There are so many everyday things that we just let pass by because they have become so common that they have settled to become average and ordinary.
We were assigned to write about something that has been mass-produced. At first, nothing really came to mind. I didn’t know what to write about, so I just googled ‘mass production.’ With that search, coca cola came up. So after a little more clicking, I discovered the beverage can!There are so many companies that use aluminum cans to package their beverages. Have you ever thought about who invented the can? And made it so easy to open? Well I didn’t, till today! And you are about to find out too.
The first pull-tabs were introduced in 1933. But they really started making a mark in 1963. They had to go through a lot of tinkering before their design was actually acceptable. The beginning versions were hard to understand, and even somewhat dangerous! People were cutting themselves when trying to open them. Much thought had to be put into these little contraptions that make our everyday lives easier. Everything had to be put into consideration; the cost, the materials that it would be made out of, the design, how it would work, basically all the angles of a new invention.
In my entry before, I wrote that all objects speak. And that goes for pull-tabs as well. With all of these tabs accumulating in landfills, they have spurred a lot of creative juices. Everyday people have started designing and creating on their own. They are using the pull-tabs and recycling them as the materials to make their own crafts.
In society today, taking care of the environment is a huge deal. By reusing these pull-tabs, we are giving out a message that we are trying to all do our parts in erasing our carbon footprint. This little piece of aluminum is shouting out a message. Its cool to think that what the professional designers have given us has inspired everyone else to do as well.
(the picture of the egg is prob not real heh heh)
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