Scratch’n’Save

Two things that are still with us long after they seemingly became irrelevant or inappropriate:

Record-scratch sound: You hear this one all the time, abruptly cutting off music and interrupting the flow of an ad/programme/film, but do most people born after 1985 associate it with vinyl or is it just a weird sound to them? Does it work well enough without visualising a needle skidding across a record? (musings elsewhere about this)
Floppy disk save icon: Many young people now using computers will never have used a floppy drive, yet the icon persists. Will it soon be replaced, or has the image of the floppy acquired a symbolism and iconic (sorry) status in its own right that’ll keep it in use indefinitely?

Anyone got any other examples…?

Thu 21st Jul 2005, 8:47pm GMT

Filed under: Design, Music and Audio, Software

Comments

In the dance music world vinyl is still the medium of choice. I have several friends with turntables and all the clubs I go to also play their music on them. It may not be a mainstream culture thing, but vinyl is far from dead.

— Greg, 2nd Aug, 1:43am

Comments are now closed for this entry.

Matt Round’s company blog, covering web development, media, technology and pretty much anything else.

Web Sites: Good-looking, effective, accessible sites.
Multimedia: Logos, Flash games, animation and illustration.
Advice: Help with strategy, planning and getting noticed.