> On May 22, 2015, at 1:49 PM, Jed Looker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Speaking specifically to graphic design I would say the digital era is categorized as a user or audience interacting with pixels over paper. Interaction has therefore (in my opinion) become the main attribute that sets digital work apart from traditional work.
Jed,
Looking at the means of reception rather than the means of production is interesting.
Stephen's original post seemed to assume stylistic divisions based on philosophical and formal differences. Your answer is more on a functional level. Do you think that there is as much philosophical and formal range in interactive design as there has been in paper-based graphic design or do you see the digital as more unitary?
As much as philosophical and political context is saluted, I'm afraid most art historical and design historical "movements" tend to be defined by formal elements.
Gunnar
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