A Designer’s Manifesto: Architecture, Design, Technology, and Katsy

First things first – thoughts on architecture

“And then I shall come to you, a boundless drop to a boundless ocean.” [1]

-taken from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

This is quite lengthy so read, only if you must. :) This is an 11-page design manifesto we had to submit back in college. I thought of posting this so that I'll be able to compare it with the unwritten design manifesto in my current practice. Let's see how far we've come shall we?

One Off The Bucket

I tweeted this the day it came out: Before breaking the rules, master them.

Surreal. I even took a photo inside the van to document the moment that for many others may be common.

I never thought I'd get to see my name in print with something I wrote. I saw the article online first then finally in print at the Jollibee where we ate for breakfast so early in the morning for my architecture work. Yes, I do actually work as an architect even if the design tag in this blog remains to be used. I've thought of the perfect ice breaker for that tag though, let me just look for my college design manifesto. A trip down memory lane in terms of design outlook may be fitting at this point. In the meantime, here are the other (few) photos I took with my trusty E72 (that I used to take notes during the event, very handy!) at the Style Forum at the Style Souk, Style Origins 2012 at MarQuee Mall.

The stage is set..

The pretty Luanne Dy hosted - her outfit perfectly reflected what the Forum had to say.

Industry experts - Alyanna Martinez, Ann Jacobe, Lourd Ramos

A closer look; as close as what my E72 can offer ;)

Live from Windows Live Writer…

I actually have a ton of post ideas that I would love to do but sadly don’t have the time yet. I’m still trying to figure out how to optimize my current gadgets and work as efficiently as possible. My contact list has simply been begging for an overhaul but I’ve been postponing since I’ve been heavily thinking about getting a new phone. BUT. I cannot decide. I keep going back and forth and still have no final decision. I seriously want an Iphone4s because the Ipad2 has helped simplify my life a lot and integration between the two of them is absolutely optimized. (Not to mention the fact that I kind of don’t want to learn an entirely new operating system.) I do however still love the ease of the qwerty keypad of my E72 and the option for the BIS that accompanies the BB Storm. Which only means one thing – I cannot let go of my existing system even if it needs an upgrade. Anyway, enough smartphone talk; I know that is one issue I will not be able to address anytime soon. I do however, have to immediately address the chaos that is my contact list.

For now, let’s just see if this will post. It is after all the main goal of this whole entry.

Edited online: It posted twice. Haha. I had to delete the second entry online. So far the WLW interface looks pretty easy to use. Let's just see how it will work with photos in later updates. Let's also hope that I solve my phone issues sometime very soon.