what to say about technology -
tell this story -
tell the facts, technical issues -
create objects that illustrate these facts, this point about technology -
create fictional objects that tell the stories of these technologies -

From Dunne & Rabby: The secret Life of Electronic Objects

“As designers we are interested in the interaction between devices, hertzian space and the imagination.”

“With this form of design, the product would be a fusion of psychological and external “realities”, the user would become a protagonist and co-producer of narrative experience rather than a passive consumer of a product’s meaning. The mental interface between the individual and the product is where the “experience” lies. Electronic technology makes this meeting more fluid, more complex and more interesting.”

“The internet reflects human nature in all its imperfections while the material world of consumer products only reflects idealised notions of correct behavior.”

Dunne and Raby (Placebo Project) about Technology, Consumerism and Cultural Values.