Unbearably beautiful. The whimsical architecture of Gaudi.

The Rorschach Test conundrum. Controversial for its subjectivity, I remember being screened with this method during my final interview for the National Institute of Design. Is it still used, or has it faded into the past?

Before manga and psychedelia, Alphonse Mucha imagined a world in bloom. On his birthday, let’s honor his vision of art. 🧵 👇

In what feels like a bleak era of brand refreshes (Kia, Jaguar, Cracker Barrel), credit where credit is due: the new Crocs logo is an instant classic.

I don’t know why (probably do) I feel really put off by robots dancing or performing. I guess I want them to be productive in environments that need hard skills, precision skills or repetitive task skills which don’t require them to be weird and sentient.

I l love how we have a wealth of words from Indian languages, like Prāṇa which means life force or vital energy, to name our startups. And I am impressed by the way they are modified to make them ownable. It’s like sharing a piece of Incredible India with the world.

gradCapital: Announcing an offer to fund students in India. $200k for 10%: if you want to work on your idea full-time. $60k for 5%: if there's time before you graduate, but still want to work on your idea. $2.5k grant: you want to work just on a project.

Blr seems to have wisely chosen stone-granite-which is durable, large slab sizes and looks great. Mumbai needs to learn a trick or two from this lesson. The माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC has systematically replaced Kota stone with paver blocks/stones and stamped concrete, poor choice for many reasons.

An accident waiting to happen. Sometimes, with the density of our people in poorly designed public spaces I wonder how we get through 24 hours with no major incident.

This reeks of abject inconsideration, not only of the infrastructure but also for users of these public spaces. Btw from far I thought these were tiled columns but now I see they have been painstakingly painted. While I appreciate the effort to do this, it’s difficult to maintain

How to kill a tree by माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC

Location. Location. Location.

When I visited China and was fortunately taken around by locals, I asked them about the spotless roads & public spaces, including in rural areas. They said there is ownership. One person assigned cleanliness of smaller zones and it’s monitored and punitive if hygiene slips.

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This is a smart way to identify pedestrian obstacles. The problem in Mumbai will be to find the footpath/sidewalk around the obstacles! माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC let’s go!

How Professional Services Firms Can Build Leadership eumo.in/how-profession… At EuMo, we have helped many businesses across industry sectors build their brands. The challenging ones are practices that are not allowed to publicize.

No matter how Japanese the engineering, we still lose the battle at the corners. Hospital or brand-new train, same story, every time. #swachhbharat