Latest Thoughts
Stories, not strategy
For many years we have been working under the assumption that there is a double layer between those who create and those who use/consume. The idea we’ve been toying with is one where this double layer should actually be more like a flexible membrane (see last slide). So what spawned this chan
James B
James Blyth built the first wind turbine in 1887. It provided energy to the local lunatic asylum.
Layers
Conversation is now everywhere as more and more people become ‘users’ of some technical device which allows them to converse, to formulate opinions, to project their desires onto the digital realm. Everyone’s carrying a little mirror. If you cross-section it, you will find a wonde
Digestive systems
In my latest pieces i have been tinkering with a giant digestive system. Stemming from Novak’s liquid architecture where the ‘user’ creates the space simply by moving his body. Using the same line of thought, i have become fascinated by this idea of how food meanders through our bo
Leopard rising
Sitting next to me, a lady died in her sleep as we were flying over the swiss alps.
New FACT magazine
The newly redesigned Fact Mag, these are just some thoughts that drove the rebranding. Fact is for the discerning, eternally unsatisfied eclectic music lover that needs blunt, honest music reporting. It’s in your face, blunt, sharp. Everything started with the new menu. The new menu feels li
Lines of flight and chewing gum
Everyday we step on a thousand chewing gums spat out by a thousand people. What if the chewing gums contained some of the essence of the people that spat them out? What if we could recreate the last words before the spiting? The following screens are an aesthetic exercise undertook by me this past s
Bodies for fragile beings
The problem is simple, what kind of body should the mekwa have? It’s a creature that takes your face and gets beamed from mobile to mobile, satisfying its apetite for surprise and adventure, fulfilling its owner’s wishes. I sketched two humanoid avatars and took it from there. They see
Deep sea dwellers, teenagers and digital culture
A few months back I started observing the behaviour of some deep sea creatures. They inhabit a very large ocean that brings most of its nutrients in the form of a light drizzle of decaying matter. I have lived in london for a while now, I can relate to the slight drizzle and the very [...]
Yesterday’s content, just published content and future content
What if we were to play with an architecture of participation that at its core has desires/wishes. One that is not driven by what others have just done, but by what others will do? This is the differentiating driving force behind Mekwa. “I want you to produce for me and I will produce for you&
Tools, digital tools
In order to simplify my thought process for Mekwa and other services in the making, I have started thinking about them as simple tools. A hammer is a tool. Microsoft word is a tool (a little more complex, but its core functionality can still be achieved with a mechanical typewriter, or pen and paper
New architectures of participation and consumption
The hegemony of the couch and a simple broadcast model where a few produce for the many to consume is being challenged. The time we ‘waste’ apparently distracted in front of the TV, consuming, is aptly called the cognitive surplus. One way we have of carving some of this surplus is by im
Fayum
A quick trip to Egypt where I marveled in Coptic art, and the fact that their focus was the person, not perspective nor context, but simplicity outlining what was truly important.
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… a consultancy has recently acquired 8 hours of my day.(…) As soon as I started I was invited to work on a project headed by Priya which led to a surreal outcome in a very short amount of time a demo which was presented by BBC’s head of new media to Bill Gates at [...]
Me happy
Well, sometimes you are so happy all you want to do is let you hair down and throw up a blurry smile…
Present Projects
These are some of the projects we are currently working on (the non confidential stuff).
Interactive album apps
FREE ARTIST APPΒ ALBUM APP Artist app is free, and usually acts as a simple portal for artist related content. Album apps include most of the features a standard artist app display but go a step further. Album apps contain the whole album and provide a different music fruition experience. One that takes advantage of the smart [...]
Tribocracy
My current big project plays with the visceral reality of territory. We all invest in land, in boxes to inhabit, nations go to war as they dispute territory. Land equals wealth. The property market goes down the whole economy follows. We use maps to navigate this neatly organized world of possession. Public space and Private space. Maps [...]
Digital Package for Artists and Labels
We understand that Artists need to catalyse a closer relationship with their fans/users. For this they need to create an environment that reflects the artistβs identity whilst empowering fans/users with the necessary tools to engage meaningfully. Advantages for the user: Access to unique, up-to-date, official and curated content by the Artists they love. Single sign-on making commenting, purcha
