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night-rhea · 4 years ago

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An Angel/Demon au but more like im remaking whole HP universe that no one asked for but i did it anyway because i simply just h a d to...

Under cut for now because its just me rambling about it with no proper art. And its...long...

Okay you are here, are you ready??

At first, i wanted it to be some regular A.D. au that demons in hell and angels in heaven and they are enemies bla bla you know all that beautiful aus like that already

so welcome to my version of it, kinda crossover like.

In hp universe we have muggles - wizards/witches. I turned this into humans - angels/ demons. So humans are like muggles, living their life with no magic and no idea about it. Angels and demons are like wizards/witches, have magic and knows about humans. Angels and demons are not holy creatures, they belong in Earth and lives there.

Angels have light magic. They have white, bird like wings and that light magic comes from wing's feathers. Only most powerfull angels have ring on their heads (i really dont know its name...)Demons have dark magic. They have black, bat like wings and that dark magic comes from wing's scales. Only most powerfull demons have horns on their heads.

Light magic is creator, dark magic is destroyer. Simply, an angel can create a light, but cant make it disappear. A demon cant create a light, but can destroy it.

Because of that, most demon and angels works as team aand lives with each other. And a note, Hybrids cant exist, they simpy just demon or angel. Because dark and light magic destroy each other, one dominate other in every situation. (Also pureblood supremacists? They are still here, turned into all demon or

all angel families. Kinda still purebloods??)

Normally, angels and demons doesnt need to use wand to use their own magic. But they have it anyway. Why? To be able to use other magic kind that they dont have. Let me explain.

I thought it would be pain in the arse to live with not being able to basically cast Lumos but not Nox. Or opposite. So, im sure they would try to find a way to use other magic kind. Then i thought how???

Basic. An angel will have a wand that uses the power of demons wing's scale. A demon will have wand that uses the power of angels wing's feathers. Most impostant point is, actually that wands are just like in normal hp universe. To be able to use it as other magic kind, person need to power it up with feather/scale regularly. Because of that, every demon and angel has to donate some in periots, to Ministry. But some people like families or Aurors, ones that works as teams, they doesnt get it from Ministry, they get it from their partner. Because emotional bond between users makes is more powerfull. ıdk how, it just does because i want it jhgfdfghjkl also ✨magic✨

I think now i can move on Hogwarts and our Hphm characters. Thats where things gets exciting jhgfdfghjk.

There is just two houses now, for demons and angels (I couldnt find a name for them so if you have l e t m e k n o w p l s).

Demons, main color on uniform is black, as a second color person can choose one or two of cold colors (basically shades of blue,green and purple). House symbol is Dragon SİMPLY BECAUSE İ WANT AND İ CAN?? but also it has similiar wings with demons.

Angels, main color on uniform is white, as a second color person can choose one or two of warm colors (basically shades of red, orange and yellow). House symbol is Abraxan because wings and its light colors

Here a simple drawing of Talbott as angel and Rowan as demon, just because i wanted to see something about au. Also i didnt think about uniform much, so there is a chance i can make it more beautiful. ALSO i made Rowan demon because how they are mc's house, i mean they need to in mc's kind, but you feel free to change this if u want

. Im not happy with drawings b u t i didnt think about them much. so. dont judge meee.

And no robes OR different dress code based on gender. No one wants robes or skirts while flying. NO ROBES AND SKİRTS AS UNİFORM. Thank you :)

Nooow are you ready to learn what i think of who is angel who is demon??? İf you have another ideas let me know plss

Demons: Night, Cordell, Tonks, Tulip, Andre, Merula, İsmelda, Bill, Jae, Skye, Murphy, Snape, McGonnagal, Madam Hooch.

Angels: Penny, Chiara,Diego, Badeea, Talbott, Barnaby, Charlie, Ben, Liz, Erika, Orion, Dumbledore, Flitwick, Sprout.

Normally student get sorted by hat in their house, in first year. İn that au, student get sorted in their team.

İn hogwarts, every demon has one main partner, an angel. And one secondary partner, another demon. Same goes as angels. And anegl have one main demon partner and secondary angel partner. Main partners makes the real team.

İt sounds little complicated, so allow me to give an example.

Night is demon. Their main partner is Talbott -angel- and secondary partner is Rowan -demon- The team is Night-Talbott. Rowan and Talbott has really nothing jhgfghjk.

I come up with everyones teams, but telling it like this would be hard, i will just write it like that:

Night-D-: Talbott-A- and Rowan-D-

Simple right??? Okay im starting, it might be confusing so maybe take a break before it?? Idk i felt bad for making this post s o long...

Night-D-: Talbott-A- and Rowan-D-

Talbott-A-: Night-D- and Badeea-A-

Rowan-D-: Ben-A- and Night-D-

Ben-A-: Rowan-D- and Diego-A-

Badeea-A-: Npc-D- and Talbott-A-

Cordell-D-: Barnaby-A- and Andre-D-

Barnaby-A-: Cordell-D- and Liz-A-

Andre-D-: Npc-A- and Cordell-D-

Liz-A-: Npc-D- and Barnaby-A-

Tulip-D-: Diego-A- and Tonks-D-

Tonks-D-: Charlie-A- and Tulip-D-

Charlie-A-: Tonks-D- and Npc-A-

Diego-A-: Tulip-D- and Ben-A-

Penny-A-: Skye-D- and Chiara-A-

Chiara-A-: Ismelda-D- and Penny-A-

İsmelda-D-: Chiara-A- and Merula-D-

Merula-D-: Npc-A- and İsmelda-D-

Last thing i wanna talk about it is, classes! İn that au, classes are karma -angel and demons are together- but differently than original hp universe, there is one angel and one demon teacher in class.

İn charms, while Flitwick teaches Lumos to angels, Mcgonnagal teacher Nox to demons. Sooo

Charms: Flitwick-A- and McGonnagal-D-

Transfiguration: McGonnagal-D- and Sprout-A-

Herbology: Sprout-A- and Snape-D-

Potions: Snape-D- and Flitwick-A-

Madam Hooch-D- teaches every first year to fly properly and she still quidditch referee

I think thats the everything i have in my mind. For now. I hope i explained it good, aaand i hope i didn't explode your brain with all details :((

If you read aaaall of it,tell me what you think about it! Au's are more fun if more people knows about it!

#angel/demon au in hp #İ cant believe i just #Leave it here like bomb...#I hope you guys will read it or else i just talked for hours to wall #KDMCMCMCÖÖFÖFÖGÖMVMVMVMVMMVMV #hphm #hogwarts mystery #hphm mc #night rhea #harry potter hogwarts mystery #harry potter hogwarts game #jacobs sibling #harry potter #hphm jacobs sibling

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mostlysignssomeportents · 6 years ago

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2019 Hugo Award finalists announced

The 2019 Hugo Award nominees have been announced; the Hugos will be presented this summer at the 2019 World Science Fiction Convention in Dublin, Ireland.

Normally, I find that I've read and reviewed a huge slice of the year's finalists, but this year is different; I've done a lot less reading lately, partly because I wrote two books in 2018 and partly because the new EU Copyright Directive ate my life for about 10 months in the past year.

I was a little sad to be so far behind the curve when I saw the new list, but then I realized that this meant that I had a bunch of really exciting books to add to my to-be-read pile!

One notable inclusion: the Archive of Our Own fanfic archive -- a project of the Organization for Transformative Works (for whose advisory board I volunteer) -- is up for "Best Related Work."

Congrats to all the nominees!

