Simon Peng
@simonpeng.net
I'm an artist who draws, designs, writes and animates. I believe Eveyone's Creative, and I'm doing my best to help others believe that, too.
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Just because I became so fascinated by the Kafkaesque absurdity of the Cavalry Terms suggesting you print a hard copy of their terms, then check back regularly for unannounced updates, I decided to reach out to their contact listed in the terms asking about it. If I hear back, I’ll update here.
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Just because I became so fascinated by the Kafkaesque absurdity of the Cavalry Terms suggesting you print a hard copy of their terms, then check back regularly for unannounced updates, I decided to reach out to their contact listed in the terms asking about it. If I hear back, I’ll update here.
Just because I became so fascinated by the Kafkaesque absurdity of the Cavalry Terms suggesting you print a hard copy of their terms, then check back regularly for unannounced updates, I decided to reach out to their contact listed in the terms asking about it. If I hear back, I’ll update here.
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Just because I became so fascinated by the Kafkaesque absurdity of the Cavalry Terms suggesting you print a hard copy of their terms, then check back regularly for unannounced updates, I decided to reach out to their contact listed in the terms asking about it. If I hear back, I’ll update here.
Reading more of the Terms & Conditions of apps will make your head spin. Not only do Cavalry recommend you print and retain a copy of the Terms for future reference, they also get to revise the terms at any point, without notice. So, you need to come back regularly and re-print the terms?
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Reading more of the Terms & Conditions of apps will make your head spin. Not only do Cavalry recommend you print and retain a copy of the Terms for future reference, they also get to revise the terms at any point, without notice. So, you need to come back regularly and re-print the terms?
I like learning new tools, but tech’s increasing invasions-of-privacy have made me start reading the ToS more often before I download things. When you do that, you see some hilarious stuff. Do these companies actually think people will print and retain copies of these agreements? They’re absurd.
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I like learning new tools, but tech’s increasing invasions-of-privacy have made me start reading the ToS more often before I download things. When you do that, you see some hilarious stuff. Do these companies actually think people will print and retain copies of these agreements? They’re absurd.
I’m a big fan of all the fonts on Indestructible Type, but their latest release and the accompanying page for it are so thoughtful and inspiring. Wonderful work! Marauder* from Indestructible Type*
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I’m a big fan of all the fonts on Indestructible Type, but their latest release and the accompanying page for it are so thoughtful and inspiring. Wonderful work! Marauder* from Indestructible Type*
Adding to the list of reasons I’m planning on leaving Substack: They are so US-centric. I’m Canadian, as is most of my audience, and yet their dashboard offers to show me stats for “USA” and “World”. Because to US companies, that’s what exists: the USA and… oh, yeah! Everyone else.
November 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Adding to the list of reasons I’m planning on leaving Substack: They are so US-centric. I’m Canadian, as is most of my audience, and yet their dashboard offers to show me stats for “USA” and “World”. Because to US companies, that’s what exists: the USA and… oh, yeah! Everyone else.
Happy Halloween! Usually I plan newsletters ahead of time and give myself the chance to sit and review them, but I just have too many thoughts about the Affinity/Canva news and what it means for artists.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Happy Halloween! Usually I plan newsletters ahead of time and give myself the chance to sit and review them, but I just have too many thoughts about the Affinity/Canva news and what it means for artists.
www.everyonescreative.net/p/boo-can…
www.everyonescreative.net/p/boo-can…
“Ooo if we tax billionaires fairly, they’ll just leave!” Um. GOOD. You’re telling me if we forced Loblaws in Canada to pay their fair share we’d get rid of Galen Weston? How many small businesses do billionaires destroy? How do we all not want this?
October 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“Ooo if we tax billionaires fairly, they’ll just leave!” Um. GOOD. You’re telling me if we forced Loblaws in Canada to pay their fair share we’d get rid of Galen Weston? How many small businesses do billionaires destroy? How do we all not want this?
