A Spanner in the Works

Web workers sometimes misappropriate and misapply metaphors of craftsmanship. We want our work to share the value and authenticity we perceive in hand-made artefacts, but often overlook the nature of our raw materials and tools. In this talk, Owen takes a critical look at how the allure of crafting physical things has influenced us, and discusses the recent emergence of thought about a true web aesthetic which reflects our medium, its limits and how we practice our craft within it.

Transcript

1.  panner in the orks Owen G Ready to Inspire ·  December  · @fullcreammilk 
13. Photo: Igor Srdanovic (flic.kr/p/4W9HZ5)
14. Photo: Damian White (flic.kr/p/4xB1kD)
15. we work
16. we cra
17. code is poetry
18. code is poetry?
19. James Bridle  Photo: Pinar Özger (flic.kr/p/9iWM7W)
20. If you go into a carpentry workshop, you’ll see sawdust on the floor.” “
23. Work is being done here  a film by Anne Holiday
25. SimpleBits  letterpress business card Dan Cederholm (simplebits.com)
26. Colosseo  letterpress poster Cameron Moll (colosseotype.com)
27. 8 Faces  typography Elliot Jay Stocks (8faces.com)
28. 8 Faces  typography Elliot Jay Stocks (8faces.com)
29. Insites: e Book  interviews Elliot Jay Stocks (shop.viewportindustries.com/products/insites-the-book)
30. Daily drop caps  letterpress prints Jessica Hische (buystufffromjessicahische.com)
31. Distance  design and technology Nick Disabato (distance.cc)
32. Offscreen  digital creativity Kai Brach (offscreenmag.com)
33. New Adventures  conference newspaper Simon Collison, Greg Wood & Oliver Wood (newadventures.com)
34. Five Simple Steps  publisher Mark & Emma Boulton (fivesimplesteps.com)
36. Lanyards  Build  Photo: Simon Mills (flic.kr/p/duWgd7)
37. Axe restoration workshop  Build  Photo: Simon Mills (flic.kr/p/duVQAA)
38. Leathercra workshop  Build  Photo: Simon Mills (flic.kr/p/duWo6h)
39. Chocolatiering workshop  Build  Photo: Simon Mills (flic.kr/p/duQ8Hp)
40. Coffee roasting workshop  Build  Photo: Simon Mills (flic.kr/p/duR33Z)
41. Build Rip City Triple IPA  Build  Photo: Patrick Haney (flic.kr/p/dtxSFt)
42. Hand-painted lettering  Dan Cassaro Photo: Simon Mills (flic.kr/p/duUEJj)
43. e Manual  Issue 2 Photo: Sam Hardacre (flic.kr/p/aVJ4fT)
44. Craig Mod  Photo: happy.apple (flic.kr/p/ajyY9j)
46. process
47. Venus of Brassempouy  25,000 years old Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Venus_of_Brassempouy.jpg)
48. Wilson Miner Wilson Miner  Photo: David McDonald (readidea.com/)
50. “this” [Rdio]
51. Jony Ive?
52. “a blip on the timeline”
53. this new ecosystem of digital tools in this world of screens” “
54. empathy
55. William Blake  – Portrait by () omas Phillips
56. Map
57. Ancient of Days frontiiece to Europe A Prophecy ()
58. Milton A Poem preface (–)
59. A Memorable Fancy from e Marriage of Heaven and Hell (–)
61. Relief-etched copper plates  Reconstructed by Michael Phillips (williamblakeprints.co.uk)
62. Relief-etched copper plates  Reconstructed by Michael Phillips (williamblakeprints.co.uk)
63. Relief etching and Blake’s print  Reconstructed by Michael Phillips (williamblakeprints.co.uk)
64. Paul Robert Lloyd  Photo: Paul Robert Lloyd (paulrobertlloyd.com)
66. this slide le intentionally blank
67. Thank you