tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post3730015758168289593..comments2023-10-14T09:40:06.690-05:00Comments on Jean Kazez: Beauty and EffortJean Kazezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-23080568185084617382011-03-23T18:38:34.050-05:002011-03-23T18:38:34.050-05:00Yes...we do have the bluebonnets. That's some...Yes...we do have the bluebonnets. That's some effortless beauty!<br /><br />Crystal--That's something I've realized more and more over time. A certain amount of complexity is actually appealing to the reader--which is disconcerting, because it's always been my goal to be clear, clear, clear.... Turns out readers actually like a bit of a struggle. Christopher Hitchens is a niceJean Kazeznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-60767567007834255982011-03-23T13:26:37.660-05:002011-03-23T13:26:37.660-05:00Then again, bluebonnet season is coming up!
-- fo...Then again, bluebonnet season is coming up!<br /><br />-- former (Central) TexanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-17914689649853801892011-03-20T16:58:26.558-05:002011-03-20T16:58:26.558-05:00That reminds me of an article by Jonah Lehrer abou...That reminds me of <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/09/the-future-of-reading-2/" rel="nofollow">an article</a> by Jonah Lehrer about reading that says ...<br /><br />"the act of reading observes a gradient of awareness. Familiar sentences printed in Helvetica and rendered on lucid e-ink screens are read quickly and effortlessly. Meanwhile, unusual sentences with complex crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681674503952991492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-18982599439589378012011-03-19T10:01:40.917-05:002011-03-19T10:01:40.917-05:00The "effort" theory doesn't work for...The "effort" theory doesn't work for my aesthetic experience, but it may describe that of others.<br /><br />For me, associations are the key. <br /><br />I would probably associate the ideal beach with the tourist industry (which I detest) and with being told too many times to appreciate the beauty of beaches. Thus, I would not find the beach beautiful. <br /><br />On s. wallersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448905469871566228noreply@blogger.com