The Great Discontent
2011-2019
The Great Discontent is a magazine and interview series that shares honest stories about the creative journey—beginnings, risk, failure, and everything in between.
What began in 2011 as an online-only longform publication grew into seven internationally distributed print issues, a podcast, short films, and over 20 sold-out live events in NYC. TGD was also the first fully responsive longform editorial site on the web, helping shape digital publishing standards for a new era of storytelling.
Across its nearly decade-long run, we featured over 300 influential creatives including Leon Bridges, Paloma Lanna, Sharon Van Etten, Reggie Watts, Roxane Gay, Michael Bierut, Stefan Sagmeister, Tavi Gevinson, Seth Godin, and Mara Hoffman.
Running TGD was both the hardest and most rewarding project of my career. From writing the first lines of code in 2010 to eventually handing the reins to a new owner, it remains one of the proudest chapters of my creative life.
What began in 2011 as an online-only longform publication grew into seven internationally distributed print issues, a podcast, short films, and over 20 sold-out live events in NYC. TGD was also the first fully responsive longform editorial site on the web, helping shape digital publishing standards for a new era of storytelling.
Across its nearly decade-long run, we featured over 300 influential creatives including Leon Bridges, Paloma Lanna, Sharon Van Etten, Reggie Watts, Roxane Gay, Michael Bierut, Stefan Sagmeister, Tavi Gevinson, Seth Godin, and Mara Hoffman.
Running TGD was both the hardest and most rewarding project of my career. From writing the first lines of code in 2010 to eventually handing the reins to a new owner, it remains one of the proudest chapters of my creative life.
ROLES
Creative Director, Designer, Art Director, Front-end Developer, Producer, Editor, Distribution, Business
ADDITIONAL DESIGNER
Frank Chimero (contractor on print Issues 1 & 2)
Creative Director, Designer, Art Director, Front-end Developer, Producer, Editor, Distribution, Business
ADDITIONAL DESIGNER
Frank Chimero (contractor on print Issues 1 & 2)
Two Minutes with TGD: 138 Interviews in 3 Days
At Brooklyn Beta 2013, we set up a pop-up interview studio and asked 138 attendees the same three questions. “Are you creatively satisfied?” became the heart of the main film we created from the experience. I produced, directed, edited, and graded the final piece.
At Brooklyn Beta 2013, we set up a pop-up interview studio and asked 138 attendees the same three questions. “Are you creatively satisfied?” became the heart of the main film we created from the experience. I produced, directed, edited, and graded the final piece.