"...we should not retreat to the functional, literal design of the past for shortsighted aesthetic reasons." - #readingToday  

Faced with ever-increasing digitization of formerly physical products, we should not retreat to the functional, literal design of the past for shortsighted aesthetic reasons. We need to expand the conversation about what design can do through cultural affordances—not simply to address ease of use, but to communicate context, identity, purpose, and value.