Scrap..Actually

How CHEAP mobiles and CHEAP calls ve changed the world around.

2010-10-06T18:46:00.002+05:30

In older days people at railway stations/compartments were fighting to refill water bottles, now they fight for charging mobiles.
Unless objected scratchy noise from mobiles, often playing apparently catchy tunes at public places are acceptable. Once objected you are ANTI SOCIAL.
Arbit peoples can stop you on the way, act being in distress and ask you to use your phone to call the rescue rangers. (You will mostly help, though you are very tempted to scream out that mobile phones are meant to be private and all calls are not by default free or 1p/s.)
You can cross the busiest road crossing, ride a moving bus, study, eat, sleep and do all other things with the ear plugged to pair of white wires. This automatically powers you to be LOUD, if u r on a call. You are allowed to do this till you are killed on a road accident or like.
If you have a feminine voice and received a call from wrong number; possibility that you will get follow up crank calls, often at odd times. Can lead you to change your number too. Remember call are now free or 1p/s?
Dare you know the callers location from the phone number. Gone are the days when all numbers start with 9 and roaming cost you a bomb.
Person walks up to you and asks for a Nokia Charger or the one which is often different from yours. You end up with a sorry smiley and polite NO.
You no more wait or wish for an SMS.

ah...i loved the honesty.

2009-12-12T21:55:00.003+05:30

Back to design!

Browsing through arbit blog came across this packaged drinking brand called "Tap'D NY". what is great about the brand is the honesty in which they proclaim its Purified NY tap water.Ah that sense of pride of being New Yorker. Absolutely simple, crisp and direct piece of message.Equally direct is the disclaimer/tag line No Glaciers were harmed making this water.

Read more about them at their site, which seem like a blog roll of the good name they acquired in the media circle.

If you want more ,here are some more packaging design examples (to copy).

ERROR MSSG!

2009-09-06T22:04:00.004+05:30

Error mssg i got in a web page.

OMG where from the earth u got this? get me the person who has written this at the fist place!

Quote of the day

2009-08-24T20:02:00.002+05:30

"If you give peanuts you will find monkeys at work"
Some brave soul had told this to the boss in the office.
So true!

5 Things that have changed since Sunil left

2009-07-04T08:54:00.001+05:30

1. Wake up at 6.40 and still catch up the morning bus :)

2. Super scared of loosing / leaving room keys at office desk :(
frantically search for keys each time I leave for the day

3. Getting undivided attention of Anu and Vamsi in the cubicle. :(
Though Anu have stopped asking questions, Vamsi have started asking them

4. Net download speed have doubled :)

5. Sri and co gives me company in the breakfast table without a fail…:(
where from the earth he developed this idea that I might need the company first thing in the morning.

Corner Office!

2009-06-22T18:53:00.002+05:30

If you look back on your life
What do you remember?
The corner office....
Yes....how the hell you hit it so right? I vee been seeing this Tata Safari ad for quite some time now, but never did it seem so true like its today...

Go Chase you Dreams!

2009-05-16T23:54:00.003+05:30

Life doesn't really always take you to the desired places. You hope for things, you prey for things, you see dreams for things....and then u suddenly realise u has landed in a place which is no way nearer to the things u ever hoped or wished. But then there is an uneasy comfort and peace in this place. You stay glued to this place. Enjoy the uneasy calmness, kill your dreams, sulk, slog, smile and perish. So many of these tombstones, I see all around. Pretending people with artificial smiles and black hole inside.

Then there are people who jump to the turbulent river ahead, try to swim, get drifted by the current, may get drown. Some might also manage to cross it and reach the desired land. Who knows? I don’t know how it feels to jump into the uncertainty from the shore. How might it feel to win or loose after you jumped. All I know is there must be a satisfaction. Satisfaction that I chased my dreamed.

Yesterday while giving VD the emotional farewell, these are few thoughts that lingered. Dude u really has taken a great jump .......now swim across and reach where you dreamed to be. My wishes are with you.

Summer is in!

2009-05-03T20:33:00.004+05:30

Summer is in it seems! At this given instance most of my friends are flaunting sun glasses on their Orkut profile pic.

What happened to Anshuman and all you females??? You can flaunt the glares too!

I Voted!

2009-04-23T10:28:00.009+05:30

I voted!
I have done it again
just like i ve been doing it ever since i attained the offical age of Voting. 4 times in a row, pressing that button, every time it has been put for me to exercise my democratic rights.

