Oct 26
Brilliant slideshow by Khoi Vinh discussing the differences between digital and print media from a design perspective. The takeaway here is that print media was designed to tell a story … that narrative was the guiding principle and as such control was the most critical tool. With digital and interactive media the guiding principle is behavior, thus removing some (if not most) of the control from the designer and putting in the hands of the user (a notion that infuriates many designers). Fascinating stuff and worth clicking through the slideshow.
October 26th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
Congratulations on your new venture, Christopher!
Two things:
1. It is interesting to me how much of this stuff you are engaged with relates to the library world, and how the library world is struggling (too much) with the digital arena - even though an established library system knows better than anyone how to organize and deliver data (at least last century). The problem is, as this slideshow demonstrates, a matter of surrendering control while still delivering the best information.
2. This slideshow also makes me think about the sad situation the music industry finds itself in. I mean, initiating mass lawsuits against filesharers is a vain and destructive attempt to wrest control in an anarchic digital environment. I believe the RIAA would better serve both artists and consumers by somehow licensing the *behavior* (interactivity, end-user control=P2P) rather than futiley trying to stifle it.
Anyway, your motto that “information management is not a cost; it’s an investment” is profoundly apt given the above.
Best wishes, hugs, and kisses, etc.
–Rodger