Tag: Throwback
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On copying and collaboration
One of the items in the reading list is about copying and how it is inherent to design (and child development, actually). As designers, we pride ourselves of our originality — personally, to the point of stubbornness. I recall a period in my career when I avoided looking at other people’s works as inspiration —…
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Of Oddness and Obsolescence – The Twilight Zone No. 153
The Brain Center at Whipple’s Technician (T): Mr. Whipple, have you looked around this place lately? Mr. Whipple (W): Looked around? T: The cafeteria, for example. It’s like a cave. Not a soul in there. Just a few vending machines and music coming thru a loud speaker. You walked around the parking lot? It’s a…
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IdeaSpace x AIM: Entrepreneurship Development Program – Day 1
Excited for new things to learn and at the same time at a loss – that’s how I am facing tougher times and bigger challenges for the idea that my colleagues and I are nurturing. Or should I accurately say, battering? Oh yes. Beating and battering. As quoted by Professor Richard Cruz, great philosopher Michael…
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Phone and Mouse
The Phone The year was 1998. The place, Taft Ave., Manila. Clad in plaid shirt and my khaki slacks were accentuated by a brick in the left side pocket. It was a Nokia pre-5110 model (similar to the one pictured below). I took it out of my pocket, extruded the antenna to gather some signal…
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Android vs. iOS: Context Menu
I’ve first used an iPhone and iPad before I experienced using an Android (particularly a meager Samsung Galaxy Y with Android 2.3). The very natural controls of Android were the static/consistent position of Back and its context menus (long pressing certain items particularly lists). Then I had to use iPhone again and kept on tapping…