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Pond/Alex

Andersson, Tim (2023) In Diploma work IDEL01 20231
Industrial Design
Abstract
Since around 2015 there has been a huge vinyl revival going on world
wide. The group which is responsible for this resurgence is mainly gen-
eration-z. When you ask someone of this generation what they associate
with this format you will often hear the word “nostalgic”.

This “nostalgic” revival comes, however, with consequences. The material
vinyl record is made of is an highly unstable material called PVC which
deteriorates when it comes in contact with oxygen and creates toxic
fumes. This makes the lifecycle of the format short and non-recyclable
due it also contains lead.

The most sustainable physical music format would be none at all, this
is however not a realistic expectation. There is however a format which
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Since around 2015 there has been a huge vinyl revival going on world
wide. The group which is responsible for this resurgence is mainly gen-
eration-z. When you ask someone of this generation what they associate
with this format you will often hear the word “nostalgic”.

This “nostalgic” revival comes, however, with consequences. The material
vinyl record is made of is an highly unstable material called PVC which
deteriorates when it comes in contact with oxygen and creates toxic
fumes. This makes the lifecycle of the format short and non-recyclable
due it also contains lead.

The most sustainable physical music format would be none at all, this
is however not a realistic expectation. There is however a format which
does not deteriorate on its own like vinyl and cassette tapes which also
provides a much better sound quality, the compact disc, also known as
the CD.

When people hear the word CD they usually associate it with broken
cases lying in the car and weird records such as “Hits for kids” which you
could buy at your local gas station. This is mainly due to the fact that
we have not had the time to romanticize the CD like other formats. A
factor which also makes the CD hard to love is that there is currently no
generation which is old enough to buy record that did not grow up with
CD as a necessity, just as generation-z did not grow up with the vinyl as a
necessity.

This all boils down to a prediction that a CD revival will take place in 5-10
years. This is when we have a new generation of adults which has not ex-
perienced the necessity of the format, which will make it easier to enjoy
the format. In this project I explore what the current experience around
the format is and what it could be in order to aid this future revival. (Less)
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author
Andersson, Tim
supervisor
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IDEL01 20231
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
publication/series
Diploma work
report number
ISRN: LUT-DVIDE/EX--23/50661-SE
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ISRN
language
English
id
9134546
date added to LUP
2023-08-18 14:44:15
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2023-08-18 14:44:15
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  abstract     = {{Since around 2015 there has been a huge vinyl revival going on world 
wide. The group which is responsible for this resurgence is mainly gen-
eration-z. When you ask someone of this generation what they associate 
with this format you will often hear the word “nostalgic”. 

This “nostalgic” revival comes, however, with consequences. The material 
vinyl record is made of is an highly unstable material called PVC which 
deteriorates when it comes in contact with oxygen and creates toxic 
fumes. This makes the lifecycle of the format short and non-recyclable 
due it also contains lead.

The most sustainable physical music format would be none at all, this 
is however not a realistic expectation. There is however a format which 
does not deteriorate on its own like vinyl and cassette tapes which also 
provides a much better sound quality, the compact disc, also known as 
the CD.

When people hear the word CD they usually associate it with broken 
cases lying in the car and weird records such as “Hits for kids” which you 
could buy at your local gas station. This is mainly due to the fact that 
we have not had the time to romanticize the CD like other formats. A 
factor which also makes the CD hard to love is that there is currently no 
generation which is old enough to buy record that did not grow up with 
CD as a necessity, just as generation-z did not grow up with the vinyl as a 
necessity.

This all boils down to a prediction that a CD revival will take place in 5-10 
years. This is when we have a new generation of adults which has not ex-
perienced the necessity of the format, which will make it easier to enjoy 
the format. In this project I explore what the current experience around 
the format is and what it could be in order to aid this future revival.}},
  author       = {{Andersson, Tim}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Diploma work}},
  title        = {{Pond/Alex}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}