Monday, October 23, 2006

Image meaning (analysis)



The computer must be the most functional possession I have in my arsenal, as for it’s decorative value… that can be debated.

By design it is meant for functionality; its architecture is cold and boxed in. This device is however a lot more entertaining than it looks; it is basically just a designated point where communication takes place in many different forms. Pictures, music, text, movies and even games all in an interactive environment, these can expand your knowledge of yourself or another user. What music a person enjoys would almost definitely be found on his/her computer and what games a person play are a source of what character this person has, we can also deduce more if we examine the computer itself - If the person cleans it or not tells if this person is organised or not; from these pieces of information we could form a clear understanding of the individuals ‘world’ or Personality.

As for environmental values of this object they are clean to run and also consume small amounts of electricity, however many parts become obsolete relatively quickly and are thrown away, thus adding to our landfills as they can not be safely disposed of in other ways - this is one of the negative effects.

As for showing our world past and future, just by looking at a computer can tell you exactly what you want to know about the era one is in. the older more un-stylised models would be designed less to be eye pleasing where as the more modern ones would be sleek and exiting. It can also tell you a lot about the future of this item if we look back at the past first, over just a short time this machine has made it into almost every home and have become essential in almost every business, and as for more knowledge about the past, this can be found on the internet.

The only future outcome possible is that these machines will be around for a very long time.

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From what I could understand by the task and what it required...I hope I have analysed this picture correctly

1 comment:

morag said...

hey ian, good choice of object. you've really made me think about how valuable computers are to us! I think i'll look after mine better now, lol.