December 2009
36 posts
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“Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear:...”
– Thomas Gray, English poet (1716-1771)
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“its a niche profession.”
– (here in india) Someone’s response to my explanation of what I do, and what Industrial design is.
“While designers in the US and EU have started to talk of an “internet of...”
– Srikanth Jalasutram
“A 10 Rupee (20 cent) Mumbai Vada Pav beats a $10 sandwich anyday not only in...”
– Srikanth Jalasutram
“I don’t think cars are as important to young people as their computers.”
– J Mays - Ford’s chief designer via J Mays Quotes on Car Design
“India is full of objects that have stories embedded in them.Objects that have...”
– Srikanth Jalasutram
Cooper-Hewitt Presents Tato Nano, World’s Most... →
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India Passes Half a Billion Mobile Phone Users >... →
India has just reached a unique landmark with China, becoming only the second nation to achieve half a billion mobile phone subscribers. The number of telephone subscribers in India has increased to 509.03 million at the end of September with nearly 15 million subscribers being added in the month.
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“Our cinema offers poetic justice in three hours. You walk away from an Indian...”
– Amitabh Bachchan, Veteran Indian Actor
“How can we suddenly have equity in atmospheric distribution while we have no...”
– Pradip Saha,A Filmmaker, on equity and compromise in climate change talks. alphabet soup @ climate dinner
“If you think you’re the least talented person in the room, then you’re keeping...”
– FODA Studio 1100 W 6th, Suite B. Austin, TX 78703 _ 512 615 2776 (via travisekmark)
“Over the last four decades, every few years we have packed our bags to move to a...”
– Dhananjaya Dwiwedi, CIO, Shinsei Bank
Forbes India - “Lot of teamwork and little room for privacy”
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The Next Net: What Comes After the Blockbuster? ... →
“Media companies will need to shift away from creating a few blockbusters every year, and instead try to create hundreds of nichebusters. Admittedly, this will be a big challenge. But if they do it right, media companies could actually reach more people and create deeper connections to many different audiences than they do today.
Because for every blockbuster today there are at least three...
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“Amateurs talk about strategy, dilettantes talk about tactics, and professionals...”
– Military adage.
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a...”
– Robert A. Heinlein, science fiction writer
officially homesick.
india beckons.
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“Designers generally do not think to design the “ordinary.” If anything, they...”
– Naoto Fukasawa , SuperNormal
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“Its really important in a product to have a sense of the hierarchy of whats...”
– jonathan ive, in objectified.
“Product aesthetics is already a very tiny and highly mobile niche job market...”
– A comment on The Experience Imperative: A Manifesto for Industrial Designers, by Ken Fry - Core77 