Technology has been all around us ever since the beginning of time, whether it has been basic or advanced. With technology, we have been able to accomplish many things that were thought unimaginable. However, in the article, “Disconnected Urbanism” and with my New Yorker covers they both suggest otherwise about the use of technology. In the article, technology is talked about as being a negative factor and in my covers, technology is portrayed as a form of isolation that can take us away from our urban life and become our downfall in the end. In looking at these covers and reading the article, the artists and author both believe that the dependence on technology can lead to our society becoming locked away from its traditional and cultural urban roots that cause it to thrive.
In the article, "Disconnected Urbanism", Goldberger believes that technology has grown to become the reason why people are not connected to the world that is around them. This idea is presented clearly in this quote from the article: "When you walk along the street talking on a cell phone, you are not on the street sharing the communal experience of urban life. You are in some other place—someplace at the other end of your phone conversation." This quote shows how being on the phone, while being in one place brings you to another world in a way. When you are on the phone and walking around, you are focused on what conversation you're having instead of the sidewalk that you are walking on. This presents the idea of being isolated from society, in the sense that you are trapped in your own world of cellular conversation, instead of the urban life that is going on around you. Another part of the article that supports the idea of being isolated from society is: "You are either on the phone or carrying one, and the moment it rings you will be transported out of real space into a virtual realm." Once the phone rings, you yourself disconnects from the people and events going on around you. Instead of being in the place that you are in, with a phone you are allowing yourself to become transported from reality into a place of isolation, of just you and your cell phone. "Disconnected Urbanism" is the written form of how technology disconnects us from the urban world and the New Yorker covers are the visual representation of this.
In the New Yorker cover from May 30th, 1925, there is a town square with nothing, but cars all around with people who seemed to be trapped in the middle with no way to get out of the place that they are in. With this, we see how technology can leave people with no way of getting out of the chaos that technology can cause. This cover shows how technology was one of the leading factors of people being disconnected from the urban world around them in the 1900s. The people who are inside their cars are disconnected from society because they are in different realms of the same setting, just as people on their cell phones would be distracted from the life around them. These people are not experiencing the same atmosphere as those living around them. However, the people in the cars are also causing the people walking around to be disconnected from the society because with the cars being all around, it causes a blockade from the urban life around them. The cars all around are leaving the people no choice, but to be isolated from the urban life around them.
Cars caused a blockade from society and made people feel as if they needed to get them, but once TVs became available in the 1970s isolation from society started to become more and more apparent. In the second cover, we see that through TVs people began to isolate themselves by choice by staying at home watching TV rather than going out and experiencing life. In this cover, we see how people decide to become isolated with technology by their own choice. In the first cover, the people walking around had no choice, but to be stuck in the place they were in since all the cars were around them and did not allow them to go anywhere else. The cover brings up the point that with technology constantly around us we allow ourselves to not be connected to the world that is going on around us. In the cover, the couple inside of the TV watching a TV is a representation of how if we allow ourselves to become caught up and trapped in the technology around us, we will end up becoming disconnected from society and life all around us. The TV is causing the couple to become trapped inside a virtual world and become isolated from the urban life by choice.
TVs caused people to become isolated from society, but in general any form of technology can cause us to become isolated and eventually lead to our downfall from trying to advance so much at every time in life. In the third cover Ascent of Man from May 14, 2007, we do not see one specific form of technology, rather the history of technology and evolution of it with mankind. In it, is the beginning of time with technology from the time of the caveman up until the modern age of man. As time went by and man became more advanced so did the technology around them, as we can see from each different object that they are standing on. From this we see how man, has always advanced and strived to perfect technology to help themselves, no matter what the problem may have been. In each section of the time period, we see one man who is up top and isolated from anyone else around them. From this, the cover is trying to tell us that technology may always be beneficial to us and help us get where we want to go, but in the end depending on technology will only lead to our downfall as we can see at the end of the cover with the man falling over. The cover creates the sense that technology will always be the driving force of society, but that it will eventually destroy the society around us. Technology has built up society since we see the people going upwards, but that there’s a certain point where technology will not always be there and will lead us to go downwards with no way back up like the broken escalators at the end of the cover. The cover supports the idea that technology has disconnected us from society and will lead to man becoming so focused on improvement that there will be no way to fix the problems that they have caused by wanting to become this advanced technological society. This cover illustrates the evolution of man with technology in each time period.
