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Edmond Lau | Cultural Strategist and Meme Artist

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EDMOND LAU Edmond Lau (aka. nstlgiaxpress) is a cultural strategist, writer, and meme artist whose work examines internet aesthetics, emerging trends, and the politics of taste. His viral essay “The Dark Mode Shift” has been cited in The New Yorker , The Financial Times , and The Guardian. He helps brand understand the cultural forces that shape their identity and define their position within contemporary culture. You may also be familiar with his memes. For project enquiries, please contact me.  Selected Client Experience FWB FEST  Protein Studios  ZINE Coach  Koodos Labs  Cosmos  Seed Club Ventures  Blockchain Capital  Zerion  Zora Pangaia  Ultra-Luxury Hospitalty Group (NDA)  Swiss Private Bank (NDA)  Selected Writing & Speaking GQ    Future Commerce FWB Fest    Tasteland      Hannah Grey VC Press Mentions     1Granary The New Yorker   The Financial Times The Guardian El Pais Glossy FOLLOW ME Twitter LinkedIn Substack Instagram Zora WHAT I’VE BEEN WORKING ON     0

01.The Dark Mode Shift Cultural Strategy 2025 Amid post-pandemic exhaustion , The Dark Mode Shift articulated a cultural framework for understanding the transition from the “Light Mode” optimism culture of the 2010s to the unabashed mood of “mask of cynicism” we now find ourselves within today. Conceived as both diagnosis and language for a generational mood, the essay traced how vice, fatigue, and disillusionment emerged as dominant forces in the wake of the broken promises of neoliberalism. It became a defining cultural reference point cited in The New Yorker, The Financial Times, and…

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