ECOsystem
content to synthesize my ideas around digital gardens as a way to develop a self-sustaining content ecosystem for professionals who want to use content creation to access opportunities sustainably
ECOsystem
A garden is a collection of evolving ideas that aren’t strictly organised by their publication date. They’re inherently exploratory – notes are linked through contextual associations. They aren’t refined or complete - notes are published as half-finished thoughts that will grow and evolve over time. They’re less rigid, less performative, and less... See more
Maggie Appleton 🧭 • A Brief History & Ethos of the Digital Garden
So, in shameless imitation of a master and tastemaker, here are my notes on “taste.”
- To start very generally, taste is a mode. It’s a manner of interpretation, expression, or action. Things don’t feel tasteful, they demonstrate taste. Someone’s home can be decorated tastefully. Someone can dress tastefully. The vibe cannot be tasteful. The
Notes on “Taste” | Are.na Editorial
@MarieDOLLE @_jonesian @tomcritchlow 1/ That's a good question!
Although something about the words "brand," "harvesting" (as opposed to cultivating/growing), and "audiences" all come with a lot of troublesome baggage.
But we're certainly exploring the notion of "communal gardening" at... See more
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What do all these steps have to do with Taste?
They have to do with the third ingredient of Taste: Love. And, above critics, experts, and academics, Taste is about Passion. It is Love that sends you down the rabbit-hole. It is Love that makes you cry at a concert. These steps are for you to find things you love, not just now, but throughout your... See more
They have to do with the third ingredient of Taste: Love. And, above critics, experts, and academics, Taste is about Passion. It is Love that sends you down the rabbit-hole. It is Love that makes you cry at a concert. These steps are for you to find things you love, not just now, but throughout your... See more
Ruby Justice Thelot • How to Develop Taste
In your perusals, you’ll learn who inspired your current favorites. Look them up. Repeat the process. Find out who inspired them. Investigate their work. Rabbit hole. Boom! Fantasize about what if X met Y, and the kinds of conversation A, B and C would have had in 1917 Zurich.
You’ll grow a network of references, a personal canon, a set of imaginary... See more
You’ll grow a network of references, a personal canon, a set of imaginary... See more
Ruby Justice Thelot • How to Develop Taste
Build a map of who knows what about the thing you love. You now have context, critical perspectives, and historical understanding. You can place work in a lineage, link it to other works in the canon, create novel connections with other works.
Ruby Justice Thelot • How to Develop Taste
It’s getting serious. You should be animated by an incurable virus. You’ll want to watch every interview. Read old magazine features. Find B-Sides. Samples. Misprints.
Read what critics said at the time. If you can, find out what audiences at the time thought as well. It’s a good time to return inside and spend whole afternoons on niche fora and... See more
Read what critics said at the time. If you can, find out what audiences at the time thought as well. It’s a good time to return inside and spend whole afternoons on niche fora and... See more