#notan
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #notan from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
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Day-by-day usage
measured · mastodon.social (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-09-27 08:15 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
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measured · mastodon.social (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-09-27 08:15 UTCLive pulse
measured · mastodon.social (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-09-27 08:15 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 39 public posts (spanning ~67550 hours).
Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 12:00
Languages: English (37)
Avg boosts / post: 5.4
Top of the latest posts
Some Saturday morning four-value notans. #drawing #marker #notan #sketch
Morning value sketches. The markers I usually use for my four-value notans are running dry, so I picked up the three neglected middle value markers to see what cropped up. Seemed like November. I did go back over in some spots with one of t
Always fun and challenging to return to 4 value notan studies (4th being white of paper). Also revealing what has to be chosen as a connecting shape even though they are different values, but not _that_ different with the limited choices. #
What “notan” means
WikipediaNōtan (濃淡) is a design aesthetic referring to the use of light and shade while also implying a balance or harmony in their respective contrast. Its origins are said to lie in Asian art, best represented by the Taoist symbol of the yin and yang, although the concept itself is unique to art education in the United States and is generally described as an American idea. Nōtan, as it is used this way, refers to the relationship between positive and negative space, and in composition, the connection b
“Notan” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →#notan across platforms
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