After talking to Mike Blow last Monday we discussed the possibility of using icons rather than text for the menu options of favourites, search, play etc. These symbols are universally accepted and understood and i think in the future we will see this type of representation replacing writing as much as possible. I almost feel our society is becoming lazy, relying on visual communication rather than textual material because it is easier and quicker to decifer. Now it could be argued that this is more a product of Bauhaus Modernism, that aimed for efficient design, "a simplification of forms by a reduction of ornament" for example the iPod. However think about our younger generation compared to the elder, our children's attention spans are decreasing rapidly with more and more kids being put on Ritalin every day. So today ive been reworking my interface and designing some such icons in a Web 2.0 style; translucent, reflective, liquid like surfaces.
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