Bianca Aguilar
@biancamikaila
designer, educator, writer, learner
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There needs to be a mindful approach in treating languages. In addition to translating word by word, there is a need to understand the local nuance of the words in a specific context.
Project Lima • Inclusive design in Southeast Asia
“We often think about the PhD as a mechanism for creating more just futures -- and a more just world,” said Rodgers, who earned her doctorate at the University of Southern California. “It’s one of the most creative and impactful fields that you can go into.”
Typography is a tool, Hui said, but not just for displaying words. Type reflects culture and influences it. “Chinese trends have always lagged by 10 years,” Hui said. “I really want to help the Chinese scene to catch up to the Western or Japanese visual language and culture. I hope Chinese will.”
Brian Ng • Revolutionary type: Meet the designer decolonizing Chinese fonts
Technology is already making waves in many parts of rural Southeast Asia where the majority of the unbanked reside. Much of the change there is driven by cheaper mobile phones and affordable data plans.
Project Lima • Inclusive design in Southeast Asia
Do what I say, designer, because I’m the one who’s paying you!
There’s a problem in the business of web design in Africa.
“Communication or/and web design agencies are under a client’s diktat, and the lack of job security doesn’t give enough liberty to designers (both graphic and web) to recommend solutions, that’s why the level in the industry is... See more
Henri Lotin • Big Picture: The State of Web Design in Africa
Significant Misconceptions #1 Africans were illiterate before colonization #2 Africa lacked civilization before European contact
Henri Lotin • Big Picture: The State of Web Design in Africa
Networking Peripheries: Technological Futures and the Myth of Digital Universalism
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Steer Clear of Black and White Headshots
I spent a couple of years wondering why I met resistance whenever I suggested black-and-white “Our Team” bio headshots to Chinese clients. Someone finally spilled the beans: black-and-white personal headshots are typically displayed at funerals, the black-and-white color indicating the subject of the image
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