Kalyani Tupkary
@kalyanitupkary
I design objects and interfaces - sometimes real, sometimes fictional.
Kalyani Tupkary
kalyanitupkary.com
Tools of daydreaming
Computer scientists (then and now) shared the fantasy that human thought could be treated as entirely computable
Fair Warning — Real Life
A Future History of Water
dukeupress.edu
cross-pollinating thoughts and ideas to turn design opportunities into tangible creative products
You make it (somewhat) arbitrary. Divide the world into 24 time zones, and slowly force people — often through colonial might — to abide by one, standard time for an entire wedge. Do it in the name of commerce, of travel, of ease of communication, of ease . Fast-forward a century and a half, and this rational/irrational time is just the way
... See moreCulture Study • The Diminishing Returns of Calendar Culture
The design of our calendars — the way we arrange our days, weeks, and months — is a reflection of how we aspire to live our lives
Liz Stinson • A Failed Soviet Experiment Offers A Warning To Today’s Burnout Generation
While historical texts have long been subject to critical analysis, the formal and historical problems posed by graphic representations of time have largely been ignored. This is no small matter: graphic representation is among our most important tools for organizing information.*