The full moon is a captivating sight, casting its eerie glow over the world below. And when it's reflected in a creek, the effect is simply magical. As I stood by the water's edge on a recent evening, I couldn't help but be struck by the beauty of it all. Sensual The first thing that … Continue reading Full moon at creek
How does music sound to you?
This question may sound weird, but how does music sound to you? Does the lead steal all your attention, or do you experience it as an amalgam of various sounds? As a musician, this question has always made me curious. I have posed this question to a lot of people, many of whom have confessed … Continue reading How does music sound to you?
An enriching encounter
"Say that again," requested the CEO of a well known real estate, during a website review meeting. He was eagerly looking at me to learn a new tech jargon. I had the good fortune of interacting with him two more times, during the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) releases. The discussion left a deep impact on … Continue reading An enriching encounter
Responsive Website Design (RWD)
Whenever I'm involved in designing a new website or rewamping an existing one I follow these methods to include the responsive aspects to the layout - "Progressive Advancement", "Graceful degradation."It is quite obvious these days that we all tend to use our phones more to browse the internet. Research stats have continuously proven that users … Continue reading Responsive Website Design (RWD)
Wireframe – Frankenstein approach
One of the fastest ways to get your design ideas out of your head is to draw them straight on a piece of paper. Although, there are several tools available out there like Visio, Balsamiq etc. probably nothing is convenient than hand sketching. OK, in this article I am talking about one of the early … Continue reading Wireframe – Frankenstein approach
SIMPLICITY – A fundamental principle of any product development
"Think like a user." My boss handed me a piece of advice when I first joined the company. We were working on a landing page of a website. (Landing page is the very first page displayed when we enter a website). He asked me, "Do you think your grandmother can easily navigate through this page … Continue reading SIMPLICITY – A fundamental principle of any product development
Modularity in Content Management System
You need a website? Try Wix.com ... No, today I'm not talking about it. Instead, I want to share my observations on website builds, approach, CMS in brief. Among several projects I've been working on delivering corporate websites, campaign sites, landing pages, applications, at my company, Umbraco is one of the most preferred CMS and … Continue reading Modularity in Content Management System
Fair, Firm, Fun
Man is a social being. We interact and co-operate on a daily basis. This gives rise to various kinds of relations. The next phase is to maintain and develop the said relations, as it is important for our very survival. But how do we do it? Of course, there is no handy guide to help … Continue reading Fair, Firm, Fun
Bose QC35 – Product Review
I bought this headphone Bose QC35 basically to avoid sounds which I din't want to listen while I was staying at my friend's place (that was a bit rude to say, isn't it?). I had read several reviews which justified that Bose produces one of the best noise cancellation products and I bought it without … Continue reading Bose QC35 – Product Review
Am I still in survival mode?
I'm a strong believer of "Karma." The more I want to escape from it, the more I caught into it. It's like, should I say trapped into quicksand pit? More the struggle I get buried in quickly. I said Karma because I have to let it happen. That's how the nature of Karma is, because … Continue reading Am I still in survival mode?