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Delicate but fragile—iPhone with cracked screen and its recreation. An art work regarding to broken glass panel iPhone. Series of photo: Fragility of iPhones. The Beauty of iPhone. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Delicate but fragile—iPhone with cracked
screen and its recreationAn art work regarding to broken glass panel iPhone
Series of photo: Fragility of iPhones
The Beauty of iPhone
• “I feel that I am holding its designer Jonathan Ive's personal prototype, hand-machined as a proof-of-concept model. Ive is surely one of the most influential and gifted designers Britain has ever produced and the iPhone 4 may well be his masterpiece.” (Stephen, 2010)
• “Beauty is in the hand of the (iPhone 5’s) beholder.” (Matthew Miller, 2012)
Resource: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/jun/23/iphone4-first-review-stephen-fry
Counter-argument• Lexton Snol (2013), a PC advisor working for
TechAdvisor website, indicates that iPhone will be broken in an average time period of ten weeks less than 3 months.
• Apparently, when you buy a new phone, you’re supposed to immediately bury it with rubber bumpers, skins, and covers, and as a consequence, destroying the original aesthetics and design intent of the phone. (Otto, 2010)
The Trend
• Delicate and beautiful
• During the meantime…
• FRAGILE and CRISPY
My start point
Resource: http://photo.blog.sina.com.cn/photo/a6266980g798d3918a3ec
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Untitled
Kelly Schwarze (2013)
Shattered glass picture frame (Project: Twiceused)
Chris Koerner (2013)
If your iPhone screen is accidentally broken.
Anonymous (2013)
Different Motivation• Fame on the Internet• Commercialize• Just for fun• …
• All in all, after the phone is broken, they use their innovation to recreate it add value.
Irony
DUAN Yanlin (2013)
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/06/07Apple-Presents-iPhone-4.html
“The front and back are made of aluminosilcate glass, chemically strengthened to be 30 times harder than plastic, more scratch resistant and more durable than ever.” – (Apple Press Info, 2010)
My motivation• Add value to the breaking iPhone• As a strong reminder to hi-tech companies, esp.
Apple: Find a balance between the beauty of the product and its durability, control the quality of the screen.
Reference
• Twice Used: Broken iPhones Upcycled into Everyday Items. (n.d.). Kickstarter. Retrieved November 29, 2013, from http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/twiceused/twice-used-broken-iphones-upcycled-into-everyday-i
• Schwarze, K. (n.d.). The Curious Art of Cracked iPhones. POPSUGAR Tech. Retrieved November 29, 2013, from http://www.geeksugar.com/Cracked-iPhone-Art-30739650
• Smartphones, M. M. for, 22, C. P. | S., & Gmt, 2012-- 08:39. (n.d.). Apple iPhone 5 first impressions: Beauty is in the hand of the beholder. ZDNet. Retrieved November 29, 2013, from http://www.zdnet.com/apple-iphone-5-first-impressions-beauty-is-in-the-hand-of-the-beholder-7000004663/
• Fry, S. (2010, June 23). Apple iPhone 4: an object of rare beauty that leapfrogs the competition. the Guardian. Retrieved November 29, 2013, from http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/jun/23/iphone4-first-review-stephen-fry
• Apple - Press Info - Apple Presents iPhone 4. (n.d.). Retrieved November 29, 2013, from http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/06/07Apple-Presents-iPhone-4.html
• Why is Technology so Fragile? | Otto Berkes’ weblog. (n.d.). Retrieved November 29, 2013, from http://ottoberkes.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/why-is-technology-so-fragile/