Category Archives: My written thoughts

Positive Commercialism in today’s world

The world is changing – because of the worst – hopefully for the better. What has been deemed success is perhaps not so. What is valued is now vile. Companies as brands slowly but surely recognize that competitive advantage doesn’t mean

Positive Commercialism in today’s world

The world is changing – because of the worst – hopefully for the better. What has been deemed success is perhaps not so. What is valued is now vile. Companies as brands slowly but surely recognize that competitive advantage doesn’t mean

Graffiti 2.0

“It’s hard to know what ‘selling out’ means – these days you can make more money producing a run of anti-McDonald’s posters than you can make designing actual posters for McDonald’s.” -Banksy Keeping the spirit alive… Orelha Negra X M.I.R.I.A.M. X

Graffiti 2.0

“It’s hard to know what ‘selling out’ means – these days you can make more money producing a run of anti-McDonald’s posters than you can make designing actual posters for McDonald’s.” -Banksy Keeping the spirit alive… Orelha Negra X M.I.R.I.A.M. X

Remaking Made in China: Fashion industry turning from culprits to champions

So much has been made about the lessen quality and aura of a Made in China product. It at times comes unfairly at the end of an ad-hoc punchline. There are many things wrong with this cultural bias. Let’s start

Remaking Made in China: Fashion industry turning from culprits to champions

So much has been made about the lessen quality and aura of a Made in China product. It at times comes unfairly at the end of an ad-hoc punchline. There are many things wrong with this cultural bias. Let’s start

How alternative insights can save lives: U.S. Military

The U.S. Military is a omnipresent force that influences and drives so much change around the world beyond the battlefield. Its overwhelming budget (over US$ 500 billion just in 2010) has been behind some of the most innovative thinking and

How alternative insights can save lives: U.S. Military

The U.S. Military is a omnipresent force that influences and drives so much change around the world beyond the battlefield. Its overwhelming budget (over US$ 500 billion just in 2010) has been behind some of the most innovative thinking and

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Product design keeping old world games contemporary: Chess & Scrabble

Apple is fundamentally changing the way people (both kids and adults alike) are engaging and appreciating mental and edutainment games. Physical-based games that have long held welcomed place in society and stimulated millions of minds and imaginations are becoming less

chess_set_00

Product design keeping old world games contemporary: Chess & Scrabble

Apple is fundamentally changing the way people (both kids and adults alike) are engaging and appreciating mental and edutainment games. Physical-based games that have long held welcomed place in society and stimulated millions of minds and imaginations are becoming less

Mass water conservation opportunity down the drain

Mass water conservation opportunity down the drain

The push to offer easy everyday sustainable lifestyle technology in people’s home has seen positive movement; from more efficient and Eco-friendly FMCG household products, aspirational energy consumption ambient indicators to the humble longer-lasting LED light bulb. The household bathroom has

Mass water conservation opportunity down the drain

Mass water conservation opportunity down the drain

The push to offer easy everyday sustainable lifestyle technology in people’s home has seen positive movement; from more efficient and Eco-friendly FMCG household products, aspirational energy consumption ambient indicators to the humble longer-lasting LED light bulb. The household bathroom has

Pop culture time-stamped: Social media

Digitally enhanced social media is here to stay (through its countless variations and evolutions). One day in the future, we’ll all look back with nostalgia at the period that it became part and parcel of our social  fabric and cultural

Pop culture time-stamped: Social media

Digitally enhanced social media is here to stay (through its countless variations and evolutions). One day in the future, we’ll all look back with nostalgia at the period that it became part and parcel of our social  fabric and cultural

New flavours of music to taste on TV: MTV and Nat Geo

Over the past decades, popular music has seen itself quickly migrate from the medium of radio, to TV and now the computer / mobile devices. It’s nice to see simple,  insightful extensions to the way we experience and value music

New flavours of music to taste on TV: MTV and Nat Geo

Over the past decades, popular music has seen itself quickly migrate from the medium of radio, to TV and now the computer / mobile devices. It’s nice to see simple,  insightful extensions to the way we experience and value music

Commerical journalism 2.0 will come from the East.

Commercial journalism is fighting off being an anachronism with the momentum of social networked citizen news-breaking and opinion leading bloggers. Its nice to see that the future of  commercial journalism may come from the East embracing both the advancement of

Commerical journalism 2.0 will come from the East.

Commercial journalism is fighting off being an anachronism with the momentum of social networked citizen news-breaking and opinion leading bloggers. Its nice to see that the future of  commercial journalism may come from the East embracing both the advancement of

Lil Wayne & Tricky: different artists expressing like-minded urban poetry

Lil Wayne is an interesting cat that to me is a great representation of the ever-evolving  American urban music culture. Across the space time continuum, I’ve always loved Tricky in the UK as one of the leaders in the evolution

Lil Wayne & Tricky: different artists expressing like-minded urban poetry

Lil Wayne is an interesting cat that to me is a great representation of the ever-evolving  American urban music culture. Across the space time continuum, I’ve always loved Tricky in the UK as one of the leaders in the evolution