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The Week in Desi Design V
There was a rare treat in store for me this week. Architecture writer Gautam Bhatia (whom I have always admired for his book on Laurie Baker) wrote a lovely piece of graphic design criticism in this month’s Outlook magazine. After a general lament about the poor state of Indian magazine design, he comes to his ...
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Every image has a sound
We always have associations between our senses and our memories. A smell can trigger off a memory of a visual, a sound can make us remember a particular taste and so on. These triggers are what make each of our individual experiences unique and specific. This crossing over of senses is a common occurrence in ...
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Image of the Week: JR's Guerilla Art
An installation by JR Last week the TED conference – known for its lecture series in technology, entertainment and design – announced its annual prize of $100,000 for 2011. While previous winners have included Bill Clinton and Bono, all we know about the recipient of the award however, is that he goes by the initials ...
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Amar Chitra Katha for iPhone
I found out yesterday that our beloved Amar Chitra Katha comics are now available as iPhone apps! Talk about going digital! Amar Chitra Katha comics for iPhones
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Image of the Week: Big Brother's Watching You
CCTV footage at Luton station on July 7, 2005 We’re visual people nowadays, and our image is being recorded and captured for posterity like never before. If you live in Britain, CCTVs could capture you upto 8 times just on your morning commute to work. People living in Britain are the most watched population in ...
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Ornament and the Designer
Recently I was lucky enough to listen to Marian Bantjes speak about her new book I Wonder and her obsession with ornament. I have followed her work for sometime now and its rise from curiosity to mainstream influence. Ornament is a topic not often discussed in design and for most of the 20th century was ...
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The Week in Desi Design IV
I wonder what has provoked these sudden outbursts in the Indian media, asking desi designers to stay true to their “heritage”? First, fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee complained to the Times of India, “It is a shame that designers are moving away from India’s rich culture and heritage and aping the West for their creations.” Then ...
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Race for the ZERO
by GUNJAN SINGH Out of the 21 concept and race cars showcased in the recently concluded Paris motor show 2010, nine were electric transmission vehicles (including one which was a hybrid). Almost all OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) are jumping on the electric vehicle bandwagon. It is a widespread trend to follow the ‘zero emission’ phenomenon ...
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Plastic Bags With A Deathwish
Image courtesy designboom Called ‘death bags’ by designers Vedang Kulkarni and Aakanksha Rajhans, these coffin shaped plastic bags have recently been shortlisted for the IIDA awards 2010. Their moniker conjures up a rather macabre set of images in one’s head until one realises that by using the powerful image of a coffin, the designers aim ...