Every year on deepavali, i love making traditional indian graphic greetings for all my near and dear ones. Heres the one i made for this yrs diwali festival.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Happy Diwali 2010
Every year on deepavali, i love making traditional indian graphic greetings for all my near and dear ones. Heres the one i made for this yrs diwali festival.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Its time to party
But hey we need to do a lot of planning before we get into a party.
If its a kids party, and overall a theme party things need to be carefully planned.
Earlier this month i attended a party thrown in by a friend and it was so well planned. So here are a few quick thoughts on some themes for various parties.
SOME HERE ARE SOME PARTY THEMES:
A Cartoon Gala Party
This theme can cover your kids favourite cartoon be it Tom & Jerry or Power puff Girls. This theme offers some ready to use material form markets all over to make it a fun party.Cakes come in many forms, so go grab a Toms face, Mickeys Mouse or simply some cartoons.Party materials likes - party hats, whistles, soap bubble machine in various forms and sizes, throw away ballons, etc add to the party decor for kids age party.
Invites - could be a puzzle of all cartoons or a set of playing cards with cartoons themes or some cartoon friendship bands
SAILORS DELIGHT
Here's a fun theme, if your kid likes boating or loves to be a sailor this theme to has many varity of options to choose from. The fun elements in decor can be sand, water, water guns, sailors dress code, rings, anchor, nets, boats and ships, shells, etc. Colours - white - blue - ofwhites can be the colours used with a dash of red.
Cake - can be in a shape of a boat or beach theme. Games - there can be a treasure hunt to add to the occasion. Invites - can be in form of a messenger rolled into a glass tube.
MONSOON MAGIC
This theme is just apt if your kid is celebrating his/ her bday between june to august. The ideal theme for any outdoor venue. Colours - bright palette to suite the occasion, blue ofcourse with dash of pink, yellow, reds. Decor - hanging umbrellas of various sizes, some sprinklers in the garden (if you have a beautiful garden) hang lanterns or tea lights, make nice tea light holders in various colours and shapes.
Kids can come in with rain wear - gumboots, raincoats, umbrellas hats etc...
Food - you can serve some hot stuff or keep the street food theme kinds or have things like cookies, ckaes, icecreme floats etc to add the touch of some bright foods in the monsoon. Games can revolve around shooting the balloons or fishing
Invites can be very innovative with some colourful watercolours used as background and some bold typo.
Similarly theme can be made into a KALEIDOSCOPE PARTY for your teens 18th b'day or for a HOUSEWARMING party
Some more kids theme party themes are: Jungle / George of the jungle, National leaders, Fairy tael - king or queen theme with ribbons on trees, paper crowns etc
For some traditional occasions in India here are some bright fun ideas:
1. Housewarming party
In India, owning or buying a new house is a big occasion, especially if its within the family here all would come in to shower their blessings. If its a big occasion with many family members attending the big day, having a theme that suites all ages would be good but importantly keeping it simple. You could focus on simple ideas like flower decor - rangolis, garlands, table arrangements, invites etc can be thematic or colour coded with various local flowers. timing are majour issues in such occasions so ideally keep it open day party - as the themes says it guests can flow in as per their convenience... but if space is an issue keep it divided in time and groups over a weeks period for everyones convenience and you to would require soem time to arrange for all things in the new house. Dont forget your neighbours for this occasion a good start to socialise with them. If the couple is young even an rearranging party is a good theme you would get a hand for some help around daily chores, you could ask them for a sleep over and also have some great decor ideas shared while you put your house in place. If you want to say a special thank you to your dear ones you could gift theme some cookies wrapped in a basket or some homebaked cakes or muffins.
For the other side of the party - especially if you are attending such ocaasions its always good to gift a small memorable thing that reminds the owners of your presence to their joyous occasion. You could co-ordinate with all friends or famil members together to contribute and gift something special, you dnt want the house owners to have something they would nt have space for right? So pick something thoughtful like a nameplate - its always nice to have a decorative simple nameplate for a house. its always good to even check if the owners need something or if you have any ideas whats the theme or colours used int he house are and accordingly gift them some cool things. To keep it simple you can carry some home cooked food for the occasion - cookies, pickles, share a recipe book (handmade like a scrap book with all family recipes and some sweet notes).