Best Novel * The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor) * Record of a Spaceborn Few, by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager) * Revenant Gun, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris) * Space Opera, by Catherynne M. Valente (Saga) * Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik (Del Rey / Macmillan) * Trail of Lightning, by Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga)

Best Novella * Artificial Condition, by Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing) * Beneath the Sugar Sky, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing) * Binti: The Night Masquerade, by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com Publishing) * The Black God’s Drums, by P. Djèlí Clark (Tor.com Publishing) * Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach, by Kelly Robson (Tor.com Publishing) * The Tea Master and the Detective, by Aliette de Bodard (Subterranean Press / JABberwocky Literary Agency)

Best Novelette * “If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again,” by Zen Cho (B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, 29 November 2018) * “The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections,” by Tina Connolly (Tor.com, 11 July 2018) * “Nine Last Days on Planet Earth,” by Daryl Gregory (Tor.com, 19 September 2018) * The Only Harmless Great Thing, by Brooke Bolander (Tor.com Publishing) * “The Thing About Ghost Stories,” by Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny Magazine 25, November- December 2018) * “When We Were Starless,” by Simone Heller (Clarkesworld 145, October 2018)

Best Short Story * “The Court Magician,” by Sarah Pinsker (Lightspeed, January 2018) * “The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society,” by T. Kingfisher (Uncanny Magazine 25, November-December 2018) * “The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington,” by P. Djèlí Clark (Fireside Magazine, February 2018) * “STET,” by Sarah Gailey (Fireside Magazine, October 2018) * “The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat,” by Brooke Bolander (Uncanny Magazine 23, July-August 2018) * “A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies,” by Alix E. Harrow (Apex Magazine, February 2018)

Best Series * The Centenal Cycle, by Malka Older (Tor) * The Laundry Files, by Charles Stross (most recently Tor.com Publishing/Orbit) * Machineries of Empire, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris) * The October Daye Series, by Seanan McGuire (most recently DAW) * The Universe of Xuya, by Aliette de Bodard (most recently Subterranean Press) * Wayfarers, by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager)

Best Related Work * Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works * Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction, by Alec Nevala-Lee (Dey Street Books) * The Hobbit Duology (documentary in three parts), written and edited by Lindsay Ellis and Angelina Meehan (YouTube) * An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953- 2000, by Jo Walton (Tor) * www.mexicanxinitiative.com: The Mexicanx Initiative Experience at Worldcon 76 (Julia Rios, Libia Brenda, Pablo Defendini, John Picacio) * Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing, by Ursula K. Le Guin with David Naimon (Tin House Books)

Best Graphic Story * Abbott, written by Saladin Ahmed, art by Sami Kivelä, colours by Jason Wordie, letters by Jim Campbell (BOOM! Studios) * Black Panther: Long Live the King, written by Nnedi Okorafor and Aaron Covington, art by André Lima Araújo, Mario Del Pennino and Tana Ford (Marvel) * Monstress, Volume 3: Haven, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image Comics) * On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden (First Second) * Paper Girls, Volume 4, written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Cliff Chiang, colours by Matt Wilson, letters by Jared K. Fletcher (Image Comics) * Saga, Volume 9, written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form * Annihilation, directed and written for the screen by Alex Garland, based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer (Paramount Pictures / Skydance) * Avengers: Infinity War, screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (Marvel Studios) * Black Panther, written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, directed by Ryan Coogler (Marvel Studios) * A Quiet Place, screenplay by Scott Beck, John Krasinski and Bryan Woods, directed by John Krasinski (Platinum Dunes / Sunday Night) * Sorry to Bother You, written and directed by Boots Riley (Annapurna Pictures) * Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman, directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman (Sony)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form * The Expanse: “Abaddon’s Gate,” written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck and Naren Shankar, directed by Simon Cellan Jones (Penguin in a Parka / Alcon Entertainment) * Doctor Who: “Demons of the Punjab,” written by Vinay Patel, directed by Jamie Childs (BBC) * Dirty Computer, written by Janelle Monáe, directed by Andrew Donoho and Chuck Lightning (Wondaland Arts Society / Bad Boy Records / Atlantic Records) * The Good Place: “Janet(s),” written by Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan, directed by Morgan Sackett (NBC) * The Good Place: “Jeremy Bearimy,” written by Megan Amram, directed by Trent O’Donnell (NBC) * Doctor Who: “Rosa,” written by Malorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall, directed by Mark Tonderai (BBC)

Best Professional Editor, Short Form * Neil Clarke * Gardner Dozois * Lee Harris * Julia Rios * Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas * E. Catherine Tobler

Best Professional Editor, Long Form * Sheila E. Gilbert * Anne Lesley Groell * Beth Meacham * Diana Pho * Gillian Redfearn * Navah Wolfe

Best Professional Artist * Galen Dara * Jaime Jones * Victo Ngai * John Picacio * Yuko Shimizu * Charles Vess

Best Semiprozine * Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor-in-chief and publisher Scott H. Andrews * Fireside Magazine, edited by Julia Rios, managing editor Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, social coordinator Meg Frank, special features editor Tanya DePass, founding editor Brian White, publisher and art director Pablo Defendini * FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, executive editors Troy L. Wiggins and DaVaun Sanders, editors L.D. Lewis, Brandon O’Brien, Kaleb Russell, Danny Lore, and Brent Lambert * Shimmer, publisher Beth Wodzinski, senior editor E. Catherine Tobler * Strange Horizons, edited by Jane Crowley, Kate Dollarhyde, Vanessa Rose Phin, Vajra Chandrasekera, Romie Stott, Maureen Kincaid Speller, and the Strange Horizons Staff * Uncanny Magazine, publishers/editors-in-chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, managing editor Michi Trota, podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky, Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction Special Issue editors-in-chief Elsa Sjunneson-Henry and Dominik Parisien

Best Fanzine * Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus, editor Janice Marcus * Journey Planet, edited by Team Journey Planet * Lady Business, editors Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay & Susan * nerds of a feather, flock together, editors Joe Sherry, Vance Kotrla and The G * Quick Sip Reviews, editor Charles Payseur * Rocket Stack Rank, editors Greg Hullender and Eric Wong

Best Fancast * Be the Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske and Jennifer Mace * The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe * Fangirl Happy Hour, hosted by Ana Grilo and Renay Williams * Galactic Suburbia, hosted by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts, produced by Andrew Finch * Our Opinions Are Correct, hosted by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders * The Skiffy and Fanty Show, produced by Jen Zink and Shaun Duke, hosted by the Skiffy and Fanty Crew

Best Fan Writer * Foz Meadows * James Davis Nicoll * Charles Payseur * Elsa Sjunneson-Henry * Alasdair Stuart * Bogi Takács

Best Fan Artist * Sara Felix * Grace P. Fong * Meg Frank * Ariela Housman * Likhain (Mia Sereno) * Spring Schoenhuth

Best Art Book * The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition, illustrated by Charles Vess, written by Ursula K. Le Guin (Saga Press /Gollancz) * Daydreamer’s Journey: The Art of Julie Dillon, by Julie Dillon (self-published) * Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History, by Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, Sam Witwer (Ten Speed Press) * Spectrum 25: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, ed. John Fleskes (Flesk Publications) * Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – The Art of the Movie, by Ramin Zahed (Titan Books) * Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth, ed. Catherine McIlwaine (Bodleian Library)

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer * Katherine Arden (2nd year of eligibility) * S.A. Chakraborty (2nd year of eligibility) * R.F. Kuang (1st year of eligibility) * Jeannette Ng (2nd year of eligibility) * Vina Jie-Min Prasad (2nd year of eligibility) * Rivers Solomon (2nd year of eligibility)

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book * The Belles, by Dhonielle Clayton (Freeform / Gollancz) * Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi (Henry Holt / Macmillan Children’s Books) * The Cruel Prince, by Holly Black (Little, Brown / Hot Key Books) * Dread Nation, by Justina Ireland (Balzer + Bray) * The Invasion, by Peadar O’Guilin (David Fickling Books / Scholastic) * Tess of the Road, by Rachel Hartman (Random House / Penguin Teen)

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sandersidess · 6 years ago

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Twisted but Sweet

More Yandere Virgil! Head the warnings, but I didn’t get into too much detail. Let me know what you think! Since I wrote this on my laptop, it will under a keep reading

TW: Death, Blood, Murder, Food Mention, Mention of Deceit (twice), ask to tag!

tag: @sweetandsaltypotato @snowshoe-main-blog @sanders-sides-rebloger @hannahrantsalot (let me know if you want to be added or removed)

Virgil hums happily, wearing his favorite outfit as he felt that today was the day. It was the day he would confess and Roman would fall in love with him and they would live happily ever after.

Virgil smiles as his skirt showed off his legs, wearing his favorite purple sweater that hung off the shoulder, exposing his collarbone. His pale skin looked even brighter with the dark colors. He wore his makeup beautifully, smoky eyes and his lips were pinker than ever. He had a blush on his face as he saw his Roman near the lockers, his heart beating fast and he had to take deep breaths.

Roman as always, he looked magnificent, a prince. He had that charming smile, wearing a red shirt which brought out his golden eyes, along with white jeans that defined him in every way possible. His hair looked luscious and soft, making Virgil wanting to run his hand through it. He was the only person that could make Virgil weak, and Virgil wanted him desperately. He held close the letter he was going to give him, stopping as he saw someone come up to him.

“Who is that?” Virgil asks his Patton, his voice had darkened.

“That’s a guy who’s been crushing on Roman since preschool,” Patton shrugs as he explains, making Virgil stiffen and his mind was going haywire.

No. It couldn’t be. He got rid of everyone. There couldn’t be anyone left. That bastard ‘Deceit’ told him so! He lied to him! Now someone was in his way! He couldn’t allow it! He wouldn’t! That is his man and only his!

Virgil gritted his teeth, shoving the letter in his locker and walked off to class, biting down on his nail as he had to plan. Plan how to get rid of the enemy. Virgil smirks as he had thought of a plan during his art class, overhearing a couple of people. Virgil waited until after school, while everyone was in their clubs, to go into his baking club. No one would question what he is making, and besides, he was the best baker there.

