
YES: artist books, design bindings, altered books, sculptural bookworks (if it still reads “book”).
Prospectus soon.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #ArtistBooks
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Does your work count for IOE?
YES: artist books, design bindings, altered books, sculptural bookworks (if it still reads “book”).
Prospectus soon.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #ArtistBooks
YES: artist books, design bindings, altered books, sculptural bookworks (if it still reads “book”).
Prospectus soon.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #ArtistBooks
Erasure doesn’t just remove. It leaves marks. IOE collects them: juried artist books + design bindings forged under censorship pressure.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
January 21, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Erasure doesn’t just remove. It leaves marks. IOE collects them: juried artist books + design bindings forged under censorship pressure.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
What is Index of Erasure (IOE)?
A juried exhibition of artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Prospectus soon.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
A juried exhibition of artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Prospectus soon.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
January 20, 2026 at 3:59 PM
What is Index of Erasure (IOE)?
A juried exhibition of artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Prospectus soon.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
A juried exhibition of artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Prospectus soon.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
Essay 3 starts at a bench light and worn paper and ends in a black box built to measure what survives. Erie taught me to build in public; FEED taught me that signal is material.
Enter: https://phkaki.substack.com/p/the-black-box-has-a-signal
#RagAndSpark #MakeItHold #PHKAKI
Enter: https://phkaki.substack.com/p/the-black-box-has-a-signal
#RagAndSpark #MakeItHold #PHKAKI
The Black Box Has a Signal
Rag & Spark — Essay III
phkaki.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Essay 3 starts at a bench light and worn paper and ends in a black box built to measure what survives. Erie taught me to build in public; FEED taught me that signal is material.
Enter: https://phkaki.substack.com/p/the-black-box-has-a-signal
#RagAndSpark #MakeItHold #PHKAKI
Enter: https://phkaki.substack.com/p/the-black-box-has-a-signal
#RagAndSpark #MakeItHold #PHKAKI
Something sharp is being built in Erie.
INDEX OF ERASURE (IOE): juried artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
INDEX OF ERASURE (IOE): juried artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
January 19, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Something sharp is being built in Erie.
INDEX OF ERASURE (IOE): juried artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
INDEX OF ERASURE (IOE): juried artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure.
Follow and rebel.
#IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks
“When a book is restricted, the truth isn’t gone. It’s just been labeled dangerous.”
And danger, to the wrong people, means freedom.
#IndexOfErasure #Restricted #BannedBooks #FreedomToRead #FightCensorship #ReadBannedBooks #BookCensorship #Censorship #FirstAmendment #ArtistBooks #EriePA
And danger, to the wrong people, means freedom.
#IndexOfErasure #Restricted #BannedBooks #FreedomToRead #FightCensorship #ReadBannedBooks #BookCensorship #Censorship #FirstAmendment #ArtistBooks #EriePA
January 18, 2026 at 5:02 PM
“When a book is restricted, the truth isn’t gone. It’s just been labeled dangerous.”
And danger, to the wrong people, means freedom.
#IndexOfErasure #Restricted #BannedBooks #FreedomToRead #FightCensorship #ReadBannedBooks #BookCensorship #Censorship #FirstAmendment #ArtistBooks #EriePA
And danger, to the wrong people, means freedom.
#IndexOfErasure #Restricted #BannedBooks #FreedomToRead #FightCensorship #ReadBannedBooks #BookCensorship #Censorship #FirstAmendment #ArtistBooks #EriePA
“A restricted book is proof that words still have teeth.”
If it couldn’t bite, no one would bother muzzling it.
#IndexOfErasure #Restricted #BannedBooks #FightCensorship #FreedomToRead #ReadBannedBooks #BookCensorship #Censorship #FirstAmendment #BooksAreDangerous #ArtistBooks #EriePA
If it couldn’t bite, no one would bother muzzling it.
#IndexOfErasure #Restricted #BannedBooks #FightCensorship #FreedomToRead #ReadBannedBooks #BookCensorship #Censorship #FirstAmendment #BooksAreDangerous #ArtistBooks #EriePA
January 17, 2026 at 6:04 PM
“A restricted book is proof that words still have teeth.”
If it couldn’t bite, no one would bother muzzling it.
#IndexOfErasure #Restricted #BannedBooks #FightCensorship #FreedomToRead #ReadBannedBooks #BookCensorship #Censorship #FirstAmendment #BooksAreDangerous #ArtistBooks #EriePA
If it couldn’t bite, no one would bother muzzling it.
