Manifesto

Nostalgia is a word that is thrown around often when speaking about the history of design. We are nostalgic of what things used to look like, feel like and sound like and claim that things made with modern technology just aren't the same as they used to be. Our cartoons are different, our toys are different and everything we purchase seems generic and mass produced. In a way this true, but I question if modern technology's influence is necessarily a bad thing, and if people can even tell the difference between something made with modern technology.


I plan on making a contrasting series of items i.e toys, art, animations.
Each item will be made twice, the first lot will be only hand crafted using no technology whatsoever, the second using only technology i.e 3D Modeling and computer software. These items will all be displayed and unlabeled for leaving the audience to decide which crafting technique they prefer, and if they can even tell the difference. The outcomes of the items will be recorded and a telly of the audiences preference will be displayed at the end of crit week.