Its a good and proud feel to be a responsible citizen. And atleast when i crib about goverment , i am sure i ve every right to do so, beacuse I Voted!

At this point i must thank and congratulate the Jaagore initiative. This time i registered myself in the Bangalore voter list through Jaagore and its been a really nice and seamless effort. i m hugely impressed by this actual activism. good going guys! u have made a huge diffrence! Even the sarkari babus/mams whom i dealt in the due process were also swift, efficient and less irritating.pleasent surprize i tell u!

so how about u ??? did u voted ?

i Scored 68%!

2009-03-27T22:24:00.004+05:30

I don’t remember when last time i took objective type test. Probably in 2005 GATE exam. As I am absolutely jobless today and i am one of those who is yet to obtain one 4 wheeler driving license, out of curiosity I have landed in Karnataka Govt's transport Dept website. The site , a typical showcase of NIC(National Informatics Centre) is surprisingly loaded with relevant information.

And the most interesting is the sample test link for the first timers like me. i took the test with a 68% score (94 0ut of 137 correct) which i feel is not so bad score to get through, i hope the government official out there also feels the same.

Anyways over all its a great initiative by the government to provide such relevant information in the public domain. At least it sensitizes one to the traffic rules.

let me know how much did u score and if u beat me in that?

PS: http://rto.kar.nic.in/QA.htm

LUCK BY CHANCE, happy by choice!

2009-02-01T20:45:00.007+05:30

I am happy because I chose it!

Yes that’s the one liner that the film ends with. Yes this is the line that still resonates with me, hours after the film.

Seeing the film was a half hearted call. May be I booked the tickets because there was nothing else to do. Though I was a fan of Frahan Akhtar, I was utterly disappointed last time when he failed to Rock on .Frankly speaking I was quite skeptical about this one. There is no hero (I am yet to consider Farhan to be one), there are lots of other heroes (the trailer showed every damn face, and I don’t want an OSO again). The things that worked for it may be the looks (Yay! Graphic design rocks) and Isha Sharvani (I ve hots for her since the days of “Kisna”).

Anyways as u ve paid the money in advance you have to show up for it! The film starts, with an impressive title sequence on the unsung heroes behind the film sets, impressive, but not original. This is what Farhan is capable of, so no points for that. Slowly the story unfolds, characters are starting building up, and plot is all set for yet another emotional soup. Like a typical Frahan Akhtar film it’s had that bunch of friends and share of human emotions and the tasteful portray of relationship. But this time there is the flavor of Bollywood, opps! Hindi Film Industry.

Half way down the films I was kept wondering is it getting stereotype? Yet another tale of Film stars and Star kids. The typical portray of stardom where few get fighting for it and bunch of other born with silver spoon in their mouth. So where is this tale heading for? Should I start mourning for the waste of my time and money???

Hold on, the story is not over yet! Yes the story is not over till the last few minutes. All the skepticism I developed in the due course did end amicably. The film quite poised for a forgettable and stereotype end, quite nicely unfolded to a meaningful turn. Most of the plot and character was stereotype but not the ending. It was an uncommon one for which I must congratulate writer/director Zoya Akhtar. In fact the film breaks conventions and celebrated human values rather than celebrating stars and stardom. Particularly liked fact that it didn’t end making Vikram Jaisingh (Farhan Akhtar) a hero in real life.

Over all, it’s good film to watch with powerful performance by almost all. Frahan did a far better job this time and quite suited to the selfish brat. Konkana Sen was as usual superb. Rishi, Dimple, Juhi and of course Isha will get claps for their work. And for the bunch of the real Stars, Zoya has made justice to most of them with their roles in the film. They came in the right place, for right amount of time and appeared true to their respective images. And if you are willing to listen to St. Saharukh, he made a good point too “when you are someone, don’t forget the people who were close to you when you were no one”. Point taken Sir!

So here is the final verdict the film is worth watching. And if you are an emotional fool like me, u ll like it even more and take down few lines back home.

Overall film:«««««

Thumbs up to: Zoya, Konkana ,Farhan, Rishi, Juhi, Isha, Shiv kar(graphic designer)

Thumbs down : Kareena, Hritik, Shankar Eshhan Loy except for the one song

>>My Next film: DevD

How many?

2009-01-12T19:44:00.003+05:30

During the new yr mad rush to wish ALL my friends electronically, I just curiously counted how many of them are there actually?

