Luke Johnson

How does one move from critical consumption to manifesting production? Develop a critique of the Mediawork Project in the interest of proposing other solutions or interventions to this question. This can be done through a mix of words, images, sound or motion.

For me, the use value of Media History and Design were in those takeaway phrases distilled during lecture. These phrases have challenged my preconceived notions of what it means to be media designer. What my final paper attempts to do is synthesize how this phrases have impacted my thinking to date and how I plan to implement them in the development of my education as I move forward.

Find Models of other people doing good work (and they will push you).

Aristotle has really good hair.

It is important to understand your tools.

From conflict comes more interesting work.

Embrace clichés if they work.

Seek out self-reflexive media.

Finding things you don’t use can help you set up your boundries.

You can default on cars, homes and diamonds but not on student loans.

TV is the defining media of the of the second half of the 20th Century.

Embrace the medium that turns your crank.

The Mythical Man Month - Add more people to a project doesn’t necessarily mean it will get done faster.

Why study history? Because you can see yourself as part of the continuum. This is how revolutionary breaks are made. It also Keeps you from remaking mistakes from the past.

“I haven’t compromised but I have accepted constraints.” Charles Eames

Design is about solving problems. Art is about creating problems.

“The future is already here, it’s just unevenly distributed.” William Gibson

Horror films can make statements without giving a shit.

You know you are successful when your company becomes a verb.

One should never romaticize old technologies

It’s not an experiment if you can’t fail.