Construction always accompanies destruction of something. They are like two sides of a coin. One would dominate the other based on our perception of things and our needs, it would be either constructive or destructive. Recently a friend of mine updated her status on one of the social media website which read “One should always work for construction, not for destruction!”. Reading this line made me think more about this topic which has always been pondering in my crazy mind. After some …
Category: Design
Wherever you are in whatever profession, I am sure you would have seen someone pointing to a product and saying “this design is good” or “this design is bad”. So what do we define as good design!! In this particular context, people would be mostly referring to the visual appeal or the visual detailing in a particular product. Design is not just aesthetics, it is much more than what we see To truly explain what is a good design, we …
One can order a copy of this from the below link to checkout designs and other creative works from other designers. This issue explores one of the widely discussed product design and automobile design which is very close to our heart. CG spoke to few leading names to find out the future of product design and understand the Indian designers sensibilities and practices. Everyone believe that it’s not just functionality but the visual appeal of the product are as crucial …
It has been 53 years since the 1st design school, National Institute of Design (NID) was setup in Ahmedabad, India by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India based on Charles and Ray Eames’s “The India Report“. One among the several aims for setting up this institute was to promote design in India and to create awareness and show the importance of design to Indians. But still the awareness/exposure to the field of Design and Design Education is …
Harsha Kogod was interviewed in Mumbai, India by journalists from Moscow. The same was aired in one of the prime time programs on REN TV in Russia. In this he discusses about the award winning and appreciated PMV concept In-Rapido, highlighting its features, the scope of improvement, flaws in the concepts which can be rectified in the actual vehicle during the engineering phase if the vehicle is made. When asked about the far fetched future of transportation, it is mentioned …
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