“Things have a behavior online, whereas in print, there is a single canonical expression for them, but online everything responds to different criteria or has inherent states to it based on that criteria. So, you have to design that in a different way. It's a completely different dynamic even though it may look similar.” WayLooksMayDifferentStatesDesignExpressionBehaviorDifferent WaysOnlinePrintInherentCriteria Author:Khoi Vinh
“Before Gutenberg, there was this really very strong oral storytelling culture where being able to relay stories from person to person was sufficient. And then, with the introduction of printing and mass communication, suddenly somebody had a lot of authority invested in the idea of a single canonical expression of a document or a piece of communication.” PersonsIdeasStoriesAbleCultureStrongPiecesExpressionCommunicationAuthorityMassStorytellingSufficientVery StrongDocumentsIntroductionPrintingRelaysMass CommunicationGutenberg Author:Khoi Vinh
“I think there’s a really selfish part of me that wishes I had the tools that I had today in the context of a designer practicing in the middle part of the 20th century when creating a single expression of an idea was the norm.” ThinkingIdeasTodayWishMiddleCenturyExpressionCreatingToolsSelfishDesigner20th CenturyNorm Author:Khoi Vinh
