Week 8 Post

Thinking with Type, Part II

- “Text can be solid or liquid, body or blood.” I think this statement gives you an interesting way to think about the role text plays.

- The computer did not “destroy” typography, but rather led to the “burgeoning of the alphabetic empire” (76). This is an important thing to keep in mind; electronic media is blamed for “dumbing down” our culture in many ways, so it is important to remember its contributions.

- Lupton suggests treating a user’s time like a commodity—don’t squander it with poor design.

- Question: It seems like many of the texts cover the same material. How does this text differ from the other design books we’ve read?