Nov. 3 - Suzann Slaunwhite

       Print and digital text are similar, but yet very different. They are involved in everyday life, but the amount changes with generations. My dad can barely use a computer; to online shop he finds a product he wants online and then calls to order it. The generation before mine uses computers and smartphones and digital text/print on a much larger scale than I ever did or do. These two mediums can replace each other, and many people believe that digital will.
      The digital has replaced the print in the subject of books and many magazines/newspaper. Digital text has actually revolutionized the way media, news, blogs, share the news and stories. It's hard not to prefer the bigger, better, thing, but the old, traditional way can sometimes be the best. The personal aspect of print text is something that digital can never replace, even with customizing templets for cards or websites. The digital era has gotten rid of our privacy, quiet time, and it is trying to take over print text.  
      Everyday writing applies to both of these mediums. I believe that there are equivalents in each medium as well: text messages to notes and emails to letters. They are all forms of everyday writing and there are facebook status's, blogs, instagram, and so many other sources. They each have their own branch of everyday writing, but is one more important? There relationship to each other wants to be dominant/submissive relationship were the digital text is the top dog. The digital text wants to be the number one, but I believe what is stopping it are two things: the personal aspect of print text and how we have grown up.
     I have grown up writing my notes for classes and passing notes to my friends. The print text is familiar and comfortable and personal and you cannot replace that. I still have notes from 6th grade. I believe it is more accessible and easier for me. But, kids now take iPads to class and take their notes on there and have phones. Times are changing and it may be hard to preserve print text, but there will always be people holding onto it because it makes them smile seeing their partners handwriting on a love letter. The classics are always better.