199 - From The Industrial Revolution to The Consumption Regression

from AADA - Raw, direct and live chats about design and creativity · host Craig Burgess

Today I talk about our period of making things, to now. The consumption age. Subscribe: ITUNES | ANDROID | STITCHER | RSS FEED Scribbled Shownotes From about 1760 onwards, lots of people discovered the power of machinery. People realised that hand production wasn’t as effective as machines doing the work. The textiles industry realised this the most. This was a huge turning point in our modern history, especially in Britain. Financial growth beyond all expectations began. Standards of living continued to grow The period of Industrialisation began Then, something similar happened in the 90s. The internet came along, and it started to get more commercialised. Savvy people realised the power of the internet, the dotcom crash came and went, and now we’ve settled in. Now, the internet is here to stay And it’s brought about an age of consumption YouTube, Netflix, Podcasts, Websites, Blogs, Training courses Everything is done on the internet But nobody is making enough on the internet Support Ask a Designer Anything Ask a Designer Anything Website Twitter (@craigburgess) Ask a Designer Anything on Facebook Leave me a review on iTunes

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Today I talk about our period of making things, to now. The consumption age. Subscribe:ITUNES | ANDROID | STITCHER | RSS FEED Scribbled Shownotes From about 1760 onwards, lots of people discovered the power of machinery. People realised that hand production wasn’t as effective as machines doing the work. The textiles industry realised this the most. This was a huge turning point in our modern history, especially in Britain. Financial growth beyond all expectations began. Standards of living continued to grow The period of Industrialisation began Then, something similar happened in the 90s. The internet came along, and it started to get more commercialised. Savvy people realised the power of the internet, the dotcom crash came and went, and now we’ve settled in. Now, the internet is here to stay And it’s brought about an age of consumption YouTube, Netflix, Podcasts, Websites, Blogs, Training courses Everything is done on the internet But nobody is making enough on the internet Support Ask a Designer Anything Ask a Designer Anything Website Twitter (@craigburgess) Ask a Designer Anything on Facebook Leave me a review on iTunes

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