Tuğba Avci on Substack
the somewhat undefinable, unstable feeling of realness, wherever it lays and however it can be expressed these days
Kyle Chayka • Two months til Filterworld / a new project
Taste is not some idea of good design and brand. That definition isn’t rooted in a single damn thing.
Taste is that personalizing moment, that got transferred spiritually. It’s Naoto Fukasawa’s idea of embodiment in design. It didn’t come from a vague notion of “being good”. NOOOOOOOOO it came from dropping in on that moment in life, being ready an... See more
Taste is that personalizing moment, that got transferred spiritually. It’s Naoto Fukasawa’s idea of embodiment in design. It didn’t come from a vague notion of “being good”. NOOOOOOOOO it came from dropping in on that moment in life, being ready an... See more
Reggie James • Product Lost by @hipcityreg | Reggie James | Substack
I don’t believe in authenticity on the internet.
There’s this obsession with realness online. When I was working on Trust Exercise, and watching all these Beauty Secrets videos, I would see all these comments like, “she’s so real”. Which was funny to me, because it’s a Vogue video. It’s the most edited thing in the world. But we’re obsessed with wan
... See moreChainletter • I Don’t Believe in Authenticity on the Internet.
Anyhow, the older I get, the less impressed I become with originality. These days, I’m far more moved by authenticity. Attempts at originality can often feel forced and precious, but authenticity has quiet resonance that never fails to stir me.
Elizabeth Gilbert • Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
