Thankfully I can’t even take credit for this expression that I picked up from Aram back in Talponia days, but that’s exactly how I feel at the moment so you’ll have to excuse the hollow sound of this blog at the moment. Things I’m busy with include researching robots, helping with blogging for LIREC, learning… Continue reading Overworked and underfucked
Stupid women events
Received this in my inbox. “As one of the most influential women in the Web 2.0 right now, it is my pleasure to invite you to participate to the Women’s Forum Global Meeting 2009″ What is wrong with this statement? 1. It sounds like spam. Influential according to who? 2. It’s impersonal, if anything I’ve co-founded… Continue reading Stupid women events
Know where you live and where to eat
In order to force myself in taking a vacation, (the last time was 2003 which involved a trip backpacking in Spain with my best friend at the time. Unfortunately our friendship never recovered but that’s another story.) I’ve been wasting time trying to find the good places to enjoy significantly fantastic food in the UK.… Continue reading Know where you live and where to eat
The convent and the airport.
Nick posted this promotional video for IDII, made in 2004 or 5. It’s been so long but seems so fresh in my mind still. Like a dream you can’t wake up from. Interaction Design Institute Ivrea from Nicholas on Vimeo.
In Wired UK this month
I’m featured in the Rising Stars section of the August edition of Wired UK (page 23), wearing attire that I wouldn’t normally be caught dead in, but hey, they were after a “feminine look”, and a girl simply cant say no to wearing 700 quid Ferragamo shoes for 15 minutes (only to end up with… Continue reading In Wired UK this month
After the Lunch
Lovely poem by Wendy Cope I read in the Underground the other day. On Waterloo Bridge, where we said our goodbyes, the weather conditions bring tears to my eyes. I wipe them away with a black woolly glove And try not to notice I’ve fallen in love. On Waterloo Bridge I am trying to think:… Continue reading After the Lunch
Viva Italia!
One way to level up in European immigration as a foreigner is to have an italian parent (my father in this case) as since the mid 90s Italy recognises citizenship for people with parents or grandparents who were born in Italy. This now means I am pretty much free to live in Europe for the… Continue reading Viva Italia!
6:34
This is what happens when you’re in love. In love with where you live. You go through 2 days of Tube strike, you watch the city you love not even make it to the top 50 most liveable cities and generally go to shit with the economy. But it doesn’t matter to you, love is… Continue reading 6:34
Architectures of nostalgia
I’m moving to Brixton next weekend after more than 2 years in Hackney. That fact may seem banal to most of you but if you’re a Londoner, changing boroughs that dramatically almost means social hara-kiri. You might as well be leaving the country. It means that I become one of those people who live “saf… Continue reading Architectures of nostalgia
Things I need to remind myself of
Celebrating nearly 2 years as the CEO of a small and dynamic interaction design company I thought I’d collate some thoughts on starting up your own company in interaction design as this be useful for someone out there. – SHOW ME THE MONEY Money is important. When you start your own company, (i’m talking normal… Continue reading Things I need to remind myself of