technology has to be applied not theoretical.
the technology has to provide trust.
authenticity.
how will the receiver know who it is from? where it came from?
seal with a kiss?...an applied version of tony dunne projects - create three scenarios..what will technology be in the future? when over one hundred years have passed?
transfer dna? what happens to dna over time
think about carbondating.
Thursday 28 February 2008
Tuesday 19 February 2008
Monday 18 February 2008
we hate mobile phones
this article was published in the Herald on the 15th Feb.
"the soundtrack of modern life is a cacophony of pings, rings and buzzes"
"Oftel Residents Survey in 2007 showed that there are more than 65 million mobile subscriptions in the UK. 4% of adults aged between 25 and 44 don't have a mobile phone."
One of these people is William Morrison, 35, an english teacher based in Aberdeen. He is adamant he will never succumb to a mobile. "I regard them as the single most annoying things ever invented in the complete history of the human race," he says. He is aware of the problems this creates in getting hold of him, but wears his elusiveness with pride: "I must confess, I enjoy the fact that even arranging this article has been made harder by the fact I refuse to play the mobile game."
"Why must everything in the world be instantaneous and automatic?Mobiles phones pander to the worst traits in our own personalities and in our society. They celebrate crass, selfish behaviour.
Mobiles are favoured by the needy and the clingy, people who are totally unable to function with out engaging in the most mind numbingly trite exchanges. We're breeding a generation who are unable to cope unless they have one of these tiny glowing comforters in their hands.
Barry Shelby, 47, a freelance writer who works from home in Glasgow. mobile phones are an invasion of privacy and prevent people from becoming fully absorbed in what they are doing. given the choice email is his preferred choice of communication. "Again, I think it's control. i can see the emails that come in. I can read them, and then I can decide when want to respond.
When it comes to personal calls, he prefers to meet up for long chats as opposed to speaking for any length of time on the phone
"the soundtrack of modern life is a cacophony of pings, rings and buzzes"
"Oftel Residents Survey in 2007 showed that there are more than 65 million mobile subscriptions in the UK. 4% of adults aged between 25 and 44 don't have a mobile phone."
One of these people is William Morrison, 35, an english teacher based in Aberdeen. He is adamant he will never succumb to a mobile. "I regard them as the single most annoying things ever invented in the complete history of the human race," he says. He is aware of the problems this creates in getting hold of him, but wears his elusiveness with pride: "I must confess, I enjoy the fact that even arranging this article has been made harder by the fact I refuse to play the mobile game."
"Why must everything in the world be instantaneous and automatic?Mobiles phones pander to the worst traits in our own personalities and in our society. They celebrate crass, selfish behaviour.
Mobiles are favoured by the needy and the clingy, people who are totally unable to function with out engaging in the most mind numbingly trite exchanges. We're breeding a generation who are unable to cope unless they have one of these tiny glowing comforters in their hands.
Barry Shelby, 47, a freelance writer who works from home in Glasgow. mobile phones are an invasion of privacy and prevent people from becoming fully absorbed in what they are doing. given the choice email is his preferred choice of communication. "Again, I think it's control. i can see the emails that come in. I can read them, and then I can decide when want to respond.
When it comes to personal calls, he prefers to meet up for long chats as opposed to speaking for any length of time on the phone
Sunday 17 February 2008
Friday 15 February 2008
the beginnings
today i received the first two letters to Douceurs...
touch points I must think about - the stamp, the quality of the ink..
potential touchpoint:
delve into methods of opening letters, perhaps an exclusive letter opener could be part of the douceurs pack? what kind of people tear letters open, no care for the paper? who meticulously uses a letter opener. who keeps old envelopes?
Thursday 14 February 2008
Wednesday 13 February 2008
jons thoughts.
I need to think about time proofing and future proofing.
how will I find out if ink fades over time?
how are precious documents currently stored?
how are documents stored in vaults?
think about testing papers.
how do you simulate testing papers?
where will the user collect it from? what would their journey consist of?how will people trust that it will work?think about the feeling of loss involved if it never arrived safely.
talk to archivists.
reference future now and justify why mines is better.
if the envelope becomes an object it stops being an envelope and therefore defeats the purpose of the service....
how will I find out if ink fades over time?
how are precious documents currently stored?
how are documents stored in vaults?
think about testing papers.
how do you simulate testing papers?
where will the user collect it from? what would their journey consist of?how will people trust that it will work?think about the feeling of loss involved if it never arrived safely.
talk to archivists.
reference future now and justify why mines is better.
if the envelope becomes an object it stops being an envelope and therefore defeats the purpose of the service....
Monday 11 February 2008
branding begins
the branding:
behaviours.connections.inventiveness.quirkiness.consisteny.compelling
implementation.identity.longterm.insight.needs.emotional.vision
aspirations.values.personality.framework.stuff.things. words.articulate.
behaviours.connections.inventiveness.quirkiness.consisteny.compelling
implementation.identity.longterm.insight.needs.emotional.vision
aspirations.values.personality.framework.stuff.things. words.articulate.
Sunday 10 February 2008
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