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Subtractive Design

The temples of Ellora were carved down, rather than sculpted up. 1,500 years ago. Double the size of the Parthenon. (H/T to my brother for the picture.) -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.

08. February 2012 by Shlok Vaidya
Categories: Design | Tags: | 3 comments

The Retail Metaphor and the Wayward Path

We upload the address book to our servers in order to help the user find and connect to their friends and family on Path quickly and efficiently as well as to notify them when friends and family join Path. Nothing more. Note, … Continue reading

07. February 2012 by Shlok Vaidya
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Drone Sign Prints

Got several requests for this, so I threw them together and up. Two versions. Make your own, I’d love to see them.   -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.

04. February 2012 by Shlok Vaidya
Categories: Design | Tags: | 1 comment

Reading + Listening

I listen to audiobooks of tomes I won’t be notating extensively. (Boyd said that if you didn’t write more than what was on the page in the margins, you weren’t reading closely enough.) I listen at 2x speed, perhaps the … Continue reading

09. November 2011 by Shlok Vaidya
Categories: Idea | Tags: , , | 1 comment

The Rise of Simplicity

We’re going to see the rise of a simpler aesthetic. Clean lines. Minimal cuts. Available, reparable, adaptable materials. An emphasis on finish but not adornment. Why? Because simplicity is a function of constraints. The more constrained your resources (time, skill, … Continue reading

03. November 2011 by Shlok Vaidya
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