The covers that I have chosen all represent the theme of isolation from technology. As our technology continues to advance, we are struggling to keep up. Eventually we will fall behind our innovations, and we will rely on money and many other resources just to simply keep up and stay connected with society and others. If we continue to depend on technology we will end up becoming disconnected from the urban life around us and become a person who is stuck in a virtual world with no way out.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Paper #3- 3rd Draft
Technology has been all around us ever since the beginning of time, whether it has been basic or advanced. With technology, we have been able to accomplish many things that were thought unimaginable. However, in the article, “Disconnected Urbanism” and with my New Yorker covers they both suggest otherwise about the use of technology. In the article, technology is talked about as being a negative factor and in my covers, technology is portrayed as a form of isolation that can take us away from our urban life and become our downfall in the end. In looking at these covers and reading the article, the artists and author both believe that the dependence on technology can lead to our society becoming locked away from its traditional and cultural urban roots that cause it to thrive.
In the article, "Disconnected Urbanism", Goldberger believes that technology has grown to become the reason why people are not connected to the world that is around them. This idea is presented clearly in this quote from the article: "When you walk along the street talking on a cell phone, you are not on the street sharing the communal experience of urban life. You are in some other place—someplace at the other end of your phone conversation." This quote shows how being on the phone, while being in one place brings you to another world in a way. When you are on the phone and walking around, you are focused on what conversation you're having instead of the sidewalk that you are walking on. This presents the idea of being isolated from society, in the sense that you are trapped in your own world of cellular conversation, instead of the urban life that is going on around you. Another part of the article that supports the idea of being isolated from society is: "You are either on the phone or carrying one, and the moment it rings you will be transported out of real space into a virtual realm." Once the phone rings, you yourself disconnects from the people and events going on around you. Instead of being in the place that you are in, with a phone you are allowing yourself to become transported from reality into a place of isolation, of just you and your cell phone. "Disconnected Urbanism" is the written form of how technology disconnects us from the urban world and the New Yorker covers are the visual representation of this.
In the New Yorker cover from May 30th, 1925, there is a town square with nothing, but cars all around with people who seemed to be trapped in the middle with no way to get out of the place that they are in. With this, we see how technology can leave people with no way of getting out of the chaos that technology can cause. This cover shows how technology was one of the leading factors of people being disconnected from the urban world around them in the 1900s. The people who are inside their cars are disconnected from society because they are in different realms of the same setting, just as people on their cell phones would be distracted from the life around them. These people are not experiencing the same atmosphere as those living around them. However, the people in the cars are also causing the people walking around to be disconnected from the society because with the cars being all around, it causes a blockade from the urban life around them. The cars all around are leaving the people no choice, but to be isolated from the urban life around them.
Cars caused a blockade from society and made people feel as if they needed to get them, but once TVs became available in the 1970s isolation from society started to become more and more apparent. In the second cover, we see that through TVs people began to isolate themselves by choice by staying at home watching TV rather than going out and experiencing life. In this cover, we see how people decide to become isolated with technology by their own choice. In the first cover, the people walking around had no choice, but to be stuck in the place they were in since all the cars were around them and did not allow them to go anywhere else. The cover brings up the point that with technology constantly around us we allow ourselves to not be connected to the world that is going on around us. In the cover, the couple inside of the TV watching a TV, is a representation of how if we allow ourselves to become caught up and trapped in the technology around us, we will end up becoming disconnected from society and life all around us. The TV is causing the couple to become trapped inside a virtual world and become isolated from the urban life by choice.
TVs caused people to become isolated from society, but in general any form of technology can cause us to become isolated and eventually lead to our downfall from trying to advance so much at every time in life. In the third cover Ascent of Man from May 14, 2007, we do not see one specific form of technology, rather the history of technology and evolution of it with mankind. In it, is the beginning of time with technology always existing no matter how basic it was such as, rocks, trees, and grass. From this we see how man, has always advanced and strived to perfect technology to help themselves, no matter what the problem may have been. In each section of the time period, we see one man who is up top and isolated from anyone else around them. From this, the cover is trying to tell us that technology may always be beneficial to us and help us get where we want to go, but in the end depending on technology will only lead to our downfall as we can see at the end of the cover with the man falling over. The cover creates the sense that technology will always be the driving force of society, but that it will eventually destroy the society around us. Technology has built up society since we see the people going upwards, but that there’s a certain point where technology will not always be there and will lead us to go downwards with no way back up like the broken escalators at the end of the cover. The cover supports the idea that technology has disconnected us from society and will lead to man becoming so focused on improvement that there will be no way to fix the problems that they have caused by wanting to become this advanced technological society. This cover illustrates the evolution of man with technology in each time period.
The covers that I have chosen all represent the theme of isolation from technology. As our technology continues to advance, we are struggling to keep up. Eventually we will fall behind our innovations, and we will rely on money and many other resources just to simply keep up and stay connected with society and others. If we continue to depend on technology we will end up becoming disconnected from the urban life around us and become a person who is stuck in a virtual world with no way out.
