In presenting and discussing research on the history of Italian web design from its origins to the present day, the article critically addresses the issues of sources and historiography involved in reconstructing this history as comprehensively as possible. In doing so, it inevitably engages with broader questions concerning research in contemporary design history, seeking to open up alternative perspectives to the “official” mythology of the Information Age. More specifically, the article presents a methodological approach based on the distinction between “cold” and “hot” sources and discusses the preliminary results of mapping both primary and indirect sources. Particular attention is devoted to critical issues concerning their availability, obsolescence, accessibility, and perishability, as well as to the very nature of digital and digitised sources.
L’articolo, nel proporre e discutere di una ricerca relativa al web design italiano dalle origini a oggi, affronta criticamente i temi delle fonti e della storiografia per ricostruire, in modo quanto più completo, tale storia. Nel farlo, deve inevitabilmente confrontarsi anche con aspetti che investono la ricerca nell’ambito della storia del design contemporaneo nel tentativo di aprire prospettive altre rispetto alla mitologia “ufficiale” dell’età dell’informazione. L’articolo presenta, nello specifico, l’approccio metodologico basato sul concetto di fonti fredde e calde e discute i primi risultati delle mappature di fonti primarie e indirette evidenziando le questioni critiche rispetto alla reperibilità, obsolescenza, accessibilità e peribilità e sulla natura stessa delle fonti digitali e digitalizzate.
La crisi delle fonti. Questioni critiche nella mappatura di 30 anni di storia del Web Design italiano
F. E. Guida;
2025-01-01
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In presenting and discussing research on the history of Italian web design from its origins to the present day, the article critically addresses the issues of sources and historiography involved in reconstructing this history as comprehensively as possible. In doing so, it inevitably engages with broader questions concerning research in contemporary design history, seeking to open up alternative perspectives to the “official” mythology of the Information Age. More specifically, the article presents a methodological approach based on the distinction between “cold” and “hot” sources and discusses the preliminary results of mapping both primary and indirect sources. Particular attention is devoted to critical issues concerning their availability, obsolescence, accessibility, and perishability, as well as to the very nature of digital and digitised sources.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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