#IndexOfErasure #Restricted #BannedBooks #FightCensorship #FreedomToRead #ReadBannedBooks #BookCensorship #Censorship #FirstAmendment #BooksAreDangerous #ArtistBooks #EriePA
“Restricted is just another word for feared.”
Because when a book gets blocked, it’s rarely about language. It’s about power.
#bannedbooks #redacted #artistbooks #designbinding #restricted #IoE #indexoferasure #Indexed
Because when a book gets blocked, it’s rarely about language. It’s about power.
#bannedbooks #redacted #artistbooks #designbinding #restricted #IoE #indexoferasure #Indexed
January 17, 2026 at 4:02 PM
“Restricted is just another word for feared.”
Because when a book gets blocked, it’s rarely about language. It’s about power.
#bannedbooks #redacted #artistbooks #designbinding #restricted #IoE #indexoferasure #Indexed
Because when a book gets blocked, it’s rarely about language. It’s about power.
#bannedbooks #redacted #artistbooks #designbinding #restricted #IoE #indexoferasure #Indexed
CONCEPT B teaser drop: restricted file vibes: ghosted IOE watermark, indexing spine, torn dossier window, redactions as rhythm.
One toxic-yellow accent marks what’s “indexed.” Only confirmed detail: FALL 2026. Follow for the next release.
#IndexOfErasure #BookArts #PosterDesign
One toxic-yellow accent marks what’s “indexed.” Only confirmed detail: FALL 2026. Follow for the next release.
#IndexOfErasure #BookArts #PosterDesign
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
CONCEPT B teaser drop: restricted file vibes: ghosted IOE watermark, indexing spine, torn dossier window, redactions as rhythm.
One toxic-yellow accent marks what’s “indexed.” Only confirmed detail: FALL 2026. Follow for the next release.
#IndexOfErasure #BookArts #PosterDesign
One toxic-yellow accent marks what’s “indexed.” Only confirmed detail: FALL 2026. Follow for the next release.
#IndexOfErasure #BookArts #PosterDesign
IOE_Wordmark_v02_MARK_light — development note:
An index acts neutral. Erasure never is.
Built to read like a record and feel like a warning. Clean enough to trust. Cut enough to doubt.
Reveal soon.
#IndexOfErasure #BookArts #BannedBooks
An index acts neutral. Erasure never is.
Built to read like a record and feel like a warning. Clean enough to trust. Cut enough to doubt.
Reveal soon.
#IndexOfErasure #BookArts #BannedBooks
January 13, 2026 at 3:03 PM
IOE_Wordmark_v02_MARK_light — development note:
An index acts neutral. Erasure never is.
Built to read like a record and feel like a warning. Clean enough to trust. Cut enough to doubt.
Reveal soon.
#IndexOfErasure #BookArts #BannedBooks
An index acts neutral. Erasure never is.
Built to read like a record and feel like a warning. Clean enough to trust. Cut enough to doubt.
Reveal soon.
#IndexOfErasure #BookArts #BannedBooks
New drop: Rag & Spark — Essay II Hangars, Tolerances, and the Bonefolder.
Loud systems. Quiet tools. Real tolerances. The cost of “close enough.”
Read the new essay, catch the full series from the top.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-182263545
#PHKAKI #Substack #BrandStrategy
Loud systems. Quiet tools. Real tolerances. The cost of “close enough.”
Read the new essay, catch the full series from the top.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-182263545
#PHKAKI #Substack #BrandStrategy
Hangars, Tolerances, and the Bonefolder
Rag & Spark — Essay II
substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM
New drop: Rag & Spark — Essay II Hangars, Tolerances, and the Bonefolder.
Loud systems. Quiet tools. Real tolerances. The cost of “close enough.”
Read the new essay, catch the full series from the top.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-182263545
#PHKAKI #Substack #BrandStrategy
Loud systems. Quiet tools. Real tolerances. The cost of “close enough.”
Read the new essay, catch the full series from the top.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-182263545
#PHKAKI #Substack #BrandStrategy
Some accidents feel like nothing: keys dropped, coffee spilled, a curse muttered and forgotten.
And then some accidents alter your perspective on the world.
Mine was a book.
https://open.substack.com/pub/phkaki/p/the-broken-spine
And then some accidents alter your perspective on the world.
Mine was a book.
https://open.substack.com/pub/phkaki/p/the-broken-spine
The Broken Spine
Rag & Spark — Essay I
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Some accidents feel like nothing: keys dropped, coffee spilled, a curse muttered and forgotten.
And then some accidents alter your perspective on the world.
Mine was a book.
https://open.substack.com/pub/phkaki/p/the-broken-spine
And then some accidents alter your perspective on the world.
