IG Live can be pretty hit or miss. But what makes it miss? During quarantine, we watched a ton of our friends, families and colleagues take to Live and took notes on what did and didn’t work. There are some user-behaviors we saw we could streamline, but the actual user interface was an obstacle in itself too. We took time to design around the issue and were able to produce a fun IG Live show that was sharp and entertaining to watch.
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Write-up & Video by Kuya David
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How (and Why) We Built a Podcast Studio
WE’RE BACK! During our hiatus, we’ve been building a whole podcast studio to record audio, AND shoot both video & photos, as well as upgrading our podcast gear, all in prep for the relaunch on July 10th, of the most poppin poetry podcast in the GALAXY! (Purchase links included to all gear)
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Episode 11.5: The Catch Up
While the Clique’s been building a studio and Kuya been out cracking knuckles with IG’s most popping poetry presence, we high-key left the pod audience hanging longer than 2k D’Angelou fans waiting for black messiah. So we back real quick before season two launches in quick catch-up style to let ya’ll know what’s good!
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Poetry “Slam” In The Quarantine Era
Virtual open mics and slams via IG live: Not great. The video quality, audio quality, lack of atmosphere, and most importantly the live aspect are all stripped away. My question is: What would the ideal digital open mic and slam look like in the quarantine era?