2. Newly weds
Now heres an occasion that requires a lot of effort many a times in the year. I am sure everyones has weddings to attend be it friends or relatives or colleagues. But the family throwing such a party is always on their toes weeks before the big day. to keep it simplle you can make your party colour coded - a set of 2 or even a colour can be choosen eg: Violets - everythng form decor to invites to flowers to cutlery can be mixed matched in shades of violets. If the guest know the theme in advance (many invites would state it previously) then gifting something similar works or just carry some flowers they say alot, i mean they smell so good...:)
Weddings in India can be more or less traditional depending on the venue, if its a Rajasthan or Kerala wedding make sure traditional attire is adhered to - you dont want to be left out of the crowd on such a day. you will blend well if its in similar lines. Sarees or Kurtas work best. If its a more modern setting like in Mumbai or Delhi opt for some rich embroidery work traditional wear for a wedding or some simple rich classic cuts for an evening wear occasion.
Gifts for such occasions should not be rushed into, i mean who says gifts have to reach same day same time. Mostly people would say 'no gift only blessings' or something simialr on their invites, but its best to atleast keep such occasions out of the list. I firmly believe small functions can be a good option to be away from gifting, big occasions are sometimes looked back and rememebred by people who have attended or memories they have lefft behind and gifts are memories for many. The ideal way to handover the gifts for such occasions are to vist the couple prior to the wedding week and share a small tet-e tea. This will also give you an opportunity to help your friends and relatives in some last minute chores for the function.
The big question is what to gift, well if its your friend - its easy be direct ask them what they like or ask your friend to make a list of things he would like and you could gift her something she would loved. If its your colleague, its always best to opt for some good store vouchers for the house or some famous store they could enjoy shopping together. What adds value to such occasion is when you know the couple is moving into a new house - so best give them something that suites their taste for their house - bedding sets, bathing accessories, home decor vouchers etc. If the couple is moving outstation its always good to keep the gift small and simple - some good accessories would also help like watches for the couple. Though such occasions are highly explored by cutlery market and the wedding couple would get lots of gifts around this, its ideal to choose witin this set as well. eg: butter and cheese spreads glasswear, juice dispenser with glasses, openers set (this is great help in the kitchen)... these will ensure they are used and not many have repeat sets of each.
3. Godh-bharayee
Post marriage one would celebrate this occasion within some years. Another big occasion as part of the Indian traditions. So what should i gift my bhabhi or my sis on this occasion? Now here is your chance to do some wishful thinking. A celebration for mom and the baby. some pampering gifts are always welcomed... some good maternity clothes you have lots of brands having a good range in india from mothercare to marks and spencers. Anything from light jackets or accessories for the period are good gifts. but nothing can beat some sets of good reading books on pregnancy or exercises for preganacy, some cook books for healthy eating, some post delivery knowledge gainers can hunt for CDs that help train a new mom. Music CDs or shlokas recited that help calm a person are available in plenty in the market. Though its occasionally a ladies gatheirng many themes can be combined with dance and muci for such occasions. This occasion has to be streamlined and planned. Take lots of pictures... post delivery they can be some sweet memories on walls to. plan some fun games - throw a diaper game, passing the parcel, jackpot - with lots of baby kiddy things.If you are throwing a party ensure the food is home cooked and simple. You can hire a chef or keep a cook option in hand to help you fix a good menu on cards for such occasion. A surprise is always good, but keep it simple, not too hectic, convenient - place & time, clean and more so suitable to the to be mommy's schedule (ensuring she catches on her afternoon sleep and regular meals)
Post delivery gifts ideas can be planned depending if its a boy or girl or twins. Colous can be many bt blue for boys and pink for girls are always suitable. Big balloons to decorate the mommy and baby with a warm welcome is ideal. NO MUSIC PLEASE is the golden rule. Take lots of pictures. you can go out of your way with some simple messages on many items like cutlery, bathing sets, cribs..you could even hand-paint and add a fresh factor to the old family crib as a gift from all.