In the article, "Disconnected Urbanism", Goldberger believes that technology has grown to become the reason why people are not connected to the world that is around them. This idea is presented clearly in this quote from the article: "When you walk along the street talking on a cell phone, you are not on the street sharing the communal experience of urban life. You are in some other place—someplace at the other end of your phone conversation." This quote shows how being on the phone, while being in one place brings you to another world in a way. When you are on the phone and walking around, you are focused on what conversation you're having instead of the sidewalk that you are walking on. This presents the idea of being isolated from society, in the sense that you are trapped in your own world of cellular conversation, instead of the urban life that is going on around you. Another part of the article that supports the idea of being isolated from society is: "You are either on the phone or carrying one, and the moment it rings you will be transported out of real space into a virtual realm." Once the phone rings, you yourself disconnects from the people and events going on around you. Instead of being in the place that you are in, with a phone you are allowing yourself to become transported from reality into a place of isolation, of just you and your cell phone. "Disconnected Urbanism" is the written form of how technology disconnects us from the urban world and the New Yorker covers are the visual representation of this.
In the New Yorker cover from May 30th, 1925, there is a town square with nothing, but cars all around with people who seemed to be trapped in the middle with no way to get out of the place that they are in. With this, we see how technology can leave people with no way of getting out of the chaos that technology can cause. This cover shows how technology was one of the leading factors of people being disconnected from the urban world around them in the 1900s. The people who are inside their cars are disconnected from society because they are in different realms of the same setting, just as people on their cell phones would be distracted from the life around them. These people are not experiencing the same atmosphere as those living around them. However, the people in the cars are also causing the people walking around to be disconnected from the society because with the cars being all around, it causes a blockade from the urban life around them. The cars all around are leaving the people no choice, but to be isolated from the urban life around them.
Cars caused a blockade from society and made people feel as if they needed to get them, but once TVs became available in the 1970s isolation from society started to become more and more apparent. In the second cover, we see that through TVs people began to isolate themselves by choice by staying at home watching TV rather than going out and experiencing life. In this cover, we see how people decide to become isolated with technology by their own choice. In the first cover, the people walking around had no choice, but to be stuck in the place they were in since all the cars were around them and did not allow them to go anywhere else. The cover brings up the point that with technology constantly around us we allow ourselves to not be connected to the world that is going on around us. In the cover, the couple inside of the TV watching a TV, is a representation of how if we allow ourselves to become caught up and trapped in the technology around us, we will end up becoming disconnected from society and life all around us. The TV is causing the couple to become trapped inside a virtual world and become isolated from the urban life by choice.
TVs caused people to become isolated from society, but in general any form of technology can cause us to become isolated and eventually lead to our downfall from trying to advance so much at every time in life. In the third cover Ascent of Man from May 14, 2007, we do not see one specific form of technology, rather the history of technology and evolution of it with mankind. In it, is the beginning of time with technology always existing no matter how basic it was such as, rocks, trees, and grass. From this we see how man, has always advanced and strived to perfect technology to help themselves, no matter what the problem may have been. In each section of the time period, we see one man who is up top and isolated from anyone else around them. From this, the cover is trying to tell us that technology may always be beneficial to us and help us get where we want to go, but in the end depending on technology will only lead to our downfall as we can see at the end of the cover with the man falling over. The cover creates the sense that technology will always be the driving force of society, but that it will eventually destroy the society around us. Technology has built up society since we see the people going upwards, but that there’s a certain point where technology will not always be there and will lead us to go downwards with no way back up like the broken escalators at the end of the cover. The cover supports the idea that technology has disconnected us from society and will lead to man becoming so focused on improvement that there will be no way to fix the problems that they have caused by wanting to become this advanced technological society. This cover illustrates the evolution of man with technology in each time period.
The covers that I have chosen all represent the theme of isolation from technology. As our technology continues to advance, we are struggling to keep up. Eventually we will fall behind our innovations, and we will rely on money and many other resources just to simply keep up and stay connected with society and others. If we continue to depend on technology we will end up becoming disconnected from the urban life around us and become a person who is stuck in a virtual world with no way out.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Paper #3- 2nd Draft
Technology has been all around us ever since the beginning of time, whether it has been basic or advanced. With technology, we have been able to accomplish many things that were thought of to be unimaginable. Technology has been a major factor of dependence in our lives and has benefited our lives greatly, however, in the article, “Disconnected Urbanism” and with my New Yorker covers they both suggest otherwise about the use of technology. In the article, technology is talked about as being a negative factor and in my covers, technology is portrayed as a form of isolation that can take us away from our urban life and become our downfall in the end. In looking at these covers and reading the article, you can see that the artists and author both believe that the dependence on technology can lead to our society becoming locked away from its traditional and cultural urban roots that cause it to thrive.