He licked his lips, licking the frosting off his finger, satisfied this would hide the taste. He added his extra special ingredient, soon piping flowers onto his cupcake and let out a happy sigh.

“As always, you’re a genius,” Virgil muttered to himself, the crazed look back in his eyes.

He may have wasted a perfectly good outfit today, but it was a special occasion either way. He picked up his tray, humming happily as he walked down the hallway to the art club, seeing the said guy there alone. Virgil straightens his back, placing a smile on his face when he was let in. He walks in and waves at him, the guy stopping from what he was doing.

“Hello there. How may I help you?” He asks, giving Virgil a soft smile.

If he could throw up, he would. He wanted to bury a knife in his head, finish him right now, right here. No. He held himself back. He had a plan. Deceit approved and helped him get the necessary ingredients.

“Well, I have never seen you around the school, and well, I’m very well known for delivering cupcakes to new people I meet,” Virgil smiles sweetly at him, “It's my specialty. My welcome cupcakes. I don’t know you very well, and heard you loved roses and strawberries.”

“Oh. I do,” He blushes and nods.

“That is what I made, just for you. I would have felt so guilty if I had not made you cupcakes,” Virgil says in an innocent voice, setting down the tray.

“Why thank you. That is very sweet of you,” The guy responds, taking one and taking off the baking paper.

“So, I see you’re making a crown. That is beautiful,” Virgil smiles and stares at the gold crown, going to the other side.

“You are very sweet,” The guy chuckles and nods as he takes a bite, “Wow! This is delicious!”

“So sweet of you, thank you,” Virgil nods and smiles sweetly, “May I put it on?”

“Go ahead,” He nods and takes another point and hums happily, “You are very talented! These have fresh strawberries?”

“Only the best comes out of me,” Virgil giggles, putting on the crown and checked himself in the mirror.

At that moment, he then heard choking and coughing. He hums and fixes his appearance, glad he wore his gloves today. The choking gets worse and he turns around, seeing the guy whose name is Gabe, coughing up pieces of glass.

“Oh my. I think someone put in a broken lightbulb,” Virgil gasps daintily, covering his mouth.

“W-What-“ He gasps and has blood starting to come out. He gets up and tries to escape, but Virgil pushes him down and tuts, waving his finger.

“Now, it is very rude to leave just like that,” He grins, showing off his teeth and sharp canines, “We haven’t even had the tea I brought.”

He grabs a cup, straddling Gabe’s hips and grabs him by his jaw. He chuckles as Gabe fights back, and tries to scream. There was no one, not even a janitor near this side because no one ever came to this side.

“Have a sip,” Virgil hums, pouring the contents down and shuts his mouth, forcing Gabe to drink it and it burned. He could feel how every small cut was intensified.

Virgil fixed the crown and leans down to Gabe’s level, their foreheads barely touching,

“I don’t like sharing what is mine,” He whispers and kisses his nose ever so gently.

He slams his head down, covering his mouth and pinned down his arms with his knees. He shushed him, stroking his hair back. Gabe’s eyes were wide with fear, the last thing he’ll ever see is this guy animal like smile. Virgil waits another minute before getting off him, wiping the blood gently with a towel Gabe had. He takes said towel with him, humming as he stared down at the corpse under him.

“We could’ve been such good friends. Shame you put this onto yourself,” Virgil sighs sadly, laughing at himself for his comment, “Who am I kidding?! This is the best day ever!”

Virgil whistles as he positions Gabe’s head, thinking it through and slams his head against the table until he heard a crack. he broke a lightbulb and scattered it around him, leaving the only regular cupcake he had brought. Virgil smirks at his masterpiece, whistling to himself once more as he left the room, going back to the baking club and cleaned everything up and himself. He was still a little down he couldn’t confess, but there’s always another day.

He listened to his favorite, I Can’t Decide by Scissor Sisters. It always brought up his mood, from the beat to even the lyrics. It was a good day, and even better as he did have someone waiting for him in his basement. Oh, Erika. Why couldn’t you control yourself around Roman?

"I can't decide Whether you should live or die Oh, you'll probably go to heaven Please don't hang your head and cry No wonder why My heart feels dead inside It's cold and hard and petrified Lock the doors and close the blinds We're going for a ride"

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sciencespies · 3 years ago

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This Civil War–Era Eagle Sculpture Was Made Out of Abraham Lincoln's Hair

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This Civil War–Era Eagle Sculpture Was Made Out of Abraham Lincoln's Hair

Since the 1920s, this unique piece of history has only been displayed publicly three times. Sandy Roe Photos / Courtesy of the Onondaga Historical Association

The “Hairy Eagle,” as it was dubbed more than 150 years ago, stuns all who see it, probably because the wreath is made entirely from human hair. And not just any hair. It was woven with tresses provided by President Abraham Lincoln, his vice president and cabinet members, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and numerous United States senators, as well as First Lady Mary Lincoln and three cabinet members’ wives—37 people in all. Measuring roughly a foot in diameter, the eagle-adorned artwork is accompanied by an index showing exactly whose hair was used for each section of the sculpture.

“This piece is just astounding,” says Robert Searing, a curator at the Onondaga Historical Association (OHA) in Syracuse, New York, which houses the relic. “The first time I saw it, my jaw hit the floor; I couldn’t believe it. First of all, the fact that it is human hair, and that it is so incredibly well-crafted. And then obviously, as a historian, as somebody who has a deep affection for Abraham Lincoln … words escape me. … There’s not another item like this anywhere as far as we know. And the provenance is indisputable.”

Commissioned as a fundraising tool for the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a quasi-governmental agency run by volunteers seeking to ensure the health and safety of Union soldiers, the wreath was displayed prominently at the Metropolitan Fair, a charity event held in New York City in April 1864. Guests paid $1 for the opportunity to sign their names in a book accompanying the artifact. The goal was to raise $1,000. At the close of the fair, the wreath was to be presented to the Lincolns as a keepsake.

Former Onondaga Historical Association Director Caroline Wright holds the Hairy Eagle in this 1959 photo.

Courtesy of the Onondaga Historical Association

But the Hairy Eagle never made its way to the White House. Instead, it hung in a Brooklyn shop window, then was displayed at another fair before disappearing for decades. In the 1920s, the family of the man who’d made the wreath donated it to the OHA; since then, this unique piece of history has only been displayed publicly three times. It remains a basically unknown Civil War relic that is, literally, priceless.

“We have other Lincoln artifacts in our collection, including his signature, but none provide such a personal connection in my opinion as the Hairy Eagle,” says OHA executive director Gregg Tripoli. “… It is as if a once living and growing piece of the actual man himself survives in a spectacularly patriotic image.”

The Hairy Eagle was such a popular attraction at the Metropolitan Fair that Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Journal published a sketch of it, along with other “scenes from the fair” in its April 23, 1864, issue.

Illustrated Journal

An ornate wreath made completely of human hair may sound strange, even disgusting, to contemporary observers. But in the 19th century, making decorative hair ornaments for display in one’s home or use as jewelry was common practice, with the relics often serving as reminders of deceased loved ones. Museums and historical societies across the U.S. still hold hair wreaths, brooches, rings, artworks and framed clippings of human hair for visitors to marvel at. As historian Helen Sheumaker explains in Love Entwined: The Curious History of Hairwork in America, “Hairwork asserted the importance of the individual in a physical and an emotional way. And it worked. Today when we encounter hairwork in the odd bit of jewelry on display at a museum … we confront a relic of the living, breathing reality of someone long deceased. Because these scraps of hair were saved to remember someone, we behold that person’s self through a fragment of the body.”

At the time of the Metropolitan Fair in 1864, no one’s hair—or handshake, signature or piece of clothing—was more coveted than Lincoln’s, the president who’d sustained the United States through three years of war. This trend continued long after the commander-in-chief’s assassination in April 1865: In 1905, Theodore Roosevelt wore a ring containing a lock of Lincoln’s hair at his second inauguration. And, between 2015 and 2020, three separate Lincoln locks fetched between $25,000 and $81,000 at auction.

So, how did this hair relic come to be? According to news reports, it was the brainchild of Louisa Wright, wife of former Indiana Governor Joseph A. Wright. designed the wreath; commissioned Brooklyn firm Spies & Champney, manufacturer of “fine gold and hair jewelry,” to create it; and presented it to the fair’s organizers to be used as a fundraiser.

Spies & Champney began the process by requesting locks of hair from all planned participants. The company’s letter to Lincoln, dated January 12, 1864, is preserved in the president’s papers at the Library of Congress. “[W]e are now engaged in getting up a Fair in our goodly city of Churches for the benefit of the sanitary Commission … and it suggested itself to us that if you would allow us we could work up a lock of your hair in some national device,” the missive reads. “… [I]f you feel favorably disposed please send us by mail as large a lock as you can well spare.”

