Form + Function

Where Screens Came From

Are you reading this on a screen? Yes, yes you are. That’s why on this episode, we look at the history of screen technology! Tech Time Machine: Screens and Displays - Mashable Then and Now - The History of Display Technology History of display technology - Wikipedia History of Television Cathode-ray tube - Wikipedia Future of Screen Technology - YouTube Social Links: Form + Function Instagram Form + Function Twitter Ben on Instagram Stephen on Instagram Ben on Twitter Stephen on Twitter

Headphones to AirPods

Our listening devices have come a long way since their inception (Hint: headphones have been around for well over 100 years!) Not only that, but the idea of a music subscription service predates the internet by far. Learn all about the history and iteration of headphones on our latest episode! Show Links: The History of Headphones | Cool Material The History of Headphones | Visual.ly Headphones, History, & Hysteria A Partial History of Headphones | Smithsonian Social Links: Form + Function Instagram Form + Function Twitter Ben on Instagram Stephen on Instagram Ben on Twitter Stephen on Twitter

A History of Hand Dryers

You walk into a bathroom, and after washing your hands there is a choice between the hot-air hand dryer, or glorious paper towels. Which do you choose? Our answer to this question and a look at the evolution of hand dryers on the first episode of Form + Function! Show Links: Hand Dryer - Wikipedia Blowhard: A History of Hand Dryers How One Company Reinvented The Hand Dryer Using a Dyson hand dryer is like setting off a viral bomb in a bathroom Social Links: Form + Function Instagram Form + Function Twitter Ben on Instagram Stephen on Instagram Ben on Twitter Stephen on Twitter

Welcome to Form + Function

Welcome to Form + Function with your hosts Ben Lopez and Stephen Robles. Each week we pick an everyday object or technology, like “toothbrushes”, and learn who invented it, how it’s evolved over time, and where we hope it will be improved in the future! Tune in every Thursday for a new episode. Visit the Form and Function Website