The article, "Disconnected Urbanism" believes that technology has grown to become the reason why people are not connected to the world that is around them. In the article, Goldberger believes that cell phones have become the reason why people are missing out on their lives around them. This idea is presented clearly in this quote from the article: "When you walk along the street talking on a cell phone, you are not on the street sharing the communal experience of urban life. You are in some other place—someplace at the other end of your phone conversation." This quote shows how being on the phone, while being in one place brings you to another world in a way. When you are on the phone and walking around, you are focused on what conversation you're having instead of the sidewalk that you are walking on. This presents the idea of being isolated from society, in the sense that you are trapped in your own world of cellular conversation, instead of the urban life that is going on around you. Another part of the article that supports the idea of being isolated from society is: "You are either on the phone or carrying one, and the moment it rings you will be transported out of real space into a virtual realm." Once the phone goes off, so do you yourself. Instead of being in the place that you are in, with a phone you are allowing yourself to become transported from reality into a place of isolation, of just you and your cell phone. "Disconnected Urbanism" is the written form of how technology disconnects us from the urban world and the New Yorker covers are the visual representation of this.
In the first cover, there is a town square with nothing, but cars all around with people who seemed to be trapped in the middle with no way to get out of the place that they are in. With this, we see how technology can leave people with no way of getting out of the chaos that technology can cause. This cover shows how technology was one of the leading factors of people being disconnected from the urban world around them in the 1900s. The people who are inside of the cars are disconnected from society since they are not walking around like the other people who are in the cover. However, the people in the cars are also causing the people walking around to be disconnected from the society because with the cars being all around, it causes a blockade from the urban life around them. The cars all around are leaving the people no choice, but to be isolated from the urban life around them.
Cars caused a blockade from society and made people feel as if they needed to get them, but once TVs became available in the 1970s isolation from society started to become more and more apparent. In the second cover, we see that through TVs people began to isolate themselves by choice by staying at home watching TV rather than going out and experiencing life. In this cover, we see how people decide to become isolated with technology by their own choice. In the first cover, the people walking around had no choice, but to be stuck in the place they were in since all the cars were around them and did not allow them to go anywhere else. The cover brings up the point that with technology constantly around us we allow ourselves to not be connected to the world that is going on around us. In the cover, the couple inside of the TV watching a TV, is a representation of how if we allow ourselves to become caught up and trapped in the technology around us, we will end up becoming disconnected from society and life all around us. The TV is causing the couple to become trapped inside a virtual world and become isolated from the urban life by choice.
TVs caused people to become isolated from society, but in general any form of technology can cause us to become isolated and eventually lead to our downfall from trying to advance so much at every time in life. In the third cover, we do not see one specific form of technology, rather the history of technology and evolution of it with mankind. In it, is the beginning of time with technology always existing no matter how basic it was. From this we see how man, has always advanced and strived to perfect technology to help themselves, no matter what the problem may have been. In each section of the time period, we see one man who is up top and isolated from anyone else around them. From this, the cover is trying to tell us that technology may always be beneficial to us and help us get where we want to go, but in the end depending on technology will only lead to our downfall as we can see at the end of the cover with the man falling over. The cover creates the sense that technology will always be the driving force of society, but that it will eventually destroy the society that is around us. Technology has built up society since we see the people going upwards, but that there’s a certain point where technology will not always be there and will lead us to go downwards with no way back up like the broken escalators at the end of the cover. The cover supports the idea that technology has disconnected us from society and will lead to man becoming so focused on improvement that there will be no way to fix the problems that they have caused by wanting to become this advanced technological society.
The covers that I have chosen all represent the theme of isolation from technology. As our technology continues to advance, we are struggling to keep up. Eventually we will fall behind our innovations, and we will rely on money and many other resources just to simply keep up and stay connected with society and others. If we continue to depend on technology we will end up becoming disconnected from the urban life around us and become a person who is stuck in a virtual world with no way out.
The article, "Disconnected Urbanism" believes that technology has grown to become the reason why people are not connected to the world that is around them. In the article, Goldberger believes that cell phones have become the reason why people are missing out on their lives around them. This idea is presented clearly in this quote from the article: "When you walk along the street talking on a cell phone, you are not on the street sharing the communal experience of urban life. You are in some other place—someplace at the other end of your phone conversation." This quote shows how being on the phone, while being in one place brings you to another world in a way. When you are on the phone and walking around, you are focused on what conversation you're having instead of the sidewalk that you are walking on. This presents the idea of being isolated from society, in the sense that you are trapped in your own world of cellular conversation, instead of the urban life that is going on around you. Another part of the article that supports the idea of being isolated from society is: "You are either on the phone or carrying one, and the moment it rings you will be transported out of real space into a virtual realm." Once the phone goes off, so do you yourself. Instead of being in the place that you are in, with a phone you are allowing yourself to become transported from reality into a place of isolation, of just you and your cell phone. "Disconnected Urbanism" is the written form of how technology disconnects us from the urban world and the New Yorker covers are the visual representation of this.
