i know i’m running the risk of being labeled a geezer, but is anyone else feeling a little bit of app fatigue? i have an iphone, there are certain apps that i really love, and they play a big role in my daily life in terms of helping me get stuff done more efficiently and all that.

but there’s just a certain hollowness to digital that i can’t seem to get away from. i do understand that things printed on paper, or carved out of wood or built out of stone don’t last forever either. it all breaks down. but for all it’s usefulness, digital is inferior to physical when it comes to making a personal, emotional connection with someone.

digital lacks the tactile. for example, would you consider looking at pictures of these letterpress calendars a better experience or actually having one, holding it, feeling the impressions with your fingers a better experience? i think i know the answer. it’s why cordes printing even bothers to letterpress them in the first place rather than just emailing a digital rendering of the art to their customers. the impression is a lot deeper and longer lasting (pun intended).

digital is important. it is extremely useful, and it definitely does help facilitate human connection. but, in my opinion, it simply cannot invoke desire as can a beautiful piece of clothing, or facade, or couch, or chair, or yes, letterpress.