Spies & Champney letter to Abraham Lincoln, dated January 12, 1864

Courtesy of the Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress

Though the president’s response is not part of the Lincoln papers, he clearly agreed to give a donation. The letter from Spies & Champney wasn’t the only request of its kind sent that year. A second, also written on behalf of the Metropolitan Fair, arrived just ten days later, followed by a third on February 13 asking for a donation to the Brooklyn Sanitary Fair, a separate event that similarly supported the Sanitary Commission.

Finally, in early April, the president received a fourth letter requesting a lock of hair to be used in “a magnificent loyal National Hair Wreath” and sold as a fundraiser for the Philadelphia Sanitary Fair. A postscript dated April 8 says, “We have just seen that yourself and other distinguished gentlemen contributed to a magnificent attraction, the Bird of liberty & a wreath for the New [Y]ork Fair— Nevertheless we must not relax because a similar good is already in process of development.”

No existing evidence indicates that Lincoln complied with the Philadelphia petitioners’ request, and no other wreaths containing verified strands of Lincoln’s hair woven into a design are known to exist today. (The Illinois State Museum does have a wreath purported to contain Lincoln’s hair, made by one of his Springfield neighbors in the 1850s, but the provenance is from oral tradition only and therefore unverified, according to Erika Holst, the museum’s curator of history.)

When the Spies & Champney hair wreath debuted on April 4, it immediately emerged as one of the fair’s highlights, not only because it was such a unique work of art, but because it contained the hair of the most important politicians in the United States. Contributors included the Lincolns, Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, Secretary of State William Seward, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon Chase, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles and Mrs. Welles, Attorney General Edward Bates and Mrs. Bates, Postmaster General Montgomery Blair and Mrs. Blair, Interior Secretary John P. Usher, and Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax. Twenty-three senators, including Andrew Johnson and Charles Sumner, also donated locks.

The New York Herald offered front page coverage—and four pages of reporting—on the Metropolitan Fair in its April 4, 1864, issue.

New York Herald

The eagle’s head was made from Lincoln’s hair, its back from Hamlin’s hair, its beak from Chase’s hair (symbolizing greenbacks and other bills), and its wings from the various senators’ hair. The wives’ hair, meanwhile, was used to create the “floral” arrangement surmounted by the eagle and globe.

In the New York Times’ words, the wreath was composed of “locks black, brown, grey, and red, curls, wiry, straight and otherwise.” This “really beautiful ornament,” the newspaper continued, would eventually “possess great interest as a historical memento.” The British Spectator added, “There is something very quaint in this notion of presenting the American Eagle with personal scraps of all the politicians who compose this republican group, as keepsakes, we suppose, or tender memorials of their energetic efforts to save the Republic.”

The Metropolitan Fair was one of numerous such charity events held in major Northern cities between 1863 and 1865. All shared the goal of raising funds for the Sanitary Commission, whose volunteers inspected military hospitals and collected donations of clothing, blankets, food, and medical supplies for military personnel, nurses, and injured or disabled soldiers. The New York fair was different than the others in that it was the biggest and grandest of its kind held during the war, ultimately raising $1.1 million to support sick and wounded soldiers.

Running for three weeks in April 1864, the fair featured events, attractions, auctions, raffles and more. For an entry fee of $2 ($1 on opening day), visitors could view spectacular floral arrangements in the Temple of Flora, watch dances performed by the fair’s Native American Troupe, enjoy Dutch cuisine at the Knickerbocker Kitchen and even buy a piece of Plymouth Rock.

“But this wonder of eclecticism was eclipsed by the famous ‘hairy eagle’ which hung from one of the heavy piers near the Floral Temple,” as the Sanitary Commission later wrote in its official report on the fair. “This eagle was destined for the President, and a subscription book was kept open at a stand just under the eagle. It was so popular that four hundred dollars were subscribed within the first three days of the Fair.”

The wreath was such a popular display that the “Father of Vaudeville,” Tony Pastor, even mentioned it in his comic song about visiting the fair:

Such lots of curiosities

I never saw before:

One lady fair invited me

To view her wonders o’er:

She charged me just a dollar,

And I paid her on the square,

For to see the hair eagle

At the Sanitary Fair.

Tens of thousands of people visited the Hairy Eagle during its time on view—but whether the fundraiser brought in the desired $1,000 remains unknown. Also unclear is why the Hairy Eagle never came into the Lincolns’ possession. What is known is that Spies & Champney kept the wreath and used it for business promotion, exhibiting it in September 1865 at the American Institute’s annual fair and displaying it in their Brooklyn shop window that winter. The business’ owners even bought advertisements in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle encouraging people who missed seeing the Hairy Eagle at the fairs to visit it at their shop.

Key noting the locations and provenance of all the hair in the wreath

Sandy Roe Photos / Courtesy of the Onondaga Historical Association

After 1865, mentions of the Hairy Eagle disappear from newspaper reports. But F.T. Champney, one half of the Spies & Champney team, appears to have kept the item as a family heirloom. When Champney died, his wife, Ida, moved upstate to Syracuse and brought the Hairy Eagle with her. Ida donated the piece—along with an accompanying key noting the locations and provenance of all the hair in the wreath—to the Onondaga Historical Association sometime before her death in 1923.

No OHA records of the acquisition survive, but one undated newspaper clipping in the OHA archives calls Ida’s gift “both historic and extremely artistic,” adding, “There is no better specimen of patience and wonderful intricate weaving.”

According to OHA curator Thomas H. Hunter, the wreath has never been loaned out to another organization. A man alleging to own an article of Lincoln’s bloodstained clothing once requested to remove some of the president’s hair from the sculpture for a DNA test, but as Hunter recalls with a droll smile, “I said, ‘No, we’re not going to do that.’”

The eagle’s head was made from Lincoln’s hair, its back from Hannibal Hamlin’s hair, its beak from Salmon Chase’s hair (symbolizing greenbacks and other bills), and its wings from the various senators’ hair.

Sandy Roe Photos / Courtesy of the Onondaga Historical Association

Encased in a wood frame covered with convex glass, the Hairy Eagle’s reverse is covered with plaster of Paris. “Basically, it’s hermetically sealed; there’s never been any examination of [the wreath],” Hunter says. “If it were opened now, the deterioration process would be exponentially accelerated. … I would never want to chance that.”

The last time the Hairy Eagle was displayed publicly was in February 2019, on the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth. Since then, the wreath has been safely stored in the association’s collections, awaiting its next opportunity to reemerge.

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theantoniomabs · 5 years ago

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Hello everyone, I hope you had a good week. We literally just had a close call with a tropical storm, but all’s well. It builds character.

Hahahaha, so today was truly a wonderful, and productive day and I will be honest, it has 100% to do with the new randomize system I implemented into the studio days.

Add some Spice to your To-Do List

Honestly I always wanted to do it, but for some reason it took me like 12 years to actually try it out, and woow I love it.

So everyone has a TO-Do List right, but it can get really boring to just go down the list item by item, however if you write all those to-dos in a piece of paper and put them in a bowl, you instantly add some spice to your workday. No more spending an hour everyday boring yourself to death with emails, instead randomize that baby. Maybe you get to do it at noon today, and it just looks beautiful whenever you get out of your comfort zone.

On to the next thing I wanted to share today;

Moai.

Moai!

Moai!!!

I’m pretty sure i posted some of these heads before, but man! Am I happy to say that I am finally completed with these Moai Heads. The Credit Island is currently completed for now.

Today I added the last patrons of the game. It’s a pretty cool list. I’ll go ahead and tell you who are the people supporting me and the game. Note, while they are supporting me and the game, they are not working directly in or with the game (for now)

From left to right:

Sro- Animator and Producer

Mabel Padilla

HfDiez- Music Producer and Sound Engineer

Christopher Rodriguez

Luis Rodriguez

Fernando Rodriguez

Luis W. Rodriguez

Erika Huertas

Nick Pasto – Mr.PastoArt programmer and teacher

So yeah a bunch of people ❤

If you’d like to be part of the credits as a patron, you can join at the $1 level and get your face on the game. In the future I’m thinking that I will be adding clickable links at the $5 mark, but we’ll see.

https://www.patreon.com/Antoniomabs

The game as you can see is still very much in it’s early stages, but it’s going so well, and I just can’t contain my ideas on it.

