Last year I wrote that "beauty is fit" http://carcinisation.com/2014/08/11/beauty-is-fit/ … - but the fit is not only in the finished item, but in its production as well.
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing Is there a synonym you can you can use for "fit?"1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @IHateStapler
@AvtonomnayaHBD excellent question let me think
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing Yeah, that's what's confusing me, not able to grasp it1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @IHateStapler
@AvtonomnayaHBD christopher alexander calls it "a relationship of mutual acceptability" between form and context - it can be literal...
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@AvtonomnayaHBD clothing "fits" if it's the right shape and size for the body, a doorknob fits if its size, shape, weight etc. fits the hand
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@AvtonomnayaHBD ugliness can be seen as poor "fit" between aesthetic qualities of the form, and the context of human perception
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@AvtonomnayaHBD the opposite is "misfit" - a teakettle that burns you, or costs a thousand dollars, or weighs fifty pounds.
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@AvtonomnayaHBD suitability, rightness, appropriateness might be (necessarily squirrely-sounding) synonyms
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing Ah, that's clearing it up quite a bit, thanks.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@AvtonomnayaHBD thanks for asking, I'm working on something and it helps to be forced to explain things that are unclear
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing And thanks for doing that, few writers on twitter would actually do that.0 replies 0 retweets 1 likeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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