Thinking a bit more about the new Affinity app, I think it’s illustrative of how hard corporations have squeezed us that so many people are reacting negatively to this being “free.” If Serif had done everything the same without being acquired by Canva, we’d probably all feel differently.
October 31, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Thinking a bit more about the new Affinity app, I think it’s illustrative of how hard corporations have squeezed us that so many people are reacting negatively to this being “free.” If Serif had done everything the same without being acquired by Canva, we’d probably all feel differently.
The new Affinity app and freemium model is an unsurprising and disappointing step towards enshittification of another useful creative tool. Unsurprising because, after Canva acquires you for AU$500 MILLION you wouldn’t expect things to be business as u... https://simonpeng.net/2025/10/30/203013.html
October 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The new Affinity app and freemium model is an unsurprising and disappointing step towards enshittification of another useful creative tool. Unsurprising because, after Canva acquires you for AU$500 MILLION you wouldn’t expect things to be business as u... https://simonpeng.net/2025/10/30/203013.html
The new #affinity app and freemium model is an unsurprising and disappointing step towards #enshittification of another useful creative tool. Unsurprising because, after Canva acquires you for AU$500 MILLION you wouldn't expect things... https://simonpeng.net/2025/10/30/the-new-affinity-app-and.html
October 31, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The new #affinity app and freemium model is an unsurprising and disappointing step towards #enshittification of another useful creative tool. Unsurprising because, after Canva acquires you for AU$500 MILLION you wouldn't expect things... https://simonpeng.net/2025/10/30/the-new-affinity-app-and.html
Just finished The Trial. It’s amazing how relevant it feels, like Kafka was tuned in to something about modern society that has only become more true today. The absurdity and the mundanity of the story are incredible cathartic in a... https://simonpeng.net/2025/10/26/just-finished-the-trial-its.html
October 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Just finished The Trial. It’s amazing how relevant it feels, like Kafka was tuned in to something about modern society that has only become more true today. The absurdity and the mundanity of the story are incredible cathartic in a... https://simonpeng.net/2025/10/26/just-finished-the-trial-its.html
I don’t want to sound like a conspiracy theory nut, but I did tag all the founders of Substack in my latest newsletter, calling them out for platforming Nazis, and that post has received zero engagement through the Substack app. Just a curious observation. 🤔
October 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I don’t want to sound like a conspiracy theory nut, but I did tag all the founders of Substack in my latest newsletter, calling them out for platforming Nazis, and that post has received zero engagement through the Substack app. Just a curious observation. 🤔
Substack insists they’re different from the other platforms. They say they’re a bastion for writers and artists in a world that devalues our work. And yet, even they ultimately just call it all “Content.” Slop to fill a void.
October 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Substack insists they’re different from the other platforms. They say they’re a bastion for writers and artists in a world that devalues our work. And yet, even they ultimately just call it all “Content.” Slop to fill a void.
What does it mean to create things that destroy things? Is making a bomb as creative as drawing a picture?
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October 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
What does it mean to create things that destroy things? Is making a bomb as creative as drawing a picture?
www.everyonescreative.net/p/anti-cr…
www.everyonescreative.net/p/anti-cr…
Adobe Illustrator just crashed on me when I disabled one of their AI features in the preferences… This feels like some kind of cruel joke.
October 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Adobe Illustrator just crashed on me when I disabled one of their AI features in the preferences… This feels like some kind of cruel joke.
