Category Archives: Toward an Aesthetics of Transition

Maybe some of these “doomsayers” are correct; maybe the digital revolution will mean the death of the book. More and more now we can download just about any book we want. Also, look at what the digital revolution has done … Continue reading →

The transition of old media to new media has been happening constantly over the past few centuries.  However, transition should not be confused with elimination.  Old media is still able to survive with new media, although it can not match … Continue reading →

My family has a collection of old cars: Model T’s, Model A’s, Hupmobiles, Studebakers and Cadillacs. My grandpa has been collecting them since he was seven (that’s not a typo) because Idaho is still the sort of hick place where … Continue reading →

I can relate to this article by Thornburn and Jenkins. Like so many others, I’ve been accused of being “old school”. The reading suggests that people, as a whole, do not easily embrace change. The evolution of technology creates an … Continue reading →

Thorburn and Jenkins focus on the cycle of innovation that has led to our current new media in “Toward an Aesthetics of Transitions.”  They have a positive outlook on what the innovation of new technology can do for old technology, … Continue reading →

I found this weeks reading helpful pointing out the introductions of new media.  I’ll admit, when I hear the term new media specific things pop into mind (web based news, mobile apps, etc.).  These thoughts seem completely separate from the … Continue reading →

The opening quotation of the authors from Milton reminds me of the following quote in which an author raves about how corrupt and wayward the youth have become: “I see no hope for the future of our people if they … Continue reading →

“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson As Jenkins and Thorburn explain, the debate and fear that surrounds new technology has been around longer than … Continue reading →

This reading by Thorbun and Jenkins did a good job of moving beyond the apocalyptic conceptualization of new media.  The authors look at how this communications transition fits into patterns of change we have seen in the past. Everyone seems … Continue reading →

Technology never dies or become irrelevant but rather evolves, changes and molds to fit the demands of the users. When reading Toward an Aesthetics of Transition it is apparent that technology only develops at the same rate as the demands … Continue reading →