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Something always has to be the new something else.
Brown is the
new black, comedy is the new rock and roll.
And, now hardware is the new software/web. Lately there have been a rash of articles celebrating this ‘new found’ phenomenon of the made object. Apparently Silicon Valley has just invented product design.
And, now hardware is the new software/web. Lately there have been a rash of articles celebrating this ‘new found’ phenomenon of the made object. Apparently Silicon Valley has just invented product design.
People don’t
adapt things to their use anymore or create ad hoc objects – they Hack (an
excreable term borrowed from software vandals).
It’s no longer cool to share –
we Open Source.
So, is this a new trend, a burgeoning mass movement (there is no such thing as subculture any longer) or is it people talking about it more? By talking I mean blogging or tweeting obviously. How much wittier would Oscar Wilde have been if he had time to compose a lucid 140 character retort rather than resort to those pitiful off-the-cuff ripostes?
"The new tools are fantastic, I use them every day. I also use some really old tools."
ReplyDeleteWell said, me too! To paraphrase an old saying, "If the only tool you have is (Insert name of cutting edge computer controlled process here)every problem looks like a (SLS, SLS, FDM, CNC, etc.)" Let's not forget that the tools are simply the means to an end, skilled and talented humans thinking about and problem solving are still the vital factor.
surly anything bringing making into the limelight is a good thing.
ReplyDeleteLots of people arn't industrial designers and dont have sheds, but most people are connected via social media. If this Buzz about making provides people with an opportunity to learn how to make or to even just learn that making is a possibility that is a good thing. skills should be shared and not kept in the shed.
Milo - You're absolutely right!
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