Orkut says its 227

Facebook counts it 142

Linkedin connects to 58

The all inclusive Gmail address book lists 418

add family members(technologically challenged ones) +50

Few office colleagues +80

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Common among all the lists -200

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Sadly the list hover around 350-400 what ever way i calculated!

And I was thinking I know so many people around me!

Brand New!

2008-12-28T17:02:00.003+05:30

At the point when I am supposed to be drunk, I spotted the new kingfisher...... flying high without an oval back ground! Yes Mallya uncle has quitely changed the packaging for the kingfisher beer and i spotted it even being drunk.

Any Brownie points for tht?

Ghajini ..reviewd

2008-12-27T09:47:00.009+05:30

Forget Rajini ...we have our own Ghajini, oops the catch here is the name of the Bad boy in the film not the hero. I never remember the villain of a film been given such a undue publicity, even before the movie started even i thought this is the too cool name of the hero (I obviously missed the tattoo on Aamir khan).

Anyways coming back to the point, seeing Ghajini was a desperate move to spice up my boring holidays, n trust me it was not a bad move at all. And SPICE is the word for the film. Enough of seeing perfectionist films where everything happened as it should. Every character acted to it merit. I don’t remember when last time i watched a film within days of its release and without at least 2 peer review. At times you should watch films as tribute to the effort which people have taken in making the film. With people like Aamir khan in driver's seat you won’t get disappointed either.

Thank fully I have neither seen the original Tamil version, not the classy Memento. So it’s a perfect context to enjoy the three long hour and appreciate it. Yes I did appreciate the film. Where the good guy win over the stereotype ugly bad guy. He hit and knocked all bad guys in the due course. He took revenge, showed bunch of raw super powers against laws of gravity and hold on also enacted perfect lover boy too. It all took me down to the memory lanes of the school days, and 80/90's film. Nostalgic huh...

The film completely stands on the mighty shoulder of the hero. After all he has worked hard to shape it up for the occasion. At times there is a overdose of the 6/8 pack abs though, but you can chose to overlook it. The bollywood debutant Asin also should take my credits for doing a good job. I am a bit disappointed with the hype and mismatched screen presence of Jiah Khan. Regarding other aspects, AR Rehman had a bit tame score. But its okay , even Sachin doesn’t score a ton every time. Another thing that I can’t help ignoring is the superb Van Husen Get up for Mr Sanjay Singhania, Our beloved hero.

Now the final verdict Ghajini brings back the era of action Packed Masala Hindi films, but in a stylish way. Within the over dose of raw violence you will find some perfect romance, relatively decent storyline, excitement and above all promising acting by the main characters. So what more you want? Just a word of caution it’s not a classy film, so don’t go expecting any TZP or DCH. There is always a room for Masala Bollywood films. Right?

PS: Much of my thoughts are biased by the fact that I watch it in a perfect surrounding.

Rex > Morning Show > > Rs 90/- > Single Screen > Back Stall > High decibel cheer when bad guy get hit > Blows of Whistle when Aamir/Jiah enters the screen

Over all Verdict

Film: «««««

Aamir : «««««

Asin : «««««

Jiah : «««««

AR Rehman : «««««

HSBC+book my show+REX : «««««

Season's Greetings!

2008-12-22T19:25:00.005+05:30

Season's Greetings & Happy Holiday's !

( If you are a typography Buff and if the above shapes resemble futura typeface , you are absolutely right and i rock as always. These are supposed to be Holiday Dingbats of Futura typeface, made for the typebattle 33th edition at Typophile. Follow the link to see some more of the type.)

Happy Holidays, anyways!

Design Sense!

2008-12-17T18:58:00.004+05:30

Found at a unusual place, on the bottom of a dust bin, this is a design patent notice tht i have only read and heard so far. Quite a unusual notice for people. Must say some design sense at last and a little recognition of original thoughts.

Hope people will get used to it and most importantly will value the same.

150 cc, 4 stroke Cheetah!

2008-10-19T19:41:00.005+05:30

Naming the police patroling as "Cheetah" is a smart(?) move, but of all the things painting the whole of the bike ????? Yes the bike u see is the Bengaluru Police's patroling bike, painted with leaopard's spots. I wonder hw do the riders feel among the curious stares when it prowls on the streets?

Some shocking buttons.....

2008-10-15T20:26:00.004+05:30

sadly i ve been put to make these shocking pieces of buttons which people other wise think will greatly add to the user experience...i wonder how and why..............

