For the last 17 years CAN has been tirelessly shaping conversations surrounding technology, society, and critical making. Boasting a vast library of 4,000+ meticulously curated projects that reflect the evolving landscape of creative technology, and a community of thousands of members that continue to contribute ideas and perspectives from across disciplines and geographies, CAN stands resolute as an unparalleled resource—and an influential voice—for students, educators, and practitioners around the globe.
Embark with us on this journey by joining our vibrant community and contributing to our shared vision of propelling CAN and our community forward.
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✓ Full access to archives
✓ Member-only features
✓ API and iOS App ← NEW
✓ Publish projects
✓ Events calendar
✓ Save & share collections
✓ Discord
✓ Jobs archive (1,200+ listed)
✓ RSS Feed+ (full content)
✓ Offers, discounts & giveaways
✓ No ads – ad-free reading
✓ Full access to archives
✓ Member-only features
✓ API and iOS App ← NEW
✓ Publish projects + news + events
✓ Events calendar
✓ Save & share collections
✓ Discord
✓ Jobs archive (1,200+ listed)
✓ RSS Feed+ (full content)
✓ Offers, discounts & giveaways
✓ No ads – ad-free reading
+ Reports (profile + post analytics)
+ 4 users access (one login/pass)
+ Invoices available on request
✓ Full Access to Archives
✓ Member-Only Features
✓ API and iOS App ← NEW
✓ Publish Projects + News + Events
✓ Events Calendar
✓ Save and Share Collections
✓ Discord
✓ Jobs Archive (1,200+ jobs listed)
✓ RSS Feed+ (Full Content)
✓ Offers, Discounts and Giveaways
✓ No ads – ad-free reading
+ Reports (Profile + Post Analytics)
+ 40 Users Access (one login/pass)
+ Invoices are Automatic
+ Publish Job Ads for Free
+ Support, Network and Assistance
+ Additional Benefits
CAN is funded by our community or artists, designers, curators, technologists and educators. Hovering at just over 60% of what is needed to ‘keep the lights on’, countless hours are poured into researching, editing, developing and maintaining this platform. Last year we made amazing progress in expanding community features. Looking ahead to this year, we want to maintain the momentum, continue to enrich our interaction with you, and build on the invaluable resource CAN is to many. We keep the price of membership as low as possible, starting at only $20.00 for the whole year, this is less than $2.00 per month. Read more.
Great! Click on one of the logos above to subscribe. You can use your credit card to pay through PayPal, Stripe (ApplePay) or use our Activity app for the iOS and subscribe through Apple. Once the payment confirmation is received, you will receive an email asking you to ‘Activate Your Account’ by setting up your username and password. If you do not receive it within an hour of signing up, please email us at members(at)creativeapplications.net. With the Activity iOS, the account is immediately created after payment and you can use your account in the app or on the site right away.
Please check your email spam folder. Upon registration, you will receive an email asking you to Activate Your Account. There, you will find a link and set up your username and password. If you do not receive an email from us within an hour, please get in touch: members[at]creativeapplications.net
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.
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.
When accounts expire, we delete them to protect your privacy. To use CAN again you will need to re-register. We wait 30 days before we delete expired accounts.
Access for students on CAN is FREE. Please ask your tutor/teacher to signup first and then they can request a free account for you. We do not provide accounts to students directly.
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.
No problem; please email us at members(at)creativeapplications.net or use the contact form.
CAN has been a critical voice in our digital arts mediascape, diving into art and artists that have few other outlets
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
What these guys are doing for the creative community is basically a public service
Now into its 17th year, CAN continues to be relevant & vital to global community of digital creatives
