October 6, 2008 at 2:10 pm · Filed under Blogging, Design Industry, Personal, Redhu, Theory
UPDATE: When I said ‘friends’, I meant ‘friends’. Not acquaintances, not people who don’t know me and still want to connect ‘networks’, not people I’ve never met. You know? ‘Real’ friends? Those who know what I’m up to even without Facebook and Twitter?
I’m still learning to use Twitter myself. I have linked it to my Facebook profile and suddenly [ because of all my updates ], people who had ‘forgotten’ about me, now have me as a top-of-the-mind recall. I’ve had a couple of friends complaining about the barrage of updates as well – but they are not my target audience. I have a lot of people who call themselves my ‘fans’ and they are curious to know more about Naina The Designer – whether she is a regular person like them, how does she run her business, how does she deal with clients etc. Still learning to minimize junk updates though. Tough to come up with something that appeals to ‘ALL’. I don’t believe Twitter is about ‘direct’ business opportunities – it’s about creating buzz, a word-of-mouth solution as well as giving a more ‘human’ face to your business.
This was in response to Laura Fitton’s question to all her ‘followers’ about why they follow her.
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October 5, 2008 at 2:47 am · Filed under Article, Artwork, Illustration, Personal, Redhu
I’ve been using Twitter actively for the last couple of weeks and am figuring out how to put it to ‘use’. Have made some good connections – so the people-angle on Twitter is more or less covered. My main hassle is that I don’t want to end up writing about things that people don’t want to read. And I don’t know what they expect from me – I can talk about design, I can sketch, I can share the progress of my various design engagements and I can write about ‘relationships’ and other personal everyday stuff.
Maybe I could pick up a word every week or every three/four days – from the various Twitter conversations and use that as a starting point for a sketch / photograph / research into history etc. [ As a graphic designer I tend to research a variety of subjects as and when required depending on the client's creative brief - for example, I am currently researching on the KamaSutra and Hindu Mythology. ]
I picked up “Profiterole” today. [ From @deepakg ]
Definition : Profiterole : A small hollow pastry that is typically filled with cream and covered with chocolate. [ I remember I've eaten something similar at a friends sisters wedding at the Le Meridien in Pune. Only difference was that the profiteroles were swan-shaped. Another variety I've eaten are the "Eclairs" at Marzorin on MG Road, Pune ].
Profiterole on Wikipedia.
Profiterole recipes on Cooks.com.
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October 2, 2008 at 12:24 pm · Filed under Artwork, ASIA, Download, Icons & Web Design, India, Personal, Projects, Redhu
BarCamp Delhi #5 is taking place on the 11th and 12th of October, 2008. Got an opportunity to design a wallpaper for the same. Can be downloaded from below as well as from the BarCamp BCD5 website.
Download Wallpaper for BarCamp Delhi 5, 2008
Widescreen 16:10
2560×1600
1920×1200
1680×1050
1440×900
1280×800
Fullscreen 4:3
1600×1200
1400×1050
1280×960
1024×768
800×600
Fullscreen 5:4
1280×1024
2560×1024
Mobile
800×480
Sony PSP
iPhone
Cellphone 32×240
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