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Designed Deterioration vs. Planned Obsolescence
By Rain Noe - Jul 18, 2007
I've noticed recently that the concept of what we might call designed deterioration is fairly anathema to digital hardware. The objects we purchase from purveyors of digital technology are conceived only up to the point of sale; the inevitable nicks, scratches, weathering, and fading they will encounter is not factored in at all. The result is that as they see more use, their ignorance may recede, but they wear it poorly. They don't age gracefully.Click here to read the rest. via the guardian
Rain Noe
Rain Noe is a writer and industrial designer based in New York City.
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By Rain Noe - Jul 18, 2007
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