for that its .
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.
Quiet
It does not ask for attention it has not earned.
Durable
It is made to be kept and repaired, then retired honestly.
Legible
How it works, and why it was made that way, can be explained.
Personal
It leaves the person using it in charge.
Crafted
It is made on purpose, not assembled from whatever is current.
03The range
Anything that can be made well belongs here.
Today it is mostly software. The rest is drawn in outline until something real fills it.
- SoftwareUnder wayPrograms and systems meant to be relied on and understood.
- ObjectsIntendedA physical thing to hold, use and keep.
- ToolsIntendedAn instrument for other work, in any material.
- WritingIntendedEssays, notes and the reasoning behind the work.
- ResearchIntendedQuestions worked through carefully, with the findings kept.
- ExperimentsIntendedA small test, honest about being one.
- Not yet namedOpenRoom for what does not fit a category yet.
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