Reflection Of Digital Devices

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Digital devices, such as laptops, can be used to reveal the likes and personality of the owner. In other words, a laptop case or skin can be personalized with stickers that represents what the person appreciates, and is interested in. In two of my classes one day at Kent State University, I decided to observe students to get insight into what they may enjoy based on what was displayed on their laptops, and I noticed that some students seemed to enjoy expressing themselves through the exterior of their laptop. Furthermore, they use the outside of their laptops to convey what is important to them with stickers and decals. These people and others like them, who use their laptop for expression, provide a spectacle for society to see who they are. Among the four laptops that I analyzed, I only personally knew two of the owners. Knowing these owners and not the other two, allowed me to observe their laptops differently. This is because the forms of writing that I saw on my friends’ laptop cases and skins were somewhat predictable based on what I already knew about them and their interests. However, the forms of writing and designs that I analyzed of the people that I …show more content…

The first piece of writing that caught my eye was “settle down with me cover me up cuddle me in.” Which is a song lyric from her favorite artist Ed Sheeran. She also had two stickers that represented places she has traveled. One said the, “Adirondack” and the other said, “Relax and enjoy Breckenridge, Colorado.” From this, I can infer that she likes the mountains. In addition, she had her favorite show, Friends, on a sticker in bold font, and her favorite restaurant “Chick-fil-a” written on a to-go cup decal. All of the stickers that she had, corresponded to who she is and what she likes. If I did not know Abby previously, then I definitely would have learned some aspects about her just by analyzing her laptop

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