As we may think

As We May Think was a very interesting acticle and it defiantly relates to digital design and what we talk about in this class. Written by Vannevar Bush back in the 1940's about tech and what is to come and his expectations and how the future was going to be like. During the article for example they Mr.Bush talks about cameras and film. Films and images have come so far and this isn't the only way to convey this kind of information anymore so to make predictions about this kind of thing is almost impossible because this field and its devices are so rapidly changing. It was interesting to see what Bush thought about and what was to come even way back then. I agree with the other student when they said this relates to our first assignment where we said how technology will be in the future but whose to say that our ideas wont be blown out of the reality of what it will be, its interesting to think about.


This relates to digital design because as digital designers our tools we use and how we design is always changing and its hard to know what direction things will take. The world is changing everyday and the technology is moving even faster almost to the point where we cant catch up(in a way). If you focus on one thing in your design life/career you are pretty much doomed to fail because an industry or a technology can be destroyed in one month and something new can take over, if your not well rounded and ready to evolve with the industry you are doomed to fail. Its sad to say but if your not well rounded in this kind of market I think it will be impossible to find a job. I believe this article is saying you need to be flexible and its the only way to progress, all in all keep an open mind