In the first cover, there is a town square with nothing, but cars all around with people who seemed to be trapped in the middle with no way to get out of the place that they are in. With this, we see how technology can leave people with no way of getting out of the chaos that technology can cause. This cover shows how technology was one of the leading factors of people being disconnected from the urban world around them in the 1900s. The people who are inside of the cars are disconnected from society since they are not walking around like the other people who are in the cover. However, the people in the cars are also causing the people walking around to be disconnected from the society because with the cars being all around, it causes a blockade from the urban life around them. The cars all around are leaving the people no choice, but to be isolated from the urban life around them.
Cars caused a blockade from society and made people feel as if they needed to get them, but once TVs became available in the 1970s isolation from society started to become more and more apparent. In the second cover, we see that through TVs people began to isolate themselves by choice by staying at home watching TV rather than going out and experiencing life. In this cover, we see how people decide to become isolated with technology by their own choice. In the first cover, the people walking around had no choice, but to be stuck in the place they were in since all the cars were around them and did not allow them to go anywhere else. The cover brings up the point that with technology constantly around us we allow ourselves to not be connected to the world that is going on around us. In the cover, the couple inside of the TV watching a TV, is a representation of how if we allow ourselves to become caught up and trapped in the technology around us, we will end up becoming disconnected from society and life all around us. The TV is causing the couple to become trapped inside a virtual world and become isolated from the urban life by choice.
TVs caused people to become isolated from society, but in general any form of technology can cause us to become isolated and eventually lead to our downfall from trying to advance so much at every time in life. In the third cover, we do not see one specific form of technology, rather the history of technology and evolution of it with mankind. In it, is the beginning of time with technology always existing no matter how basic it was. From this we see how man, has always advanced and strived to perfect technology to help themselves, no matter what the problem may have been. In each section of the time period, we see one man who is up top and isolated from anyone else around them. From this, the cover is trying to tell us that technology may always be beneficial to us and help us get where we want to go, but in the end depending on technology will only lead to our downfall as we can see at the end of the cover with the man falling over. The cover creates the sense that technology will always be the driving force of society, but that it will eventually destroy the society that is around us. Technology has built up society since we see the people going upwards, but that there’s a certain point where technology will not always be there and will lead us to go downwards with no way back up like the broken escalators at the end of the cover. The cover supports the idea that technology has disconnected us from society and will lead to man becoming so focused on improvement that there will be no way to fix the problems that they have caused by wanting to become this advanced technological society.
The covers that I have chosen all represent the theme of isolation from technology. As our technology continues to advance, we are struggling to keep up. Eventually we will fall behind our innovations, and we will rely on money and many other resources just to simply keep up and stay connected with society and others. If we continue to depend on technology we will end up becoming disconnected from the urban life around us and become a person who is stuck in a virtual world with no way out.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Paper #3- 1st Draft
Technology has been all around us ever since the beginning of time, whether it has been basic or advanced. With technology, we have been able to accomplish many things that were thought of to be unimaginable. Technology has been a major factor of dependence in our lives and has benefited our lives greatly, however, my New Yorker covers seem to suggest otherwise about the use of technology. In my covers, you can see how people believe that technology can cause abrupt chaos, isolation from society, and eventually become our downfall in the end. In looking at these covers, you can see that the artists believe that the dependence on technology can lead to our society becoming locked away from its traditional and cultural urban roots that cause it to thrive.
The article, "Disconnected Urbanism" believes that technology has grown to become the reason why people are not connected to the world that is around them. In the article, you see how it blames the cellphone for being the reason that people are missing out on life that is going on around them. We can see this idea clearly in the this quote from the article: "When you walk along the street and talk on a cell phone, you are not on the street sharing the communal experience of urban life. You are in some other place—someplace at the other end of your phone conversation." This quote shows how being on the phone, while being in one place brings you to another world in a way. When you are on the phone and walking around, you are focused on what conversation you're having instead of the sidewalk that you are walking on. This brings about the idea of being isolated from society, in the sense that you are trapped in your own world of cellular conversation, instead of the urban life that is going on around you. Another part of the article that supports this idea of being isolated from society is: "You are either on the phone or carrying one, and the moment it rings you will be transported out of real space into a virtual realm." This shows how once the phone goes off, so do you yourself. Instead of being in the place that you are in, with a phone you are allowing yourself to become transported from reality into a place of isolation, of just you and your cell phone. The article "Disconnected Urbanism" relates to the New Yorker covers in the sense that they believe technology can and will isolate people from society and cause the downfall of man from trying to keep up with the technology that is constantly around and blooming at all times.
