"Firstly, doing an internship with a studio who's work I admired, rather than who's work was 'successful'. After that summer, I was finally able to work freely and in a manner I felt confident in, because I saw it work out, live, for an entire group of people. Secondly, listening to feedback in crit. It can be disheartening, but it is a rare chance to hear a room-full of honest opinions on your work. Also recognizing how, and why, the recurring comments may have changed over time. "
Listen.
The very beginning, when all options are open.
Unfinished, and, um
MUSTS: good music, clean desk, and coffee.
There's probably a car in there somewhere.
This book discusses tech-critique and rebellious ecological movements in the time of the emerging web, a group calling themselves Neo-Luddites. Also, it proposes a modern revision of Neo-Luddism, called Ecovol.
The Neo-Luddites discussed the possibilities of decentralized social structures, subsistence-scale living, and banning technology. Fearing a social degradation brought on by reliance on automation and over-stimulation by television and the internet, they called for a conscious revision of technology’s necessity.
The modern revision of their views, Ecovol, adjusts these views on technology to be more appropriate in today’s tech-saturated environment. Ecovol proposes a movement based on personal choice and interpretation rather than indoctrination, and simply wants to raise questions about our reliance on conveniences.
Technoshlock is a typographic revision of the early 1970s, and of a social conflict which still affects us today. It was a time for ecological movements, calls for tech-criticism and simpler lifestyles. It also saw the rise of advanced technology – meaning the computer chip, automation and software reliance was taking hold.
Therefore, Technoshlock has two sides: “techno” and “shlock”, shlock being a nonsense word describing a general anti, a sillines, or social irony.
It is a variable and fully functional typeface.
