Photographer saves Lives
Yesterday I read in Huffington Post online, about a photographer who is making a positive change for the poor lives who are abandoned outside. These lives are not human but those pets which we human take in our homes for being cute and cuddly. But some of us are...
Trajan is the Movie Font?
I stumbled upon this video while reading "Just My Type - A Book About Fonts" by Simon Garfield. I find it very amusing how the movie graphic designers in the Hollywood (and their bosses) play it safe with the use of the typeface called "Trajan". Chances are you'd find...
‘Sabon’ a modern typeface with Serif
I've been reading a book called 'Just My Type' by Simon Garfield. In his book he has dedicated chapters to most prominent typefaces of the history. Among them is a famous typeface called 'Sabon'. It was developed by a German Typographer named Jan Tschichold. "He was a...
“What Design is..” by Chip Kidd
Chip Kidd, renowned graphic designer, author and art director for Knopf Publishing, was interviewed for his works. Here's what he has to say about Graphic Design and a Design as a solution: [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/117087513"...
Blow all your worries away
Today as I was sitting in my flat's kitchen working. When my flatmate Jade, started giggling. When I enquired about her sudden burst of happiness, she said that she is very tired and forgot that she's using her iPad, then suddenly on the website she had open in front...
How to be alone?
This video just made my day. It is a combination of the film making skills of Andrea Dorfman and the creative writing skills of poet/singer/songwriter, Tanya Davis. In this video we can see Tanya roaming around alone, watching movies, having facny dinners,...
Struggle, do we need it?
This semester at college has been really hard on me. I'm back home in India and I've lost all sense of time and sleep. I've lost about 4 kgs in weight. I feel fine but most of my family members and friends think that I've grown weak.I've felt that the work has taken a...
Respect for Oxford Street Shoppers
Recently, I had a very invigorating conversation with a very good friend of mine. Her name is Dodi, and she studies Fashion Design at UCA here in Epsom. She's in her final year and planning to launch her own brand of clothing line by the name of Dodi Kazma. We were...
Brief 4: Manifesto
This is by far, the most challenging brief I've received in my career. Its about digging deep inside and finding what I truly believe in. This part was easy. But finding a way to present it in a way which can be exhibited in the main reception of UCA. My tutors booked...
Protest
Today we learned about protest and visual forms of protest. Sue, the tutor for MA Graphic Design, showed us many examples. I being from a city famous for protests and revolutions, enjoyed this class a lot.The most interesting part of the class was when Sue asked us to...