Check out some of the features I will be implementing in the coming sessions ❤

Firefly Animation for Moai Heads

Level 3 (code)

Exchange Art (boxes, switches, platforms, bridge, wodden gaet, foreground grass, character)

Implement CutScene System

Game Section 2

Forward and back Scene Triggers

In Game CutScene Animation Triggers

Exchange Art2 (Refine Section1, platforms, Background, Atmosphere, Environment, Character Anim)

Red Firefly Mouse pointer

Extra Mouse Event Art/Animations

Add Music

Zoom In and Zoom Out Function

A lot of work ahead, so I’m excited to be journaling it and sharing it with everyone.

I also gotta work on some bugs, this is definitely a Journey. The Indie Game Journey.

Moai Hello everyone, I hope you had a good week. We literally just had a close call with a tropical storm, but all's well.

#actionscript3 #Adobe Flash #development #flash #game #journal #moai

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suedestars-blog · 8 years ago

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ummm u should do includingfire

[ ♛ ] send me a url and i’ll tell you the following;

my opinion on;

character in general: you mind if i...wild out....talk about ry? mmk m00d™ awesome1!!1 so this little slice of friggin heaven who must be protected and supported at all costs, is such a beautiful work of art. that whole ‘ art is pain ‘ expression, was made about ry before ry was even brought into the world, but anyway i digress. it’s very easy to empathize with this character and i think what’s even better is, that it really feels like each day for ry ( well nearly each day like each new interaction and shit ) is another step toward what he’s actively trying to achieve. it’s really cool, because sometimes ( in general ) it’s easy to kinda get caught up in enjoy something else for your muse and then going back to their timeline that leads them to their goal. definitely find that ability for him to continuously grow super admirable and ry again, is such a precious character, totally bad for my heart; too many palpitations, but y’know it’s just a cost of doing business. 10/10 would recommend.how they play them: i always answer this shit in my general statement smh. personally, he’s played very realistically and impactful for him to have the massive effect he does on gio and dorian, but he’s played as he’s meant to be, because he’s your character.the mun: anthony??? my aries son??? one of my faves???? the realest one for dealing w/ my randomness aND SPAMS???? 1/4 in the wildest squad that basically is centered around BTS and exposing my in denial heaux ass???? an avid erika fan??? numbah one kim taehyung stan??? ...ya i’ve like talked to him maybe once...twice at the most.

do i;

follow them: yesssssrp with them: deadass it started w/ gio being a b00tyhead to ry and now we’re here with idk how many threads like zayum time flieswant to rp with them: lmao yeah, tbt to that fun time where i just admired from afarship their character with mine: dorian and ry are moving to seattle, it’s over. gio and ry are brothers, established. lorne and korie are too sweet, i get toothaches. devin and salem are about to be wonderful lowkey hoes, it’s inevitable. jude and yoora STRESS ME OUT, they need counseling. january and jahee are gonna be a fab duo, i can see it. sj and yoora probably gonna have an interesting friendship going, that’ll be fun. liv and taejoon also see them doing cute things, she’s definitely gonna want to spend time with him. sebastian and winona, he’s got a thing for innovative and motivated people. graham and alexander, i like this little friendship they’ve got going, there’s plenty potential. did i...cover everyone? fUCKW8. FENTON AND JISOO, THATS HAPPENING ONE WAY OR ANOTHER SO.

what is my;

overall opinion: just gonna slide this in right quick bLOOP ( now folks if you click that you’ll be directed to four new babes who need love and development. go nuts kids. ) but wait that’s not all KACHOW ( some more gr8 kids *cough* ry *cough* that y’all should check out ) overall you’ll get good ships out of these muses and even greater conversations with señor anthony. *suburban mom voice* super fun, totally (not) safe, the kids will love it

**Note: Mun’s answer are all to be completely honest. Don’t send url if you don’t want brutal honesty.

#( my aries son.#( answered.#dolce really kept distracting me smh #my bad #this took longer than it needed to #includingfire

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trifectamix · 8 years ago

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AtlusxP5 video descriptions

This post contains descriptions for AtlusxP5′s videos, including those that have been made private. Note that the links don’t work as it’s not the full web address.

01 - TIGHTROPE 「 Title Screen 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- タイトル画面BGM

「-reincarnation- ver. 」 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq8Z6C...

【オリジナルアーティスト】鮮やか炎 x サンストーン - タイトロープ

02 - MEMORIES 「OPテーマ-1」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- OPENING THEME - 1 『 ACT I 』

【オリジナルアーティスト】メグ - はなび

03 - GET AWAY 「OPテーマ-2」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- OPENING THEME - 2 『 ACT I 』

【オリジナルアーティスト】マイア平沢 x 土壌 & "ポン引き" セッション - ムーヴィン

04 - ARIA OF THE SOUL 「リマスター」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 全ての人の魂の詩「リマスター」

【オリジナルアーティスト】障子目黒 x イスマエル x 猫帽子フィドル x サンストーン - 全ての人の魂の詩

05 - URBAN SPRAWL 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 都市スプロール

【オリジナルアーティスト】ジャバループ x サンストーン - スペース大怪獣なし逆襲

06 - AWAKENING 「 sequence version 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 目ざめ [eng. dub]

【オリジナルアーティスト】カプセル x サンストーン - 建設 x フラッシュバック

07 - NYARLATHOTEP 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 女性ニャルラトホテプ

【オリジナルアーティスト】メグ - ちょうどそのように

08 - PULLING THE STRINGS 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 文字列を引っ張って

「 reincarnation ver. 」 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1JlZB...

【オリジナルアーティスト】高田雅史 - 三雲

09 - FEEL SO COOL 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 冷感

【オリジナルアーティスト】鵜飼康弘 - 私にキスする、私にキスする

10 - HOME 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- ホーム

【オリジナルアーティスト】ディージェイ・デックストリーム x スザンヌ·ヴェガ - トムのダイナー

11 - FIGHT THEME 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 戦闘のテーマ BATTLE BGM - 1

「-reincarnation- ver. 」 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDXLd_...

【オリジナルアーティスト】鵜飼康弘 - 上昇コア

12 - RESULT OF BATTLE 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 戦いの結果

【オリジナルアーティスト】ディージェイ・デックストリーム x カーティス·メイフィールド - 外トリッピング

13 - SHUFFLE TIME 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- シャッフルタイム

【オリジナルアーティスト】ジャバループ - エリア51

14 - HOTSHOT 「 Boss BGM 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- ホットショット BOSS BGM

【オリジナルアーティスト】鵜飼康弘 - ゴッドスピード

15 - SELF CONTROL 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- セルフコントロール

【オリジナルアーティスト】ジャバループ - 風の後ろに

16 - MORNING WAKE 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 朝の目覚め

【オリジナルアーティスト】鵜飼康弘 x サンストーン - 滞在ゴールド

17 - JUNES THEME 「 P5 version 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- ジュネスのテーマ

【オリジナルアーティスト】鵜飼康弘 x サンストーン - コーヒー

18 - MELANCHOLY 「 Game Over 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- ゲームオーバーBGM

【オリジナルアーティスト】メグ - イントロ

19 - ɹoɹɹıɯ, mirror 「 The Other Side 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- ミラー、ミラー ALTERNATE WORLD

【オリジナルアーティスト】鵜飼康弘 x サンストーン - 雪線

20 - DISTORTED MALL 「 Dungeon BGM 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- ダンジョン歪んモール DUNGEON BGM - 1

【オリジナルアーティスト】鵜飼康弘 x サンストーン - ターンテーブルはまだ燃えて

21 - DANGER 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 危険性

【オリジナルアーティスト】中塚武 - 甘い時間

22 - DO OR DIE 「 Boss BGM 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- DISTORTED MALL BOSS BGM

「-reincarnation- ver. 」 www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dqROFVos1w

【オリジナルアーティスト】メグ - 毒性

23 - GET THIS PARTY STARTED 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- このパーティを始める

「reincarnation ver. 」 www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3gsBd6jAZA

【オリジナルアーティスト】カワサキ x マエストロ長岡 x ケリーさえ x サンストーン - 始めましょう

24 - WINDOW SHOPPER 「 Store BGM 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 店BGM - 1

【オリジナルアーティスト】インディゴジャムユニット - 夏季

25 - WHAT SHOULD I GET? 「 Store BGM 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 店BGM - 2

【オリジナルアーティスト】鵜飼康弘 x サンストーン - 本や銃

26 - WEAPON MASTER 「 Store BGM 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 店BGM - 3

【オリジナルアーティスト】鵜飼康弘 - おはようフリーク

27 - JIKA NET TANAKA 「 Super Bonus Round! 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 時価ネットたなか

【オリジナルアーティスト】鵜飼康弘 x 障子目黒 x サンストーン - ガール　ザ　ジャップ

28 - GET ON DOWN 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 間奏

【オリジナルアーティスト】ディージェイ・デックストリーム x ケニー·ドープ - 下る

29 - ATTRACTION 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- ��奏

【オリジナルアーティスト】野崎良太 x サンストーン - 魅力

30 - SENTIMENTAL 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- センチメンタル WEATHER BGM - RAINY

【オリジナルアーティスト】土岐麻子 x サンストーン - センチメンタル

31 - OMEN 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 前兆

【オリジナルアーティスト】カプセルx サンストーン x - ゲートウェイ

32 - DISTORTED SCHOOL 「 Dungeon BGM 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- ダンジョン歪んだ学校 DUNGEON BGM - 2

【オリジナルアーティスト】マエストロ長岡 x ピンク·フロイド x サンストーン - 壁内の別のれんがpt.2

33 - WILD CARD 「 Boss BGM 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- ワイルドカード DISTORTED ARCADE BOSS BGM

「-reincarnation- ver. 」 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clb3Wk...

