The Fabric of Interface Mobile Media, Design, and Gender
Craft is contemporary because it importantly maintains its tactile, bodily component in the face of computer technology. It connects people in the flesh and provides a much-needed alternative to the incessant push of digital interfaces, mediatization, and screen culture. Current stitch-and-bitch circles or knitting groups provide a respite from onl
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Evaluating software by its style — and how it makes us feel — signifies a shift to recognizing tech as a part of our society and identity, as opposed to an inanimate tool without an opinion. Software has become so integrated into our lives that it is no longer simply a utility. Within this new state of the world, style communicates the software’s v... See more
design is really important. It sets up the interfaces that allow people to connect. It is not just the technology. Technology just provides the mechanics.
Debbie Millman • Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits
inscription and fabrication-and the way a technologicalprocesses such as dip-pen lithography dissolve the distinction between them-as