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TECH/NO How has our relationship with objects changed with technological advances in the last 60 years?

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CONTENTS Introduction A Day in the 50s Graphic Design Architecture Product Design 3D Printing Conclusion

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SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

PLEASE SWITCH OFF YOUR PHONES GODAMMIT

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“WE ARE ANALOG PEOPLE IN A TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD. DESIGN BRIDGES THE RELATION BETWEEN PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY.” — Stephen Hayward

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A DAY IN THE 50s

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“TIME IS TOO SLOW.” — Mo

“I FEEL NAKED EMOTIONALLY.” — Ryan “I FEEL LOST.” — Thomas

“I CAN FINALLY HEAR MYSELF THINK.” — Nicole

“OMG. I’M ACTUALLY READING A REAL NEWSPAPER.” — Mo

“WHERE IS MY FUCKING KITCHEN KNIFE?” — Thomas

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GRAPHIC TECH/NO

C DESIGN 11

GRAPHIC DESIGN

BOOKS/MAGAZINES Printed materials A digital world Unique experiences Griffin and Sabine Trilogy

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“PRINT IS NOT AS APPRECIATED AS IT WAS 60 YEARS AGO, BECAUSE OF THE RAPID UPSURGE IN DIGITAL PUBLISHING.” — Joanna Coles

“HOWEVER, I THINK THAT PRINT WILL BECOME MORE APPRECIATED AS WE ARE FLOODED WITH MORE AND MORE DIGITAL PRODUCTS.” — Joanna Coles 13

GRAPHIC DESIGN

THE LITTLE PRINTER

by BERG Re-materializing information Sentimental value What is the future?

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IS DEMATERIALIZATION REALLY THE FUTURE, OR IS THIS JUST A MYTH?

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ARCHIT TECH/NO

TECTURE 17

ARCHITECTURE

CONCRETE Reinforced concrete Flexibility in new designs Change in perception

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“WE SHAPE OUR BUILDINGS; THEREAFTER THEY SHAPE US.” — Winston Churchill

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ARCHITECTURE

RECYCLING/SUSTAINABILITY A growing demand Unconventional materials Positive public response

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PRODUCT TECH/NO

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PRODUCT DESIGN

RADIO A living room centerpiece The shock of the new Smartphone era

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PRODUCT DESIGN

MONEY Paper and metal Plastique, c’est chic!

Deadly sin

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Wad cash pay b card YOLO

dya need h for? Imma by credit d init...

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3d PRI TECH/NO

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3D PRINTING

Teleporting device Addicted to stuff The value of things The future?

“I HAVE NO DOUBT IT IS GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD.” — James Craddock TECH/NO

“[...] YOU WOULD USE IT FOR HIGHVALUE, BEAUTIFUL ITEMS OR REPLACEMENT PARTS.” — James Craddock

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CONclu

Is dematerialisation really the

With 3D printed buildings becoming more of a reality, ho

How would 3D printers influence our perc

In a world that is full of stuff, is th

Are the social implications of new

What does the future hold

Is technology improving o

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usion

e future, or is this just a myth?

ow will that affect architecture and the architects role?

ception of material culture in the future?

here any more space for objects?

w technology really good for us?

d after dematerialization?

our lives, or hindering it?

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SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

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Who actually switched off their phone?

How did you feel? Did you have any urges?

Did you forget you switched it off?

Why not?

Do you think you would’ve managed to last?

Did you listen to what we said?

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BIBLIOGRAPHY BOOKS Bantock, N., (1991). Griffin & Sabine: an extraordinary correspondence. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books. Bateson.

Batteau, A.W., (2009). Technology and culture. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc. Drucker, J., McVarish, E., (2009). Graphic design history: A critical guide. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.

MacGregor, N., (2011). A History of the World in 100 Objects. London: Penguin.

Munari, B., (2008). Design as art. London: Penguin.

Rawsthorn, A., (2013). Hello World: Where Design Meets Life. London: Penguin.

Vogt, E.E., Brown, J., Isaacs, D., (2003). The Art of Powerful Questions: Catalyzing, Insight, Innovation, and Action. Mill Valley, California: Whole Systems Associates.

JOURNAL ARTICLES Liechty, M., 1999. Material Cultures: Why Some Things Matter. American Anthropologist, 101, pp.458-59.

McLuhan, M., 1964. The Gadget Lover: Narcissus as Narcosis. Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, pp.41–47.

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NICOLE FOO RYAN PETERSON THOMAS LAZZARINI MOETAZ FATHALLA

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