P.S. Prizes if you can suggest a button longer than this!

?

2008-09-17T22:53:00.003+05:30

That's exactly is my life and state of mind! 1 month of pixel playing and countless tweaking of 256 pixels i am left drained out and bored!! now it seems the static pixels will move also ....

i wish life also moves with it ! a bit faster may be.

the underpaid poster boy!

2008-06-22T10:06:00.001+05:30

Within few days of being the part of the CDG(Communication design group) of INFY, i got featured to the launch pad , the new joinee section of CDG portal. sad part, it is a portal at the infosys intranet so , i cant flaunt it with friends, neither do it adds up to my google search count. but i sit on a hallow feel of TOO COOL creature from NID and felt goo when people actually replied back, saying they liked my profile...i must owe the gratitude to orkut and facebook for obvious help in filling profiles.....

now thats the story of an underpaid designer....

where am i?

2008-06-14T18:31:00.003+05:30

back to blogger
after ages. not that i ve stopped feeling , its mainly the internet policy at my work place that prohibits any activity with a mail id sign in using their computer resources.

okey start with the topis......beep beep beep
it was a alert call in the outlook express (the otherwise alien MS programme ). i am heading for the first offcial meeting read KT(knowledge tranfer). after 4 weeks of sitting at the bench (that is the name for not doing any prodductive work ) , i am bored like hell and being bugged by arbit people with mind f@#king touch up works. so obviously i was very excited to strat on my own project and make my dent on this earth.

hardly did i know where am i heading for! after intial phases of smiles, introductions and coffee the meeting landed to the core of the project. out of 9 people in the room each one was a subject expert and they connected with each other . the discussion was very friendly and they were talking strategy, actions, user, coding, technology etc etc. i was waiting desparately to be a part of the talk and say some things....but i just waited waited and waited . with a stupid smile on a face and visible nods every now and then, i pretended to understand everything and tried to show that i dont talk much.never in my life i felt so stupid. the meeting was so depressing that i started questioning my abilities ............

in those time of low self belief , the great Stefan Segmister's quote came to my resque."if you are a designer then design, if you are a manager then manage"....................perfect it is and to my solace. large organizations like this will involve so many diverse people and i am here to do work in my own domain.thank god my organisation recognises my expertise and i guess i still can make a dent on this earth.....

adieu...NID

2008-05-10T14:01:00.004+05:30

its a coincidence...with the date , i had my interview for NID on this date, and i am leaving this place in couple of hours.... 3 eventful years quietly passed in between changing so many things . the skeptical and restless feel i had that day is just the same what am feeling now. the red , yellow flowers bloomed in similar fashion....i am just noticing so many coincidences around.....

is it a happy feel or a sad one...i cant figure it out... all that persistent in the mind is , now am a part of this great place. i am surrounded by some great people and there is a long way to go ....

thank you NID.

i will miss u!

Refreshing architecture...right here in India!

2008-04-15T15:09:00.008+05:30

i never liked liked what i see all around me in the name of architecture. the disliking just increased a lot after NID made me a little sensitive about life n design. i remeber my B.Arch thesis project of Chattisgarh Assembly house. one of the jury found it too futuristic, but then what are these prominent state buildings are meant to be ? futuristic, inspiring the people of the state or inward looking, rooted to the culture of the land? an optimal blend of both may be.......the thoughts remained then...unanswered...

Today when i saw the Tamilnadu's proposed assembly house concept by GMP architect, Germany. it answered most of my quest. on the first instance it just appears to be an contextual and superb design by the architect. The official press release by the architect regarding the design concept also is quite simple yet impressive. i m looking forward to find more about the project and experience the building may be when its done in 2010.

fine more about the project by fallowing is link.

amazing kindle!

2008-04-11T23:35:00.004+05:30

Probably after ipod i consider this a break through product. Named as "Amazon Kindle ", the company defines it as a wireless reading device.A smart looking small hand held device through which one can read books, magazines in a more realistic manner than a pdf document . i think the designer is more honest to the core idea of reading a book rather tan simplifying or stripping a laptop.

i am so tempted to describe the product novelty, but its better fallow the official kindle page and watch the video there. @ 399$ a piece, it might sound a bit higher priced , but then good things always come for a price and it saves so many trees in the long run.

makes sense to me!!

Save resources....a typographers way!

