What “How people ignored each other before smartphones” gets wrong
This has been making the rounds on Twitter recently: See? People were ignoring each other with paper, and newspapers, and knitting! So why are you whiners complaining about
You must pay attention to these gigantic eyes: The Art of Attentiveness project
Swiss International Air Lines, the Swiss airline that is the successor to Swissair, has started the Art of Attentiveness campaign, which aims to use art (the art of
Will the Laptop Destroy the Coffee Shop?
Wednesday I was part of a forum at the Getty Center on the future of public space in the digital age. Cosponsored by Zócalo Public Square, it was
The bookstore is “the body to my Internet mind”
In a recent Random House blog essay, writer and bookseller Fiona Ducan argues that "we read more, and in more ways, than ever, and this is thanks to
“we need new technologies within our technology… [and] parks within the digital city”
Faenasphere, a Web site that I can best describe as part of the universe of digital and physical properties created by Argentine real estate magnate, hotelier, and William
I just have something in my eye while watching the Google India-Pakistan reunion ad…
This Google India video is a piece of storytelling genius. As the Indian Express explains, the ad talks about separation, friendship and the celebration of a reunion. It
“Calmnness is a fundamental challenge for all technological design of the next fifty years”
From Weiser and Brown's 1996 article, "The Coming Age of Calm Technology [pdf]" this still rings true today: When computers are used behind closed doors by experts, calmness
“The point is not to shun technology… [but] to reflect on how it’s used”
Australian philosopher Damon Young has a piece about photography, self-distraction, and the use of cameras to avoid deeper interactions and difficult questions: We are not simply eyes and
The Distraction Addiction propaganda posters
Yesterday Little Brown released the third and last of the propaganda posters. Here are the other two: Interesting aside: if the retweets of the posters are a reliable
First promotional poster!
The always-awesome Little, Brown art department whipped up a few promotional posters for The Distraction Addiction. Here's the first: We'll be rolling out more in the coming weeks.