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Plystra

for craft that outlasts its makers.

craftA standard, not a medium. It applies to a program, a chair and a paragraph in the same way.

outlastsMade for the tenth year of use, not the first impression. Most of lasting is maintenance.

makersPlural, and temporary. The work should be able to go on without whoever made it.

01The name

Plystra designs and makes things meant to be kept.

Nothing carries the name because of who made it. It carries the name because it meets the standard, and it is looked after for as long as it is in use.

02The standard

Five words the work is held to.

  1. Quiet

    It does not ask for attention it has not earned.

  2. Durable

    It is made to be kept and repaired, then retired honestly.

  3. Legible

    How it works, and why it was made that way, can be explained.

  4. Personal

    It leaves the person using it in charge.

  5. Crafted

    It is made on purpose, not assembled from whatever is current.

03The range

Anything that can be made well belongs here.

Work is under way in several of these at once.

  1. SoftwarePrograms and systems meant to be relied on and understood.
  2. ObjectsA physical thing to hold, use and keep.
  3. ToolsAn instrument for other work, in any material.
  4. WritingEssays, notes and the reasoning behind the work.
  5. ResearchQuestions worked through carefully, with the findings kept.
  6. ExperimentsA small test, honest about being one.
  7. Not yet namedRoom for what does not fit a category yet.

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