The Take Away

There are so many pieces of historical pop culture that would be best forgotten, but looking at this cover for an old vinyl workout album, one knows there isn’t any ambiguity about roles, as silly as they were back then. If you were to create an album cover for a workout plan for married couples today, what would it look like on a cover like this?

Debbie Drake was kinda hot though, don’t you think?

The ubiquity of memory sticks has made them of little value. Sure, they hold a lot of memory and their handy, but they’re become so cheap and ordinary that they might as well take their place next to #2 pencils and 9 volt batteries.

But Empty Memory in the UK, shows how a memory stick can be right. Instead of being strictly utilitarian and forgettable, the Empty sticks are designed to be interesting, to be something we want to interact with, to look at and enjoy. They’re called “jewelry”, and like jewelry, they’ll adorn any computer and make it look better. For my money, plugging one of these into a Dell or other PC is a bit like putting lipstick on pig.

This is Mac jewelry all the way…of course.