Best Content Creators of 2018

Shane Dawson joined YouTube in 2008, and reached fame by 2010. His longevity has made him a staple, the face, of the platform. YouTube is a relatively new form of entertainment because of that, it’s constantly changing. The trends can be hard to keep up with and oftentimes leave once-popular creators in the dust. Dawson is one of the only YouTubers to stay relevant for such an extended period...

Traditionally, YouTube has been a platform where creators would sit in front of a camera and speak about their topic of choice. David Dobrik brought a new style of videography to YouTube by bringing the Hollywood fame to his videos. He started entertaining on a platform called Vine. When Vine died, Dobrik moved to YouTube and most of his fans followed. Dobrik was born in Slovakia, but grew up in ...

Tanner Braungardt is an 18-year-old from Kansas who creates content for people eight and over. He is a big inspiration to many because, although he suffers from a deficiency in his kidneys and gallbladder, along with mental health issues, he still does the things he loves the most each day. Braungardt lives in Kansas with his mother, brother, and sister and knows that family is always the most impor...

The YouTube sensation Seán William McLoughlin, 28, known under the pen name “Jacksepticeye”, has had a fantastic year. The Ireland native is known for his video game playthroughs, has over 21 million subscribers to his channel. In 2018, Forbes magazine named Jack as the eighth highest-paid YouTuber, earning 16 million dollars. Despite the large fan base and pay, Jack stresses the importance of co...

Brandon Stanton is well known for creating a photoblog website entitled “Humans of New York,” which is included on social platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Beginning in 2018 with a photo project in New York City, Stanton’s intriguing journey has taken him to over twenty countries around the globe. He has managed to maximize his photography and writing skills in a way that al...

Orla Gartland is a multi-talented 23-year-old singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer from Dublin, Ireland. In 2013, she released her debut EP, “Roots.” She put a halt to releasing music soon after her second EP, “Lonely People”, in 2015 because she realized that she should’ve focused on quality over quantity. This year, she started to release music she has been holding on to since th...

Have you ever listened to indie pop alternative dubstep?  Neither did I until my friend showed me a song called “Bud Like You” by AJR. AJR became popular this year but has been around since their first album released in 2015. Songs like “Weak”, “Sober Up” and “Burn The House Down” were some of their hits from the album The Click this year. AJR stands for Adam, Jack and Ryan, the three brother...

Although considered less known to mass media, William Osman continues to be a reliable source of entertainment and education. Osman exemplifies the merging of internet culture and engineering; making things such as a giant lemon battery to power a lemon juicer, and laser cutting wood to build into a machine. Regardless of what he makes, he pioneers the industry by drawing attention to the rising popular...

Conan Gray is a Japanese American content creator from a small town in Texas. While his content originally revolved around stationary videos, creating visual art and telling his story through his medium, it’s evolved in recent years. Gray posted his videos on his YouTube channel. While his original content was rooted in stationary and studying themed videos, Gray started experimenting with music and postin...

Artwork inspired by the Hispanic culture often contains a unique vibrancy about them. A muralist who goes by the name of Sick Fisher incorporates the vivid decorations of the culture into his own works of art while pulling in his own surrealistic style into the picture. Fisher pulls everyday items and people from the world and paints bright images of them. His style is extremely spirited, with hi...

The founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, created the first Google Doodle in honor of the Burning Man Festival of 1998. Since then, as recognized dates come and go, Google Doodles are certainly an anticipated festivity. Jan. 1, 2018: Google commemorates the start of 2018 with the visual of cartoon penguins celebrating the holidays. No one can say that the illustrations’ personification isn’t just adorable. Feb. 6, 2018:...