That said though, it's the kiloAlexandria. Accessing something on it should have more effect than just seeing some greyscale text saying "Now Loading..." the ease and lack of awesome just makes the fact of the information itself both boring and mundane.
The aesthetics of information should matter. They should have weight to them. Heft. Drama. We lose the sense of the sheer size of what we're dealing with. Alexandria was a huge tragedy for how much information was lost. Today, we can pack that same amount plus tons more into a handheld device, and we think nothing of it.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
asenathwaite
Re: Aesthetics clash!
Date: 2008-09-23 05:03 pm (UTC)That said though, it's the kiloAlexandria. Accessing something on it should have more effect than just seeing some greyscale text saying "Now Loading..." the ease and lack of awesome just makes the fact of the information itself both boring and mundane.
The aesthetics of information should matter. They should have weight to them. Heft. Drama. We lose the sense of the sheer size of what we're dealing with. Alexandria was a huge tragedy for how much information was lost. Today, we can pack that same amount plus tons more into a handheld device, and we think nothing of it.