“So, the point was to be able to have a medium that would record all the connections and all the structures and all the thoughts that paper could not. Since the computer could hold any structure in any form, this was the way to go.” WayAbleFormRecordsPaperComputerConnectionsStructureMediums Author:Ted Nelson
“Computers are another tool for the creative artist - just as a flat or filbert brush is. But there was a time when I left a jar of medium open by my work station for that painterly smell.” ArtistLeftTechnologyCreativeComputerToolsSmellMediumsFlatsStationsBrushesJarsCreative ArtCreative Artists Author:Donald Lambert
“It is my belief that one of the most exciting things about the World Wide Web is that they allow minds, as Spock might say, to meld. The transfer of consciousness through a variety of mediums is nothing new.” WorldMindMightScienceBeliefConsciousnessComputerExcitingWideMediumsVarietyTransfersComputer ScienceNothing NewExciting ThingsWorld Wide Web Author:Frederick Lenz
“The most used program in computers and education is PowerPoint. What are you learning about the nature of the medium by knowing how do to a great PowerPoint presentation? Nothing. It certainly doesnt teach you how to think critically about living in a culture of simulation.” ThinkingUsedCultureTeachKnowingComputerProgramMediumsPresentationGreat PowerSimulationPowerpoint Author:Sherry Turkle
“Computer mediation seems to bathe action in a more conditional light: perhaps it happened; perhaps it didn't. Without the layeredrichness of direct sensory engagement, the symbolic medium seems thin, flat, and fragile.” RealityLightSeemsActionHappenedComputerDirectMediumsFlatsFragileEngagementRealismSymbolicSensoryMediationConditional Book:In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power Source: In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power
“I've always liked making things that don't deny the medium that they're made in. If it's collage, I'm happy for it to look like that. If it's a film made with computers, I don't mind that it looks like a film made with computers as long as it still has a feeling or a mood or an atmosphere that is relevant.” IfsMindLooksLongMadeStillsFeelingsFilmComputerDenyMoodMediumsAtmosphereRelevantCollages Author:Dave McKean
“I've always loved animation it's the reason why I do what I do for a living - the films of Walt Disney. This art form is so spectacular and beautiful. And I never quite understood the feeling amongst animation studios that audiences today only wanted to see computer animation. It's never about the medium that a film is made in, it's about the story. It's about how good the movie is.” ArtMadeReasonStoriesFeelingsTodayWantedBeautifulFilmFormAudienceComputerUnderstoodStudiosMediumsReason WhyNever QuitAnimationSpectacularWaltComputer Animation Author:John Lasseter
“Animation, for me, is a wonderful art form. I never understood why the studios wanted to stop making animation. Maybe they felt that the audiences around the world only wanted to watch computer animation. I didn't understand that, because I don't think ever in the history of cinema did the medium of a film make that film entertaining or not. What I've always felt is, what audiences like to watch are really good movies.” ThinkingWorldArtWantedFilmFormFeltWatchesAudienceWonderfulComputerUnderstoodStudiosMediumsAround The WorldCinemaEntertainingAnimationGood MovieReally Good MovieComputer Animation Author:John Lasseter
“First of all, computer animation is certainly a tremendous and viable medium today. But the warmth and personality derived from 2-D animation, in my opinion, cannot be surpassed. Certain stories lend themselves well to 3-D animation and I won't labor this with naming them, but in my bones, I still respond more emotionally to the artists feel in 2-D. You feel the 'actor' in the animator more personally...it's hard to explain.” FeelsFirstsWellsStillsHardStoriesTodayArtistCertainActorsOpinionPersonalityComputerLaborBonesMediumsWarmthAnimationAnimatorComputer Animation Author:Richard Sherman
“If you view computer designers as artists, they're really into more of an art form that can be mass-produced, like records, or like prints, than they are into fine arts. They want something where they can express themselves to a large number of people through their medium, and their medium is technology and manufacturing.” PeopleIfsWantArtFormArtistViewsNumbersTechnologyRecordsFineComputerMassMediumsDesignerPrintWant SomethingManufacturingFine ArtsLarge Numbers Author:Steve Jobs
“I trained as a painter, and I still love painting, but eventually I became aware that the physical aspect of painting didn't really suit me. I didn't enjoy working in the medium. It's very messy. I prefer to have it clean, with a nice computer.” StillsEnjoyNicePaintingComputerAspectCleanMediumsPainterSuitsMessy Author:Loretta Lux
“I think its a fundamental feature of images that they move from one medium to another. And this has become hyper-evident in our time with the computer, which is a kind of master-medium also and allows us to transfer data of all kinds from one platform to another, turning sounds into sights or language into image. The computer has made something that is very old evident in a new way.” ThinkingWayKindMadeMovingLanguageSoundMastersComputerSightFundamentalsMediumsAll KindsDataFeaturesOur TimePlatformsNew WaysEvidentTransfersHyper Author:W. J. T. Mitchell
“I love working with my hands. The computer has taken over my life in a way that makes me really uncomfortable. I'm trying to find a happy medium that gives me freedom but also still goes back to the idea of craft.” WayGivingTryingStillsIdeasHandsTakenComputerGive MeMediumsCraftsUncomfortable Author:Matana Roberts
“When I'm listening to stuff on the computer or through a horrible little speaker on my phone, and then I hear the real version with the bass and everything, I sometimes don't like it as much. I definitely believe that any medium is viable in that respect.” BelieveLittlesRealSometimesStuffListeningComputerPhonesHorribleVersionsMediumsSpeakersBass Author:Kevin Shields
“To compare books to computers, I mean, computers are the way to get books. That is the medium for distributing text because it doesn't require paper.” WayMeanBookPaperComputerMediumsCompare Author:Nicholas Negroponte
“Ever since I first used a computer in the early '80s, I've thought of it as a fundamentally new medium for the dissemination of ideas which can transform people's lives and the society we live in.” PeopleFirstsIdeasUsedComputerMediums80sDissemination Author:Mike McCue
“I don't have time, I watch movies, or shows people are talking about. Television is the medium I use the least; I'd rather use my computer, iPhone or iPad.” PeopleUseShowsTalkingWatchesTelevisionComputerMediumsIphoneIpadsWatch Movie Author:Franca Sozzani