Tuesday, May 05, 2009
A Glimpse Ahead...
According to Microsoft, technology will drive the future of sustainability. There is no doubt that the innovative interface designs and concepts in this video are amazing. I truly admire the clear and simple presentation of information in all of the interfaces. I do wonder how practical these applications will be in terms of sustainability? What are your thoughts?
p.s. The book "Cradle to Cradle" makes an appearance...see if you can spot it.
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It seems like a lot of these interface designs would greatly reduce the the amount or paper waste produced each year especially the interactive wall in the office. I am not sure about the interactive news paper it seems very impractical. I don't know about replacing all of this paper with digital devices. It seems to me that that would produce even more waste in terms of packaging and old devices.
The woman on the plane has cradle to cradle. Thanks for sharing, this is beautiful.
To your question. I agree with Microsoft partially. I do believe that technology will be and is the future of sustainability but not to this degree (maybe, not yet). I appreciate the interface design and like you said monina their clear presentation but I don't think that this would hold together. The clip is replacing everything (well not everything but almost everything) and turing it into digital. I don't see how this is very practical for the common person or elderly. We all know or have come to terms with our digital equipment malfunctioning, crashing, aging, losing files etc....I just feel this would be the same. (even though I would love to have half that stuff)
This video, although beautiful, just reminds me of a modern science fiction commercial. there is not much here that presents me with practicality. it seems like this should be titled, sustainability for the wealthy. it would cost a lot of money and resources for these walls to be made and to be kept running. i think that this is more about possibility, but does not fully address the circumstances of the future. How would this system be adapted in other situations other than an urban, wealthy environment?
I love interface design like this. This is the stuff of the future. I especially love the translating application that I saw on there. It is a great way for people of different cultures to interact with each other in a fun and exciting way.
Who wouldn't want to go to class and get to play with a this device. I know that school would have been a lot more fun and I probably wouldn't have sat there and drawn in my notebook as much.
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