Category: design
Four For Friday (27)
This was a week of critical reading of articles discussing the nature of work, the workplace and the worker. The customer should be the …
Four For Friday (26)
For me, this was a week full of books, reading about books, and headlines about publishing. A new publishing house, called Juggernaut Books, was …
Four For Friday (25)
This week marked one year of India’s famous, frugal, successful Mars Orbiter Mission. Aptly enough women in design, science, business, politics, art all caught …
Four For Friday (23)
A reason behind this series was for me to keep track of my own varied reading. Everything, while appearing disjointed, really is connected. Often …
Four For Friday (22)
Since the last edit of this occasional series, the scope of this blog has grown to envelope all my interests. Curation becomes trickier, but …
The age of un-empathy
“My Spotify drains my phone battery”, she said. “Do you listen to it on streaming or offline?”, I asked. “Why, yes I do listen …
Luxury's other heritage challenge
“You never actually own a Patek Philippe. You merely take care of it for the next generation.” This well-known Patek Philippe tag line tells …
Authenticity, genuineness and the luxury brand
A friend of mine is a genuine, passionate Porsche fan. Awaken him from deep sleep and start asking him about the Porsches he has …
Designing for ubiquity
When I first heard the term “ubiquitous computing” almost 25 years ago, it sounded magical. Computers then, I admit, didn’t make it easy to …
Respectful design, contemptuous design
Conversations with many friends, who are building communities for social businesses or are in other customer-facing roles, reveal a shared frustration. It appears that …