Comment How about starting a fire without matches? (Score 1) 268
Like anything there are pros and cons.
One could argue that the invention of matches has seen the decline in our ability to start a fire by rubbing two stick together... but personally everytime I am planning on an pyromaniacal spree I am glad I don't have to resort to the "good old ways" to kick things off (it really eats into one's burning time).
Seriously though, technology always comes at a price. Making design tools more accesible to the broader public increases the number of people out there "designing" but like anything, quantity rarely produces quality.
'Necessity' as the mother of all things has long lost out to it's father, 'Laziness' (and us humans do generally love to take the easy path).
Why manually layout and kern type when most applications do an adequate job for you?
Why spend years learning how to draw when you can whack something together in PhotoShop in minutes and then use the charcoal filter over it to make it look "authentic"?
Why go play frisbee outside when you can be 007 on your PC indoors?
On the plus side, perhaps this will clarify that long confused line between artist and designer?
One could argue that the invention of matches has seen the decline in our ability to start a fire by rubbing two stick together... but personally everytime I am planning on an pyromaniacal spree I am glad I don't have to resort to the "good old ways" to kick things off (it really eats into one's burning time).
Seriously though, technology always comes at a price. Making design tools more accesible to the broader public increases the number of people out there "designing" but like anything, quantity rarely produces quality.
'Necessity' as the mother of all things has long lost out to it's father, 'Laziness' (and us humans do generally love to take the easy path).
Why manually layout and kern type when most applications do an adequate job for you?
Why spend years learning how to draw when you can whack something together in PhotoShop in minutes and then use the charcoal filter over it to make it look "authentic"?
Why go play frisbee outside when you can be 007 on your PC indoors?
On the plus side, perhaps this will clarify that long confused line between artist and designer?