For all the occasions i will keep adding to this post.
If its a kids party, and overall a theme party things need to be carefully planned.
Earlier this month i attended a party thrown in by a friend and it was so well planned. So here are a few quick thoughts on some themes for various parties.
SOME HERE ARE SOME PARTY THEMES:
A Cartoon Gala Party
This theme can cover your kids favourite cartoon be it Tom & Jerry or Power puff Girls. This theme offers some ready to use material form markets all over to make it a fun party.Cakes come in many forms, so go grab a Toms face, Mickeys Mouse or simply some cartoons.Party materials likes - party hats, whistles, soap bubble machine in various forms and sizes, throw away ballons, etc add to the party decor for kids age party.
Invites - could be a puzzle of all cartoons or a set of playing cards with cartoons themes or some cartoon friendship bands
SAILORS DELIGHT
Here's a fun theme, if your kid likes boating or loves to be a sailor this theme to has many varity of options to choose from. The fun elements in decor can be sand, water, water guns, sailors dress code, rings, anchor, nets, boats and ships, shells, etc. Colours - white - blue - ofwhites can be the colours used with a dash of red.
Cake - can be in a shape of a boat or beach theme. Games - there can be a treasure hunt to add to the occasion. Invites - can be in form of a messenger rolled into a glass tube.
MONSOON MAGIC
This theme is just apt if your kid is celebrating his/ her bday between june to august. The ideal theme for any outdoor venue. Colours - bright palette to suite the occasion, blue ofcourse with dash of pink, yellow, reds. Decor - hanging umbrellas of various sizes, some sprinklers in the garden (if you have a beautiful garden) hang lanterns or tea lights, make nice tea light holders in various colours and shapes.
Kids can come in with rain wear - gumboots, raincoats, umbrellas hats etc...
Food - you can serve some hot stuff or keep the street food theme kinds or have things like cookies, ckaes, icecreme floats etc to add the touch of some bright foods in the monsoon. Games can revolve around shooting the balloons or fishing
Invites can be very innovative with some colourful watercolours used as background and some bold typo.
Similarly theme can be made into a KALEIDOSCOPE PARTY for your teens 18th b'day or for a HOUSEWARMING party
Some more kids theme party themes are: Jungle / George of the jungle, National leaders, Fairy tael - king or queen theme with ribbons on trees, paper crowns etc
For some traditional occasions in India here are some bright fun ideas:
1. Housewarming party
In India, owning or buying a new house is a big occasion, especially if its within the family here all would come in to shower their blessings. If its a big occasion with many family members attending the big day, having a theme that suites all ages would be good but importantly keeping it simple. You could focus on simple ideas like flower decor - rangolis, garlands, table arrangements, invites etc can be thematic or colour coded with various local flowers. timing are majour issues in such occasions so ideally keep it open day party - as the themes says it guests can flow in as per their convenience... but if space is an issue keep it divided in time and groups over a weeks period for everyones convenience and you to would require soem time to arrange for all things in the new house. Dont forget your neighbours for this occasion a good start to socialise with them. If the couple is young even an rearranging party is a good theme you would get a hand for some help around daily chores, you could ask them for a sleep over and also have some great decor ideas shared while you put your house in place. If you want to say a special thank you to your dear ones you could gift theme some cookies wrapped in a basket or some homebaked cakes or muffins.
For the other side of the party - especially if you are attending such ocaasions its always good to gift a small memorable thing that reminds the owners of your presence to their joyous occasion. You could co-ordinate with all friends or famil members together to contribute and gift something special, you dnt want the house owners to have something they would nt have space for right? So pick something thoughtful like a nameplate - its always nice to have a decorative simple nameplate for a house. its always good to even check if the owners need something or if you have any ideas whats the theme or colours used int he house are and accordingly gift them some cool things. To keep it simple you can carry some home cooked food for the occasion - cookies, pickles, share a recipe book (handmade like a scrap book with all family recipes and some sweet notes).
