Print and Digital Relationship

Even though, print and digital media are different in the way they are presented to a person, they both hold significant purpose in daily life. Print media, typically a pen and paper, allows an individual to organize and manipulate the text without altering the original source. The printed media can then be converted to a digital source, such as a computer, and sent to its respected recipient instantaneously. The relationship between the two mediums is so intertwined that if one media is lost the other would suffer. For example, in a business presentation, the audience is presented with a PowerPoint to show projections of the item. They are each given a folder containing the same information but in paper format. The paper allows them to make notes that they can then present to the speaker so that they can adjust their product. The presenter can then organize the information in an order of importance and input it into a computer. The computer is an extension of the filing system. It provides a quicker way to organize and obtain a paper quickly. The digital format provides the text with no notes in the margins but rather as a clean presentation of the work. The paper format shows suggestions directly on the text allowing for easy interpretation of what the other meant. In terms of interpretation, both formats rely on the presence of the author of the work to make sense of their thought process. This includes the notes as well as the filing system they used. Both mediums rely on each other to thrive. They are interconnected. Therefore, digital works cannot replace print and vice versa.