November 17, 2011

One reason I make sculpture is that I have stared long enough at the glowing flat rectangles of computer screens…. The touchscreen has no texture variation, has no physical surface information, is dead flat, reflects ambient light noise, and features oily fingerprint debris when seen at a raking angle… Let us give more time for doing physical things in the real world and less time for staring at (and touching) the glowing flat rectangle. Plant a plant, walk the dogs, read a real book, go to the opera. Or hammer glowing hot metal in a blacksmith shop…

Edward Tufte, “Touchscreens have no hand” (via austinkleon)

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  14. oliveryeh said: Loved “Envisioning Information.” Hmm. Might have to put his books on the Xmas Gift List.
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