2. Newly weds
Now heres an occasion that requires a lot of effort many a times in the year. I am sure everyones has weddings to attend be it friends or relatives or colleagues. But the family throwing such a party is always on their toes weeks before the big day. to keep it simplle you can make your party colour coded - a set of 2 or even a colour can be choosen eg: Violets - everythng form decor to invites to flowers to cutlery can be mixed matched in shades of violets. If the guest know the theme in advance (many invites would state it previously) then gifting something similar works or just carry some flowers they say alot, i mean they smell so good...:)
Weddings in India can be more or less traditional depending on the venue, if its a Rajasthan or Kerala wedding make sure traditional attire is adhered to - you dont want to be left out of the crowd on such a day. you will blend well if its in similar lines. Sarees or Kurtas work best. If its a more modern setting like in Mumbai or Delhi opt for some rich embroidery work traditional wear for a wedding or some simple rich classic cuts for an evening wear occasion.
Gifts for such occasions should not be rushed into, i mean who says gifts have to reach same day same time. Mostly people would say 'no gift only blessings' or something simialr on their invites, but its best to atleast keep such occasions out of the list. I firmly believe small functions can be a good option to be away from gifting, big occasions are sometimes looked back and rememebred by people who have attended or memories they have lefft behind and gifts are memories for many. The ideal way to handover the gifts for such occasions are to vist the couple prior to the wedding week and share a small tet-e tea. This will also give you an opportunity to help your friends and relatives in some last minute chores for the function.
The big question is what to gift, well if its your friend - its easy be direct ask them what they like or ask your friend to make a list of things he would like and you could gift her something she would loved. If its your colleague, its always best to opt for some good store vouchers for the house or some famous store they could enjoy shopping together. What adds value to such occasion is when you know the couple is moving into a new house - so best give them something that suites their taste for their house - bedding sets, bathing accessories, home decor vouchers etc. If the couple is moving outstation its always good to keep the gift small and simple - some good accessories would also help like watches for the couple. Though such occasions are highly explored by cutlery market and the wedding couple would get lots of gifts around this, its ideal to choose witin this set as well. eg: butter and cheese spreads glasswear, juice dispenser with glasses, openers set (this is great help in the kitchen)... these will ensure they are used and not many have repeat sets of each.
3. Godh-bharayee
Post marriage one would celebrate this occasion within some years. Another big occasion as part of the Indian traditions. So what should i gift my bhabhi or my sis on this occasion? Now here is your chance to do some wishful thinking. A celebration for mom and the baby. some pampering gifts are always welcomed... some good maternity clothes you have lots of brands having a good range in india from mothercare to marks and spencers. Anything from light jackets or accessories for the period are good gifts. but nothing can beat some sets of good reading books on pregnancy or exercises for preganacy, some cook books for healthy eating, some post delivery knowledge gainers can hunt for CDs that help train a new mom. Music CDs or shlokas recited that help calm a person are available in plenty in the market. Though its occasionally a ladies gatheirng many themes can be combined with dance and muci for such occasions. This occasion has to be streamlined and planned. Take lots of pictures... post delivery they can be some sweet memories on walls to. plan some fun games - throw a diaper game, passing the parcel, jackpot - with lots of baby kiddy things.If you are throwing a party ensure the food is home cooked and simple. You can hire a chef or keep a cook option in hand to help you fix a good menu on cards for such occasion. A surprise is always good, but keep it simple, not too hectic, convenient - place & time, clean and more so suitable to the to be mommy's schedule (ensuring she catches on her afternoon sleep and regular meals)
Post delivery gifts ideas can be planned depending if its a boy or girl or twins. Colous can be many bt blue for boys and pink for girls are always suitable. Big balloons to decorate the mommy and baby with a warm welcome is ideal. NO MUSIC PLEASE is the golden rule. Take lots of pictures. you can go out of your way with some simple messages on many items like cutlery, bathing sets, cribs..you could even hand-paint and add a fresh factor to the old family crib as a gift from all.
