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Started using Arena for getting inspiration on design work and visual art and have been loving it. I removed all social media (instagram, twitter, snapchat), but still found myself doomscrolling on reddit or across the web that was sucking my energy. Arena makes me scroll and find things but feels more exciting and positive. It’s similar to pinterest but really like following people and diving into different connections.
I’m sure a lot of you on here would love it!
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ok looks like i’m clearly late to the party sharing here but hey! point still stands.
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If you love hunting & gathering online then this is the spot.
kind of a mix between tumblr + pinterest. I'm obsessed
feels very artist/design focused but I think any creative person would enjoy it.
you get a certain amount of use for free – but I pay for it and it's worth every penny to me!!
i found a student discount code too! use "CURIOUS" for 50% off
Apr 25, 2024
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It's hard to waste time online happily now, but you can still do it on are.na. I can both be surprised by what I see and carve out a sense of place on it. Kind of like adult, quieter Tumblr. I use it for general aggregation (clothing, images, posters, reading material) and for moodboarding creative projects.
Feb 22, 2024
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Are.na is its own thing like any other place. (I disdain Tumblr-sourced images on there. It drives me up the wall.)
Use it most of all to distill information and build connections between ideas. It works best when you are purpose-driven with your initiative. What are you trying to do? That will help you understand how you want to use it.
I currently curate a handful of public-facing channels. That gets resorted into a small set of private channels or downloaded onto my hard drive.
~ Are.na grew from founding members interested in sharing their art. Then, teachers and students used it to conduct research. And now, some galleries/artists use it to run mini blogs. It's still all of those things and more.
Mar 18, 2024
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