Is It Time to Do Away With “Good Taste”?
To me, the key to keeping taste is to be true to yourself. While I recognize that that sentiment would be more appropriate on a wine mom’s wall hanging, it is surprisingly hard. When no one cares about you and you make objects for the simple joy of creation, you’re under no pressure to conform your taste to anyone. When your audience grows—when art... See more
Evan Armstrong • The Art of Scaling Taste
Everyone in design circles loves to pontificate about taste, but it's always the people with portfolios that look like a Vegas casino who have the most to say. Taste is the emperor's new clothes of the creative industry, claimed by all, possessed by few, recognized only by those who already have it.
But the twisted irony of taste is its resistance... See more
For all time’s inherent malleability, people want it to be consistent, and more importantly, they want it to be theirs.
Liz Stinson • A Failed Soviet Experiment Offers A Warning To Today’s Burnout Generation
A RUDE COMMENT ABOUT “COLLECTIBLE DESIGN”
With a desire for décor objects (such as furniture) to be seen as just as VALUABLE as “art” (market-wise), it has decided to mimic it. Décor as everything-is-sculpture. (And so it should be allowed to!!!!, it can be an Isamu N. blurring! but...) The homes of the wealthy now often CONVULSE under the psychede... See more
With a desire for décor objects (such as furniture) to be seen as just as VALUABLE as “art” (market-wise), it has decided to mimic it. Décor as everything-is-sculpture. (And so it should be allowed to!!!!, it can be an Isamu N. blurring! but...) The homes of the wealthy now often CONVULSE under the psychede... See more
A RESPONSE TO "THE WORLD OF INTERIORS"
Developing Taste
When the first car came out, consumers didn't care about its color, or silhouette, because the competition was a horse.1 But now that cars have been commoditized, quality and details have become more important than ever.
The same applies to software. Simply shipping a product that works is no longer enough, everyone can do that, espe... See more
When the first car came out, consumers didn't care about its color, or silhouette, because the competition was a horse.1 But now that cars have been commoditized, quality and details have become more important than ever.
The same applies to software. Simply shipping a product that works is no longer enough, everyone can do that, espe... See more