For all the occasions i will keep adding to this post.
Friday, July 23, 2010
SOUTH GOA BEACHES
The sandy clean beaches of south goa are a must visit for the splendid view and oceans galore...
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
COLOURFUL ELEPHANTS in LONDON
Thanks to Wasim (from Lemon design, pune) to introduce us to this colourful event.
http://www.elephantparade.com/
http://www.elephantparade.com/
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Calming steps @ Radisson
In the hustle bustle of Mumbai one often chooses to take a weekend trip to a close by destination, we choose Radisson at Alibaugh. Not too far away from the city one can have a good drive to this place or even enjoy a boat ride (if not a monsoon season). As you enter the premises you experience the calm silence that makes you feel you are in another country. As soon as you enter right from the valet service to reception desk an till you reach ur room, you do not have any anxiety what do ever. Welcome drink and pleasant stay is always assured at Radisson.
The rooms we booked were small private villas which have your own extended garden in the front and back side...completely private space for a romantic evening i must say.... or even if kids accompany they can play as they like...or at max read a book in the chilling winter evenings. The rooms are spacious and can easily accomodate an extra bed if need be. The best is the room service offered, you ask for it and you get it. The spa at radisson has the best international products used and the service is prompt and very comfortable. The spa experience is a must do at Radisson.
I loved the area where the restaurants are placed perfectly blending with the architecture and the surrounding nature. Lush green kawns and amazing water pools surround whats a unique experience. Food options are varied nd the platter is vast to feel left if nothing. The Non-veg options are plenty and best served hot whenever you order it.
I do recommend their breakfast - its a wide choice to choose from and its always good to have it before you go for ur swim or to the health club.
The quite end of the place is also a reading room which is so serene and quite you could spend an entire afternoon reading books from all genres and subjects... loved the way they have choosen books on travel and antique jewellery, when else would you plan your next destination. This was my first step to a calming experience.
Walking on big lawns for a good morning walk or even taking to their quite corners for reading a book...Radisson sure knows how to keep you at your best on a holiday.
The rooms we booked were small private villas which have your own extended garden in the front and back side...completely private space for a romantic evening i must say.... or even if kids accompany they can play as they like...or at max read a book in the chilling winter evenings. The rooms are spacious and can easily accomodate an extra bed if need be. The best is the room service offered, you ask for it and you get it. The spa at radisson has the best international products used and the service is prompt and very comfortable. The spa experience is a must do at Radisson.
I loved the area where the restaurants are placed perfectly blending with the architecture and the surrounding nature. Lush green kawns and amazing water pools surround whats a unique experience. Food options are varied nd the platter is vast to feel left if nothing. The Non-veg options are plenty and best served hot whenever you order it.
I do recommend their breakfast - its a wide choice to choose from and its always good to have it before you go for ur swim or to the health club.
The quite end of the place is also a reading room which is so serene and quite you could spend an entire afternoon reading books from all genres and subjects... loved the way they have choosen books on travel and antique jewellery, when else would you plan your next destination. This was my first step to a calming experience.
Walking on big lawns for a good morning walk or even taking to their quite corners for reading a book...Radisson sure knows how to keep you at your best on a holiday.
Monday, May 31, 2010
A trip to Cochin
It was a short trip to Kerala for a typical Mallu wedding. Guruvayur temple is one of the sacred palces for most Mallu's. This is approximately a two hour drive from cochin airport.
My trip was just 2 nights hopping from guruvayur to ernakulum. I experienced the most colourful sunset on a jetty ride one evening which is strangely named as marine drive boating. Sipping on some hot coffee which had a froth layer giving the aroma one would die for his is a must try. The banana bajiya, are a bit too sweet but best accompanied with tea and coffee. You would typically find a pleasant weather around this time of the year... we even caught our first monsoons for the year. We also visited a goddess temple which had arti timings every 15 min...this does make ur life difficult to get the darshan immediately. Overall colourful old style architectural houses and lush green landscapes are pleasant for long drives. One can even drive to Munnar and stay in a boathouse bu definately pre-bookings are recommended. Food is definately good at typical restaurants serving a variety of veg and nonveg food...especially sea food is good.
