Clock Design Process Book

This document summarizes the history of clocks from 3500 BC to the present day. It then discusses consumer preferences for clocks as decorative accessories over their time-telling function. The document also explores physicist Julian Barbour's theory that time exists as a series of static "now" moments rather than a continuous flow. It proposes designing a clock to reference Barbour's theory by implementing a minimal, decorative form that conveys the experience of perceiving discrete "now" moments rather than a continuously moving clock face.