【オリジナルアーティスト】野崎 x サンストーン - リアルクローズ

34 - REMINDER 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 備忘

【オリジナルアーティスト】中田ヤスタカ - 眠そうな少女

35 - AU PÉCHÉ MIGNON 「 Theme of Marie 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- マリー

「-reincarnation- ver. 」 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzQNQL...

【オリジナルアーティスト】野崎 - 耽溺

36 - SOUL CHECK 「 Boss BGM 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 魂のチェック BOSS BGM

【オリジナルアーティスト】じん x サンストーン - カゲロウデイズ

37 - BEAUTIFUL 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 美しい

「-reincarnation- ver. 」 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-BN70...

【オリジナルアーティスト】野崎 x お忍びで x サンストーン - 美しさ·フロー

38 - HALL OF MIRRORS 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 鏡のホール

【オリジナルアーティスト】エリック x サンストーン - 病気の気持ち

39 - DISTORTED FUNFAIR 「 Dungeon BGM 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- ダンジョン歪んだカーニバル DUNGEON BGM - 3

【オリジナルアーティスト】鵜飼康弘 x サンストーン - 私を揺する

40 - HAUNTED HOUSE 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- お化け屋敷

【オリジナルアーティスト】圭一百瀬 x サンストーン - 不安

41 - BOOGEYMAN 「 BOSS BGM 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 刈り取る者 REAPER BOSS BGM

【オリジナルアーティスト】土壌 & "ポン引き" セッション x サンストーン - 寝物語

42 - CIRCUS MAGIC 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- サーカスマジック

【オリジナルアーティスト】クロドリ - 謝肉祭

43 - MIND CRUSH 「 BOSS BGM 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 押し潰す DISTORTED FUNFAIR BOSS BGM

「-reincarnation- ver. 」http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqNTs9...

【オリジナルアーティスト】土壌 & "ポン引き" セッション x サンストーン - 押し潰す

44 - EPIPHANY 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- エピファニー

「-reincarnation- ver. 」 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OD-nL...

【オリジナルアーティスト】みちる秋吉 x サンストーン - エピファニー

45 - GRAY

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46 - NANIWA ARCADE 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- なにわアーケード

【オリジナルアーティスト】鵜飼康弘 x サンストーン - ラブミードゥー

47 - DISTORTED ARCADE 「 Dungeon BGM 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 歪アーケード DUNGEON BGM - 4

【オリジナルアーティスト】中塚武 x サンストーン - シート間の愛

48 - CONTROL FREAK 「 BOSS BGM 」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 制御変わり種 DISTORTED ARCADE BOSS BGM

「-reincarnation- ver. 」 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz4hgf...

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49 - DOWNTOWN NANIWA 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- ダウンタウンなにわ

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57 - E-MAIL 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 電子メール「 mobile phone 」

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58 - TAKE YOU HIGHER 「OPテーマ-3」真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- OPENING THEME - 3 『 ACT II 』「extended ver.」

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60 - ONE DAY… 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 或る日。。。

【オリジナルアーティスト】マスター卓 - 一

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62 - MOTLEY CREW OF FOOLS

【MOTLEY CREW OF FOOLS L-R】

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【オリジナルアーティスト】 ��・スリル - 新しいオデッセイ

63 - WAKAMONO DISTRICT 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 若者地区

【オリジナルアーティスト】千葉直樹 - レイヴを立ち上げ

64 - DO FOR LOVE 真・女神転生ペルソナ５音楽 -ファン選定- 愛のために行う

【オリジナルアーティスト】 LOTUS JUICE x 川村ゆみ x 目黒将司 - 愛のために行う

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Modern Farmhouse Interior Design Ideas

Having a blog for ten years is truly a blessing. I am so grateful for each and every one of you, my loyal readers and I am also grateful for all of the many interior designers, builders and architects I feature on the blog with frequency. It’s also fun to have new people on the blog from time to time and you will agree with me after seeing Erika Gervin’s work of South Harlow Interiors. She’s being featured for the first time on Home Bunch and I can’t wait to share more. Her work feels current and balanced.

This project was a complete gut/remodel in Leucadia, California and the goal was to create a modern coastal aesthetic that was light/bright and inviting for a young family of five.

I hope you have a relaxing time seeing this home and feel inspired by this modern farmhouse tour.

Modern Farmhouse Interior Design Ideas

Every room of this home feels calming and inviting. The Great Room features a painted brick fireplace and custom built-ins with floating White Oak shelves.

Furniture was a combination of sourced through trade resources and custom. Decor was from South Harlow Home.

Drapery

Window treatments are custom-made with Larsen fabrics (available through the designer).

Wall & Ceiling Paint Color

Walls are painted in “Sherwin Williams Snowbound”. The ceiling features a thick beam and it’s painted in “Sherwin Williams Bright Ceiling White SW 7007”.

Leather Accent Chairs

The channel leather with wooden frame chairs bring a hint of warmth to this living room.

Chairs: Available through the designer – similar here – Other Unique Leather Chairs: here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Sofa

The sofa is Four Hands. Other Beautiful Sofas/Sectionals: here, here, here, here, here & here.

Coffee Table: Available through the designer – Others: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Rug: Loloi Rugs – Other Rugs: here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Pillows: Available through the designer – similar here.

Floor Lamp

A sculptural floor lamp brings some extra charm to this transitional living room.

Table Lamp: West Elm (on sale!).

Kitchen

Located between the Family Room and Dining Room, this bright white kitchen features a long blue/gray island and a peninsula.

Grey Countertop

The kitchen island features a grey quartz countertop; Lagos Gray from Arizona Tile.

Lighting over island is Restoration Hardware – Others: here, here, here, here, here & here.

Island Paint Color

The island color is “Slate Tile by Sherwin Williams”.

Kitchen Island Dimensions: Approximately 6’x4′.

Island Stools

Counterstools are from Serena & Lily (on sale!).

Cabinet Hardware

Brushed Brass Cabinet Hardware: Pulls & Knobs.

White Kitchen Cabinet

The white kitchen shaker cabinetry is a classic and timeless choice and it works beautifully with the Linen Quartz slab from Arizona Tile.

Kitchen Runner

The vintage kitchen runner is one-of-a-kind. Other Beautiful Runners: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Backsplash

The backsplash tile is Calacatta Gold tile – similar here & here.

Kitchen Faucet

Kitchen faucet is Rohl. I am loving this window!

Sconce: Visual Comfort.

Kitchen Sink

The kitchen sink is by Kohler.

Hardwood

Hardwood Flooring: DuChateau San Tropez – similar here, here & here.

Kitchen Desk

This kitchen also features a practical desk and bar area.

Kitchen Peninsula

A large peninsula hosts the cooktop and offers more counter and eating space to this kitchen.

Counterstools are from Serena & Lily.

Dining Room

The kitchen opens to a bright dining room with retractable patio doors. I love how spacious and airy this entire area feels.

Chandelier

Lighting: Hinkley Lighting Linear Chandelier – Other Beautiful Chandeliers: here, here, here, here, here & here.

Decor

This dining room was beautifully decorated by this talented interior designer. It features an inspiring color scheme and beautiful textures.

Dining Table: Available through the designer – Similar: here, here, here, here & here – Others on Sale: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Dining Chairs: Crate & Barrel – Similar: here.

Rug: Four Hands Flatweave Faded Block Print Rug – similar here & here.

Sideboard

Sideboard is by Noir Furniture.

Mirror: here – similar here & here.

Family Room

The Family room feels cozy and so inviting! Sofa was custom-made by the designer.

Coffee table is Redford House – similar here, here & here.

Artwork: here & here – similar.

Powder Room

Powder rooms are always fun to decorate and this space features plenty of tiling inspiration!

Vanity: Custom – Other Beautiful Vanities: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here & here.

Wall Tile: here – similar.

Floor Tile: here – similar.

Faucet

Powder bath faucet is Delta.

Sink: Kohler.

Mirror: here, here, here, here & here.

Lighting: Mitzi by Hudson Valley.

