I really enjoyed this letter, Daniel. I subscribe to Kent Peterson, too. I think his brilliant concept of typing one physical page a day and posting it as an image here was such a good idea that I wanted to copy it for myself. But then, I didn't think he would appreciate that very much, so I haven't.
I wish we all wrote our posts that way, actually.
Kent really has discovered a wonderful formula: 1) He has found a way to share an analog, almost tactile experience in a digital format (genius!). It's authentic, too, with xxxx's and mechanical idiosyncrasies; 2) He has also found a way to write a daily letter that reduces the likelihood of writer's block and at the same time calls out to be read - it's relatively short and to-the-point and every day it's a novelty -- "Like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get" (Gump); and, 3) His newsletter invites us to be more crafts-people and less computer people for the act of creation. The computer is used instead for marketing, distribution and for the connections to a community. If feels so right.
I one-hundred percent agree. I found the whole experience of using a manual typewriter one that could be described as "completely deliberate." Thanks for the compliment and for reading!
What a great article. Learned to type on a manual typewriter. My dad had one built into his desk, you could turn it over and the top of the desk was back. Very innovative for the 50 and 60's.
I really enjoyed this letter, Daniel. I subscribe to Kent Peterson, too. I think his brilliant concept of typing one physical page a day and posting it as an image here was such a good idea that I wanted to copy it for myself. But then, I didn't think he would appreciate that very much, so I haven't.
I wish we all wrote our posts that way, actually.
Kent really has discovered a wonderful formula: 1) He has found a way to share an analog, almost tactile experience in a digital format (genius!). It's authentic, too, with xxxx's and mechanical idiosyncrasies; 2) He has also found a way to write a daily letter that reduces the likelihood of writer's block and at the same time calls out to be read - it's relatively short and to-the-point and every day it's a novelty -- "Like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get" (Gump); and, 3) His newsletter invites us to be more crafts-people and less computer people for the act of creation. The computer is used instead for marketing, distribution and for the connections to a community. If feels so right.
I one-hundred percent agree. I found the whole experience of using a manual typewriter one that could be described as "completely deliberate." Thanks for the compliment and for reading!
What a great article. Learned to type on a manual typewriter. My dad had one built into his desk, you could turn it over and the top of the desk was back. Very innovative for the 50 and 60's.
Thanks for a fun trip down memory lane :-)
I loved it!