2008-03-29T22:11:00.006+05:30

"April 1, 2007 — FSI FontShop International proudly announces FF Mt, Erik Spiekermann's most economical typeface ever. Employing obscure but powerful techniques like vwl mmssn and cap reduction, FF Mt uses up to 50% less paper, screen, and wall space than other text faces without a single condensed letter."

Source: FontFont.com

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In the era of Pseudo-activism, where souls cry aloud for trivial causes and chose to be numb for the right one, Erik Spikerman's FF mt™ is certainly a solid step to save Earth's resources. anyways the language is already been considerably tweaked with the SMS ans IM lingo around us.... so why not a typeface for it.

I spprt U Erk Spkrmn In ths!

quote!

2008-03-20T10:18:00.004+05:30

"A creative mind should prefer to wander rather than repeat her greatest hits over and over again"

Jhon Meada, meada @ media

*** DIP

2008-03-19T11:36:00.003+05:30

It may sound like TOI Sunday box office review, but yesterday while discussing with Sanjay about diploma project he put very simple 3 criteria for a good diploma project. you can call it sanjay's 3 star (***) review..

1. how well did your research lead to or transformed into your design process.

2. how passionate you are about the project. may be a little intangible or subjective to judge but ya if you are ...its shows in the project.

3. do your document is a story ,telling the reader (who ever it may be) about what, how , when things happened in the project?

over these days i ve been hearing to all my faculties , students about all the expectations , crib , frustration about the diploma project at NID. but never ve i come across such clear, simple understanding of it...

***

the jealous "I"

2008-03-16T20:03:00.003+05:30

it seem i am the only one in pain here.in this case half of it should be passed on to the cause of it ...if at all it still matters....i know i do matter,a little less may be.

i doesn't know why this turbulence strike me at this odd time...i still cant figure out of what element people are made of ....or how strong will power could be...

its not moments of solace now ....but then i experienced it after a long gap. somethings are still the same...lots more changed.

S
Gn ..dear
wish you all good things in life.

Making good use of INTERNET!

2008-03-13T15:24:00.005+05:30

When you have fairly decent band width and you are too bored/tired of social networking sites or youtube, here is something to try out for. if you are a music lover and have noticeable variations of mood then log on to this cool site called musicovery which have this amazing collection of songs which could be mapped and clubbed as per genre of music and your mood. all this put in a simple clean appealing interface ......whats more it also have album arts (for the few unusual creatures like me)!

ya smart in fact, this experience of listening to what you like as per your mood. its really a huge leap from the age old wimap and definitely a better option than killing time in facebook or orkut.

happy listening ....

Flora & Fauna of NID!

2008-03-13T14:57:00.005+05:30

with the spring around...glimpses of the blooming trees and flocking peacocks in the paldi campus!

the GREEN surprise!

2008-01-27T12:53:00.000+05:30

June 2003
since the day i first time landed in Delhi back 2003 i ve been an avid user of public transport. more than anything or a try to be responsible citizen it was the cheapest option for me. public transport ie. the broken buses packed with rude people ready to eat you up every now & then! to my luck the bus i used to take (route 764), standing with both the legs were luxury....... the daily 2 hours of travel really tested my patience and my mental break off point went quite high! the most frequent thought lingering in my mind was hw long these systems will sustain.....

Jan2008
the same roads of Delhi welcomed me with these eye candy green DTC buses. low floored, high capacity, huge glass windows, 2 levels of sitting , runs smooth and most importantly runs on CNG so reduced pollution as well. when the whole India went mad bout tata's small wonder NANO, i fall in love with these huge tata buses named MARCOPOLO!

believe me if u ever get a chance take a ride of it ......u wont regret leaving ur car back home!!!

today's fortune!!!

2008-01-03T12:08:00.001+05:30

Today's fortune: You and your wife will be happy in your life together

source: my orkut home page

just tempted me to disect it a bit......r u guys out there in okut lost your mind, or u have no better things in life rather than predicting such a forcast!!! and i wonder is it a generic forcast to all ppl in orkut/ all aries in orkut /all ppl bork on 19th april?

BALANCE SHEET!

