Reading rank 348
Taste for Makers
, subject: Essay on taste and design
David singles out its closing definition of great work: exacting taste joined to the ability to gratify it.
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Coverage Score
2
Scored evidence
About the book
Published in February 2002, the essay compares recurring principles of good design across software, mathematics, architecture, painting, and writing, ending with a compact recipe for great work: exacting taste plus the ability to satisfy it.
Why read it
Best if you want the essay’s definition of great work as exacting taste plus the ability to gratify it.
Key themes
- Exacting taste
- Ability to gratify it
Evidence and original sources
This record is supported by 3 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.
- Paul Graham's Essays Part 3 — David closes the essay's discussion with its definition of great work as exacting taste plus the ability to gratify it.
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