Histagrams: What History Would Look Like If It Was Posted On Instagram
Although seeing history through photographs
is definitely fascinating, it’s also interesting to think about how it
might have happened today. What if Isaac Newton had Instagram when he
discovered gravity, or if DaVinci posted Instagram teasers while working
on the Mona Lisa? This is the idea behind Histagrams, a site created by
MTV designers Gusto NYC and Gavin Alaoen that features instagrams posted by some of history’s biggest players.
The made-up instagram posts are a fun
and imaginative way to re-imagine history. Seeing historical events
unfold (or at least seeing historic figures’ comments on those events)
on Instagram might even be a good way for kids to remember historically
significant events. Of course, some of them are just plain funny. The
Bill Clinton Instagram, where he meets Monika Lewinski and gets an
innocuous comment from is especially awkward and hilarious.
