May 2009
43 posts
Perspective 2.0: Becoming consciously aware of our... →
“Seventy-seven percent of Indians — about 836 million people — live...”
– Nearly 80 pct of India lives on half dollar a day | Reuters
isnt that pathetic?..despite all the claims of economic development by the indian government, there are millions of people who dont earn even a dollar.
what does a new $555 injection moulded plastic chair mean to them?
on first glances...
“Designers are taught to create, and social scientists to criticize what already...”
– ALICE RAWSTHORN
Focusing Design Solutions on Social Problems - NYTimes.com
“India has long been a jazz republic, functioning without a written score. People...”
– Letter From America - Will India Lose Its Charm as It Becomes ‘World Class’? - NYTimes.com
“The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment, not the other way...”
– UW Press - : Beyond Earth Day
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how do you design infrastructure systems for a...
“India has reached a tipping point, where people , not in mainstream towns.. want...”
– Jeff Immelt , CEO of GE on how India needs to figure out its infrastructure problems.
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WatchArduino the Cat, Breadboard the Mouse and Cutter the elephant.
8-11 yr old girls designing interactions.
“the cellphone appeals deeply to the Indian psychology, to the spreading desire...”
– Letter From India - In Cellphone, India Reveals an Essence - NYTimes.com
“I have committed my life — my career — to design. I didn’t do it because I like...”
– Richard Buchanan Keynote - Emergence 2007 « Design for Service
nobody could have said it better. he just spoke my heart.
“In the future everyone will have the same haircut and the same clothes.
In the...”
– DAVID BYRNE - THE KNEE PLAYS
our bodies will be shriveled up ..but our brains will be bigger…
“A risk-averse, rural woman living on less than $2 a day needs a safer and...”
– 3brick design blog
How Green Is Your Takeaway... →
Inedible Containers Made from Food