In the first cover, you see a town square with nothing, but cars all around with people who seemed to be trapped in the middle with no way to get out of the place that they are in. With this, you see how technology can leave people to have no way of getting out of the chaos that technology can cause. This cover supports the idea that technology can be the leading factor of people being disconnected from the urban world around them. The people who are inside of the cars are disconnected from society in the sense that they are not walking around like the other people who are in the cover. However, the people in the cars are also causing the people walking around to be disconnected from the society because with the cars being all around, it can be a distraction from what is going on in the city around them. The cars are causing a blockade from the urban life that is going on in that time by not allowing the other people to be able to get out of the place that they are trapped in, leaving them no choice, but to be isolated.
Cars caused a blockade from society and made people feel as if they needed to get them, but once TVs become available isolation from society started to become more and more apparent. In the second cover, we see with TVs, people began to isolate themselves by choice and stay at home watching TV rather than going out and experiencing life. In this cover, we see how people decide to become isolated with technology by their own choice. In the first cover, we saw how the people walking around had no choice, but to be stuck in the place they were in since all the cars were around them and not allowing them to go anywhere else. The cover tries to bring up the point that with technology constantly around us we allow ourselves to not be connected to the world that is going on around us. In the cover, we see the couple inside of the TV watching a TV, this can be a representation of how if we allow ourselves to become caught up and trapped in the technology that is around us, we will end up becoming disconnected from society and life all around us. The TV is causing the couple to become trapped inside of a virtual world and allowing themselves to be isolated by their own choices.
TVs caused people to become isolated from society, but in general any form of technology can cause us to become isolated and eventually lead to our downfall from trying to advance so much at every time in life. In the third cover, we do not see one specific form of technology, rather the history of technology and evolution of it with mankind. In it, we can see from the beginning of time that technology has always existed no matter how basic it was. From this we see how man, has always advanced and strived to perfect technology to help themselves, no matter what the problem may have been. In each section of the time period, we see one man who is up top and isolated from anyone else around them. From this, we can relate that the cover is trying to tell us that technology may always be beneficial to us and help us get where we want to go, but in the end depending on technology will only lead to our downfall as we can see at the end of the cover with the man falling over. The cover I believe creates the sense that technology will always be the driving force of society, but that it will eventually destroy us. From the cover, we can say that technology has built up society since we see the people going upwards, but that there is a certain point where technology will not always be there and will lead us to go downwards with no way back up like the broken escalators at the end of the cover. This cover supports the idea that technology has disconnected us from society and will lead to man becoming so focused on improvement in technology that there will be no way to fix the problems that they have caused by wanting to become this advanced technological society.
The article, "Disconnected Urbanism" believes that technology has grown to become the reason why people are not connected to the world that is around them. In the article, you see how it blames the cellphone for being the reason that people are missing out on life that is going on around them. We can see this idea clearly in the this quote from the article: "When you walk along the street and talk on a cell phone, you are not on the street sharing the communal experience of urban life. You are in some other place—someplace at the other end of your phone conversation." This quote shows how being on the phone, while being in one place brings you to another world in a way. When you are on the phone and walking around, you are focused on what conversation you're having instead of the sidewalk that you are walking on. This brings about the idea of being isolated from society, in the sense that you are trapped in your own world of cellular conversation, instead of the urban life that is going on around you. Another part of the article that supports this idea of being isolated from society is: "You are either on the phone or carrying one, and the moment it rings you will be transported out of real space into a virtual realm." This shows how once the phone goes off, so do you yourself. Instead of being in the place that you are in, with a phone you are allowing yourself to become transported from reality into a place of isolation, of just you and your cell phone. The article "Disconnected Urbanism" relates to the New Yorker covers in the sense that they believe technology can and will isolate people from society and cause the downfall of man from trying to keep up with the technology that is constantly around and blooming at all times.
In the first cover, you see a town square with nothing, but cars all around with people who seemed to be trapped in the middle with no way to get out of the place that they are in. With this, you see how technology can leave people to have no way of getting out of the chaos that technology can cause. This cover supports the idea that technology can be the leading factor of people being disconnected from the urban world around them. The people who are inside of the cars are disconnected from society in the sense that they are not walking around like the other people who are in the cover. However, the people in the cars are also causing the people walking around to be disconnected from the society because with the cars being all around, it can be a distraction from what is going on in the city around them. The cars are causing a blockade from the urban life that is going on in that time by not allowing the other people to be able to get out of the place that they are trapped in, leaving them no choice, but to be isolated.
