The most striking phrase for me in this reading was ‘intuitive design’. I find it incredibly interesting how we subconsciously create movement that is for an intended purpose in several everyday occurrences and never realize what we are actually doing.
I liked the idea of exploring the capabilities of our hands- I think that the author makes a valid point in the way which we are able to do so much with our hands and that with technological advances we may be diminishing our capabilities. He claims that in the ‘Picture Under Glass’ we are subjecting ourselves to a medium that is not a dynamic medium that we can see, feel and manipulate. Although I understand his point, I feel like he misjudges the ability of swipes and small hand gestures to be a part of human capabilities; they are not any less complex than other movements we may use to interact with an object. An example of this is the new iPhone 10- if you go to use it for the first time, you need to learn these ‘swiping’ abilities, going to prove that this movement is not a simple, straight-forward one. Rather, it is one which many humans cannot understand, like my grandparents.
I really liked the part when he talked about our bodies moving in space, although he used it as an argument against the said swiping motions that I say is more complex than he thinks.
I think in his response he argues his points well, although I still disagree that using a single finger is ‘dumbing down’ the idea, like toys for children. Yes, I agree that the single finger is not the entire capability of an adult human, but I think that this movement as a capability should not be overlooked.