[vc_row][vc_column][tm_heading tag=”h5″ custom_google_font=”” font_weight=”500″ text=”Many of us spend hours every day tethered to our devices, pawing at the screen to see if it will deliver a few more likes or emails, monitoring the world and honing our online presence. Yet our reliance on technology to \u201csee\u201d the social world around us can be a heavy burden.” font_size=”lg:18″ line_height=”1.94″][tm_spacer size=”lg:45″][tm_heading tag=”div” custom_google_font=”” text=”Even so, many would find the prospect of living offline worrisome, or simply impossible. That\u2019s why we undertook a small study with 50 people who may seem nothing less than social outcasts in today\u2019s screen saturated environment. None of our participants used social media or had a mobile phone, and most even refused to email.”][tm_spacer size=”lg:50″][tm_image image_size=”custom” align=”center” image=”107″ image_size_width=”770″ image_size_height=”510″][tm_spacer size=”lg:46″][tm_heading tag=”div” custom_google_font=”” text=”We wanted to understand why these people had decided to switch off, and how they managed it. But rather than seeking quick fixes for overuse, we explored the principles and values that drove our participants to live the way they do. Much has already been written about how we can switch off \u2013 but that won\u2019t achieve much, unless we really feel the benefits.”][tm_blockquote text=”There are three responses to a piece of design \u2013 yes, no, and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for. \u2015 Milton Glaser”][tm_heading tag=”div” custom_google_font=”” text=”Part of the problem with social networking platforms is that we don\u2019t just use them for communicating \u2013 they also promote a particular way of being connected to and supportive of those around us. These interactions are channelled through the platform to create data, which is ultimately fed back to data brokers and marketers. (Source: thenextweb.com)”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Part of the problem with social networking platforms is that we don\u2019t just use them for communicating \u2013 they also promote a particular way of being connected to and supportive of those around us. These interactions are channeled through the platform to create data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3099,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[22],"class_list":["post-3098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-web-design","tag-architecture"],"yoast_head":"\n