2008-01-01T23:41:00.001+05:30

how could the blog will miss this occasion to wrap up & sum it what happened in the year 2007. actually i intend to write it yday, but ve to keep niti busy till the surprise .anyways going by the track record...its never too late for me.

in 2007,Things i gained/acquired/ happy about/boast about.....thanks giving

good health
relatively peace full mind
passport
all course complete certificate
new house back home
professional exposure
studio experience(lpz design)
MNC client & associated perks
PAN card
new laptop+phone+material things
diploma project 3.1
acted in a film with .........
did some original sin without being caught!
taste n apatite for whiskey
reinforced self belief n ability

in 2007,Things i lost/wasted/ sad about/stupidity.....cribbing

A217 and all the associated luxury,Friends
sarmistha got married
mental turmoil
i spilt my inner feelings......outside
people cheated me
said YES instead of NO
wasted time(read money)
addictions overplayed
some close friends had nasty break-ups
faith on destiny over powered potential
poor negotiating skills

am purposefully keeping the second list smaller.

EPILOGUE
okey i don't believe in new year resolutions......so i never make them. for all the things in the first list i thank u almighty , and all the people who directly and indirectly gave it to me.

for the second list ..there are few which i ve no say ....destiny again. but yes the rest i really can and have to take a note of and do/change/implement so that the next yrs epilogue wont repeat the same things!!!

good night

Taken for granted !!!

2007-12-25T23:55:00.001+05:30

Yesterday's tooth ache just remined me of the fact that so many things in life
we take it for granted . u can go on abusing and neglecting ur body for days
till the point it reminds u to STOP it. believe me the reminder was harsh,
painful and scary.

......so Please Take care of urself.

® finally!

2007-12-19T18:10:00.001+05:30

Am i efficient........................NO, NOT FOR SURE, but today i shd take a little credit about the way i finally made it happen .it seem like its been ages, i ve been looking to get my name registered for the diploma project . scared , skeptical, hoping, wondering ...days just passed by and i suddenly realised its December of 2008 . nyways no point in disecting days that passed on......

today i feel good and satisfied. happy working for the days to come .....

:)

28 th convo!

2007-12-15T22:15:00.001+05:30

its been a hat rick now.......to sit in the back bench and witness probably the most beautiful moment of NID. the convocation. good friends, great seniors, batch mates ,
NID heart throbs this year i know most of the faces......and quite magical witness the moments.

when i asked few of them how does it feel .....most chose to say good, but not out of the world. may be yes...
u go back to respective work places and start the same life ....but then cant deny the fact that u officially an alumni now....

just a curious observation in today's proceeding ....the graduate register , containing the names of the graduates in which the chairman signs is running out of page.......

then n there only i made this heartfelt wish.

"PLZ PLZ PLZ................ I WANT MY NAME IN THIS REGISTER ONLY! "

congrats to all who made it to 28th convo....n cu on 29th .....one the front rows!

joy of serving :an evening at SEWA CAFE

2007-12-10T19:41:00.001+05:30

amidst a busy Sunday afternoon , the phone call reminded me of the commitment to volunteer at the "SEWA CAFE". i don't know whether it was a whole hearted decision , a politically correct move or a wanna be cool type idea to get registered...anyways its 6.30 pm. and i with Rujuta reached there.....

what a warm welcome with a tika, small and sweet introduction and start to work right away . as it was first day its a custom to wash dishes....but then WASH DISHES for the whole evening. lets try .....part of the sink was already occupied by a great friend Anirudh, teacher by profession, passionate bout serving here . its more than a year He's serving here .....besides that all the people (most of which i cant even remember the names) are just happily doing their jobs....at times forcing me to wonder, if it works like this ...everyday?

gradually the no of persons on the eating tables increased, so are the plates to wash for us. we changed our turns to wash , wipe it dry job hoping it ll work. .....ya it worked, the time just flew by and we were hungry at the end of it.
i can say i enjoyed the food more than ever may be because of the sparkling plate is washed by me!!!

at the end of the day, time to say good bye, with a really satisfied heart n full stomach.the first day's experience of sitting on the other side of serving counter was obviously more enjoyable,
but time spent on this side serving people without any apparent motive, just for a change was most satisfying.

out of the many things that came to my mind during the time, the most lingering thought that remained is...

"when u do things with love it shows."

find out more @ :
http://sevacafe.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

my flying desktop!

2007-12-06T15:40:00.001+05:30

so far i never been so keen on changing my computer wallpaper so often...i always carry a set of same wall papers across all the computers i use....computers change , but wall papers stayed over years, quite stagnant and boring you can say......not any more

in the morning i found this superb image of an air craft in the due course of my endless endeavour of killing time...the image is actually in .gif format so the rotors of the aircraft engine is moving constantly....and ya now its on my desktop, ALIVE N KICKING ALWAYS!!!

thanks .gif!

start of new phase of life???????

ps. source http://www.aerosite.net/
(tk some time to visit if you are an aircraft enthusiast, amazingly comprehensive in content )

dhin chak phirki....

