Every Single Object I Touched Today

I will be making a poster for MICA‘s screening of Gary Hustwitt’s new film, “Objectified“, and I was inspired by this quote from Mr. Hustwitt…

On an average day, each of us uses hundreds of objects. (Don’t believe it? Start counting: alarm clock, light switch, faucet, shampoo bottle, toothbrush, razor…) Who makes all these things, and why do they look and feel the way they do? All of these objects are “designed,” but how can good design make them, and our lives, better?

… so I decided that for my poster I would track all of the objects I use in a single day. This is pretty much everything I touch or use, excluding food, architecture, and mother earth. I know the evening is young, but here is the list I have compiled:

• 8:00am Cell Phone
• 8:00am Alarm Clock
• 8:01am Bed
• 8:10am Pen & Notebook (for recording this list)
• 8:13am Light Switch
• 8:13am Toilet
• 8:17am Toilet Paper Dispenser
• 8:18am Faucet
• 8:19am Tooth Brush
• 8:19am Tooth Paste
• 8:20am Shaving Cream
• 8:20am Razor
• 8:24am Ventilation Fan
• 8:24am Shower Head & Faucet
• 8:26am Shampoo
• 8:29am Body Wash
• 8:46am Listerine
• 8:48am Towel
• 8:49am Boxers
• 8:51am Clock Radio
• 8:52am Deodorant
• 8:52am Shirt
• 8:52am Pants
• 8:52am Belt
• 8:53am Socks
• 8:54am Cell Phone & Wallet
• 8:56am A/C Control Unit
• 9:00am Table
• 9:01am Cereal Box
• 9:02am Bowl
• 9:02am Sink
• 9:02am Spoon
• 9:02am Refrigerator
• 9:02am Milk (Gallon)
• 9:02am Chair
• 9:06am Drying Rack
• 9:06am Backpack
• 9:06am iPod
• 9:06am Headphones
• 9:06am Shoes
• 9:07am Doorknob
• 9:08am Dead Bolt
• 9:08am Keys
• 9:12am Bike
• 9:12am Helmet
• 9:25am Bike Lock
• 9:26am Keys
• 9:26am Drinking Glass
• 9:26am Faucet
• 9:30am Mac G5 (keyboard & mouse)
• 9:30am Desk
• 9:30am Herman Miller Aeron Chair
• 9:32am Headphones
• 9:35am Window Blinds
• 10:40am Printer
• 10:47am Telephone
• 11:04am Drinking Glass
• 11:04am Faucet
• 11:36am Toilet
• 11:40am Toilet Paper Dispenser
• 11:40am Faucet
• 12:19pm Printer
• 12:34pm Wallet
• 12:56pm Trashcan
• 1:16pm Cell Phone
• 5:30pm Door Knob
• 5:31pm Bike Lock
• 5:31pm Bike
• 5:47pm Keys
• 5:52pm Pot
• 5:52pm Faucet
• 5:52PM Stove
• 5:53pm Pan
• 5:53pm Oil
• 5:55pm Large Ladle Spoon
• 5:56pm Tongs
• 6:26pm Couch
• 6:26pm Laptop
• 7:05pm Toilet
• 7:06pm Faucet
• 7:52pm Lapdesk
• 9:03pm Drinking Glass

I have not decided what exactly I am going to do with this list; we shall see.