According to David Phillips its very hard to create a new identity which is probably the opposite of what i thought, Phillips says that the its hard because the real person will start to emerge

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8929854.


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Developing an online identify is something that is created largely through what people wright about themselves. Reading more on identity Sue Barns who I've posted some bits from earlier points out whiles talking about emails, that people develop a certain style through typing.

 

A person defines them self through what they wright, so a person must create a certain style of writing to express themselves. But the written text can lac emotion and things can easily be miss interpreted.

The death of Print?

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/420329/predicting-the-death-of-print/

'That predictions for the “death of print” changed so drastically in the span of just two years tells us something about where we are on the hype and/or adoption curve of e-readers and their ilk. Which is to say: we are coming up on an inflection point, beyond which rates of adoption explode, feedbacks and network effects kick in, and total market penetration becomes inevitable. How long will it be before it becomes unprofitable to continue to operate huge printing plants when a majority of your customers get your product through the Internet, and for whom your distribution costs are essentially zero? We’re about to find out.'

This short article talks about how long print can last against the new digital ways of printing media can last. Today there are app's for everything, including magazines, books, news papers so why would people go out to find these in shops when they can instantly download them from the comfort of their own homes, in some cases for free. These advances in technology will definitely effect designers as more work will have to be produced purely to be viewed in pixels rather than print. 

How important is the Internet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf7ea8qnB5E

Find it hard to believe that more people don't think they could survive without the internet rather than water

Experiment

I'm planning on running a little experiment over the weekend, counting how many times I use social medias and which ones in one day.

How the internet has changed Graphic Design

Technology has had a huge impact on graphic design, designers have had to 'rethink' and 'embrace' new ways of working. The internet has had both positive and negative impacts on Graphic Design. 

Designers showcase their work through websites, blogs, online portfolio's which can be seen by people all over the world, instantly. This has changed the way designers can contact and communicate with clients and, for students today, the most practical way to contact potential employers is initially via email. 

However the internet is open to the good, bad and ugly of design. There are countless websites and portfolio's that offer 'cheap' design where the offer seems too good for clients to turn down. The article below describes design on the internet as being 'a jungle out there.'

'In pre-web days, designers worked on hourly rates (or quoted projects based on the number of hours projected) and while hourly billables are ultimately better for the designer (they get paid for how long they work) and often times the client (they can choose how much time, and effort, goes into the development of their corporate identity) at the end of the day, this isn’t a practical approach to pricing services via the Internet.'

http://www.thelogofactory.com 

Sense of Self

 

 

Whilst looking at cyber cultures one areas that I have found interesting is the idea of identity on the internet. I've been doing some reading on it and I think the beginning section of this article asks and interesting question. It points out that when cyber communities are created they treat the meeting place like a 'public space' yet eliminating the face to face contact. Yet we apparently need this physical contact with people and objects to develop a sense of self. So how can we achieve that on the internet and how do we present ourselves to others on the internet?