Avoiding category mistakes in design research (and in life) — Since the beginning of my formal design education, I happened to have been exposed to and intervened several times with design practices unique to Sri Lankan cultures. Regardless of the nature of this interaction — whether it be a minor assignment, a major research inquiry, or a design intervention —…

Historical lessons from Turkish national identity to Sri Lankans — One of my friends who live in Singapore started a Saturday morning topic following his conversation with a cab driver in Singapore. “You Sri Lankans Should not have changed the name Ceylon. It was a good brand name”. …

Damien Lutz’s way of dealing with value-driven design. — “Do not get caught into this pseudo activist pressure of ‘Do something’. In the 20th century, we may have tried to change the world too quickly. It is time to think and reinterpret it. I do not say just sit, think and ignore the suffering of people, but we should…

Is ‘All are creative’ a fact or a myth? ‘We believe everyone has the capacity to be creative’ — this is the first text you would read if you browse the homepage of Stanford — D School. This is very optimistic yet a cliche in design education in the modern…

narrative culture and design anthropology of people living in an isolated village Imagine you are going to write a novel based on your life story — your past and your future. What would be its genre? What would be its beginning, climax, the story arc and the end? …

Elections are always about human feelings, not about human rationality Right now you as a Sri Lankan may be happy or unhappy with the result of the 2019 presidential election or as an outsider keen to know what happened in Sri Lanka. This is my attempt to explain and elaborate…

What was so wrong with the 2009 1000 rupee note ?

A comparison between different approaches for psyops poster designs and what we can learn from them — There is a common norm when it comes to effective communication; ‘keep it simple and keep it visual’. From digital marketing to BTL, every designer practices this as the mantra of effective communication. Because humans are, by nature, very visual beings. 30% of our brains are engaged in the task…