Technology of the 70s and 80s

Our theme was the effect of technology of the 70s and 80s on communication. We chose that theme because we wanted to look at the roots of our current technological items and how they have changed our lifestyles. Our items included lightbulb, tape ribbon cassette, pager, cassette recorder, high-density diskette, mouse, floppy disks, cassette tape, vinyl record and CD. We used these particular items because they represented the popular technological usage of 70s and 80s. They helped connect people across the nation through messages, music and information. These items were the stepping stones to the sprout of modern day technology. We obtained our items by researching a list of inventions and technology used in the 70s and 80s through the internet. Like scavangers, we went through the attics and storage of our houses to find items that were used by our parents or other family members during that particular time period. If I were to do redo this project again, I would make sure we had more space to place our items because most of our technological found art were placed on the top of the boxes because if we stuck them to the side, they would not be able not defy the gravitational pull.
My advice to the next year class would be do not procrastinate. It would be wise to start early and know ahead of time what items you and your team has so that you can ask your family, friends and staff members at Gunn for more items. Also, make sure you color your boxes to make it more visually appealing. In addition, work on the box ahead of time. Do not wait till the last day to put it together. Good luck!