2007-12-05T20:43:00.000+05:30

u relise things and probably miss it after u loose the things.

this post and thought reffers to my days at lopez design and some happier moments. at the middle of a busy day anthony steped in with this high tech phirki in hand. looks quite simple with having 4 LED lights connected to tiny power sources. when the thing spins might have some sensor or just a random
on-off of the lights. and the result.....quite a visual treat of endless patterns .......

the thing quite amazed all of us and instantly the whole office turned into
kindergarten class room . the fallowing day on public demand and anthony's
inherent good will we all are gifted with of the "DHIN CHAK PHIRKI"......yes the class room just got bigger and louder....

moral of the story:
at the end of the day we all wanna be kid again, and what's better than this when your boss provids the means to it.....in the middle of a busy day!

one day of my life!

2007-12-03T00:29:00.000+05:30

one day of my life
swiftly went away,
left me wondering in the end
was it meant to be this way??

good design goes unnoticed?

2007-11-22T12:12:00.000+05:30

"when flow/balance in design is achived, the design itself goes unnoticed. They are noticed by most only when they fail."

hm......may be yes!

source: design voice from microsoft design web page!

navoch!

2007-11-19T11:11:00.000+05:30

over the last week end i met navoch after 4 yrs. my room mate during B.Arch, electrical engineer turned manager of bussiness administration(MBA) finally landed giving statergy consultation to a big company (arbitly the word reminded me of Dr. Koshey). these days i ve seen the superb statergy of navoch in dealing life, chasing girls, cheating exams, sneaking into ............, but the thing that amazes me is the cool head in which he does it all. i rarely seen him being panic, worried bout things .he continues all these even now......good thing hez getting paid to all his statergies.

over these yrs life ve changed drastically for both of us. both ve achived a lot, lost a few things....but when we met that day.....we started from where we left it last time........as if its one of those good old hostel days...

nice to meet u dude after yrs and find that things ve not really changed for us!!
:)

lessons of life!

2007-11-19T10:47:00.000+05:30

" Never hide big things from friends and small things from parents."

true! very true!

thanks

navoch.

am i still thinking ???

2007-11-14T16:44:00.000+05:30

not really ....or may be yes, i guess am a bit sad, guity (withing permisible limits) in leaving my present ....but then i need to move ahead ......change things which are long due......let it be people, surrounding, situation, comfort ........most importantly my attitude...

its also an occsion for thanks giving for all u people for giving me some imp profesional lessons.............all u ppl r great!!

10 days more...

ps. its okey to be antisocial at times..

tribute to Alan Fletcher

2006-09-30T20:01:00.001+05:30

dear all,

on sept 21, with the death of the legendary british graphic desiner Alan Fletcher we ve surely lost a unique person. we at nid better know him as the author of the book "The art of looking Sideways"....its a great collection of visual scrap, thoughtfully weaved....i ve never had ny idea more about him...till i sat to write this post n searched in google...i ve find this good link about him.....please find some time to go thru it!!

http://www.designmuseum.org/design/alan-fletcher

ashu

nice campain about drawing in uk

2006-09-22T01:04:00.000+05:30

dear all,

check out the following links about promoting n reasearching about drawing in uk... quite an intersting thought and yes it involves people like sir norman foster (contemporary world architect) ........

so njoy the site....

cheers ashu

http://www.drawingpower.org.uk/menu2.htm
http://www.drawing.org.uk/

u&lc online!!! njoy!

2006-09-21T00:53:00.000+05:30

dear all,

here is this great link of u&lc (upper & lower case magazine).....

http://www.itcfonts.com/ulc/4011/index.htm
it has great archive of old issues also.....n yes great articles....good place to get ur basics about typography right!!!

so happy reading!

cheers

ashu

2006-08-23T00:20:00.001+05:30

hallo fellow graphic desiners!!!

its never too late i guess.......n there is an begining to everything too.........here starts this blog of the people who r connected some way or the other to graphic design and who are the part of the nid community.it however dont deny concerned people to join..............

all are encoraged to make this a common platform to post, discuss, respond ....realted topics...

dreaming to see it grow

asutosh