Cars caused a blockade from society and made people feel as if they needed to get them, but once TVs become available isolation from society started to become more and more apparent. In the second cover, we see with TVs, people began to isolate themselves by choice and stay at home watching TV rather than going out and experiencing life. In this cover, we see how people decide to become isolated with technology by their own choice. In the first cover, we saw how the people walking around had no choice, but to be stuck in the place they were in since all the cars were around them and not allowing them to go anywhere else. The cover tries to bring up the point that with technology constantly around us we allow ourselves to not be connected to the world that is going on around us. In the cover, we see the couple inside of the TV watching a TV, this can be a representation of how if we allow ourselves to become caught up and trapped in the technology that is around us, we will end up becoming disconnected from society and life all around us. The TV is causing the couple to become trapped inside of a virtual world and allowing themselves to be isolated by their own choices.
TVs caused people to become isolated from society, but in general any form of technology can cause us to become isolated and eventually lead to our downfall from trying to advance so much at every time in life. In the third cover, we do not see one specific form of technology, rather the history of technology and evolution of it with mankind. In it, we can see from the beginning of time that technology has always existed no matter how basic it was. From this we see how man, has always advanced and strived to perfect technology to help themselves, no matter what the problem may have been. In each section of the time period, we see one man who is up top and isolated from anyone else around them. From this, we can relate that the cover is trying to tell us that technology may always be beneficial to us and help us get where we want to go, but in the end depending on technology will only lead to our downfall as we can see at the end of the cover with the man falling over. The cover I believe creates the sense that technology will always be the driving force of society, but that it will eventually destroy us. From the cover, we can say that technology has built up society since we see the people going upwards, but that there is a certain point where technology will not always be there and will lead us to go downwards with no way back up like the broken escalators at the end of the cover. This cover supports the idea that technology has disconnected us from society and will lead to man becoming so focused on improvement in technology that there will be no way to fix the problems that they have caused by wanting to become this advanced technological society.
The covers that I have chosen all represent the theme of isolation from technology. As our technology continues to advance, we are struggling to keep up. Eventually we will fall behind our innovations, and we will rely on money and many other resources just to simply keep up and stay connected with society and others. If we continue to depend on technology we will end up becoming disconnected from the urban life around us and become a person who is stuck in a virtual world with no way out.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
3 Cover background information
In my first cover, we see a great number of cars among many other vehicles. Gasoline powered cars were invented in the late 1800s, early 1900s. Gasoline powered cars became a viable form of transportation, and people were very accepting of the idea. Popularity for cars began to spread all over the world and soon there were many manufacturers producing cars. Although early cars were dangerous, people were excited and anxious to buy them.
The second cover shows the television. Early forms of televisions came about in the early 1900’s. This new innovation quickly became popular all over the world. People were interested in the television and all of its uses. The television was used to show news and shows of entertainment among many other uses. The television changed the way people lived their lives back then. People normally relied on their radios for news, information, and entertainment, but now people were able to use the television as well if they could afford them.
My third cover doesn’t actually show a specific innovation, however, it does show how technology has evolved over time. This cover shows how technology has started out as nothing, and has grown into being basic, and now even more advanced. This cover shows the attitude towards technology over time. Throughout history, technology has constantly been an important factor for our survival and evolutions. Technology can lead to our downfall if we become too dependent on it, as shown on my cover. I believe my cover is trying to show that as technology advances and becomes more advance, we will be unable to handle the changes and fall behind.
The second cover shows the television. Early forms of televisions came about in the early 1900’s. This new innovation quickly became popular all over the world. People were interested in the television and all of its uses. The television was used to show news and shows of entertainment among many other uses. The television changed the way people lived their lives back then. People normally relied on their radios for news, information, and entertainment, but now people were able to use the television as well if they could afford them.
My third cover doesn’t actually show a specific innovation, however, it does show how technology has evolved over time. This cover shows how technology has started out as nothing, and has grown into being basic, and now even more advanced. This cover shows the attitude towards technology over time. Throughout history, technology has constantly been an important factor for our survival and evolutions. Technology can lead to our downfall if we become too dependent on it, as shown on my cover. I believe my cover is trying to show that as technology advances and becomes more advance, we will be unable to handle the changes and fall behind.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
3 Covers
My covers all show relations to the idea of Disconnected Urbanism, which is the way that technology appears to be the source of a disconnection and isolation from society. My first cover shows a huge scene flooded with various characters and vehicles. Within this scene, we can see how much of an effect technology has had on our lives. There are many forms of transportation found in this cover, which shows how people have changed their lives. From this cover, we can see people that are still moving on foot, as opposed to the many other people who have adapted to the new technologies that are available to them.