Overall one can also shop for many typical south indian things like samai (diya to light with oil), silk sarees, some heavy gold temple jewellery....dnt miss on these things while u r on a holiday.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Kolor
The kolor project is a conscious way in which you look at a particular colour. Hence the word is also deliberately spelt differently.
Colour, all said and done is what you believe in. Though it carries it's own connotation and means differently in many regions. A Colour makes and breaks the way we communicate or simply want to communicate.
Let's start by sharing "How do you choose a COLOUR?"
MUMBAI inspired!
Its been a few years the buzz for eco-friendly, eco- conscious, nature friendly, energy saving...and so on has caught the conscious of a designer. Be it architects or product designers ...everyone is trying to make a difference in building a better future. But are people who are using it aware of conscious ways to handle it.
As part of the day to day living how does one manage to build in the coscious effort to do so. Living in a city like Mumbai, has been a busy life for me for past so many years (i bet all mumbaities would agree). But being nature friendly in small ways helps to contribute to the world of clutter and pollution free world. Public transport has always been a convenient way to travel for years in Mumbai... be it BEST buses or even trains. In a mega city like Mumbai why arent people designing products for public services which help in building consciousness about " simple ways to energy saving" among the public masses. There are very few people who consciously a part of this big movement, of nature fiendly items. It's not only about shopping for oraganic food and buying cotton clothes or even taking home some eco-friendly products... it's beyond this.
So i had a few ideas, which i am sharing:
1. BEST buses
A public transport bus runs on roads all season, all day (almost) in all seasons and also all throughout the year. Instead of having them run on fuel why arent there any eco friendly buses running on solar power. The top end of the bus is only used as a shelter if the solar panels are fitted on top and have them used as power to run buses on roads, it would definately do good.
Another option is also to have buses with rain water harvesting facility or else best is to make them run on water-power.
2. 2 - in - 1
Why arent solar power panels designed as part of any roof-like structure which adds value to protect from sun, generate solar power and collect rain water. These can be used in small sizes to protect patio areas and varandas or much less like balcony's or window's or a/c shelters in cities like mumbai. They can even act as solar heaters for winter seasons.
3. TRAINS
We can also design trains running on solar power and have basic ameneties like fans, lights and doors operated by them. Railway stations have more number of cables running across them than the number of trains...observe this if you ever get some time to spend on platforms. Even platforms are good solar power generating units. The scale of platforms are huge... the amount of walkover bridges and roof areas are available in big scale to make a difference.
4. BIO FUEL
To contribute to this section nothing can beat the eatery stalls in Mumbai...i mean thats what Mumbai is known for, right. Street food or wada-pav take your pick to know how much oil is being used? If one only has to think if such eateries had to collect their used cooking oil at the end of each day in a tank - collection tank. I only wonder how many tanks would we fill??? we can even add all hotels, household dabbawalas, farsan marts, wedding caterers, etc to this movement. Only if we had an oil tank collector coming to each area to collect the oils, and we all contribute to it, each lane, each household each eatery... we can make our own fuel by oil.
There are other elements which can also contribute like garbage - segregated by the conscious learner into wet and dry, metal, glass and plastic. Build a unit that helps you keep your garbage clutter free and also seggregates them to consciously use them. I mean glass when embedded into walls act as good decorative elements, gives light and controls temperature.
Schools should have eco-conscious architectural elements built-in, which help children to develop interest and enable imaginations to build something eco-friendly. One can build many things from his own garbage.
5. PUBLIC SPOTS
This section may cover many areas of a city like gardens, washrooms, busstops, parking areas can all contribute to a city to believe and live better. Semi-private areas like malls, theatres, convention halls, museums should contribute to this big movement in conscious development of our environment to better living.
There could be many more areas and mediums in which we can build a better world around us. But its important we start with ours basics, TODAY.
