October 2010
10 posts
backward thinking, aesthetic thinking. Rethinking... →
Trying to own words or trade mark idioms is stupid TM
Is it quite impossible to walk up or down stairs whilst using a touchscreen? Stair wells, the new digital social hub.
Could ‘unpopular science’ have more content possibilities as a magazine than ‘popular science’? Genetic Engineering, Atom Bombs, Biometric Identity, Off shore oil platforms, Parabens, BPA plastics. Hold on, I’m on to something here. ‘Unpopular Science’ TM
I’ve seen a lot of posts titled forward thinking recently. I’m quite partial to backward thinking. Just making the leap, creating astounding by making mistakes, having fun and using intuition. Lets be more stupid, then wait for our rational minds to catch up.
Backward Thinking TM
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advertising is dead. creating need for the excesses of mass production is obsolete. let’s value natural resources and make only what we need. bring on custom factories, bring on rapid proto-production, bring on techno craft.
if digital products and objects are iterative, we have to consider how to upcycle past iterations. Un-thoughtful obsolescence is inexcusable.
some days you’re searching for the light and you realize it’s right there shining in your eyes