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The ingredients of ‘good’ curationI think great curation comes down to five key elements that span the processes of searching, selection and contextua
Most people stop at consumption. This has always been the case, and will continue to be the case forever and ever, Amen. This makes sense, as it requi
“It's so simple, yet makes such a difference. Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel imp
Saunders describes reading student novels that churn their wheels endlessly, stuck in exposition, no escalation in sight. I’ve written a lot of stuff
Anna Juul on embracing the run-on sentence:My biggest literary sin is probably that I don’t like full stops, in fact I don’t use them at all if I can
how to write clearly
Run an article through the four-part musicality test. It’s no guarantee of clarity, but clear and intriguing writing tends to do well on all measures.
Timbre is that unique sound quality of an instrument bestowed by the wood or metal chosen. Articles have timbre too. Writers imbue their creations wit
To make an article more inviting, gently: Divide sections using subtitles Vary paragraph length Vary the tone with asides and snappers Use inte
warm minimalism
Functionality still matters, of course. But competition has pushed quality so high and prices so low that many manufacturers can no longer distinguish
When evaluating a company, one of my favorite questions to ask is whether it has an aesthetic. We don’t talk about aesthetics as the highest form of