Normcore Research

By Emily Segal

What is the mainstream?

On post-its, list five things you believe to be

mainstream, and five things you believe to be

not mainstream

What do you think is cool?

What my friends think is cool What my parents think is cool What society thinks is cool

What my boss thinks is cool What I think is cool What is actually cool

Use this template:

Or, use this template:

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The mainstream super panel was hosted by Rachel Blatt

and Emily Segal at Wolff Olins New York

on May 2, 2013

Meme invented for the occasion by Keaton Ventura @sweetkeats

Aggregated on Are.na at

are.na/what-i-think-is-cool

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Contributors:

Keaton Ventura, Greg Fong, Chris Sherron, Dena Yago, Cab Broskoski,

Daniel Pianetti, Daniel Brewster, Max Rosero, Chris Walker, Rachel Blatt, Alexa Karolinski, Zak Stone, Kate

Welsh, Patia Bless Williams, Divorce, Huw Lemmey, Kevin McGarry, Bryce Wilner, Jacob Berezin, John Michael Boling, Zach Rose, Stephen Lichty,

Nick Lalla, Nathaniel Levy, Jonah Wolf, Lola Bates-Campbell, Maria Salas,

and Willa Nasatir

Normcore Research is a work in progress J

Stay tuned for updates

at emilysegal.net