The Right Kind of Wrong: Inside the Analog Research Lab

Analog and digital technologies and processes are expected to be at odds with each other, especially in the heart of Silicon Valley. And yet the philosophy that underpins the Analog Research Lab at Facebook does not accept this. By putting ideas, critical questions, and visual interventions into the spaces we inhabit, we open doors to new ways to look at the world, find community, invite dialog, and create a positive friction that meaningfully affects people.

Through posters, printed matter and installation work of the Facebook Analog Research Lab and its Designer in Residence program established in 2016, Scott Boms will offer a rare view and chart the evolution of the values and mission of this unique organization — the what, the how, and most importantly, the why.

The evening will culminate with a panel discussion featuring past Designers in Residence: Elana Schlenker, Kaye Blegvad, Eddie Perrote, and Luiza Dale.

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3. DESIGNER PRINTMAKER INK MIXER PAINT SPILLER PAPER CUTTER PHOTO TAKER RISO UN-JAMMER SNACK EATER NOTE TAKER SKETCHBOOK FILLER SIGN PAINTER SCREEN COATER SQUEEGEE CLEANER EMAIL SENDER ART DIRECTOR ANIMATOR CONTENT WRITER SADDLE STITCHER ELECTROPOUNCER PRINT ARCHIVER FONT IDENTIFIER HEAD BANGER LATTE MAKER RECORD PLAYER PAPER JAMMER VIDEO PRODUCER SIGN HANGER POLAROID SHAKER POSTER STAPLER PAPER PURCHASER VINYL CUTTER HALFTONE TROUBLESHOOTER TROUBLEMAKER?
4. Modern industry saves us endless labor and drudgery, but... it also bars us from taking part in the forming of material and leaves idle our sense of touch, and with those formative faculties that are stimulated by it. —Anni Albers
10. Photo of the Lab back in Palo Alto
15. 2010–2019 ANALOG RESEARCH LABORATORY TEAM
16. 2010–2011 ANALOG RESEARCH LABORATORY TEAM
17. 2012–2013 ANALOG RESEARCH LABORATORY TEAM
18. 2014–2015 ANALOG RESEARCH LABORATORY TEAM
19. 2016–2017 ANALOG RESEARCH LABORATORY TEAM
20. 2019 ANALOG RESEARCH LABORATORY TEAM
41. Heather Hardison Bijan Berahimi Hannah K. Lee Fuchsia MacAree Jimmy Mezei Eddie Perrote Elana Schlenker Leta Sobierajski John Patrick Thomas Mario Wagner
46. @analoglab ANALOG RESEARCH LAB @scottboms SCOTT BOMS @eddieperrote EDDIE PERROTE @elanaschlenker ELANA SCHLENKER @daleluiza LUIZA DALE @kayeblegvad KAYE BLEGVAD