Staircase

A staircase with White Oak treads and built-in bookshelves, lead to the upper level of this home.

Laundry Room

Black hexagon floor tile and a white barn door bring plenty of character to this small laundry room.

Barn Door: here – similar.

Countertop

A chunky quartz countertop becomes the perfect place to fold laundry and store some baskets.

Nursery

This neutral nursery is enhanced by a beautiful wallpaper and a gorgeous vintage rug.

Vintage Runner: Available through the designer.

Dresser: Available through the designer – Others: here, here, here & here.

Ceiling Fan: Schoolhouse.

Basket: Serena & Lily.

Wallpaper

Wallpaper is Petals by Rebecca Atwood.

Crib: here.

Cuddle

A comfy chair and ottoman creates the perfect place to cuddle or read to a child.

Kids Bathroom

The kid’s bathroom features a custom vanity with double sinks. Faucets are Brizo.

Lighting: Mitzi by Hudson Valley.

Towel Ring: Brizo.

Mirrors: here – similar.

Bathroom Cabinet

This bathroom features white shaker cabinets with flat black hardware.

Cabinet Hardware: Ashley Norton.

Bath Tile

Tile: Blue Danube field tile from European Tile Art – similar: here, here, here & here.

Tub & Shower Plumbing: Brizo.

Tub: Kohler.

Master Bedroom

The master bedroom feels serene, calming, soothing… Just how a bedroom should be!

Nightstands: Currey and Company – Other Beautiful Nightstands: here, here, here, here & here.

Rug: Jaipur – Others: here, here, here, here, here & here.

Ceiling Fan: Schoolhouse.

Paint Color

The paint color is diluted “Benjamin Moore Classic Gray”.

Bed, Bedding & Decor: Available through the designer.

Dresser Decor

I love how the designer decorated this dresser. It deserves a pin!

Master Bathroom

The master bathroom features very light grey cabinetry and Calacatta Gold marble tiles.

Mirrors: here.

Faucets

The master bath faucets are Kohler Purist.

Bathroom Cabinet

Bathroom Cabinet Paint Color: Diluted “Classic Gray by Benjamin Moore”.

The shaker cabinets are by Classical Kitchens.

Hardware: Pulls & T Pulls – similar.

Shower

The shower features Calacatta Gold marble tiles from European Tile Art.

Many thanks to the designer for sharing the details above!

Interiors: South Harlow Interiors – South Harlow Home (Instagram – Facebook)

Photography: Amber Thrane Photography.

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A Girl Takes Pictures of Husky Dogs And The Result Is So Cute

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A Russian girl takes pictures of husky dogs and the result is so cute that you will also want one.The Siberian huskies are incredibly intelligent and autonomous, they look a bit like wolves, and the old proverb “bright eyes and thick tail” aptly describes them. Erika Tcogoeva, a photographer from St. Petersburg, Russia, is passionate about huskies.She shares her photos that show an incredible connection with these beautiful dogs and now we can all grasp the beauty. we love all dogs, but sometimes we only want to choose one breed and today is the husky day.

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How to Define and Create Quality Content: Tips From 35+ Experts

We’re calling it: The debate over quantity vs. quality is over.

Quality wins. But what does quality content really mean? How do marketers guarantee that they are creating something that is high quality?

We asked the experts presenting at Content Marketing World 2017 how they define and achieve quality content.

I appreciate the simplicity of the response (and the intended grammatical mistake) from Doug Kessler, co-founder of Velocity: “Quality content resonates with its audience. If it doesn’t do that, it may be smart or beautiful or funny, but it ain’t quality.”

Read on for 35 more explanations and tips to help you create quality content for your brand from experts from Google, Microsoft, REI, Monster, as well as agencies, government, and more.

Go to Google

Check the one-box answers on Google. How do you stack up when Google gives only one answer to the question? How do your competitors? Another way is to ask your customers to rank content in real life. Show them three or four pieces of content (without branding) and ask them to stack the content in terms of ability to solve their problem. Wil Reynolds, founder/CEO, Seer Interactive

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Answer 3 questions

Anything that adds value to the reader is quality content. It’s industry-focused, not trite and trivial. It increases a reader’s understanding of a topic in a way they may not have been aware of. To “guarantee” high quality content, put yourself in your reader’s place and ask these questions: Is it relevant? Is it educational? Does it add value? Chuck Hester, managing partner, T&T Creative

Know your ‘competition’

Your real competition is buyer inertia, apathy, and indifference. Quality content leverages urgent buyer concerns to break the ice of customer indifference and encourage deeper engagement – with you. Jonathan Kranz, principal, Kranz Communications

Entertain, inform, forego vanity

Quality content attracts the marketer’s target audience by being entertaining or useful. You can know if your content is up to snuff by measuring it against KPIs that demonstrate actual business value (sales, brand lift, marketing efficiency, increased leads, shorter time to conversion, etc.). But beware vanity metrics! Mere traffic or engagement in the form of likes and shares is nice but not good enough. Rebecca Lieb, author, analyst and adviser

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Be transparent

Quality content is honest, clear, and serves no hidden agendas. The audience is smart and will see right through content that pretends to be one thing but is actually a veiled attempt at generating transactions. Scott Berinato, senior editor, Harvard Business Review

Quality #content is honest, clear, and serves no hidden agendas, says @scottberinato. #CMWorld Click To Tweet

Strike a balance

It’s about finding the right balance of providing quality content through the various mediums and touch points with prospects and customers in the right amount. Since the content should always be of high quality and relevance to the user, it’s more about finding the right moment to become successful. Yuval Dvir, head of online partnerships, Google Cloud

Get out of your own way

What my audience really cares about is what they care about, not what I care about. We have to get out of our own way and help our audience by giving them what they want. “High quality” is the information that’s most relevant to them from what they want to know and what we want to tell them. Skyler Moss, director of digital marketing, HCSS

Segment your content

If content isn’t created with a specific target audience in mind, it’s just a spray-and-pray strategy. Improve the quality of the content by segmenting the audience. Think about when and how a piece of content can be useful to a specific target group. But there is a flip side to segmented work – it takes much more time. Joakim Ditlev, content marketing specialist, Content Marketing DK

If #content isn’t created w/ a target audience in mind, it’s just a spray-and-pray strategy. @jditlev #CMWorld Click To Tweet

Be unique and easy

Quality content is useful, based on actual statistics or experience, and unique — not available anywhere else. If people need something and you make it easy for them to find it, they’ll come. Josh Bernoff, author, Groundswell and Writing Without Bullshit

Vary formats

I try always to consider not only the substance of content, but the structure of it, too. How does an audience likely want to consume content? Does an audience want to read long narratives to glean what happened at a conference? We doubted it, so our team endeavored to take a more “sound bite” approach, covering individual sessions with quotations from speakers, research highlights, practical tips, and more, rather than straight articles. In covering a tour of a revitalized neighborhood, I used precise times to move our coverage along so it would pique curiosity for our readers – what I call time-stamped reporting. Quality content employs alternative formats – bullet point format, time-stamped reporting, list format, and more – so the audience can consume content in interesting ways. Michelle Park Lazette, writer, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

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Incorporate cultural context

Good content is relevant to your target audience. Great content also offers a level of cultural relevance. Why? Culture contains the ideas, convictions, beliefs, and implicit theories of the world we live in. Culture is what ultimately drives us and our decision-making process. Thus, letting your content speak through a filter of cultural relevance will make it a lot more likely to resonate and build long-lasting, meaningful relationships with your target audience. Frank Thomas, director of content strategy and content marketing, adidas

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Think short- and long-term

Quality content delivers value today as well as serves its readers for many years to come. In my experience, the content must offer utility and be able to be implemented instantly. The best way to guarantee quality is to revamp and improve existing content that is performing well. Take a winner and make it better and keep it evergreen. Adam Franklin, marketing manager, Bluewire Media

Engage your audience

Another way of saying “quality content” is “engaging content.” If content is engaging to an audience, then it has a level of quality. For example, some people don’t look at tip lists as quality, but in reality, some media like BuzzFeed and Mashable have had a lot of success with these lists because they are extremely amusing, which is quality for their readers. I use the acronym IDEA to guarantee quality. If it’s industry-leading, data-driven, educational, and amusing, it’s typically a win with an audience. John Hall, CEO, Influence & Co.

