For the last 16 years CAN has been tirelessly shaping the conversations surrounding technology, society, and critical making. Boasting a vast library of 4,000+ meticulously curated projects and a community of 1,500+ members, CAN stands resolute as an unparalleled resource (and voice) for students, educators, practitioners and cultural producers, guiding them through the complexities of the digital era. Please embark with us on this journey and contribute to our shared mission of propelling CAN (and our community) forward.
Standard
Membership
Joining our community is easy––click the button below and follow instructions. It’s only $20 per year!
✓ Access thousands of projects, many essays, interviews and reviews.
✓ Publish your own projects, events, and announcements.
✓ Save and share articles (unrestricted).
✓ Join our Discord for events, open calls and more.
✓ Tutorials (beginners and advanced) with code examples, downloads.
✓ Find employers who have recruited here in the past (over 1,000 jobs).
✓ Full content (members only) RSS feed.
✓ Special offers, discounts and giveaways (events, books and media).
✓ No advertisements, banners of any kind, ad-free reading.
Studio
Membership
Receive one login/password for the whole team in your organisation (up to 40 users). Price: $200 per year – Read More
✓ Everything in the standard membership plus:
✓ Access for up to 40 users in your org.
✓ Support, network and assistance from our team.
✓ Additional benefits.
Please read Terms and Conditions of our service. Standard Membership is for individuals only and it’s billed $20 once a year. For orgs, see “Studio Membership” which includes additional benefits and is also billed once a year. You can also support CreativeApplications.Net with a donation.
“CAN has been a critical voice in our digital arts mediascape, diving into art and artists that have few other outlets”
Chris Coleman
“CAN is as close as our community has to a “journal of record”—with an archive of nearly 5000 articles documenting new media artworks dating back to 2008”
Golan Levin
“CAN has been an amazing resource for such a long time now”
Moritz Stefaner
“What these guys are doing for the creative community is basically a public service”
Regine Debatty
“Now into its 17th year, CAN continues to be relevant & vital to global community of digital creatives”
James Tindall
“If you don’t know CAN, please know you’re missing out”
Marius Watz
Why Memberships?
Operating with extremely limited resources, CAN is funded by our community or artists, designers, curators, technologists and educators. Hovering just over 60% of our core funding to ‘keep the lights on’, countless hours are poured into researching, curating, editing, developing and maintaining this platform. Last year marked significant progress in expanding community features and improving user experience. Looking ahead to this year, we are eager to maintain this momentum, continue to enrich our interaction with you, and build on the invaluable resource CAN is to many. Read more.
FAQ
Can I cancel anytime?
Absolutely! We only ask you to cancel when you no longer need the account. Please see this page on how to cancel your account. Either way, your account will remain active until a year has passed.
I registered but can’t login?
Please check your email spam folder. Upon registration, you will receive an email asking you to complete registration. There, you will need to click on a link and set up your username and password. If you have not received an email from us within 48 hours, please get in touch: members[at]creativeapplications.net
Do I already have an account?
Because we bill only once a year, some members forget if they registered and when. You can check if your account exists by trying to reset the password. If your account expired, it was most likely deleted, and you will need to re-register.
My subscription expired. How do I renew?
When accounts expire, we delete them. We do not keep your information so to use CAN again you will need to re-register. We usually allow for seven days before expired accounts are removed.
I am a student. How do I get free access?
Access for students on CAN is FREE. Please ask your tutor/teacher to get in touch with us here, and they will share login details with you. We do not provide accounts to students directly.
Can I register without PayPal?
Yes. You can use our Stripe payment system, which is tied to your credit card. Click here to Register. This service is aimed at those that do not have PayPal in their country.
Can I create a gift account for a friend?
Yes. It is possible to set one up for a friend using the Stripe Payment System, but it is not possible to gift an account by setting up another using PayPal.
Ok, I want to become a member!
Great! Click on one of the logos below to subscribe. You can use your credit card to pay through PayPal or Stripe (ApplePay) and follow the instructions. Once the system receives confirmation that you paid, you will receive an email asking you to setup your username and password. You can use these credentials to log in to the site and access the extra content and features. If you have not received ‘confirm your account’ email within 48 hours of signing up, please email us at members(at)creativeapplications.net.
Standard
Membership – $20/year
Studio
Membership – $200/year
…but I have more questions!
No problem; please email us at members(at)creativeapplications.net or use the contact form.