Kyle Bean: Cell Phone Paper Craft

When I came across this photograph, I was quite fascinated by the idea. Although they are not the actual cell phones from different time periods, the paper craft versions of them still work quite well. As you can see in the photograph above, Bean constructed cell phones from different time periods and lined them up according to the order they were invented. By doing so, he showcased the dramatic size difference of the product between different time periods.
Bean actually made a video about his final products, which better portrays the size different betwen each cell phones by fitting one into another.
I like the concept of this because it makes me think about the evolution of technology throughout time. Even though the photograph only show the size difference, you can imagine the functions of each cell phone getting better and better. While the size decreases, the abilities inceases. Looking at the photraph made me really think how great humans are. The advancement of technology had been improving expotentially, but what will happen when you can't improve anymore?
At the end of the line of cell phone is an iPhone. Will someone come up with a cell phone that is smaller than that? Will there be a day when a cell phone is the size of your thumb? What will humans do when they can't improve anymore? In my opinion, humans are too focussed on improving at they already have. Because of that, they will be at lost when the time comes where everything will be so advanced and perfect that there are no flaws to fix. People will start losing jobs and the need of improving will leave them hanging. I'm not opposing the advancement of technology, but I think it will be better for humans not to be too dependent on the improvement of technology.