( notes from the build )
insights
Case studies and methodology from inside the studio — how the work on the ecosystem page actually gets built.
- 01
( game design / project story )
JANK: from a classroom idea to a culture-first word game
Christopher ‘CJ’ Nurse on building JANK from a student’s idea in his content-creation class — and connecting words, local identity, and play.
4 min read
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- 02
( education product / project story )
ReadySetClass: building for the professor behind the course
Why Christopher ‘CJ’ Nurse built a Canvas teaching companion around course preparation, useful AI assistance, and the instructor’s final approval.
4 min read
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- 03
( media platform / project story )
HBCU.news: building a home for the yard’s stories
Christopher ‘CJ’ Nurse on connecting HBCU news, campus communities, opportunities, and culture through a working media platform.
4 min read
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- 04
( platform growth )
What it actually takes to scale a creator to 1M subscribers
The production systems and content strategy behind Anthony O'Neal's platform growth — and what most creators get wrong before they bring in that kind of structure.
7 min read
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- 05
( studio methodology )
What a 'content system' actually looks like
Most brands produce content. Here's the difference between posting and building the infrastructure content runs on — and how to tell which one you actually need.
6 min read
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