A visual platform that helps you think.
Spend less time “liking” and more time thinking. Are.na frees your mind from distraction and lets you organize your internet more mindfully.
Social media is broken
Social networks depend on addicted users to sell more ads and harvest more data. If we want our attention back, we need a different model.
No ads, no likes, no distractions
On Are.na, your attention and data are your own. We’re making a product our members love, not making our members the product.
Helping you think
Are.na transforms the hardest part of any project — developing your ideas. Discover new things without losing focus on what matters to you.
What people are saying
“In the groundswell of anger and suspicion toward social media platforms, Are.na feels like a necessary antidote.”
- Co.Design
- Co.Design
“Are.na is building a network of content, ideas, and the people that have them. By removing ads and ego-stroking ‘likes,’ Are.na frees up space for creativity.”
- Art.sy
- Art.sy
“Are.na is one of those rare social-ish networks that puts ideas, calmness, and thoughtfulness ahead of everything else.”
- Willa Köerner, Creative Content Director at The Creative Independent
- Willa Köerner, Creative Content Director at The Creative Independent
“Are.na’s whole vibe makes you want to be smarter, dig deeper, participate in collective knowledge”
- Ben Pieratt, Designer and founder of Svpply
- Ben Pieratt, Designer and founder of Svpply
From our blog
Focus
Ida C. Benedetto: “What Is An Archive For?”
Expanding on Benedetto's talk at SYPartners on archival practice and knowledge management.
July 19, 2018
Leo Shaw
Reading Lists
Ways of seeing belong not just to individuals but to fields and subcultures. The best way to understand the state of a discipline can be to pay attention to what...
July 10, 2018
Graham Johnson
A Personal Philosophy of Shared Knowledge
The Creative Independent's Willa Köerner writes about how to thoughtfully and responsibly illuminate private knowledge-building in a public space.
June 26, 2018
Willa Köerner