THE HISTORY OF
PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE
A visual timeline
PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE
A visual timeline
Planned Obsolescence is a deliberate act of manipulation that influences the performance and the long term value of a product. The state of our modern consumer culture and the speed of product development has been strongly influenced by historical interventions and entreprenurial decisions based on the idea of planned obsolescence. To visualize the ramifications and the consequences of planned obsolescence i designed a graphic timeline.