[Sigia-l] 100% digital!

[Lord, Ralph]

> > Or should we rather tell them that they shouldn't be using 
> CAD at all, 
> > because the final product they're developing is physical, 
> so there's 
> > no point in working in the digital domain?
> 
> I fail to follow the reverse logic here. Architects do not 
> generate 100% digital artifacts, we do. They may or may not 
> use digital technology to design buildings.

I've been waiting for someone to try this line of reasoning.  Now that it's
out in the open, maybe we can get some clarity.

I think what Ziya is trying to say is this simple.

Digitocrates Oath:

Article I:  I, (state your name)do solemnly swear that if one is producing
100% digital artifacts and end-products, one must use only digital tools in
the design and development of those artifacts and end-products.  I reserve
the right to sketch on a pad or napkin or my hand or a post-it note at
anytime during the evolution of the design.  At no point, however, will I
deliver to the client anything which is not 100% digital, lest the client
forget that we are trying to produce a 100% digital product.  Furthermore, I
will strive to keep the client from even seeing anything which is not 100%
digital during the engagement so as to achieve even greater digital purity
in our relationship.

Article II:  If one is producing artifacts which are not 100% digital, one
may use non-digital tools to design and develop them.  I believe that one
may even deliver non-digital presentations and artifacts to the client in
these cases. I should strive for harmony and try to keep my presentations to
the same ratio of digital/non-digital as the eventual artifacts.  I agree to
be prepared to release a flurry of digital or non-digital artifacts near the
end of the engagement if necessary to bring these ratio's back into
alignment.

I furthermore declare and declaim that I will only use the "100% digital"
label on those artifacts which were developed in conformance with Article I
of this oath.

Sworn to and (digitally or not) signed:

Ralph Lord