
Craig Mod
Writer and designer | Exploring technology, creativity, and mindful movement

About
Craig Mod brings together writing, design, and an uncommon dedication to walking in ways that challenge conventional thinking about creativity and productivity. His work examines how digital tools fundamentally shape creative expression, while simultaneously advocating for slower, more intentional practices that counterbalance our accelerated digital age. Through his unique lens, Craig explores how physical practices like walking directly influence thinking and problem-solving processes.
This perspective allows him to offer audiences practical insights into maintaining creative authenticity in an increasingly digital world. His approach demonstrates that the most innovative solutions often emerge when we step away from screens and engage with the physical world around us. Craig's philosophy centers on the idea that meaningful creative work requires both technological fluency and intentional disconnection.
He shows audiences how to harness digital tools effectively while cultivating practices that enhance both personal well-being and professional output through mindful movement and deliberate pacing.
What Craig Talks About
How walking enhances creative thinking and problem-solving
Balancing digital creativity with intentional offline practices
The impact of physical movement on mental clarity and innovation
Designing sustainable creative practices in a hyperconnected world
Technology's influence on creative expression and authentic voice
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How one simple activity can unlock your creativity | Craig Mod | How to Be a Better Human | TED
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Two Books and a Long Walk — Craig Mod — Config 2020

Books in Browsers 2012: Craig Mod, "Subcompact Publishing"
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Memberships and Creativity
Craig Mod at Figma (Config) 2020
Two Books and a Long Walk
The New Book
Side projects
Books and Long Walks
Craig Mod at Yale Publishing Course 2018
Books, Walking, and the Ethics of Scale
The Design of Walking in Japan
Craig Mod at Focus Takigahara, Ishikawa 2018
Thinking Outside the Book
Craig Mod at Yale Publishing Course 2017
Craig Mod at Focus Hida, Gifu 2017
Craig Mod at The Banff Centre, Alberta — Digital Narratives 2016
Authorship in the Digital Age
Craig Mod at Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Amherst 2016
Digital Tools, Artifacts, and Permission
Craig Mod at Yale Publishing Course 2016
Enduring printed things
Craig Mod at Proximity Designs, Myanmar 2015
Physical to digital and back again
Enduring printed things
New Stack Publishing
Margins: The parts of design felt, but often unnoticed
New Stack Publishing
Subcompact Publishing
Disruptive publishing
Subcompact publishing
Subcompact publishing
Your Future Book is Information Service
The Digital Physical
The Digital Physical
Subcompact Publishing
Craig Mod at IF:Book, Queensland 2012
Craig Mod at O'Reilly Tools of Change, New York 2011
Craig Mod at School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York 2011
What Is the Shape of the Future Book?
Craig Mod at Yale Publishing Course 2011
Emotional Scaffolding in digital worlds
Containers
Craig Mod at DesignThinkers, Toronto 2011
Craig Mod at University of Baltimore 2011
Design in crisis
Craig Mod at BUILD, Belfast 2011
Craig Mod at The Do Lectures 2010
After the books, 2010
Craig Mod at Web Directions South, Sydney 2010
What's The Future Of The Book In The iPad Era?
Craig Mod at Adobe MAX, Los Angeles 2010
Craig Mod at Bookbuilders West, San Francisco 2010
Craig Mod at Books in Browsers, San Francisco 2010
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