This document discusses the concept of progression across multiple topics: - Generational progression is seen through changes in music preferences between younger and older generations and how this can cause communication gaps. - Individual progression is shown as people's regrets deepen and change as they age from their late teens to their 70s. - Technological progression is represented by new inventions like a salad-tossing robot and advances in virtual reality gaming. - Social progression includes how language evolves with younger generations and neuroscientific concepts become easier to understand at different stages of life. The overall message is that design must progress along with changes in technology, society, and across generations.

1. Argument: Contemporary Design
in a Progressing Society
Kaelan O’Fallon, Victoria Palermo,
Nandi Piper

2. Communism, Hypnotism, and the Beatles
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3. Communism, Hypnotism, and the Beatles
● As generations progressed, they were also changing
● Lead to miscommunication between generations and formed a gap
between them
● Music contributed to the shift in generations
● Teenagers are set off by “unstable” music

4. What do you most regret? People age 5-75 answer

5. What do you most regret? People age 5-75 answer
● As people get older, their regrets change and deepen
● Shows a progression of people changing over time as they age;
generational progression
● The older somebody is, the more likely they are to know a deeper
understanding of life and about the world around them

6. Amazing 3D-Printed Salad-Tossing Robot

7. Amazing 3D-Printed Salad-Tossing Robot
● New, unexpected, useless invention
● At-home innovation, custom tech
● Online collaboration and inspiration
● How far will tech go? Too far?
● Progression of tech, its uses, and how it is realized

8. Connections
Design is progressing with the rest of the world
● Design progressing with technologies
● Reflects and adapts to new trends
● Different audiences

9. Summary
● Generational progression- music/beatles
● Age/generational progression- younger regrets innocent, older regrets
deeper
● Technological progression- new, unexpected, useless inventions

10. Neuroscientist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of
Difficulty

11. Neuroscientist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of
Difficulty
● A neuroscientist explains the concept of the brain to individuals in
different stages in their lives
● As they develop more it becomes easier for them to grasp the
concept
● He is able to help each stage comprehend the concept

12. A Guide to All Those Weird Words Your Teen Uses

13. A Guide to All Those Weird Words Your Teen Uses
● A progression in the way the younger generation talks
● Difficult for older generations to keep up with “hip slangs words”
● Design: language is crucial for communication
● www.usatoday.com

14. Virtual Reality is Really Happening, Looms Large at
GDC 2017 (Game Developers Conference)

15. Virtual Reality is Really Happening, Looms Large at
GDC 2017
● Virtual reality video games
● Technological progression
● Was once just a controller on a 2D TV
● Now a headset that makes it “3D”
● Designer progression
● www.usatoday.com

16. Connections
Progression
● Generational
● Individual
● Technological
● Social

17. Thank you!