01. Once Again, the Doorknob (by Olia Lialina)

The text you must read

(Once Again the Doorknob by Olia Lialina)[https://contemporary-home-computing.org/affordance/]

Introduction

The text linked above is a transcription of a talk about UI and UX concepts in relation to content we have already discussed, specifically Norman Doors. Olia, as a new media artist, re-approaches this content from a different perspective.

Things to think about

If I write questions people tend to simply answer them, so I will place some thoughts to contextualize your reading experience.

  • This was written before the current LLM-based AI that people typically mean when they say "AI"
  • Imagine a world without doors, like the Bruno Latour piece that is mentioned
  • Don Norman consulted for Apple between 1993 and 1997. Steve Jobs did not work for Apple between 1985 and 1997

Homework