Message is an experiment in communication. It's an on-chain generative image system for writing, drawing, and more. There are 512 total Messages (482 public and 30 reserved) and they were free to mint starting Tuesday October 5th 2021.

Owners of each NFT can write up to five lines of text in the //usr: area and anyone with an Ethereum wallet can write the same amount into the //pub: area. The owner of the NFT can also disable the public writing area if they want to.

A simple Message Editor is available, or you can interact directly with the smart contract

Messages come in five Vibes, which change the style of the message. The five Vibes in order from common to rare are:

Some Messages also have Upgrades, which add generative drawings to the Message. There are three types of generative marks, Wiggles, Spheres, and Sunrise. Upgradeable messages can have up to 4 total upgrades. This means that a Message could have a random mix of all three types, or up to four upgrades of the same type.

Because Messages are fully on-chain generative images, they can can also receive SVG drawing commands. For example, if you send the text:
<circle cx="150" cy="200" r="90" fill="blue"/>
to the 'ownerWriteDrawing' or 'publicWriteDrawing' functions a blue circle will appear in the Message.

You can experiment and create complex drawings and artworks in Messages, making the project it's own self contained platform for NFTs. However, if you create an artwork in a Message's public area, anyone can change it. If you create an artwork in the owners area and sell it, the new owner can decide to modify your artwork.

This creates a new social dynamic between myself as the author and artist, the first buyer as a secondary creator, and the collector who has the responsibility to preserve the work, or choice to alter it.