May 12WHAT A MESS, a tale of collaborative photogrammetryThe following text is a compilation of passages found on the archival website whatamess.city and the result of our latest collaboration between Pedro Gil Farias and I. The archive and associated instalation were first developed during the Realities in Transition residency hosted by V2_Lab for Unstable Media. PART I | THE PROJECT 🪨 — full…Urbanism8 min readUrbanism8 min read
Jul 25, 2022The Agora Jam: Co-creating the AgoraverseThe following text was co-authored with Makan Fofana, and is written in the first person, from Makan’s perspective. …Metaverse17 min readMetaverse17 min read
Dec 29, 2020A Journey Through HELThe Haul Earth Ledger | From Consumer Culture to Maker Culture — Co-authored by Pedro Gil Farias | Project page: Haul.earth We want something when we don’t have it; We don’t take care of it when we have it; We only miss it when it’s gone. These three principles explain both our urge for over-consumption, our careless, mostly unilateral, relationship to the…Repair10 min readRepair10 min read
Nov 1, 2020Balancing hype and accountabilityI’ve been trying to write this debrief of my experience at Quicksand Design Studio for a good five or six months. It’s been a grueling process to both reflect and recall while actively seeking new employment and to “reinvent” myself. However it has undeniably helped me gain clarity on my…Metrics34 min readMetrics34 min read
Published inQuicksand DISPATCH·Jul 25, 2019Automation & Design SprintsDesign sprints are a lot like particle accelerators. You get a handful of interesting profiles in a room, throw in some trends or insights from your research, and hope to get your mind blown. Or at least that is the intent. …Design18 min readDesign18 min read
May 2, 2017In DelhiSince last Monday, seven days ago, I’ve been trying to become a functioning Delhi resident. This has made this week an especially eventful one during which everything that I’ve seen, I’ve experienced simultaneously as a tourist and as an aspiring resident. …India15 min readIndia15 min read
Jan 28, 2017Researching ImaginariesThe other day I was invited by a friend and colleague of mine, Fernando Olmedo, to run a design research workshop in his class. …Design9 min readDesign9 min read
Published inHackerNoon.com·Nov 27, 2016Papyrus GoKnown for its kitsch aesthetic of elongated, distressed lettering, the typeface Papyrus never quite seemed to find a place in the hearts and minds of the design intelligentsia. …Design13 min readDesign13 min read
Apr 18, 2016People as blindspotsMaking sense of images posted on social media is something we, as human media consumers, may sometimes take for granted. But if there’s one thing the recent hype around deep learning has shown, it is just how challenging of a skill this is for machines to pick up. Nonetheless considerable…Machine Learning10 min readMachine Learning10 min read
Sep 22, 2015The Loss of Inventive FictionHere we are, in a snowy forest at the heart of the action. Around us is a confusing amalgam of ballet and an explosion-heavy wack-a-mole game is under way. In it, the protagonists twirl and hurl at winter-camouflaged enemies. …Science Fiction2 min readScience Fiction2 min read
