This week's reading was inspiring. I hadn't though much about any given website's core purpose or how it affects the user, but Schwulst's writing encouraged me to consider it. I realized that I want my websites to be calming and easy to use. I don't want them to add any stress to the user's life. Hopefully my future sites can be like tiny sanctuaries in the vast ocean of the internet.
I thought it was interesting how Carpenter's explanation of handmade web pages made them sound both fleeting and permanent.
I really enjoyed this week's reading because of the accompanying watercolor drawings. They complimented the writing perfectly. I also liked the way the author likened computers to paintings.
Quotes that stood out to me:
"Everyone is tired. Our attention is over-extended, over-stimulated, and over-commodified, making us twitchy, unfocused, and, in a very crude sense, afraid."
"...in the last decade, technology has transformed from a tool that we use to a place where we live."