I will keep adding to this article for more.
As part of the day to day living how does one manage to build in the coscious effort to do so. Living in a city like Mumbai, has been a busy life for me for past so many years (i bet all mumbaities would agree). But being nature friendly in small ways helps to contribute to the world of clutter and pollution free world. Public transport has always been a convenient way to travel for years in Mumbai... be it BEST buses or even trains. In a mega city like Mumbai why arent people designing products for public services which help in building consciousness about " simple ways to energy saving" among the public masses. There are very few people who consciously a part of this big movement, of nature fiendly items. It's not only about shopping for oraganic food and buying cotton clothes or even taking home some eco-friendly products... it's beyond this.
So i had a few ideas, which i am sharing:
1. BEST buses
A public transport bus runs on roads all season, all day (almost) in all seasons and also all throughout the year. Instead of having them run on fuel why arent there any eco friendly buses running on solar power. The top end of the bus is only used as a shelter if the solar panels are fitted on top and have them used as power to run buses on roads, it would definately do good.
Another option is also to have buses with rain water harvesting facility or else best is to make them run on water-power.
2. 2 - in - 1
Why arent solar power panels designed as part of any roof-like structure which adds value to protect from sun, generate solar power and collect rain water. These can be used in small sizes to protect patio areas and varandas or much less like balcony's or window's or a/c shelters in cities like mumbai. They can even act as solar heaters for winter seasons.
3. TRAINS
We can also design trains running on solar power and have basic ameneties like fans, lights and doors operated by them. Railway stations have more number of cables running across them than the number of trains...observe this if you ever get some time to spend on platforms. Even platforms are good solar power generating units. The scale of platforms are huge... the amount of walkover bridges and roof areas are available in big scale to make a difference.
4. BIO FUEL
To contribute to this section nothing can beat the eatery stalls in Mumbai...i mean thats what Mumbai is known for, right. Street food or wada-pav take your pick to know how much oil is being used? If one only has to think if such eateries had to collect their used cooking oil at the end of each day in a tank - collection tank. I only wonder how many tanks would we fill??? we can even add all hotels, household dabbawalas, farsan marts, wedding caterers, etc to this movement. Only if we had an oil tank collector coming to each area to collect the oils, and we all contribute to it, each lane, each household each eatery... we can make our own fuel by oil.
There are other elements which can also contribute like garbage - segregated by the conscious learner into wet and dry, metal, glass and plastic. Build a unit that helps you keep your garbage clutter free and also seggregates them to consciously use them. I mean glass when embedded into walls act as good decorative elements, gives light and controls temperature.
Schools should have eco-conscious architectural elements built-in, which help children to develop interest and enable imaginations to build something eco-friendly. One can build many things from his own garbage.
5. PUBLIC SPOTS
This section may cover many areas of a city like gardens, washrooms, busstops, parking areas can all contribute to a city to believe and live better. Semi-private areas like malls, theatres, convention halls, museums should contribute to this big movement in conscious development of our environment to better living.
There could be many more areas and mediums in which we can build a better world around us. But its important we start with ours basics, TODAY.
I will keep adding to this article for more.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Logo Design for a COPYWRITER
This Logo was designed for a client who was a content developer, copywriter and a translater.
Wedding Invites
A series of cards done in traditional motifs, something that the bride wanted.
A mehendi invite, cocktail, wedding and a reception invites were offered in colours inspired by Indian traditions.
Stationary Design
This Branding project was done for an independant Industrial Designer.
The brief was to give some fresh look and simple clean form to the entire range of communication mediums - visiting cards, enveloped, letterheads and CD stickers.
The brief was to give some fresh look and simple clean form to the entire range of communication mediums - visiting cards, enveloped, letterheads and CD stickers.
LABEL design for a fashion designer
These are a few logo explorations done for a Fashion Designer for her own store.
Old friends Incorp.
This logo was designed for a friend. It's for a new start up company - a few friends together were starting this new venture into retailing. It's first retail outlet was @ Nirmal Lifestyles, Mulund.
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