Chpt. 01 – The History of Oral History Technology “The history of progress is littered with experimental failures.” – Victor Papanek, Design for the Real World Let is take a moment to contemplate the MiniDisc. Developed by Sony in 1992,
OHD_SCP_0139 Wages for Housework
OHD_RPT_0137 First Year thoughts summary
OHD_WRT_0136 Maintenance Design Essay
My mind map for my essay on Maintenance Design – OHD_MDM_0159 After the revolution, who’s going to pick up the garbage on Monday morning? This is a quote from Mierle Laderman Ukeles Manifesto for Maintenance Art 1969! In the manifesto
OHD_WRT_0121 the code/manifesto
The manifesto below is based off Meirle Laderman Ukeles’ Manifesto for Maintenance Art. This the code of ethics outlined in by Mike Monterio in Ruined by Design. I am using this as a base for my code of ethics for
OHD_PRS_0120 The Unseen: Maintenance Labour on Heritage Sites
// “To invent the sailing ship or steamer is to invent the the shipwreck. To invent the train is to invent the rail accident of derailment. To invent the family automobile is to produce the pile-up on the highway.” (Virilio,
OHD_BLG_0039 It’s not my problem
There is a problem within the National Trust’s storage system (SharePoint) that is sadly a consequence of democratisation. SharePoint is a complete mess and no one really knows what is going on or who to ask about what is going
OHD_BLG_0048 The right to repair 🛠
The right to repair is important and connected to my work because like many things in the world it has to do with maintenance. I had a chat with O Hemstock from Northumbria University about slow design and he brought
OHD_PRT_0016 Failed Archive – again (formerly a blog post)
Let me start at the beginning… I wanted to do an inventory of my work so far – see my journey. To do this I went through my blog posts, bits of longer writing, mind maps, and all the bits
OHD_BLG_0052 It’s all about the cleaners
I always get frustrated when I clean my fridge. There are so many little ridges that stuff gets into. I even have to have the door of my fridge open a certain way, which is not logical in the day-to-day