Post #7

The relationship between print and digital media is that they compliment each other in some aspects but digital out shadows print in some situations. No I don’t think one will fully replace the other medium. I think that although technology is being such a big thing it is never going to completely overcome paper, and I believe that Gladwell made that point in his article. When he talked about the stacks of paper that people have on their desks at work, and how it makes sense to them and lets them realize what’s important and how much work they really have. I think that its easier for people to really grasp the concept of how much work they have and manage their time through paper rather than digital. In digital you cant really tell how much work you actually have because its all compressed into smaller files. For me I prefer to use paper and I don’t believe that Im the only one out there that feels that way. Another point that he made was that paper is better to use while really trying to grasp what it is saying because you can make notes on it and highlight things. This is important for the worker to do, but it does not necessarily mean that the costumer should see this. In that aspect I believe that paper is better for the worker while digital is better for the costumer in the work place. Although I believe that paper and digital media will not overcome each other, I do think the prominence of paper will fade a little. I believe everyday writing will go down in size but we will see more everyday writing when it comes to things like Facebook posts, or twitter and instagram.