Category: The Ride

  • First Day High

    Woke up early morn scampering to find all the knickknacks that once filled up my backpack. I emptied it since March early this year and retired it into a forgotten corner of the house. The quarantine’s end wasn’t in sight, after all. All the things that I think I might need when in the office…

  • On Exaggeration

    Grabe! One would exclaim in a local language (Tagalog) as exaggeration of a feeling or an event. It’s part of my daily expressions, and exaggeration is one I consider a great tool in my existential musings. It is not unlike a thought experiment or addressing edge cases in UX. Two persons are in danger, who…

  • The truth is

    Sure, truth is subjective. We, humans, when we go out of our heads and into the world, we must share a common truth — the same things that we believe to be true — that will hold its ground for an indefinite time. In user interface design, there’s this thing that we call “single source…

  • You’re on mute

    A related experience that I had with regard to the oh-so-important “mute” button: so, there was this big presentation for a big local banking client wherein I would present this white-labeled web app mock-ups to the stakeholders. And I was on mute. However, no matter how I set the visual state of the WebEx button,…

  • Jaycelle for Curls by Zenutrients

    Since Jaycelle is joining the Curlfriend Ambassadors, might as well try to recreate Headshot Clinic’s design for #curlsbyzenutrients.

  • Blue Jaycelle

    My wife, Jaycelle, is a social media influencer and brand ambassador. This video was a photoshoot session we had for Closeup (check out her Instagram post about it).

  • Waiting on the light to change

    Put your defense downOpen up your heart and layAll of it outI know how hard it soundsBut loneliness will have its wayIn feeding your doubts Waiting On The Light To Change by Matthew Perryman Jones Driving along a highway. At hundred twenty. It feels like god is watching you. The auto – buck naked –…

  • Pause, take a deep breath

    First: stop. Pause. Take a deep breath. Look around. What do you notice? Are you experiencing this moment with someone else? Remember that this moment only comes once. Photography can be part of a beautiful experience. Just don’t let it be a block between you and reality. Be intentional, and don’t lose a beautiful, irreplaceable…