A More Tenuous Means of Understanding


“ The Industrial Revolution brought one dynamic change to all things made by machine, craftsman, and artist; no longer were they produced on commission, but rather on speculation. Here is the product, created or manufactured; will someone want it? All of the give-and-take between maker and user, then, is broken down, giving way to a more tenuous means of understanding"

Donis A. Dondis
A Primer of Visual Literacy