Dots and Pixels: A Counterbalance to Digital Everything

Since 2012 the Risograph has been an essential tool within my creative practice in the Analog Research Lab at Facebook—one that encourages a spirit of experimentation and play as a means to celebrate, question, and understand the world. This talk will look at the place of the Risograph as a critical counterbalance to the digital nature of the organization, and also as a means to transform our built environments and the communities that occupy them.

Transcript

1. Scott Boms | Facebook Analog Research Lab DOTS OVER PIXELS A Counterbalance to Digital Everything
4. 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?
6. DESIGN & PRINTMAKING PRACTICE WORKSHOPS & ENGAGEMENT RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
12. FRICTION PARTICIPATION AESTHETICS
13. Signs Hastily Recalled Jez Burrows
20. Nothing at Facebook is somebody else’s problem.
39. fb.com/analoglab instagr.am/analoglab ANALOG RESEARCH LAB fb.com/scottboms instagr.am/scottboms SCOTT BOMS