If #content is industry-leading, data-driven, educational, & amusing, it’s a win w/ an audience. @johnhall Click To Tweet

Be the only place to get it

Quality content is content your audience needs and can’t get anywhere else. It’s not “me-too” content – it’s content you’ve created in response to having a thorough understanding of the challenges your community faces each day. Ask yourself what special areas of expertise or data do you have internally to use for the benefit of our audience? That’s the type of content you should pursue, rather than clickbait “10 Things Marketers Can Learn From the Latest Social Media Meme” content. Erika Heald, consultant, Erika Heald Marketing Consulting

Position your uniqueness

Create something that isn’t an also-ran of someone else’s work. Want to cover a topic that’s already received a lot of coverage? Ask, “What can I add to this that will be relevant and interesting to my readership?” or “What outstanding questions can I offer my company’s expertise to answer?” Jeff Renoe, content strategist, Dickson

Dream bigger

I prefer to use the term “value.” You need to provide something of value to your audience and the more value you provide the better. Research what your competitors are providing and provide content more valuable. For example, imagine there were hundreds of articles related to building a persona for content marketing. Instead of creating another article, create a software program to help build personas automatically. This is what HubSpot did. Ian Cleary, founder, Razor Social

Test it

Your target audience can tell you if your content quality is crap. You need to test content with a small segment of your target audience and get their reaction first. Too many marketers are guessing instead of using secondary and first-hand research to see what will succeed. Research reduces risk. Melissa Eggleston, UX specialist and content strategist, Melissa Eggleston Multimedia

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Don’t stop talking

I think it starts with your audience. Talk to them – not once, but often. How are their needs changing month to month and year to year? We all think we know our audiences, but no persona is as good as actually listening to their needs. Data can show you trends, but people’s needs are often irrational and unpredictable. Ryan Knott, public relations specialist, TechSmith Corporation

Blend art and science

On the science side, the content meets the intent of a consumer, and that’s indicated and measured by engagement with the content. On the art side, the content has an aesthetic and style that meets the taste of a consumer. This is harder to measure but as important. Paolo Mottola, managing editor, REI Co-op

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Do the work for your audience

It isn’t enough to say, “this happened” or “this is going on.” High quality content synthesizes ideas and draws a conclusion, curates and brings together resources, or surprises and delights the audience. Zontee Hou, senior strategist, Convince & Convert

Create buyer personas based on real people

Metrics such as downloads or page views tell us that buyers are searching for answers, but we still don’t know if the content we delivered was thorough and compelling. Begin with clarity about the questions buyers and customers are asking throughout their journey. Personas need to be based on in-depth interviews with real people who have navigated an actual buying decision, revealing deep insight into the buyers’ struggle to understand their options and make an informed choice. Making stuff up is always going to be a hit-or-miss proposition. Adele Revella, CEO, Buyer Persona Institute

Get in your reader’s mind

Anyone crafting content must put him or herself in the reader’s shoes at all times. If you don’t know enough to get inside the reader’s head, do as much research as necessary until you are confident you understand their professional challenges, buying habits, wants, needs, and pain points. Ensure that writers and other content producers are capable of (and are) putting the audience first. Lisa Murton Beets, research director, Content Marketing Institute

Anyone crafting #content must put him or herself in the reader’s shoes at all times, says @lisabeets. #CMWorld Click To Tweet

Make it 10 times better

Ideation is the key to quality content. The process involves searching for content that exists on your topic, and evaluating what’s been said, where it’s been said, how it’s been presented, and who said it. It also involves ensuring that your topic is what your audience is searching for.

We’ve been implementing long-form, high-quality content, which Moz’s Rand Fishkin calls “10x content.” It uses ideation to identify the top post on a given topic and then creating content that’s 10 times better – going deeper on a topic and enhancing it with videos, images, and graphics. We’ve been doing this on our own blog for over a year now, and have seen organic traffic to our blog increase almost 50%. Arnie Kuenn, CEO, Vertical Measures

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Look at the data

Quality is really determined by our audience – prospects, customers, and agents. If they find it useful – which we can tell from the data and feedback – it may likely be quality. We aim to build on an insight and create content that is highly usable and/or inspiring to our audiences. That’s quality. John Bell, vice president enterprise digital marketing, Travelers

Make it tight

Quality content is original, maybe even counterintuitive. Quality content is detailed and covers the topic from many angles. But it’s tight. Not a word is wasted. And it’s often highly visual and easy to consume. There is no guarantee, but if you go beyond what your audience expects, you’re on the right track. Look for clues in your data. Andy Crestodina, founder, Orbit Media

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Prove it

Attribution from reliable sources, quantifiable evidence, unique perspectives, and exclusive/unique points of view are the characteristics of quality content. Dan Curran, president, PowerPost

Get readers to act

Quality content converts. It gets more people to subscribe to your blog, generates more downloads, and creates more leads for your business. Track the results of your content – stack pieces next to each other against your metrics. You’ll see patterns emerge of the assets that lead to the most conversions, and then you can make more content like it. Heather Hurst, director of corporate marketing, Workfront

Quality #content converts, says @heatherhurst. #CMWorld Click To Tweet

Be more critical

Marketers need to get stingier about what qualifies as an insight versus what’s just plain old information. An insight will register as unexpected. It will destabilize a prospect’s understanding of their world, making them rethink how they’re doing things today. Information, on the other hand, simply confirms already established or already inferable truths – what I call “true but useless” information. Tim Riesterer, chief strategy and research officer, Corporate Visions

Fulfill at least 3 parameters

I consider five parameters and aim to get at least three of them to fit. Is the content (1) original, (2) relevant (to the platform and the audience), (3) timely (in terms of current issues, topics, or events), (4) optimized (not just for the platform and audience itself but includes a call to action), and (5) snackable. Donna Moritz, visual content strategist and founder, Socially Sorted

Let readers make conclusion

Quality content is when others recognize you have something to say that relates back to something you believe in. Once this is unlocked, a whole new landscape takes shape. This is the ability to build an audience and create better customers. In the words of author Neil Gaiman, “The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision.” Mark Masters, managing director, The ID Group

Meet at the intersection

Valuable content – content that drives revenue at the end of the day – is only found at the intersection of three things: relevance to your audience, consistently delivered on the same channel, and a higher quality than anyone else is creating in the marketplace today. Andrew Davis, author and CEO, Monumental Shift

Go for the heart

Quality means hitting that sweet spot in the consumer’s heart. You know the one – where someone has a flutter of “the feels” after watching or reading a piece of content and it resonates in some manner. Ben H. Rome, marketing manager, American Industrial Hygiene Association

Give them what they want

After consuming your content, readers or viewers walk away with advice, steps, or insight they can apply to a job they need to get done. Additionally, they can get through the content in a reasonable amount of time and are engaged enough to keep reading or viewing all the way through. Sherri Powers, director of marketing, TechSmith

Gut check with 2 questions

Quality can be boiled down to the answer to two questions: (1) Is your content addressing your customers’ needs? and (2) Are your customers walking away satisfied with how you’re addressing their needs? Margaret Magnarelli, managing editor for content, and senior director of marketing, Monster

Address 4 things

Quality content connects with:

Your audience – It informs, entertains, and changes a way of thinking. It connects with the brain, connects with the heart, and connects with their desires.

Your business objectives – It drives your audience through the customer journey by helping create awareness and interest, and developing quality leads that convert to sales and nurtures customers after the sale.

Your organization – It helps the sales team nurture leads. PR can tell great stories to enhance the brand. HR can use it to recruit quality employees. Customer service can use it to minimize call times and develop satisfied customers. Bring it all together by making your content strategy a cornerstone to your customer experience strategy.

Your community – It highlights the partners within your supply chain. Pull in influencers and thought leaders who resonate with your audience. Collaborate with complimentary suppliers within your industry to elevate the bigger story. Leverage internal expertise with employee advocacy. Encourage user-generated content to drive customer advocacy.

Scott Lum, senior content marketer, Microsoft

Conclusion

Jay Acunzo, creator and host of Unthinkable podcast, offers some great advice that can work with any of the tips on how to create quality content: “Try. Try really freaking hard. Try until you feel like you can’t try any harder, then go see your family or watch the game or take a walk. “Then come back to your work tomorrow, and try really freaking hard again.”

He continues, “Zoom in from the abstract ideal here and realize: If each thing you work on was slightly better than the last, others are more likely to love your content. If we just made the point constant improvement, rather than a nonexistent, final state of quality, the rest takes care of itself. There’s no clear line, no simple secret, and no guarantees. There is only hard work done with the right intent. In other words? Try.”

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How to Define and Create Quality Content: Tips From 35+ Experts

We’re calling it: The debate over quantity vs. quality is over.

Quality wins. But what does quality content really mean? How do marketers guarantee that they are creating something that is high quality?

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Get readers to act

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Be more critical

Fulfill at least 3 parameters

Let readers make conclusion

Meet at the intersection

Go for the heart

Give them what they want

Gut check with 2 questions

Address 4 things

Quality content connects with:

Your audience – It informs, entertains, and changes a way of thinking. It connects with the brain, connects with the heart, and connects with their desires.

Scott Lum, senior content marketer, Microsoft

Conclusion

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