Comments on: Mobile Gothic: a flight of fancy http://matt.me63.com/2009/08/04/mobile-gothic-a-flight-of-fancy/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:58:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: History and the copy machine: the economist’s price of everything « matt.me63.com – Matt Edgar http://matt.me63.com/2009/08/04/mobile-gothic-a-flight-of-fancy/#comment-11240 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:28:00 +0000 http://matt.me63.com/?p=717#comment-11240 [...] must either make a tool of the creature, or a man of him. You cannot make both.” – John Ruskin, The Stones of [...]

]]> By: Mobile user experience in use and ornament « matt.me63.com – Matt Edgar http://matt.me63.com/2009/08/04/mobile-gothic-a-flight-of-fancy/#comment-10629 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:28:24 +0000 http://matt.me63.com/?p=717#comment-10629 [...] John Ruskin hated classical strictures and mass production. He loved the changefulness that comes when anonymous workers are set free to express themselves through their craft. I think his Nature of Gothic makes a good model for the amazing variety of mobile, web-enabled media, savageness, redundance and all. You can have your IxD Bauhaus, but I’ll keep my Mobile Gothic. [...]

]]> By: On the way to dConstruct: a social constructionist thought for the day « matt.me63.com – Matt Edgar http://matt.me63.com/2009/08/04/mobile-gothic-a-flight-of-fancy/#comment-8797 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:35:53 +0000 http://matt.me63.com/?p=717#comment-8797 [...] well as the political commentators, of our own lives. This is the role of naturalism in my “Mobile Gothic” [...]

]]> By: Five things I’m thinking right now « matt.me63.com – Matt Edgar http://matt.me63.com/2009/08/04/mobile-gothic-a-flight-of-fancy/#comment-8343 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:21:09 +0000 http://matt.me63.com/?p=717#comment-8343 [...] In so doing they acquire resilience. I’m inspired by John Ruskin’s elevation of “changefulness” as a feature of Gothic architecture: no two gargolyes the same. Media and fashion products [...]

]]> By: Infovore » Links for April 6th through April 7th http://matt.me63.com/2009/08/04/mobile-gothic-a-flight-of-fancy/#comment-5133 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:03:25 +0000 http://matt.me63.com/?p=717#comment-5133 [...] Mobile Gothic: a flight of fancy « matt.me63.com – Matt Edgar "The craftsman as hero is a consistent motif in Ruskin’s artistic and social theories. To him, mechanisation and division of labour dehumanise workers, enslaving them to execute exactly the specifications of others. The only way to recapture the humanity in labour is to put the designer back in touch with the tools of the craft and to unleash the creativity of the maker." A lovely metaphorical piece from Matt Edgar, reminding me of how much I need to brush up on my knowledge of the Arts and Crafts movement, if only because of how much I appreciate their sentiments. (tags: johnruskin engineering design mobile mattedgar artsandcrafts gothic ) [...]

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