Phd Candidate in Design
We live in a human-made world, driven by the complex relationship between the natural and artificial. This relationship is defined in terms of technological advances and people’s individual and social interactions with nature. Technology has been affecting people’s lives prominently since the 19th century, beginning with the industrial revolution and the emergence of mass production [...]
Character in its etymological definition means distinctive quality of its subject matter. Subject matter can be defined in a wide spectrum from inanimate objects to human beings. In context of human beings, character is the quality or a combination of qualities that distinguish and make up the individual. Throughout the formation of thought in human [...]
the following story is from the Mathnawi of Rumi (13th century sufi poet). i find it simple and smart, full of sense of humour. the story gives the conception of unity, cosmos in a very precise and short text: there was an elephant in a dark house, brought by some hindus for exhibition. many people [...]
i have been reading an exciting book called “design writing research”, by Ellen Lupton&Abbott Miller. What i like about the book is the clarity and the integrity (of a well designed book and well articulated content).They have a website related to the book: http://www.designwritingresearch.org/ here are some highlights from the Deconstructionism article: deconstruction asks how [...]