The 31.5 Guy

Users should be able to make sense of what they see.

Let’s just say colours are one of the strongest weapons in the arsenal of a designer, or an artist.

Analysing the state-of-the-art scenario, and defining best-practices for wearable-tech design.

What is it? What do I need to know? Myths? Tools? Resources? Future scope? — Here’s a deep dive into this discipline.

Why it turned out how it is today, and what it currently looks like.

.. and how to make sure your “Error!” popups are designed error-free.

“Every act of creation is first an act of destruction” — Picasso

The paradox-of-choice exists in our day to day lives more than most of us can possible comprehend.

We all need to apply excellent design and development to all aspects of a product — by treating all invisible areas as visible.

“Don’t fight the fear — invite the fear!”

“A peacefulness follows any decision. Even the wrong ones.” But would it not be even better to assess your positioning first?

There’s a reason why apartment complexes today, advertise plenty of greenery in and around them.

Knowing what your strengths are is the most important thing an individual can know about themself.

These are as real as laws of physics.

Lessons on progress, on shipping your product, on productivity, on leveraging competition, on culture, on evolution of your self, and more.

Better late than never. But, never late, is even better.

They’re the reason you associate Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods with Nike, and rough-and-tough outlaws with Harley-Davidson.

Your life and work are not two liquids in the same bucket that you need to keep a tab on. No.

Coca Cola bottles have been evolving for over a century now. But the curvier and hourglass-shaped bottles stand out among the other ones.

What is bad strategy? What is good strategy? How did Steve Jobs save Apple? How did David beat Goliath?

Do not take a detour to your goal, just because the people or place is not up to the mark.

When using a screwdriver, do you hold the metallic end, and use the rubber grip to tighten a screw?

.. because personal energy mismanagement is a silent thief of productivity.

Things that look good and pretty to us, are more likely to be tried, to be accepted, to be displayed, and even to be repeatedly used.

We need to know why we exist, and why people should care that we do.

If you fight, or try to resolve the chaos, you lose. Embrace the chaos, and trudge along on the path to great results.

Because when you say “Yes” to someone or something, you are inevitably saying “No” to something else.

.. because simply learning from the results of your actions aren’t enough.

... that make getting to the right decision, a long hard, and often impossible, process!

What is a wrong measurement, if not highly precise, but inaccurate.