Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts

Thursday, January 22, 2009

My Cell phone is hawt

Recent class discussions have got me thinking. What is it that makes something beautiful? To me it is a certain level of ambiguity, I see beauty in things that I don't fully understand. With recognition of beauty comes a feeling of appreciation, for the artist, the piece, and one’s self. It takes commitment and critical thinking to identify beauty, it is not passive.
So now the question is…How can I relate my own definition of beauty to technology? Is my cell phone beautiful?
Aesthetically? No. It cost 10 dollars and though there may be hints of beauty in its simplicity I don’t see it. If anything I’m just angry that it’s not an iPhone.
Functionally? Absolutely. I really have very little understanding of how it works but the appreciation I have for it is astounding. Even with its limited capability it allows me to effectively navigate my social network in a way that can only be described as beautiful.