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Dan! It’s great to see tools like @airtable & @NotionHQ encouraging folks to make their research public. So much better than Google sheets. I use both (AT for @Lett_Arc, Notion for personal) and love them, but hope to see the platforms think more about the public web views. https://twitter.com/typeoff/status/1342809930739437568
To me, Notion’s public web views are cleaner and less intimidating, really hoping they’ll add simple layout options for record pages. Airtable enables more layout customization but requires paid accounts or add-ons, which can get expensive, esp when you bring in collaborators.
Earlier this year, I used @NotionHQ to start a list of Black Type Designers. I want this to be easy to read and encourage contributions. This is where an accessible public view really matters. https://twitter.com/typographica/status/1270120507480748032
Separately, it’s amazing how useful Airtable has been for the exhibition I’m helping @siborg81 curate for @Lett_Arc. These projects often start as something you feel can be managed in a spreadsheet, but become more of a DB real quick. AT & Notion actually make the work more fun!
And these tools can also be a great way to quickly seed a much larger CMS to come later. @PeoplesGDArc is using Notion to get their collection started and encourage submissions until they build their custom site (modeled on @FontsInUse).
And as soon as we’re done with Type of 2019, we’ll launch a special Typographica site listing all (AFAIK) of the metal foundry type specimens available online. It’s built in Notion, but wishing I could embed the db into my own site. Any plans to allow this, @NotionHQ?
