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PhD Journal Entry 1: Early Research
Wooo! I finally finished reading Mapping Media Ecology: Introduction to the Field, which is a comprehensive text on the history, purpose and contributions of media ecology as a ‘metadiscipline’. Whilst I found a variety of references for my initial thesis proposal, I felt that it was important to tackle the what, how and why of the
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Rumination 54: Quail Bags
Just over a month ago on Micro.blog, I posted a photo of an amusing shop sign, which you can see along with my caption below. Mmmm… Kentucky Fried Handbags are fingerlickin’ good… I loved the idea that a shop would not only come close to using the full name ‘KFC’, but also go for a
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Rumination 53: Needless Storytellers
I work in communications and believe very strongly in the value and power of narrative. Humans are social animals and whilst we live in an obsessive age of data and measurement, we still make sense of the world through stories that we share with each other. Every individual, family, culture and organisation has a narrative
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Rumination 52: Overstated Minimalism
Back in March, I wrote a piece called Je suis KmÀrt in which I discussed some of the annoying, meaningless drivel that is printed on cheap clothing for marketing purposes. My essential point was as follows: ‘What I find concerning is the way that people mindlessly scoop up such items, using them to project false
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Rumination 51: Fabricating/Inventing
I recently finished reading Beyond Good and Evil by Friederich Nietzsche, translated by R. J. Hollingdale. Frankly, it was one of the most profound, challenging and at times abstract texts that I’ve ever read. Throughout the book, I came across numerous sections that seemed almost prophetic (aside from some of the more outdated and even
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Rumination 50: Will Email Ever Die?
A number of things have come up this year in my feeds that have discussed the history, value and disadvantages of email. First of all, I watched the movie You’ve Got Mail for the first time. Yes, I know… I left it for a while after its release. This film presented the tool in a
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Rumination 49: Centring Is Overrated
Recently, I noticed that popular job site Indeed has a real issue with centring certain elements of its website. Two major ones it’s homepage appear strangely regardless of which size of device you’re using to view it. In this example, the Indeed logo is slightly higher than the search field and the ‘Find Jobs’ button
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Rumination No. 48: Republic of Sydney
I stumbled upon this hilarious article by The Betoota Advocate about a nationwide study that confirmed: the long-held belief amongst many, that the Republic of Sydney is, in fact, the worst city in Australia, with only one of its suburbs making it into the Top 100 Most Liveable Suburbs in the country. If you’re unfamiliar
Lounge Ruminator
by Martin Feld
Lounge Ruminator 