Bianca Aguilar
@biancamikaila
designer, educator, writer, learner
bianca.digitalBianca Aguilar
The Versatile PhD | Helping graduate students and PhDs envision, prepare for, and excel in non-academic careers since 1999
versatilephd.com
Universities and start-up creation by Ph.D. graduates: the role of scientific and social capital of academic laboratories - The Journal of Technology Transfer
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No one likes over-complexity. So why does it seem to abound on the Chinese web? I think the main problems here are low awareness of web usability and a culture of duplication. There is an incredible amount of copy-catting that goes on between Chinese websites. One guy does a text-heavy design on a site that become popular, the next guy is
... See moreKendra Schaefer • Notes From Behind the Firewall: The State of Web Design in China
“Unfortunately, one of South Africa’s greatest pitfalls is education in web-based technologies. This is largely due to the fact that our internet and connectivity in more rural areas is limited. Aside from that, web oriented professionals are for the most part, self-taught. […] Our struggle here lies with the fact that the Department of Education
... See moreDaine Mawer • Land of Opposites: State of the Web Industry in South Africa
The Southeast Asian countries might be at the last ripple of the digitalization wave that makes them get the latest awareness on digital solutions.
Project Lima • Inclusive design in Southeast Asia
How Today's AI Art Debate Will Shape the Creative Landscape of the 21st Century
Alberto Romerothealgorithmicbridge.substack.com
interesting tech-forward perspective on legality/ethics of use
“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.”
guide for understanding how diffusion models work
Hui, who previously designed the New York Times’ Chinese logo and a custom typeface for tech giant Tencent, believes that Chinese type design has become stagnant and unoriginal. Most of the fonts on the market have gone through a process of convergent evolution to become blocky and conventional. “There’s no emotion behind them,” Hui told Rest
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