We evolved as a species in a physical and material world, and anything analog fits our evolution. Analog 2.0 immediately struck a nice chord with me. I had a nice collection of LP vinyl records but one of my sons wanted half of them and I gladly bequeathed them to him. Some Japanese exchange students visiting my home in Indiana were fascinated with my turntable (and it was vintage Japanese). I’ve seen a revival in using simple brick facades in mid-rise buildings in America and I have to think it is because of the warm and human scale of bricks. Digital often is like consuming empty calories, but material things are as old as the planet.
We evolved as a species in a physical and material world, and anything analog fits our evolution. Analog 2.0 immediately struck a nice chord with me. I had a nice collection of LP vinyl records but one of my sons wanted half of them and I gladly bequeathed them to him. Some Japanese exchange students visiting my home in Indiana were fascinated with my turntable (and it was vintage Japanese). I’ve seen a revival in using simple brick facades in mid-rise buildings in America and I have to think it is because of the warm and human scale of bricks. Digital often is like consuming empty calories, but material things are as old as the planet.
Thanks Abe for the comment. Glad to know this resonated with you. Also saw this other newsletter, covering similar them. Check it out: https://designlobster.substack.com/p/94-for-the-love-of-things