The Trial: “And the significance of this great organization, gentlemen? It consists of arresting innocent people, and instituting senseless proceedings against them which usually, as in my case, lead to nothing. When the whole o... https://simonpeng.net/2025/09/21/the-trial-and-the-significance.html
September 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The Trial: “And the significance of this great organization, gentlemen? It consists of arresting innocent people, and instituting senseless proceedings against them which usually, as in my case, lead to nothing. When the whole o... https://simonpeng.net/2025/09/21/the-trial-and-the-significance.html
Look, I get that this is big, scary news, but it is wild to me that four of the top five articles on CBC right now are about an American being killed by another American in America. We say we’ll “never be the 51st state!” but sometimes we act like the U.S. is the only Country on earth…
September 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Look, I get that this is big, scary news, but it is wild to me that four of the top five articles on CBC right now are about an American being killed by another American in America. We say we’ll “never be the 51st state!” but sometimes we act like the U.S. is the only Country on earth…
"Now we just need to actually do it. I think it comes down to linking more to what other people are writing, posting more replies to other people’s posts, and putting some effort into connecting directly with the author when we stumble on ... https://simonpeng.net/2025/09/10/now-we-just-need-to.html
September 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
"Now we just need to actually do it. I think it comes down to linking more to what other people are writing, posting more replies to other people’s posts, and putting some effort into connecting directly with the author when we stumble on ... https://simonpeng.net/2025/09/10/now-we-just-need-to.html
Artists are often the worst gatekeepers, and I’m tired of it.
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September 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Artists are often the worst gatekeepers, and I’m tired of it.
www.everyonescreative.net/p/creativ…
www.everyonescreative.net/p/creativ…
"If you work in digital marketing, you’ll deal in depersonalising, martial and downright hostile language every day. We undertake campaigns, formulate a strategy and tactics, track website visitors – often without them knowing – and con... https://simonpeng.net/2025/09/02/if-you-work-in-digital.html
September 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"If you work in digital marketing, you’ll deal in depersonalising, martial and downright hostile language every day. We undertake campaigns, formulate a strategy and tactics, track website visitors – often without them knowing – and con... https://simonpeng.net/2025/09/02/if-you-work-in-digital.html
The #enshittification of major software is super notable when you launch alternative apps compared to the dominant ones. Libre Office apps open in seconds, while Word and Excel take forever. Affinity, Inkscape, and Blender all open quickly while an Adobe app will hang and even crash on launch. 🙈
July 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The #enshittification of major software is super notable when you launch alternative apps compared to the dominant ones. Libre Office apps open in seconds, while Word and Excel take forever. Affinity, Inkscape, and Blender all open quickly while an Adobe app will hang and even crash on launch. 🙈
My “productivity hack” is to assume you just aren’t allowed to turn off most AI crap, and just stop using the products that shove it in your face.
If you can’t stop using them, then you invest the time to (hopefully) be able to turn them off (you probably can’t).
How is this an improvement?
If you can’t stop using them, then you invest the time to (hopefully) be able to turn them off (you probably can’t).
How is this an improvement?
So funny because AI is touted as such a "productivity booster" but it actually EATS into my time when I can't figure out how to turn it off lollll.
July 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
My “productivity hack” is to assume you just aren’t allowed to turn off most AI crap, and just stop using the products that shove it in your face.
If you can’t stop using them, then you invest the time to (hopefully) be able to turn them off (you probably can’t).
How is this an improvement?
If you can’t stop using them, then you invest the time to (hopefully) be able to turn them off (you probably can’t).
How is this an improvement?
Shout out to VueScan ( www.hamrick.com ) for being one of the longest ongoing software licenses I have that continues to get support. I bought a license in 2012, have activated it on dozens of computers as I upgrade ove... https://simonpeng.net/2025/07/22/shout-out-to-vuescan-httpswwwhamrickcom.html
July 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Shout out to VueScan ( www.hamrick.com ) for being one of the longest ongoing software licenses I have that continues to get support. I bought a license in 2012, have activated it on dozens of computers as I upgrade ove... https://simonpeng.net/2025/07/22/shout-out-to-vuescan-httpswwwhamrickcom.html
I’d like to thank all the horrible executives running corporations that exploit our creativity for inspiring this post: www.everyonescreative.net/p/creativ…
If you can’t afford to leave them, then you absolutely need to.
If you can’t afford to leave them, then you absolutely need to.
July 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I’d like to thank all the horrible executives running corporations that exploit our creativity for inspiring this post: www.everyonescreative.net/p/creativ…
If you can’t afford to leave them, then you absolutely need to.
If you can’t afford to leave them, then you absolutely need to.