J. Danielle
@jasminedanielle
strategist. writer. tinkerer. hobby hobbyist.
J. Danielle
lettersfromthebside.substack.com
TikTok plucks niche digital aesthetics out of obscurity and serves them up to an audience that might not have known or cared in the first place. While aesthetic components were once integral to the formation of traditional subcultures, they’ve lost all meaning in this algorithmically driven visual landscape. Instead, subcultural images and... See more
Terry Nguyen • Trends are dead
too many trends, not enought taste
Importantly we are seeing the divorcing of aesthetics once tied to subcultures made available to groups who are completely unaware of their origins. This in turn likely gives rise to the desire to gatekeep from the normies, to be more discerning.
Keep asking:
What emotion do I feel when I see this designer’s work — calm, tension, nostalgia, thrill?
What forms repeat across what I love — strong shoulders, column silhouettes, earthy tones, slick minimalism?
What textures make me pause — matte, glossy, tactile, sheer?
You’re training your brain to identify patterns of pleasure. That’s taste.
The Walmart Effect - The Atlantic
The Walmart Effect — The Atlantic
The sunshine of life springs from twin suns. We may call them love and art. We may call them connection and creativity. Both can take many forms. Both, if they are worth their salt and we ours, ask us to show up as our whole selves. Both are instruments of unselfing.
Maria Popova • Henry Miller on Friendship and the Relationship Between Creativity and Community
The Parents Who ‘Don’t Teach Sharing’ - New York Magazine
The Parents Who ‘Don’t Teach Sharing’ — New York Magazine
Humans are truly losing the plot on humanity
I think asking questions and framing work that way actually opens up a space for more engagement with the audience. It allows them to participate in the discovery.
This is the very bland and very basic and college-freshman level thing I’ve been thinking about: what is luxury?
Laurel Pantin • Luxury and Pleasure vs The Spiral
questions worth thinking about and taste log
Per Laurel, it’s “doing whatever I want, when I want, in the precise way I want to do it”.