Mine was a book.
https://open.substack.com/pub/phkaki/p/the-broken-spine
PH'KAKi + Erie Art Compnay + FEED Media Art
SWITCHCRAFT LAB // BENT CIRCUIT WORKSHOP // SUMMER 2026
Marketing & Graphic Development Underway
#Design #Graphics #BentCircuit #MediaArt #MediaArts
SWITCHCRAFT LAB // BENT CIRCUIT WORKSHOP // SUMMER 2026
Marketing & Graphic Development Underway
#Design #Graphics #BentCircuit #MediaArt #MediaArts
January 7, 2026 at 5:35 PM
PH'KAKi + Erie Art Compnay + FEED Media Art
SWITCHCRAFT LAB // BENT CIRCUIT WORKSHOP // SUMMER 2026
Marketing & Graphic Development Underway
#Design #Graphics #BentCircuit #MediaArt #MediaArts
SWITCHCRAFT LAB // BENT CIRCUIT WORKSHOP // SUMMER 2026
Marketing & Graphic Development Underway
#Design #Graphics #BentCircuit #MediaArt #MediaArts
We design for use, not display. The binder’s rule became the studio rule.
Start the “Rag & Spark” intro: https://phkaki.substack.com/p/rag-and-spark-four-essays-to-introduce
Follow for the next essay drop.
Start the “Rag & Spark” intro: https://phkaki.substack.com/p/rag-and-spark-four-essays-to-introduce
Follow for the next essay drop.
January 7, 2026 at 4:31 PM
We design for use, not display. The binder’s rule became the studio rule.
Start the “Rag & Spark” intro: https://phkaki.substack.com/p/rag-and-spark-four-essays-to-introduce
Follow for the next essay drop.
Start the “Rag & Spark” intro: https://phkaki.substack.com/p/rag-and-spark-four-essays-to-introduce
Follow for the next essay drop.
FEED // SIGNAL // SALVAGE
January 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
FEED // SIGNAL // SALVAGE
No beige holidays. Just good people, sharp ideas, and creative grit.
Merry Christmas from PH’KAKI. 🎄
Onward.
Merry Christmas from PH’KAKI. 🎄
Onward.
December 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
No beige holidays. Just good people, sharp ideas, and creative grit.
Merry Christmas from PH’KAKI. 🎄
Onward.
Merry Christmas from PH’KAKI. 🎄
Onward.
Erie doesn’t need a slogan. It needs a function.
Tomorrow = F(art + tech) / Erie — a PH’KAKI manifesto-dare. Read: https://open.substack.com/pub/phkaki/p/the-formula-for-tomorrow
What’s your F?
Tomorrow = F(art + tech) / Erie — a PH’KAKI manifesto-dare. Read: https://open.substack.com/pub/phkaki/p/the-formula-for-tomorrow
What’s your F?
December 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Erie doesn’t need a slogan. It needs a function.
Tomorrow = F(art + tech) / Erie — a PH’KAKI manifesto-dare. Read: https://open.substack.com/pub/phkaki/p/the-formula-for-tomorrow
What’s your F?
Tomorrow = F(art + tech) / Erie — a PH’KAKI manifesto-dare. Read: https://open.substack.com/pub/phkaki/p/the-formula-for-tomorrow
What’s your F?
Things PH’KAKI refuses:
We refuse “voice” that’s just borrowed personality.
We refuse “strategy” that never touches the ground.
We refuse “content plans” that treat humans like cattle.
We refuse deliverables that look good in a meeting but do nothing in the wild.
We refuse “voice” that’s just borrowed personality.
We refuse “strategy” that never touches the ground.
We refuse “content plans” that treat humans like cattle.
We refuse deliverables that look good in a meeting but do nothing in the wild.
December 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Things PH’KAKI refuses:
We refuse “voice” that’s just borrowed personality.
We refuse “strategy” that never touches the ground.
We refuse “content plans” that treat humans like cattle.
We refuse deliverables that look good in a meeting but do nothing in the wild.
We refuse “voice” that’s just borrowed personality.
We refuse “strategy” that never touches the ground.
We refuse “content plans” that treat humans like cattle.
We refuse deliverables that look good in a meeting but do nothing in the wild.
The PH’KAKI method, because motivation is a liar:
Name the work → Set constraints → Build the spine → Ship → Listen → Iterate.
Name the work → Set constraints → Build the spine → Ship → Listen → Iterate.
December 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The PH’KAKI method, because motivation is a liar:
Name the work → Set constraints → Build the spine → Ship → Listen → Iterate.
Name the work → Set constraints → Build the spine → Ship → Listen → Iterate.