mattmcdonnell

And is the music industry model better or worse (spoiler - better if you like to experience art, worse if you prefer owning it)

Hey logikblok

Really great comments, thanks!

1. Agreed, I'm in two minds between giving Spotify as the easy to understand comparison, and explaining the benefits more explicitly but risking losing people. I'll experiment and see.

2. Good idea, I did have some concept mockups of these but havent used them as it's currently browser only so relies on the user being able to get it onto a digital frame or projector, but you're right that it'd be a clearer way of showing the possibilities - i'll get on it!

3. Yep absolutely, the whole aim is to see digital artworks in full quality. Good idea to have a play button, could also have some example playlists set up with a range of works to help with this also - i'll have a play around

4. Definitely looking to implement this, and ideally on a timer so you can play through a playlist without needing to do anything. Looking to also have it controllable by mobile so you can control your desktop version via phone.

Lots to do!!

Thanks for the help, I really appreciate your feedback. I'll be in touch shortly as I develop, and keep the ideas coming!

Thanks, tried to keep it classic.

It's aiming to be complimentary to NFTs - if you want to own the token, go to SuperRare or wherever, but if you want to enjoy the art itself, in full quality, try Novari

How do you think it can be improved? Open to ideas!

NFTs have got people jumping all over digital artworks, which is great. But there's no way to view them in full quality.

Instead, it's all about endless insta scrolls or owning tokens with a link to a work on site that may or may not... everything except actually experiencing these great artworks in detail and at their real size.

Music figured out how to distribute media files eons ago, so this my attempt to expand access to full quality digital artworks in the same way.

It's Spotify style, so you can build playlists and grow your collection. Artists get paid fairly also - 60% of subscription revenue.

I built it in Rails, with basic JS frontend - not super slick but it's up and running. Laptop/desktop only atm, but that's the big screen that the art needs.

The beta is free and feedback very welcome.

Sounds interesting, it looks practical but perhaps less immediate than the card/hexagram based solution, which might be limiting its uptake (not necessarily fairly). Do you use it regularly?

Philip Dick was supposed to have used it to guide his writing and i'd imagine other creatives have also

This reminds me of the I Ching (of Man In The High Castle fame, plus y'know, 3000 years of history) approach to decisions, where you ask a question and then receive a random hexagram with a collection of general wisdom. It stimulates thinking around the subject, surprisingly effectively.

Both that and the card deck have a lack of causal connection that works in favour of creativity.

Brian Eno's Visual Music, which I think shows the problem solving card deck, amongst many other artistic experiments, is also supposed to be good.