Aesthetic Values and Style in Cube Design

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Inspired by two standards of beauty from different cultures — the Japanese Wabi-Sabi (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi#:~:text=In%20t….) and the Italian en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprezzatura — Andy and Anthony are talking about a seemingly mundane card choice in 100 Ornithopters (cubecobra.com/cube/overview/100-ornithopters) and how that reflects on the aesthetic values that are informally codified in cube design.
Discussed in this episode:
• Aetherdrift (luckypaper.co/survey/dft) and Aetherdrift Commander Cube surveys (luckypaper.co/survey/DRC)
• Boonta Vista 383: “Stanking Ass Or Otherwise” (soundcloud.com/boontavista/episode-383)
• Wabi-Sabi (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi#:~:text=In%20t….)
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprezzatura
• Wabi-Sabi for Artists and Designers (leonardkoren.com/#/wabi-sabi-1) by Leonard Koren
• Wabi-Sabi: Further Thoughts (leonardkoren.com/wabi-sabi-2) by Leonard Koren
• Neoclassical Cube (cubecobra.com/cube/overview/neoclassical)
• Dear Gonti, Love Sophie (youtube.com/watch?v=efpPygoqb9M)
• The Fire Swamp (cubecobra.com/cube/overview/TheFireSwamp)
• Pack One, Slick Ones (usmantherad.substack.com/p/pack-one-slick-ones…)
• Free “Playing Oppression” PDF (watermark.silverchair.com/book_9780262373715.p…)
• Arlo’s Thoughts on Cube as an Art Project (m.soundcloud.com/gaytransmulldrifter/a-scatter…)
Check us out on Twitch (twitch.tv/luckypapermtg) and YouTube (youtube.com/channel/UCx9a677zDh8t5jvOHQuBsjA) for paper Cube gameplay.
You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:
• Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube (cubecobra.com/cube/overview/andymangold)
• Anthony’s “Regular” Cube (cubecobra.com/cube/overview/regular)
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Musical production by DJ James Nasty (facebook.com/jamesnasty).
Timestamps
• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:34 - “Vintage Cube Sucks” Follow Up
• 7:34 - Cultural ideas of beauty that influence Cube design
• 13:29 - What is wabi-sabi?
• 28:30 - What is sprezzatura?
• 32:01 - Disenchant/Naturalize effects in 100 Ornithopters
• 44:27 - How do we cultivate style in our cube design choices?
• 48:05 - Examples of stylish Cube design choices
• 53:06 - Anthony talks about fractals
• 54:40 - Arlo’s point about cube inclusions never meant to be put in decks
• 57:52 - Vanquisher’s Banner vs. The Great Henge in 100 Ornithopters and cube style comes full circle