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Designer? Businessman? Engineer?
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
What exactly does the word “design” mean to us these days? Is it a vocation? a skillset or a techinique? Is it art? Design these days have very different meanings in today’s world that go beyond the norm. Design is no longer about art or commercial art for that matter. Rather, design has evolved into [...]
1-year down
Friday, October 12th, 2007
So, it’s been 1 year and 3 days since I arrived in San Francisco. I’m not exactly sure how a whole year could’ve gone by so fast but its been one hell of a fun ride so far. Some good, some bad but overall I don’t regret leaving everything that I love in Boston to [...]
Project M
Monday, September 17th, 2007
I don’t exactly remember how I stumbled upon this but this is a project defintely worth exploring. The Project is simply called “Project M.” The project simply seeks out to “inspire young graphic designers, writers, photographers and other creative people that their work can have a positive and significant impact on the world.” The program [...]
An Idea Worth Spreading
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
What would our world look like if designers took into account “All children, all species, for all time?” Designer William McDonough answers that very question in the video shown below originally posted from www.ted.com. The video explains his philosohphy of “cradle to cradle” design, which bridge the needs of ecology and economics. A very poignant [...]
Steampunk
Monday, August 27th, 2007
The term “steampunk” has its roots in science fiction literature, where it describes a corner of the genre obsessed with Victoriana and the idea that the computer age evolved alongside the industrial. Steampunk began appearing in the 1980s with visions of the future in favor of gas-lighted streets, steam engines and dastardly villains inventing strange [...]
"You need to slay a bunch of dragons,before you can get to the princess."
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
—The world of dating can be a very ugly thing. The awkward first date. The stage where you really don’t know where you stand. The honeymoon stage and then of course sometimes there is the inevitable break up and the mourning stage right after it. Yes, there are many ups and downs in the world [...]
“That’s Yours”
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
—This article gives ALL men, and I mean ALL men, the heebie geebies but it’s absolutely one of the funnier things I have read in a long long time. This is an article about what happens when a guy says NO to a woman (if it ever happens of course).
Woman jailed for testicle attackOriginally posted [...]
Replate
Thursday, July 19th, 2007
—Ever had leftovers? Have you ever brought them home, put them in the fridge and then about a month later you realize it’s still in your fridge? Every now and then there are some wonderful movements that I find noteworthy to mention. This just happens to be one of them. Check out www.replate.org. Replate is [...]