My second cover illustrates a couple watching television inside of the television. This clearly represents a disconnection from society as these characters seemed to have literally become infused in the television. It has changed their way of life, and now they are living as if they are inside the shows they view, all the while being isolated from the people around them. These ideas show that technology is drastically changing the way that we live our lives. We are starting to revolve our lives solely around technology and everything that we have done for many years can now easily be performed with the new innovations that have come out these past years.
My third cover shows the rate in which technology is advancing. From this illustration, we can see how much our lives have changed since the beginning of time, but this cover also predicts our downfall. If we continue to let technology lead our lives and advance, we can find ourselves in a dangerous situation. It seems as if there are new devices being released every other month, leaving the previous ones obsolete. We are forced to end up buying new products, or else one would be left behind. My three covers all show the changes that are being made by technology, and how this is affecting how we live our lives.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
6 covers on Technology
This cover to me represents how technology has begun to advance and provide entertainment for people. In this cover we can't see anyone except people just walking around aimlessly. In this you see no interaction between the people or any emotions on the people's faces. This to me, relates to how the article "Disconnected Urbanism" says that technology has lead us to become blind to what is going on around us in the urban world. Through this cover, we see nothing but machinery in the front with very little city life going on.
The second cover shows the speed of the movement of technology in the world. The vehicles on this cover: the cars, buses, horses, and even the pedestrians on their feet all represent the different modes of transportation that has evolved in the nineteenth century. This cover clearly shows an emphasis on technology due to the amount of vehicles featured in the illustration. Cars and other modes of transportation have had a huge impact on our everyday lives. It is rare that you find someone that does not drive or use public transportation for that matter. This shows a disconnection from how we used to live our lives, on foot, many years ago.
My third cover represents the changes brought about by the television. This extraordinary innovation has also made a huge impact on humans. We as a society today depend on televisions for many things, and people even watch too much television, that they become isolated from others. In this cover, we see a couple inside a television watching television. This clearly shows the disconnection that may overcome people as they become engaged in their televisions.
The fifth cover shows the revolutionary cellphone. Cellphones have enabled people to be in touch with every aspect of their lives, with the simple device in the palm of their hands. Many people have become infused with their phones and tend to constantly text, make phone calls, update their social networks, and perform many other tasks. Some people are disconnected with the world around them, because essentially they have the whole world in their hands.
My sixth cover of the New Yorker is about a man's obsession with progress and technology. As technology is constantly advancing it seems as if we are struggling to keep up. We are becoming too attached with our devices and eventually we will lose this race. Technology will soon overcome all of our industries and we will need to rely on technology and the money to buy it just to be able to live our lives productively and efficiently.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Pros of Technology
http://www.advantagesoftechnology.com/
In this article, it discusses how technology has evolved to help us and make our lives easier. In the article, we see how technology has advanced and has only continued to bring about new discoveries in life. Technology has always existed even from the beginning of time, but only in the simplest form of fire, water, air, and earth. These basic elements of life have grown to forge the basic forms of technology that are around us in our everyday lives and have benefited our lives greatly. The article shows us how technology has made life better with such inventions as the wheel, which has been used in inventions like the car. Today, technology is constantly advancing and there are many different forms of technology that exist in our present time. As time passes, we will always have new innovations that help to benefit our daily lives and push forward new and exciting revelations.
http://thebitbot.com/articles/computers-and-technology/how-21st-century-technology-is-shaping-our-lives.html
From “How 21st Century Technology Is Shaping Our Lives”, by Brian Scott, we learn how technology has advanced over the past 10 years. Think back to 2000 and 2001. We didn’t have tablets, intricate cell phones, or even flat screen televisions. Can you even pin point when all these gadgets came into play? It seems as if they just came out of nowhere, and suddenly our industries are swamped with new devices. We are now able to do everything with a simple device in a little amount of time, which used to take a lot more effort back then. The 21st Century brought along the technological revolution, and this revolution will continue to be the driving force of our future because of how fast the industry moves and upgrades. Everything we do, from enjoying our free time to how we communicate with each other has completely changed with the devices and inventions that are available to us today.
http://thebitbot.com/articles/computers-and-technology/how-21st-century-technology-is-shaping-our-lives.html
From “How 21st Century Technology Is Shaping Our Lives”, by Brian Scott, we learn how technology has advanced over the past 10 years. Think back to 2000 and 2001. We didn’t have tablets, intricate cell phones, or even flat screen televisions. Can you even pin point when all these gadgets came into play? It seems as if they just came out of nowhere, and suddenly our industries are swamped with new devices. We are now able to do everything with a simple device in a little amount of time, which used to take a lot more effort back then. The 21st Century brought along the technological revolution, and this revolution will continue to be the driving force of our future because of how fast the industry moves and upgrades. Everything we do, from enjoying our free time to how we communicate with each other has completely changed with the devices and inventions that are available to us today.
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